The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-14

TOPEKA, KAa, July 1S.--"Iu sober
truth there is no longer any Demo-
cratic party in tho country there is
simply Cleveland craze rs deStitute OF
any sense or reason as o ghost dance,
and assure you there arc good many
self.respecting Democrats over the
country who are taking no part in 1t, as
the result will show next November"
The speaker was Colonel William 7.
Tomlinson, for many years the senior
editor and part proprietor OF tho kan'gs
Daily Democrat, the leading Democratic
daily paper in Kansas. Editor Tomtin-
son a week ago in the Democrat came
out in a column leader against Cleye-
land, and for Harrison and Reid, a de.
claration which caused not littIe tut'
ter in tho Democratic ranks. Conttnu-
ing, Mr.. Tomlinson said, with q fine
touch OF irony: "Yes, Grover Glove
land has shown in his capture OF the
Chicago convention that heis tho auto
crat OF Democracy, Tho fsutttess search
OF the centuries has been solved. At
last mnn has been discovered who is
bigger than his party, Sachom Croker,
OF fammany ball, Is q heap big lnlun,
but what are ali the chiefs OF Tammany
combined compared with tho great
sachem and all-conquering brave who
holds as trophy the scalp'lock OF the
entire Democratic party.
"Was ever the humiliation OF q great
party moro abject and complete. The
beaten candidate OF 1885, repudiated by
IL HIt IN IA tR
upon all the traditions, all the prece-
dents OF American history, WIS yet
strong enough to force nomination at
tho hands OF his party at Chicago for q
third time, Notwithstanding his own Ia
nous and emphatic declaration In 1884
in favor Of limiting the presidency to
one term. And yet this man who is on
record as declaring In the most solemn
language against the evils OF a second
term; who wanted an amendment in
corporatet into the constitution pre-
venting the incumbent OF the white
house from accepting q denomination
tor president. in the irony Of fate and to
tile lasting humiliation oil the Demo-
cratic party, is himself candidate for
the third time for chief executive Of the
nation.
"Yet this man, who Is foresworn, who
has thus trited with bis convictions as
no man who has ever sought the Presf-
dency, is held up by retormers Of the
stamp Of George William Curtis, as q
model, and tho Hottest type Of the
American statesman.
$50 much for this revelation OF Gro.
yer Cleveland as man. Viewed from
the standpoint OF principle, in no sense
is the Sage OF Buzzards Bay Democrat.
His record, both as governor OF New
York and as President OF the Republic,
bellies the assertion Of his Democracy.
The nomination OF Grover Cleveland is
the exaltation Of the Mugwumps; not
the elevation or recognition Of true De-
mocTacy.
"If Grover Cleveland IS In any sonse a
Democrat, lam happy to say that am
not o Democrat On the tariff issue
Mr.. Cleveland is an out.aud-out free
trader, while am a firm believer in the
good old Democratic doctrine Of tariff
for revenue, with incidental protec-
ton. On the money issue, Mr.. Cleve-
land Is a gold bug, while am enthusi-
astic advocate OF free coinage. On the
question Of civil service, Mr., Cleveland
is a Mugwnmp Of the most aggravated
type, while am believer in the
JacksonIan doctrine, TO the victors he'
long tho spofls of war.
"The beaten candidate OF 1888, forced
against all precedent upon the stalwart
and Justly Indignant Democracy Of the
great state OF New York, the idol Of the
Mugwumps, there can DO no such q
thing as Grover Cleveland ever again
seeing the interior Of tho white house
as q Presidential occupant.
can the past unpopularity OF tho OK
president, the odium OF his record as
ruler OF tho republic, will rise up in
judgment against him to aid in drag
cling him down to deieas. ue will prove
Jonah, many timos moro disastrous TO
tho Democratic party than In 1888.
The Irish voters alienatoh by his for
eign policy while president, will in the
close states OF Indiana, New York, and
Connecticut vote against him. Tho
hundreds Of thousands OF old soldiers
throughout the north, who are indig-
nant over his scores OF brutal and In
sulting veto messages OF bills making
appropriations for tho support of
matRieH ana eHleepteQ Veterans, VIII
vote tho Republican ticket in oven
greater multi:udcs than In 1888, Above
all, whateyor tho leaders may ray or do
10 prevent II, tho leG.ons Of stnlwart
Democrats OF Taamany Hall, and
throughout tho Empire state, will on
the day OF the election quietly vote for
tho Harrison and Reid electors to
avsnga the lnsult to tho popular chief,
David B. IIill, and by buryi1g the knife
decp in Grover Cleveland, forever got
rid OF tho hated muSwumps."