The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-22
CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK.
The Only Democrat Who Can Surely
Garry It.
IN. Y. Times.l

y. I. Times.
The only argument left to the opponents of
Mr.. CleVeland's nomination is involved in the
assertion that he cannot carry New York.
That is an assertion without foundation. but il
is made with so much persistence that it may
have some effect up 10 the time that the dele
gates from all parts of the union meet the dem
ocrats of New York at Chicago. Then it will
straghtway lose its force before the simple
facts that will be presented.
In the first place Senator Hill and his friends
can stain their assertion only Dy pleading
guilty to the intention TO betray Mr.. Cleveland
il he be nominated. There other demo-
Gratis in the state who will not support him
heartily. We imagine that the Hill people
will hesitate to make that confession They
may, however. allow their intention of tTeach-
cry TO be assumed. But even the assumption
is opposed to the known facts. Mr.. Hill cam
not play false to the democratic candidate this
year without committing political suicide, for
which We do not believe that he is yet ready.
There is no possible motive but unreasoning
revenge that could urge him to such q course
he has nothing to gain by it as he had in 1885,
when he was seeking election as governor
Whether he will yield to such absolutely
gratuitous folly is for those who know him
best to decide. We do not think that he
would attemptit.
But there is another fact of still greater sig
nihcsnce bearing on the question. Mr.. CleVe-
Ianu CuuuoL Do SOU out III the stare OF New
York this year by any body OF men, any fac
ton, or organization. 1t is simply, under our
present election law, physical impossibility
IL is limited by some and asserted by others
that Tsmmany would trade Mr. Cleveland Tor
votes for their candidate for mayor. whoever
he may be. That implies several things. First,
that il would be to the interest of Tammany.
We denyit. II Tammany had any such purpose
il could easily be detected by the conduct of
the Tammany men at Chicago. IL it were de-
tected, Tammany would 60 into the mayoralty
contest this fall with oppos-
that would make its success impossible. The
Tammany leaders know this fact and will act
upon it. But il assume that Tammany
would sell out Mr.. Cleveland in this city, il it
were possible, i. still remains true that it would
be impossible. Under the law now in force ell
the candidates voted tor Oh election day are
voted on a single ticket There is no longer
the opportunity to bunch" a republican presi-
Dental ticket with democratic tickets for other
Offices and get II voted innOoently or
fIaudulently by the men. to whom it is
distributed. The only way IN which Tammany
voters could vote for republican electors in
any force would be by the or paster bear
ing the names of the republican electors. This
use OF such paster could not be concealed. 1t
would be instantly known. and the exact ma
ture, extent, aud origin of the deal" by which
il was brought out would be completely re-
vealed in the canvass The Tammany leaders
are not such fools 10 face certain exposure
of such q trick, even if they had any motive
for playing it, which ;hey will not have.
These the plain, obvious, undeniable
facts, which every delegate at Chicago will be
made to see before the convention assemblies.
They dispose at once of the assertion that Mr.
Cleveland will be- or can be, "sold out" in this
state. Back of these facts lies the supreme one
that the represen tatives of the New York de-
mocracy chosen at Syracuse will make plain
that the great body of the party in this state
earnestly demands Mr.. Cleveland as a csndi-
date, and that no other candidate dan begin to
command from conservative citizens without
strong partisan preiudices the votes that would
be given to him. Not only can he not be be-
trsyed here, but he and he alone can bring to
the party the :hirty.six electoral votes OF the