The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-16
THE NOMINATIONS.

AA"AA'oOAA "oo SoneId1ly eApecteu,
but the strong majority with which
it was carried was not looked for,
after the resignation Of Mr.. Blaine
was announced, and his active can
didacy no longer concealed. It is
greatly to be regretted that such
personal competitions had not been
conducted in a better spirit and a
wiser way. The prospect now is
that the Republican party will
prosecute the campaign with vigor
and with as much unanimity as is
usually had after contests of this
sort. The IS millions of people in
this country move in the path of
their convictions and preferences
without regard to the disappointed
ambitions of individuals. So, if
any of our leading politicians con-
clude to "sulk in their tents as
the phrese is, or show splenetic
feeling, they will do more harm to
themselves than to any one else.
The people want good government
and not to become bond-servants
to any man or set of men. Then
the great majority of those who
opposed Harrison's nomination are
sincere and earnest in their devo-
tion to the party and it's principles.
Besides, the opposition party has
its domestic troubles to cause it an
equal amount of embarrassment
and weakness.
The nomination of Whitelaw
Reid for Vice President is received
with general approval. There is q
rumor that opposition will be made
to him by labor organizations be-
cause Of controversy the Printers
Union had, some years ago, with
the Tribune. AS we remember
that controversy, it was a general
strike, in which several New York
journals were involved, which oc-
.drred while Mr.. Reid was abroad.
Our recollection is that MI. Reid
telegraphcd to his business mana
ger to advance the wages Of the
Tribune's compositors to fifty cents
per thousand, a higher rate than
the strikers demanded. There
we're, probably, other demands of
the strikers to which the Tribune
did not at that time accede. But,
whatever the substance Of that con-
troversy was, it belongs to the past
and can hardly have a vital resur-
reotion.
There is every prospect that the
coming campaign will be a very
industrious and exciting one. The
strength of both parties will be in
the fight. The ephemeral parties
will, of course, bristle up with
some show Of Importance, but the
strong wave of the great excite
ment will sweep on as though they
did not exist. They will, each of
them, be numerically weaker at
the end of the campaign than they
were at the beginning. Self-seek-
ing men in these organizations
to advance personal ends, will try
to combine two or more weak par.
ties together, or rather submerge
within or into stronger party,
their weaker ones. This always
disintegrates the weaker organiza-
ton. The lamb somehow gets in.
side the lion, in such cases. Then
such is the number and diverse
character of the minor parties
that they will, altogether, draw
about as many votes from one o1
the great parties as they will from
the other. So the great parties
will be matched about as they
would be if the weaker parties die
not exist.
The platform announced is clear
practical and patriotic. There are
in it no rotten planks. Very prop
erly the kindly feeling of a ma
jority of the party is expressed or
q number of topics that are moi
now. and which may never be, live
or practical issues in national poll.
tics. But the main issues, the tar.
if, judiciously arranged for pro
lection of home industries, SOUND
legislation such as shall maintain
in equal proportion the purchasing
power of the gold, silver and paper
dollar; and the administration OF
equal and exact justice to all men
irrespective of race, class, or ma
tionality, are we'll stated. The
platform expresses the convictions
and purposes of the party with
clearness and force.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.
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