New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11

DOMINATION.
From The Metropolis
The Democratic leaders have seen At 20 nominate
Tor President an open. nvowed. declared enemy Of
ramnany Hall and 81 genuine Democracy. They
have put him upon "a PLATFORM The three principal
planks of which a.r:
a. FREE. Tr.de-whch means pauper competition
o. RAJ Money witch means wildcat banking and
the destruction OF our National finances.
he southern bngaier, to their former place OF born
rulers over the poor mud-Ilk Of the North.
NOW. when 1ammany iLlll a,k, It's supporters IN
tn, city 10 vote for such candidate, upon such II
platform. It make, itsclf ridiculor,ly false TO true
Democratic principles and prcccdcns. and the duty
Of every god inmmnny man Is 10 ignore he ldloiic
are told that Grover Cleveland does stand
upon the Democratic platform that he IS AN hide
pendent statesman; that he Is greater than his party.
The American pcop.c do not elect personal Ad-
minisilation; they put party IN power at Washing
Of that party as ndor;d by the people So. If Crve,
land be- greater than his party. no Democrat ought to
man To make him an Emperor OF The tnlied S.it.~-
they are deciding upon which Of two Numerically
nlini,trrod during the next four years
Cleveland has always posed as an Independent. H.
has never been Democrat In the sense Of being
representative Of the principle, Of the Dcmociati,
party. This may be To his credit or otherwise But
II Is bar to IN" logic that every Democrat ought 10
vot" for him because his name head, the Dcmocmtic
ticket. A. President represents ccrtcin
party principles. he must stand or lal 10y ana with
his party, according to #, official platform The
Democratic platform Free Trade but Cleveland
am not in favor Of Free Trade Th. D cmocraiic
platform say, Rag Money but Cleveland SAYS: oh
never mind Tint ], personally. am I'm favor of the
Natio Il currency system The Democratic plat
form says Recon ructcd Rebels must Rule: but CT Hc
land says "Ol I'll hN that, !. personally, am "A
Northern man, you know"
You Fan no more -'paratc Presidential candidate
from hs official platform than You can build house
willout foundations, If II candidate does not agree
with hi, pdrtys platform he /, dishonest to seek an
election from the party with which he f. AT variance
If Cleveland really believes that American industries
ought to be protected. that the National currency
ougt 10 b. maintained. and that the Government
ought 10 De- kept out OF the hands OF the rebel, who
sought Ia destroy IL. then he + In honor bound Ia
hi, place The Democratic ticket We only say
out. In the pair">t possible language. what every
Democrat In New York /, saving Ia himself
MI the talk about Tammany Hall tr,achcry is bOsh
who President of the United states, intcrfcrd In
our local elections, and used the cutlery Of the White
House 10 stab 1ammany In the back What trcachcry
* there in voting against the WHO Ia, always
c.n.ortcd with the enemies Of Tammany Hail. and who
u elected. would restore to power every County Dem
men -e;lcusly a,kct To prefer Maurice J. Power to
Richard Croker t. desert Mayor Grant and elevate
captain Tom Costigau to another Office To shunt
honest ON ''ilroN and swear allegiance To Jarhrr
WHO will come out II Sing Sing lust I'm time 10 share
In The resurrection Of the Cleveland party
w, Cleveland has not single sincere friend f.,
laInmhnv Hal. lie has not single conscientious
supporter In the Democratic party of New York ,ll of
whom, iium scnaor Hill 10 the poorest labolcr on thc
dumps. distrust him and consider him nm out.Idnr
lrary, II would he trcachcry Tammanv Hall 10 elect
him. Tor the election Of Cleveland would bc thn
lion II power 81 the County Democracy with MI the
knavcry which this implies. " NV