Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-23
Cleveland the Nomiuoel

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nominated, but the expected. His
friends. devoted to him and confident
that he could win the grand presidential
race OF 1882, had made in his behalf
such demonstration as had never be-
fore been known in this country. What
ever else NAV he said upon this point 1t
must be admitted that be- does not owe
his nomination to the efforts Of the
vould-be leaders of his forces. but to the
masses Of the people Themselves.
II was his own qualities that enabled
him 10 stem the tide of seeming unpopu-
larity in his own State and compel her
delegates 10 own that he could carry
even the Safe which had been set down
as having repudiated him. He abso-
lutely carried the country without an
fort.
Never was there more striking eX-
notification of the power Of the people.
hey literally chose their own candidate,
disregardcd I'LL opposition, sent delegates
10 Chicago pledged to his support, and
men awaited in confidence and good
humor his nomination. They had no
doubts. His Chattanooga letter init
mated to them that they might be mis-
taken in fixing their hearts upon him
but they paid no attention to 1t. They
were determined to have him as the man
of their choice. and they have him.
After CaNuEs II. of England had
long been Il wanderer within and without
his own kingdom aud Monk lad de-
clared for him and he was on his way
to London, greeted at every hating
place by thousands Of friends, he could
not help asking "Where are my enc
mics ?" They hal been strong enough
10 keep him out OF his own all his life
long. and he naturally wondered what
had become Of them. MIR. CLEVELAND
will not ask this question. he knows
full well that he has no "enemies. -
The men who doubted the expediency
of his denomination are Just as good
Democrats as the men who did all that
lay in then power to secure the nomi-
nation for him.
We expect Mr. CLEVELAND to sweep
the country. 1t does not seem possible
that the man who carries New York State
in his hands and shows in all the other
States a strength never before manifest
ed by any man can be in any danger Of
defeat at the ballot-box. HARRISON
lacks the qualities and characteristics
which have made CLEVELAND what he IS
to the popular mind. So HARRISON is
certain to be defeated, as CLEVELAND IS
to be elected. We shall not have "a re-
petition Of 1883, but of the victory Of
General JACKSON in 1882.
But what as to the boilers Well,
these will become fewer ana fewer as the
battle becomes fercer and fiercer. |" 1t
is not in mortals to command success, "
but they can do much to contribute to it.
Besides, as a general rule, boilers are not
IS dangerous as they threaten to be. We
might say that nobody expects the great
leaders of party to bolt. Nobody ex-
poets the foremost advocates OF the de
feated aspirants to bolt Nobody ex-
poets the true, tried, aud trusty men Of
his party to bolt. Therefore, there is
next TO nobody whose boiling
Is to be feared The masses
will not bolt The leaders are
not expected to bolt. They must re-
main where the thickest of the battle is.
Who would expect HILL, BoIEs, Con
MAN, CARLISLE, MoRmsoS, PATusoS, OF
PALMER TO bolt ? Who would expect
such a man as MIR. BARBOUR was to bolt
or either Of his successors as chairman
of the State Central Committee OF
JOIN DANIpL, or EPrA HUNroN, or Ran.
TUCKER, or any such man? Oh, no.
Boiling il not to be feared from the
leaders nor from the followers. In q
word boiling IS not to be feared at al
30 far us Virginia is concerned. W.
have no material to make boilers ont Of.
We go where Democratic principles lead
and we are not afraid TO walk iii the
same road that all our great men intend
to follow. cold Virginia knows nC
such word as "bolt." She is true to hel
Southern sisters, and these will follow
her lead. The very fact that half hel
delegates to Chicago belonged to eacl
Democratic faction onght TO suffice tC
assure our southern friends that hel
whole vote Will be cast for CLEyrLANI
III November next.
Our neighbor the Times reproduced
q few days ago the following articl,
which appeared i'll the DISPATCH on In,
9TH OF June, 1883, the day next after Mr.
CLEvELAND's nomination for reelection
We must admit that it is good article
and reads as if penned yesterday. w
quote:
"GRoyEg CLEVELAND was nominated
for President by reclamation. The
CLEVELAND would be the standard
bearer OF the party was a forogon
conclusion, but the enthusiastic de
monstration incident TO his nomi
nation WIS something almost unpar
rMleled in the history OF even sucl
exuberant bodies as political conven
tions. Strongly, positively, and vigor
ously it testified 10 the truth of the de
claration made by Mr.. DoUoHERTY in hi
nominating speech when he said w,
are here not indeed to choose candi
date, but 10 name one the people hav,
already chosen The scene presage(
unity, harmony, and peoples fight il
the campaign, and proved that CLEvE
LAsD had u hold upon the masses