New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
Buffalo on September l. would be most impressive gather
WHY HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR CLEVELAND.
IRVING II. PALMER, OF CORTLAND, LEAVES THE
DEMOCRATIC CLUB AND WRITES
A CAUSTIC LETTER.

DEMOCRATIC CLUB AND WRITES
CAUsTIC LETTER.
Irving II. Palmer and Riley Champln. two prom.
,nent Democrats OF Cortland resigned from the Demo.
cratic Club Of that town June 90. They refused
70 suppo1t Grover Cleveland for President. Efforts
have been made % induce these gentlemen 20 recon
slider their designations, but without On
Juv IS Mr.. Palmer addressed letter to the president
and secretary Of the club. which he gives In detail
his reasons for refusing to resume his membership
Following are some OF Mr.. Pamer's reasons:
hclieve that SOLITARY precedents have been rsshy
violated in nominating for the third time citizen Of this
state against the united potet q the regular Democratic
delegates from the State that dangerous precedent has
been created nominating candidate for President at the
d,ctation q boiling organization composed largely OF
exorce holders plutocats political guerrias and mug
,urnus that the Demo- OF tbs Stat deg 0d-d
from the commanding position which It rghtiuy occupied
20 that di-honofei undnc ard that tame Submission
TO this treatment hands OF the alleged Democracy Of
other States which there Is little but name and do
btacd skeleton potent only for the preparation Of mis-
chief aud political idocy at National conventions OF the
party augh, with danger FOR the future unless prompt,
rebukel tine by the defeat Of the candidate whose
denomination forced by foolish and corrupt eomb-
nation.
President whose private secretary permitted 70
TO be the head o. hi odmnistrtion who possessed 50
little discennent sagacity and 10 be mis-
led into .hr dsparagemcnt Of himself and his party by
vctong bills prepared and passed by his political
for sole purpose Of casting oboquy and rep@ch upn
the Democratic party and the alienation OF class Of
voters from It's support who obsnaey persisted against
sensible friendly dsnteested advice In making ducks
and brakes civil service and who wos pufed up by
the adustlon mcrcrcious sycophants who ,auded his
folly and ,shness the courage OF Independence which
enabled him disregard the advice " those whose duty
and Interest 1t he should heed whose conduct
In Office weakened and debilated the party when
elected him. 1t impossible 10 elect any member
Of that party his at the close Of his term
is one whose third candidacy merits the rebuke which an
overwhelming and gnomnous defeat can alone administer
possible benefits which could result iron the eecuOh
Of such O candidate equal the soutsry advantage to
the Democratic party 10 derived from his defeat The
PARTY car better stand defeat than deadly poison suo
10 result in decIepitude death The party Will be
purer and stronger after his defeat than 1t be after
another administration with Cleveland as President.
Tho effort OF Cleveland aud his bscheis " introduce
Into die pls7lorm his party protection plank MOI.
objectionable 10 tariff than that contained In
the platform OF the Republican party cannot have failed
to them, IL has the writer OF the dishonesty
nsncefty rucuency Of Cleveland and his supporters
on the question Of the tariff. Cleveland. as The apostle
Of "a revenue only on protection plank. woua
have presented spectacle too ridiculous and too igno'
minous TO excite snythnG but contempt That he does
occupy such position IS due to no want OF enor OF
inclination his part but to the integrity sincerity ana
courage Of his opponents. Inc effort 10 promote the
election Cleveland by magnyng the danger TO be ap
pretended from bill in the event OF his defeat, is
the introduction bugbear into the canvas which would
be dignnefby the name Of scarecrow.
The election of Cleveland will cnd to suppsnt the
true and tried leaders of Democracy by these guerilla
chieftans to utter Generalization and possible de-
structon OF the Democratic party.
Being actuatcd by these motives which are not In har'
monv with those OF the CLUB as understand theh
cannot severed relations with the club so long a.
chs respecting the candidacy Of Cleveland exists