The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-23
BELIEVES IN CLEVELAND.
MR.. REEVE REGARDS HIM AS THE
RIGHT CANDIDATE.
The Reasons for His Nomination Set Forth
Clearly and LuctdIy-Ths Attitude OF the
Press Indicates che Sentiment of the Peo-
ple-An Able Argument.

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instructive love Tor fair play and for honest
methods in public affairs. 1t will bear
with unfairness and submit to dishonest
methods for time; but when pushed too
far it will revolt. 1t became impatient
with republican machine" manipulators
and ct the lest elections thrust many of
them on one side and substituted demo-
Gratis. 1t is still dissatisfied and anxious
10 remove more republicans and especially
! to put an honest man who is not "a machine
manipulation at the head OF the govern
ment. There is one who affiliates with
democrats who has been tried and found
to be atrustworthy American citizen; VINO
''hates the slime that sticks to
filthy Deeds" and who recognizes
that, as president, he stands constantly in
the presence of the people, is a creature
of their constitution, and he should, "by
| rigid self examination, be at all times as
| sured concerning his loyalty and obedi-
ence to the law OF bis official existence"
/ Then ''he will find that the rules pre-
/ scribed for his guidance require for the
| performance OF his duty, not the intellect
or attachments which would raise him far
above the feeling and sentiment of the
! plain people of the land, but rather such
/ knowledge of their condition and sympa-
| thy with their wants and needs as will
bring him near to them; as he himself
has said.
BY his straight forward, honest. I'M
selfish course, always having the public
welfare and not his personal advancement
in view, he has commanded and now
! holds the confidence and respect of men
everywhere Their instructive love Of
fair play and honest methods has en-
shrined him in the hearts of "the plain
people of the land" near to whom he
believes the president should bring him
self, know their condition and be in gym
pathy with their wants and needs.
Though years and great events have
passed since he sat in the Executives
chair, their love and trust have followed
| him to his private treside and his every
movement and expression have been a
matter tor public interest. Whenever he
went abroad these "plain people" from far
and near gathered about him by hundreds
| and thousands with their greetings, and
cheers, and manifestations OF regard. He
is still enshrined in their love and esteem,
and they desire that he shall again be-
| come the executive head of the nation.
No person is so blind as ncs to see none
are 50 ignorantas to not know; and no one
is so prejudiced or selfish as to not be con-
scious of the TACT that, he has been and will
remain the choice of a majority of the
voters of the nation for the next presi-
dent, and of still greater proportionate
majority of the democratic electors. Ii
| would seem that they have it in their
| power to nominate and elect him. But
| alas, il NAV not be 80. Machine methods
of management by the manipulators
in political parties are too shrewd
for 1.-The plain people," and the
INSCRIPTIONS selfishness of some, with
the disposition to blunder in others of
those usurping charge of the machine"
subject the plain people" to the immoral
forces that deprive them of q chance to
authoritatively express their choice Moth
ing is left them but the power to defeat
the candidates thrust upon them against
their will. Loyalty to self-respect. to moral
manhood, is better than loyalty to
party guilty OF trickery.
Grover Cleveland has been. is, and will
continue to be, the choice of nine-tenths
of the unselfsh and the honest democrats
! of the country as q candidate for presi.
dent. New York, whose political bosses
have been bought in the cheapest mar
kets and sold in the dearest ones since the
time OF the "barn-burners" in 1914, sold
24,000 democratic votes to Blaine in 1884
J in exchange for $4,000 republican votes
for the mayor OF New York City, and
came within 100 votes of defeating Mr.
Cleveland with $4,000 democratic majority
in its control. In 1888, under Mr.. Hills
management, it traded to the Harrison's
managers enough votes to defeat Mr.
Cleveland and secure enough TO give Hill
| fCr l ftv
has begun early to sell out 1.-The plain
! people" by means of a convention in
which they had no representation or
! chance to secure any; and solely for the
elevation of the political hucketers; and
| it has tried to arrange so as to prevent
| those people from having any voice
| in selecting a candidate. Everybody
/ knows that the editor of the New
| York Sun is only political
cannibal, calling himself democrat, but
| who devours democrats in preference to
any one else; that, Carter Harrison has
always been an enemy TO Cleveland and
! probably bought the Chicago Times to
| fight him: that, the Atlanta Constitution
is not sustained IN it's advocacy for Hill for
president by one iiftieth of the democrats
in the South; that, out OF the thousands
! OF democratic journals not q paltrv half
hundred are supporters of Mr.. Hill. and
the greater portion OF them are in favor
of Mr. Cleveland; that, while we all love
| Col. Gray, be stands no chance to be
nominated for president, but with
good sense on the part of Indiana
managers he has an excellent chance for
the vice-presidency that, the prstense
OF Mr.. Springer that Mr.. Cleveland has
been set aside by Mr.. Hills action and
that Cleveland's nomination insures his
defeat has no foundation in fact that
! the voice of New York's democrats has not
been heard and that the Albany conyen-
ton was only on illustration of 1.-THE ass in
the lions skin" trying to terrfy 1.-The
plain people of the land" that, these
"plain people" want Mr. Cleveland: that,
the political traders may be able to pre-
vent them from sending delegates TO NOM
| mate him.
And ''the plain people" know if that is
done the ballot is more powerful than the
political machine. and they can defeat any
candidate the machine forces on the m
against their will and they will be quite
certain to do il if one is thrust on them.
The New York and Albany rings want
control of the state and city treasures.
National success is wholly secondary in
their arrangements.
Cleveland, like Tilden, represents an
epoch-a crisis-in history. Logically, he
should be and is q standing candidate,
I ranrasantativo If a national d,t,- tho oiti-