The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-13
Reasons Democratic Editor Gives that
Cleveland Can't Garry the Country.
Weak In the East and South-Secret Council
of the Boomers-Kern's Promise About
the Marion County Resolutions.
GERMAN GRAY MANIFESTO,
Telegraph Making q Hard Fight Against
the Cleveland Boomers.


daily here not in the Cleveland combine.
but it Is saying some very pointed things in
Gray's behalf. This morning 1t prints the
following manifesto under the heading.
Tho Democracy of Indiana and the Demo
cratic Presidential Question:"
The Democratic State convention. assem-
ping at indianapolis on April 81, has. in
lDstructlng lndlaDas delegation for the ma
tIonal Democratic convention at Chicago.
task TO perform which only upon quiet
and careful consideration of the actual
political situation. at present existing. 1t
can successfully accomplish. The impend-
ing presidential campaign will decide the
tate of the national Democracy not only
Tor the four years next ensuing, but prob
ably for the rest of the century, since the
Republican who can bring victory out of
the overwhelming disaster of his party in
1890 Is pretty sure to leave the same. at the
end of his term. in an utterly impregnable
position. President Harrison pretends to
be that savior. and the Dational Democracy.
IN order TO defeat him, propose to take up
his vanqulshed adversary Of four years ago
and. by means of an artificial boom. not
unlike the vaccination fever in it's chRrac-
teristlcs. resolve In county and State con-
ventions that Grover Cleveland should be
nominated as the Democratic standard
bearer and candidate for the presidency.
Democrats and conscious as we are of
having faithfully served our party for
many years and in many tempestuous
fight. we cannot help pronouncing this
Cleveland boom abortive and shame Oh
the Democracy of Indiana
eveland cannot carry his home State.
hitherto considered indispensable to Demo-
cratic success. In 1884 he gained it BY
bv the famous three RS of Republican
ALTERATION crank and eked on: by some of
Mr. HendrIcks's Tammany friends, who
would never have voted for Mr.. Cleveland.
hn Ina all vxxE1
votes for Benjamin Harrison, of Indi-
ana then comparatively little known
IN New York. while David B.
Hill. the Democratic candidate for Gov
York by plurality of 1911 votes. At
present the regular Democratic delegation
OF New York stands instructed for Hill,
ana should Cleveland. nevertheless. re-
ceive the nomination. HILL could. with the
most loyal endeavors. not prevent the fall
ing of. from Cleveland. OF a sufficient
number OF Democrats to give the State to
the Republicans. In 1888 we heard won
derful storlos. and now we hear them
again. OF CIeveland's strength In Massa-
chusetts. bat when the election came
around, Harrison carried the State by q
plurality of ~. 037. which. to all appear
ances, will rather be increased than dimn-
lshed in November next. few days ago
Rhode Island showed what Cleveland has
to expect from the Yankee State; and of all
the Eastern States he Is, in degree, GER
tain only of New Jersey.
How about the solid SOUTH There we
lind the Farmers Alliances strong and so
little edited by Cieveiand's position on the
silver question that. in case of his nomi-
nation, many me m bcrs if not whole organ
izatlOns of them. will join the Peoples
party, which Is pretty sure to come out
with = separate presidential ticket. How,
then. will Cleveland fare i'm West Virginis
with only SEQ. in Virginia with but 1889
and IN \ ORTIZ Carolina with 13,I1S Demo
cratic plurality in 1887
'.It appears that in all those States which
have hitherto formed the basis of Demo-
cratic calculations Cleveland would be
about the weakest candidate whom the
Democracy could select. and no amount of
genuine or artificial enthusiasm can get
over these stubborn facts. Neither would
Hill. under existing circumstances, be
winning candidate. and so the conclusion
forces itself upon sober minded Democrats
that the New York mortgage upon tho
Democratic presidential nomination, now
running in its twenty-eighth year. ought
at last to be lifted and the base of our
party operations transferred to State of
the great West. In fact to the State of In
diana, as the one which is reliably Demo-
cratic whenever the State pride and the
just claims of her Democracy obtain ma
tlonal recognition. The transfer men,
toned has becoms all the more advisable
since the West, in political sense. has
been enlarged Ivy the admission of six new
States, and Indiana seems to be the best
location of the new line for the particular
reason that the present incumbent and M
avoidable Republican candidate halls from
this State, and can probably be van
the same. And we have the man TO
conquer in Ex-Governor Isaac 2. GRAY,
q statesman of broad and liberal views, I'M
surpassed as political organizer. brilliant
and effective as an orator. modest and
affable in his social intercourse. honorable
q man and citizen, popular with all
classes of our people and victorious when
ever he leads our Democratic hosts. No
public speaker of this country has urged
tariff reform more ably and effectively
than he. and though an advocate Of honest
money. he will never bow to the selfish
and dIctatorial behests of an organized
IN oney power.
Men with family logic and deficient
political knowledge may say that Gov.
Gray has no national reputation as
Statesman OF experience and routine. but
VIC will politely invite them to short
retrospectiOn. What did the country
know of Mr.. Clevelands craftsmanship
when he became President of the United
Statese Nothing. What was the universal
question after the national Democratic
convention of 1s4H Who is James
h. PnlkF What was known of Frank
lin Pierce before the convention of 1887
Simply that he had had quarrel with. and
believed himself to have been unfairly
treated by. General Scott in Mexico. What
was Abraham LIncoln's national reputation
before his Election in 1s60g He had split
rails, had silently sat in Congress for one
terms, and had come out second best from q
political tournament with Stephen A. Doug
las. All these men were nominated and
elected. and III most of them the word of
the German prince of poets verified itself
Men grow with their higher aims
Governor Gray will grow. too. or rather his
eminence will soon be generally appreciated
when placed in the elevated position which,
4 q nnNW NE .NA HHan hn- h.
occupy. To shove him aside TO make room
for Cleveland would b. an indelible blot on
the fair fame OF Indiana ana her Democ-
racy. the more so since CIeyelands aversion
TO both Is matter OF general knowledge
How did Cleveland treat the late lamented
Thomas a. Hendricks. already a statesman
of note When the opinionated New Yorker
was yet IN the hanging business amongst
| the Builalonians. Whenever Hendricks
ask ed any thing for his friends in Indiana,
| cIvil-seryIee reform. in other cases SO fire.
quentiy ignored, was used as a pretext for
refusal. and 10 was only alter much pro-
! crastination ana delay that Hendricks sue
| ceeded in getting the postmaster he wanted
| in his own city of Indianapolis. And yet
1 it was Indiana winch had done much bet
ter for Cleveland IN 1854. and did better for
| HIM even in 1883. than his own State of New
| York. After Hendrickss demise Cleveland
| transferred his unfOundeu luminosity 10
| Governor Gray. thus showing that il was
! our noble State to which he wanted To
| testify his gratitude In this ignObe man.
! ner. At his instance Gray was downed for
Vice president in 1885. and old Thurman.
who could not carry Ohio. was resurrec ed
/ 10 fill the second place on Cleveland
| ticket. And yet the Democracy of Indiana
fought with enthusiasm for Cleveland.