New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-23
AN ANNIVERSARY.

II two years ago lillS hlOIH INNS NAV 'NN
Democratic National Convention after an all
night session nominated Grover cleveland 1or
President Of the United States. The WINDOWS Oh
heaven had been open all night outside ana
there were times when the gates or the other
place seemed slightly atar on the inside. Ou'-
side thunder had belchcd, inside oratOry hau
g,lshcd Only one speech OF all the outpourlns
is now remembered, and that was the one III
which Bourke Cochran all ut once Dlazeu out
upon the convention and the country as one Oh
the few great orators Of his time And the poIlt
In that speech which was most widely applaud-
cd and subsequently most frequently quoted
was when he described Mr.. Cleveland whose
nomination was already foregone conciuSoh'
as q man of great popularity throughout the
country every day In the year but one ana that
one was Election Day. 1t was welE'urhed
period. and in the attendant circumstances Ill
the sudden whirl with which he turned Inc
tables upon hostile audience and fairly eN'or'-
al their anplarse for their own discomhture'
showed the genius of a consummate artis'. Anu
now-strange, isn't it?-Mr Cochran mas hVeu
70 soc the absolute converse OF the proposluon
he announced so impressvely demonstrated Dc
fore the country Mr.. Clevelands popuarity
WAS confined to the one day which the orator
made an exception He was POPULAR uncoih-
monty popular. if votes are any INDICATION Oh
nonulority. on Election Day. and-well. we VIII
not say it-but how popular has he been on any
day since?
Tho hid for votes had already been made IN
the platform adopted. 1t contained offers ioI
the support Of all the floating facnohs III ,nc
country. Ii was 4 scoopnet to eaten all sna"e'
Of opposition to the Republicans ana every wan,
dering group of dissatisfied persons WHO huu
no idea Of what they wanted or now 'hey WIN.
Oh II except that they wanted soiile SUI "
change. Whatever any Of these people clanioieu
for they either got in the form OF posl'Ne i"
dorsencnt or thought they obtained III soliic
middle of ambiguous phrases. NO one WAS
satisfied with the entire platform any nioic
than the same people are with the pcnu."e
tariff. but everybody got something III 'ne pi"'
form rs everybody has In the tarlli anu 'noF
swallowed the one as they are gettihS reau! ~
do the other. With all this catering 10 1acuons
md spreading Of nets to eaten the uissauSnou
II was not believed by any conslderaoie hummer
of the delegates after the nomination hau oeon
made that the ticket had any nope Oh SucccH9'
Tho DAYS ran along into weeks ana me prospect
was unchanged. The Tammany men ana -An"'
Cleveland men did not bestlr themselves Uu'
said the Mugwumps who nOmlha'N 'hc u'N,
'..,,. ,loot Il ,f thev could AS for Cleveland,
they wanted none Of him. But 1ew WceNS W.
fore the election Mr.. Cleveland lnvlled ceI'lI"
Tommany leaders with whom he had har"'
been ON speaking terms. to dine Win hih' my
1irod ana Inv common report they negotiated
ond trodod Terms of bargain never published
Things looked brighter for the ticket. lheh su'
eor,ntions noured in. The Sugar Trust came
down handsomely. Every corporation 'ha' 'ou''
he touched by Tammany empued lis con'r'ou
ton into the Treasury at the Holman HOUSE,
under Mr.. William c. Whitneys persuasive
manipulation Mr.. Van Allen paid a he"Vv inl.a
tion fee into the field Of diplomacy anu Ni
F. c. Benedict put more money ih'o NoN'''C"
emf according 10 Democratic authority. IMAM 'he
State Committee could find use for.
{, wont into the Presidency Mr.. Grover Cleve-
,o,d and with him q Democratic Congress
That being done, great many peopie-Soni' "a
u.bom had voted for him-bcgan 10 think y
ovor The whole country fell into reflective
mood A great many people stopper CUISINES
In order 10 mediate on the situation ana NE
outlook It suddenly occurred 10 'hein 'lat ''ii'
Marty had not been intrustcd with cohtroi Oh inc
Government before in more than thrIy years
or1 ,rhen thov remembered what happened 10
the country the last time 1t had Dehocra'c
President and Congress they grew serious. Inc!
began curtailing business enterprises, DIMINISH
ing production, closing manufactures ana SHOPS
and taking In sail at all points. Ana ho"' Ut
the end OF sixteen months OF Democratic au
mnstratiOn and attempts at leglsiauon' 'nc
distress of the country Is greater tnan Ut any
fine since Che Democratic party stepped down
In 1861. The party is engaged In hopeless en-
deayor TO pay the debts incurred during the
last few weeks Of the Presidential campaign
and give TO each contributor the consideration
promised These contributions elected president
cleveland and this Congress. Were they worth
while? Was II worth while on the whole, TWO
wears ago 10 sit up all that stormy night uhder
a lcaky roof to nominate Grover Cleveland at
. o'clock in the morning!
PADDING NEW YORK.