The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-29
"Grover. Grover:
-Four years more of Grover!
In he goes; out they go;
Then we'll bp In Glove,

In he goes; out they go;
Then we'll be In clover.'
1t may not be out of order for The
STAR to say, "We told you tso.' Our
prediction was Cleveland and Boies and
had il not been for the latter's importi-
nate alliance with Hill men, he might
have taken second place easily. But we
will not complain. ltwoud have hardly
been modest for THE STAR to have
suggested the name for second place.
We believe we are right in saying
that the present is the first presidential
campaign in which the two chief parties
have both nominated men who have
once filed the executive chair. Neither
Harrison nor Cleveland are unknown
quantities as Presidents. Each has an
administration behind him. Is not this
the first contest in our national history
of which this statement can be made?
I'VE love him for the enemies he
has made can be said of each of the
presidential nominees of the two great
parties. The Democratic convention,
like the Republican, honored itself in
its nominees. The "bosses" once more
got left with vengence. Tammany Hall
which represents, as no other political
Democratic organization, "The Spoils
System, was compelled to accept defeat
after most bitter and persistent strug-
gle. Grover Cleveland, as the nom
inee of the convention and party, stands
opposed to "The Spoils System" as no
other living Democrat. June has truly
been a deadly month for the creature
known as the "boss." Quay and Platt,
Croker, Hill and German with the
lesser "bosses" can look in the future to
June '92 with CALLED rememberance.
The Independent voter is to be congrat-
ulated in that he can support either
Cleveland or Harrison assured that he is
wearing the collar of no "boss."
Cleveland and Harrison represent not
the crowd that is in politics for "boodle,"
but parties which propose to fight the
present campaign on the basis of ideas.
The great dividing issue is the Tariff
Cleveland is the apostle of Tariff for
revenue only" or "Free Trade" Har-
rison represents the theory of "Protec-
tion." AS both candidates are opposed
to the financial heresy of free coinage of
silver and both are avowed friends of
civil service reform, as in the platform
as well as in the utterances of the
candidates, the tariff issue is the one
made prominent the present battle
must be fought on this question. Let us
hope that side issues may be kept
entirely out and that the American peo-
pie may thoughtfully consider and
decide this important issue.
''Free Silver' was not recognized in
either convention. Let farmers and
laboring men remember that the
demand for free silver is one that is
voiced by the millionaire silver mag
mates OF few western states. ''Free
Silver" means great wealth to these,
but to the farmer, the laborer, the mer-
chant, the great mass of people it means
financial ruin; for it means business
stagnation, sure to follow If our cur
rency is thus degraded. When you
hear the demagogue asking votes for an
organization or candidate favoring
Free Silver" remember that it means
just this that our government must buy
from these rich and scheming million
aire miners of the ore all the silver they
bring, paying one dollar for every sixty
eight cents worth. ''Only this and
nothing more"