The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-07-07
DANGER AHEAD.

A representative of the NEws-DEM-
ooRAT met one or the leaders of the
Peoples movement on Mon
day last. He is a lead ng states
man of Democratic affiliations and one
of the lie ders of the movement that
will culminate in the Omaha c0nven-
tion. He said Judge Gresham would
accept the nomination for President by
the Peoples Party, ii the platform was
not too radical.
This gentlemrn Is now holding the
position of state Senator, elected by the
votes of Democrats, labor reformers and
Farmers Alliance, and he knows what
Judge Gresham's expectations are, If
nominated.
Gresham expects to carry the cleo
toral votes of Kansas, Colorado, Me-
vada. Idaho, South Dako South Car.
olipa and Nebraska He feels certain
that there will be no election by the
people, in the electoral college, and then
what will happen?
Our NEWS DEMOCRAT representative
suggested that the election would then
20 to tine House, and Cleveland would
be elected.
Here we will let our friend of Gres-
ham talk.
"No, it will never go to the House.
Ii the Republicans are beaten in the
f. ectoral College, they will never allow
a Democrat to be elected by the House,
but deal will be made between the
Repu 5lican electors and the Peoples
party electors TO elect President and
Vice President, on an agreed basis OF a
division of the nouors aud emoluments.
Harrison will be thrown up, quicker
than the whale threw up Jonah, and
either Blame or Gresham, or some free
silver Republican like Stewart of
Nevada, or Stanford of California, will
be elected. The Republican electors
having no power to elect will have no
thiug to lose and everything to gain by
the election of q compromise candidate,
I'm preference to straight Democrat" J"
Our informant said further, on the
point OF the binding force of a National
convention over the State electors:
"rhese electors are chosen by the
states, and under our system as origl-
nally planned. they were to vote inde.
pendently on their choice for President
Iu law the National convention has
no control over the electors. 1t is
by recognized custom that the Nation.
al Convention Is allowed to control the
electoral vote; but If neither party is
successful in the electoral college, then
each Individual elector becomes free
moral agent, to cast his vote where it
will do the most good. Let me state
the case in another way. Suppose
Cleveland should carry New York and
Harrison should carry Indiana; two
things that may happen), and there is
no election in the electoral college, be-
cause certain Western and Southern
states have elected the Peoples party
electors. Here comes deal on the part
of the Democratic electors Of New
York, every one of whom is David b.
Hill man. They would say to the Peo-
Piles party electors from Kansas, Colo
RADIO, Nevada, etc., help us elect Dave
Hill President, and we will give you the
Vice Presidency, the Secretary of the
Interior,ltr silver and half the patron
age of the post Office and interior de-
partments Or, we will give you all the
patronage In the states that voted for
the Peoples party, and we will take all
the patronage in the Democratic states,
and we will divide the patronage In the
Republican states, even as Joseph's
brethren divided his coat Of many col
ors."
The gentleman who said these things
Is a leader in the new movement and
he will be power in the Omaha con-
vention. There are some points in his
talk that will set many persons to
thinking,
If Judge Gresham accepts the nomi-
nation at Omaha look out for one OF the
most interesting campaigns in the
entire history of American politics.
Gresham's nomination will dissipate
the last Pickering hopes of Harrison's
bread and butter followers, and in all
human probability elect Grover Cleve-
land; but if there should be no election
by the people, then some of us may call
back to memory the pointers given by
the astute devotee of Judge Gresham,
above quoted.