Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-21
IS CLEVELAND OUR STRONGEST MANI

is CLEVELAND OUR STRONGEST MAN?
We askithe question which stands at
the head OF this article because strong
bureau is engaged in booming the ex-
president for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency this year.
The HERALD yields to no one in hearty
admiration for Mr.. Cleveland's good
qualities. 1t is much more interested,
however, in seeing the Democratic party
successful than in ministering to the
ambition Of any man whatsoever. Man
worship holds no place in our estimate
of the situation. This journal has been
in existence now nearly twenty years,
and during that period it has enShusi-
astically supported every nominee OF
the Democratic party. That we would
rather win than be beaten goes without
saying.
The latest Cleveland document which
we have received is great broad sheet,
printed like circus poster, on double
plea or some other large job type. 1t is
headed ''The Hour and the Man."
and purports to be an editorial
reprinted from the Springfield Repub-
lican, one of the great journals OF Mug
wumpery. 1t embodies a supercilious
review of the Democratic aspirants who
may come before the national conven-
tion, couched in the most offensive lam
guage, and in a patronizing laudation OF
Mr.. Cleveland, based on the ground
that he is 30 much better than his
party. We will treat our readers to q
moroccan from this choice document
ssOne man stands above any other in
"the country in the respect and conf
science Of the better elements of the
"people. That man is Grover Cleve-
''land. His strength is in his charac-
sster, the success he has won as poll
stician, and the ability he has shown
s'as Statesman. His weakness is his
connection with party organization
(which in some degree stands for prin-
"ciple, but in an almost equal degree
ssstands for spoils. He needs a differ
sent support" and so on, and SO forth,
nd ncusedm.
We do not profess to be a political ex-
pert; but, in our opinion, the Mug
wumps are taking the best conceivable
way to continue Mr.. Cleveland in that
private station to which the people rel
egated him in 1883.
On the last day of the year 1891 there
was striking scene at Albany. On
that day Governor Hill laid down the
Office which he had filled go patriotic
ally and acceptably to the people Of
New York for seven long years. AS the
clock struck the hour of twelve he
ceased to be governor. One hundred
and fsty Of the young leaders of the
Democratic party of the great state OF
New York had assembled at the Rem
more house at Albany to cheer Cover
nor Hill on his departure for Washing
ton, and to welcome Roswell P. Flower
to the gubernatorial chair. 1t was the
subject. of universal remark that there
were not dozen old men in the
banquet hall. The brain, vitality, pur-
pose and victorious leadership of the
state was there to do honor to David
Bennett Hill, himself comparatively
Young man. The enthusiasm was un-
bounded. Governor Hill was, of course,
delighted at this tribute Of his friends,
and delivered one of the happiest
speeches of which any stats sman has
acquitted himself for long years. He
finished exactly on the stroke which
ushered in the first day of 1892, and
gave place to Roswell P. Flower, his
close personal and political friend, who
had just been elected governor by the
victorious New York Democracy by a
majority OF 900.
We earnestly invite the attention of
all Democrats to the opening sentence
of Governor Flowers address at this
banquet. ''You have just listened,'
said he, 'sto the best and ablest leader
ssthe Democratic party has had in the
s'memory Of man." Governor Flowers
remarks were brief, as they always are.
He is no rhetorician, and indulges in no
flowers of oratory--no pun intended.
Democrats would probably prefer taking
their cue from him, and from the en-
thusiastic young Democrats who sur
rounded him. than to accept the insolent
dictatorship Of the Mugwump journals
and tooters.
What are the facts as to the strength,
respectively, OF Grover Cleveland and
David Bennett Hill in the state Of New
York? We restrict the inquiry to that
commonwealth because it ia admitted,
by practical politicians, that whose car
ries the Empire state viii be the next
president.
There have been a number Of very