The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-18
HILL AND CLEVELAND

Of the nugwunps and conditional
democrats in the state or New York.
and some other ttates, 10 force
Cleveland on the ptrty; or 10 case
they fail IN tRis TO tefeat the part
and retain the republicans IN coptrol.
There csn he 10 greater political
Outrage perpelEated upon toe p@Tiy
than 10 attempt to nominate Glove
land. He mas been noAinated BY
the psrty twice. 10 other man In
America was ever uomInated more
times b, either the Democratic,
Wing OF Repunlicsn psrty, No man
who has been elected President one
term and r., eiyed the nomination for
the second and was defeated, ever
POSSESSED the hrssen presumption
and impuience to seek the nomiba-
ton for third term but Cleveland
And he and bis friends seem de
termined to carry their point or break
90 the democr organization
They act ao If his right to the noun
nation were divine; as il no other
man 10 the party were fit to receive
the nomibatIor; as if CLEVELAND
were some superior being just hand
ed down from the kingdom above.
1t Is tree GRAFT sought the notni'
nation the tn1rd time. But he bac
some ground 20 stand upon; he hac
commanded the largest army II
modern times, aud !rszzled out ~
exhaustion, attr!ticn and starvation
| to-. hravest and most inteIligen
army that ever marched to battied
and was twice thereafter elected
President Of the United States, abc
thereby demonstrated h!s ability a
least to win victories. On the otbeI
hand, Cleveland has only demon
strated his ability to pull down upor
himself defeat and retain republl
cans IN Office
There Is not single reason WHY
Cleveland should be nominated
There Is not q single reason why hi
name should even be seriously con
sidered IS possible nominee of til
party. The rising of the sun oil
election lay is 40 surer than HI
defeat if he is nominated
| 1t would be utterly Impossible Il
elect him. His nomination woul'
be p surrender to the enemy. |
would be az iusnlt 10 the farmers q
the LAID. 1t would re direct jnsu!
to the organisation known as to
Farmers Alliance. It would be
plausible, If not 8 solid, reason for
third party. what did he do wbil
President tat take care cf his per
ral friends and punish hia pars"us
encnlies. lord It over t5s, q n'o"rutI
pat, .t.-n.u ce anH ieuO:. jIeit'A
demo, 5uts, appoiht muE"unp, a.
repatlisaas 10 office instead of dem'
Gratis who worked in season and ct
of season to secure his elec1oI
dictate the platform and candidate
the party aud then lead 1t to Ill
graceful and shameful defeat?
There are thousands Of democra
who can never again vote for CleV'
land. He is shout the only democra
so called, in the party who csnnt
carry tue state of North Carolin
And his advocates know 1t.
And yet they are urging his non
nation and at the came time g
doing all They can TO poison Il
minds Of the people against tt
strongest and oy all odds the mo
They lsud Cleveland to the ski
and deGounce the ool} man III Il
j., party who can ADatcb victory fro
, the very Jaws Of Il, fea,- tLeY d
liver ealogies and sing poems to Il
man VINO defeated the party in 49,
and hiss and grosn at the man WI
has never lei mis- party to other th;
victory.
G Such are not our kind Of dem
Gratis. We arc !aborlng for success
t and Dol defeat. We fight 10 via. Il
d to lose.
e TIE coming contest ls a fight /
b tween the combined and federal,
r money power Of the North and Mort
o west aud the toiling. ploddii
t millions Cleveland is the hea
r front aad backbone Of t6c mon
:. powo, il tie Democratic party. /
: has taken sides with money VA
r against the people. TINS be h
{ demonstrated by his official i:
e olficioas fight against the remone
cation Of silver and is build
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