The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-27
TARIFF WILL BE THE ISSUE,

And Republicans DO Not Fear the Result
Cleveland q Democratic Mugwurnp.
sreciol 10 the Indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-"It will be q
campaign of principles" 10 what President
Harrison Is reported to havc said whom he
learned on Thursday morning of the nom-
ination of Mr.. Cleveland at Chicago. 1t
has been the Presidents wish for many
weeks chat the ex-President should be his
opponent in the coming national election.
He believes that Mr.. Cleveland will try
to keep the issues down to those Of the
party-impersonal-and thus there will be
q fair test of party strength. In Washing
ton 1t is conceded on every hand that tar
lift reform" will be the main issue of the
campaign. As Governor Mckinley. in his
speech before the Minneapolis convention,
explained, tariff reform" means free wool.
free bindinR-twine. free raw materials, but
duties upon the articles manufactured. 1t
means any quantity of protection to the
manufacturer, the hated rival of the Demo-
cratic party. but nothing to the consumer.
1t Is q reverse of the principles represented
by the Democratic party.
One argument made by the Cleveland
men at Chicago in order 70 wean away
from Hill and BOies enough votes to secure
the nomination of the ex-President has
been the subject OF much quiet cOmmentin
high Democratic circles here, and doubt
less Will be talked of q great deal during
the campaign. 1t was held out that Mr..
Cleveland could get a heavier independent
or mugwump vote than could any other
Democratic candidate. and. therefore,, he
should be the nominee. The question
arises again In the minds of the Democratic
leaders, as 1t did five or six years ago; does
not Mr.. Cleveland care more for the mug
Jumps than for the DemOcratsl They in
way, and not a DemocIatf And on top of
these iDterrOgat6ries they add: what Is
there in Mr.. Cleveland, any way. to move q
real Democrat to vote for him, much less
make himself active in his behalff
All through Mr.. Cleveland's %administra-
ton he catered to the wishes of the mug
wumps, the independents" aud such Old
hickory Democrats as Watterson. Voor-
bees. Vest. Morgan. Grace and a thousand
others in public and private life. were
needed not in their wishes and advice.
President Cleveland. it will be recalled,
always knew more than the wise heads of
his party. He made appointments upon
his own motions, vetoed bills ad libitum,
against the almost unanimous wishes of
his party leaders, and conducted the Office
To which he had been elected with an eye
single only to the mugwump vote. He
gave the full credit of his election to the
mugwumps. and he felt that while the
Democrats may have been accessories to
his election they would of necessity have
10 support him, while the by birds were
liable to be offended and flee from him
unless he gave them the fullest considera-
tion.
For these and q Thousand other reasons
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland has not
been received with enthusiasm by the real
are jubilant TO a degree. The party lead.
ers feel that, should be be elected. they
will have the responsibility without any
of the usufruct. They Will be held to an
account without a voice in the manage
ment of tho party. Besides all this, there
is q growing fear that this man Cleveland
will fasten his fangs upon the party's ma
chinery and refuse to loosen his grip till
the last spark of life has expired. AT first
there was a disposition upon the part of
some of the most fastidiOus mugwnmps
and old.lIne Democrats TO ~criticlse the re-
nomination of the President. Now nothing
of that sort Is heard. Mr.. Cleveland has
not only been nominated for the third time
in succession, but he demanded and
worked for the third trial. President Har-
rison was not an vowed candidate. The
party which he heads made him the can
didate.
As was stated at the outset of this dis
patch, IL looks now as though this would
be- n campaign of principles, indeed. es-
pecialiy uoon the side of the Democrats.
who have nothing 10 INSPIRE them IN their
Candidates personality. p. :. III.
offered to Bet 10000 on Harrison.