The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-10-05
The Real Trouble In New York.

Prom the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The National Democratic Campaign Com
mittee has tried its best to bring about har-
mony in the Democracy Of New York. To
that end all its energies and strategic re-
sources have been directed. That was good
politics. The Democrats must carry New
York or the fight is lost. The State was
never so absolutely pivotal as It is now. But
some way the more they bring the factions
together the farther apart they are. Govern
or Hill and Bourke Cochran have each made
a speech or two, and, to every demand Of
Tammany, the committee has said yes with
an .siacrity bordering hard on cringing serviii-
ty. But those few men are powerless. They
can cry harmony ull they are black in the
face without bringing Il about
The committee is in favor Of unoondition-
al surrender to Tsmmany. a local election
city and county, is 70 be held in New York
City al the same time with the National, and
Tammany demands all the spoils, and that
without a fight. The County Democracy
rebelled against Hill and fought him success
fully. 1t got Cleveland, and that, contends
the tiger, should satisfy the "anti-snappers. -
The committee thinks 50, too, and Mr.. Cleye-
land IS perfectly clear in his mind that the
concession demanded should be made. He
sees himself under a microscope. To his
way Of thinking, G. C. are the initials Of
political reform in all its phases, and his
own personal promotion 10 officet the omega
Of every aspiration for better government
He has just returned to New York City,
abandoning Buzzsrd's Bay for the season
that he may urge bis view upon his friends
But the County Democrats still persists in
the determination TO put ticket in the field
The real danger 10 the Democracy Of New
York lies mainly, however, in the wide
spead distrust Of the better element Of the
party. By the better element we do not
mean the gentlemen who wear imported
clothes and measure everything BY the Brit
ish yardsiick, but the men Of intelligence
and reflection wao put country before party,
and as for the sp0iis Of politics care nothing
about them. This class Of Democrats do not
jump up and wave flag to attract public
attention, but when they 90 to the polls they
will see that their vote Is not for free trade
and hard times. The longer the campaign
goes on the more such Democrats there are.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter Of acceptance, with all
its eTasive platitudes can not undo the mis-
chiefof the platform.
It is now twenty-eight years since George
B. Mcclellan was nominated FOR President
He was bound TO be defeated any way. The
electoral vote stood: Lincoln, 2I2; McClel-
Ian, p. But branding the war as g failure
greatly lessened the Mcclellan vote. The
poor man tried to knock out that plank, but
be could not do it any more than Cleveland
can knock from under him the plank which
declares protection fraud, and unconsiitu-
tional at that.
Lady Macbeth's hand with its indelible
blood stains may well serve as an illustration
OF the bopeleszness ofall attempts By candi.
date, or his friends, to get rid Of a bad
plank in platform. The people know that
the resolutions adopted by National con
yen,ion are truer guide to the real senti-
meats and purposes Of a party than any
thing else could be. Il is nov forty years
sine, the last Wing campaign for the Presi-
deney. Horace Greedy tried to save the day
by promptly and vigorously announcing
that while he supported the ticket be spat
upon the platform. He sought in that way
to coneiliate the anti-slavery element Of
the party. It did DO good. General Scott,
with all his brilliant military record. was
utterly routed, and that, too, by very weak
candidate. Platforms, when once m ade,
can not be unmade.
New York is a vast beehive Of skilled in
dGstry. The carrying out OF the free trade
policy as outlined in the Chicago platform
Of las. Summer OF in Cleveland's letters and
messages would paralyzs the industries Of
the Staie-some directly, Others indirectly,
but all would suffer one common disaster.
Therein lies the great weakness Of Grover
Cleyeland's candidacy.