New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-10
TIE TROUBLE or THE DEMOCRATS

While Republicans are settling their plan OF
campaign at Minneapolis highly interesting
events in the Democratic party are liable To
be overlooked Maine has chosen Cleveland
delegates but the Democrats have bampcrcd
his candidacy there by hatfootcd opposition TO
the Prohibition which that state has so long
maintained. Maryland has elected an unn'
strncfcd delegation. which talks prcttly for
Cleveland. bur i required to vote as unit.
and the delegates are supposed to be the prop
crfv of senator German if he should deem it
best 10 withdraw them from Mr. Cleveland :
support. some Southern states instruct for
Cleveland. but the Democratic party in Ma
bama has been ruptured by a formal bolt. the
Alliance wing openly declaring for Third
party ticket
This last incident casts n lurid Sidelight on
Mr. Cleveland, prospects. His nomination by
the Democratic National Convention would APP
pear about as certain a. any future event can
be- The delegates instructed for him, with
those known to be unoquivocay in favor OF
the nomination. seem 10 be enough Ia secure "a
majority for him on the first ballot, yet there
will be a powerful effort made 10 force him
aside. on the ground that he cannot carry some
States because Of personal antagonl>m. and
that his nomination would make the open
hostility of the Alliance certain. should Mr..
Cleveland be nominated the Democrats would
have 10 light for New-York AT a great disad-
vantage against any fairly popular Republican
candidate and AT the same time 10 face the
probability that no Western state would vote
for their candidate. and that some southern
States would be TUNED against him on account
of the diversion Of the Democratic voters Ia a
Third party.
1t has been said many times. and is strictly
true to-day, that the long continued fostering
of dangerous financial notions by the Demo
cratic party has prepared the way for ire
mendous rupture of that party, just rs its de-
fence of slavery for many years caused its
rupturc and overthrow in 500 In more than
half the States the Democratic party has per
sstcnty educated its voters to believe in more
money soft money. deprecated money. cheap
money fiat money, and every form Of financial
hereSy and to hate with intense and savage
hatred the influence and the beliefs of the
''moncy power and the gold bugs of Wall
street" But Mr.. Cleveland, compelled to rely
upon Newly ok support rs the very foundation
of all his political strength has made himself
as heartily hated rs any Republican in the
country by this body of fanatics. Republican
hostility to the soft-money craze Democrats
have looked for and respected But the OPP
position of Mr. Cleveland has seemed to them
treason to the Democratic party, its teachings
and its principles.
There would be small chance of a fusion
between Democrats and Alliance men in any
Western State with Mr.. Cleveland as the Dem
ocratic candidate and the possible beneficiary.
Thousands of Democrats would rather throw
their votes away on an impossible candidate,
and see Republican elected, than contribute
even indirectly to the reelection of a Demo-
ciat who is held false TO his party. Through
out the West it would be plain sailing for the
Republicans against him, for this reason if
there were no other but in several Of the South
crn States the organization of Third party
and its diversion Of votes from the Democrats
would in case of Mr.. Clcycland's nomination
render Republican success extremely probable.