The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-31
CLEVELAND IS THE
BOLTERS' CHOICE
Many Desire the Fisherman's Name on
the Indianapolis Ticket.
BUT GROVER WILL NOT ACCEPT
The Revcnue.AbOlishing, Bond.
; Creating President Has No Desire
to Go Into the Martyr Business
While the Fish Are Biting at Buz-
Yards Bay. Mr.. Garman the Cham.
piOn Rainbow Chaser.
Bureau of The Tribune,
sol 14th street, n. w.

Washington, Aug. 30.
More or less speculation about Presi-
dent Cleveland being chosen the stand
ard bearer of the gold Democratic con-
vention at indianapolis is being in
dulged in among politicians here. The
enemies of Mr.. Cleveland say he ought
to be compelled to take the nomination;
that he and his friends are responsible
FOR the boilers convention, and for that
reason he ought to head the ticket. 1t
is true that Mr.. Cleveland is largely
responsible for the bolt in his party.
One single word from him would be
sufficient to call off the gold gathering
at Indianapolis next week. But Mr..
Cleveland is not going to say the word.
Neither is he going into the martyr
business by permitting his name to be
used in connection with the nomina-
tion.
There is no disputing the fact that he
would be able to poll more votes than
any other candidate the convention
could name Some of the presidents
enthusiastic friends are courageous
enough to say that If nominated he
would carry more states than Bryan,
the nominee of the regular Democratic
convention. Such talk is nonsensical.
man the Indianapolis convention can
name will stand a ghost of a chance of
carrying single state. The purpose
OF the managers of the indianapolis
convention is to defeat the Popocratic
ticket nominated at Chicago. They pre-
fer Il Republican president who has
sound ideas on the money question to
a Democratic one who favors a dishon-
est dollar. which would bring discredit
to the government at home as well as
abroad.
Instead of nominating a ticket at In
dianapolis it would be better for the
boilers to endorse Mckinley, and thus
give Democrats who are opposed to
Bryan and his free silver fallacy an OPP
poItunity to vote direct for a man who Is
sound on the money question. That
would settle the dispute. Bryan would
be buried so deep on Nov. 3 that no po-
lit cal power ON earth could ever dig
him UP again. Mckinley would be elect
ed, and the credit and honor of the
country would be re-eStablished, and
prosperity and plenty would once more
prevail.
The Judgment of many shrewd politi-
ians is that a third ticket will help
rather than injure the chances of Bry-
ans election. All Democrats who want
to vote against Bryan and his anar-
Chstic ideas should remember that one
ballot cast for Mckinley means two for
him instead of one IL they vote for an
Independent Democratic candidate.
Bryan is a dangerous rival. He repre-
sents dangerous element, and his
strength must not, therefore, be under
estimated.
The letter of Major Mckinley accept
ing the Republican nomination for pres
ident and the speech OF eX-President
Harrison opening the Republican cam
paign are regarded as the ablest and
most forcible arguments in favor of
honest money yet delivered. They were
both full of logical reasoning and sound
ed the keynote of the Republican party
in the campaign now on. Both should
be read carefully by every voter who is
in favor Of honest money and a stable
and safe government.
RAINBOW CHASER.
Democratic State Chairman Garman
Is a rainbow chaser of the purest ray
serene Although only at the head of
the organization about two weeks he
is already predicting all sorts of DEM
ocratic successes in Pennsylvania this
year. If Mr.. Garman and his free sill
yer contingent can elect One-third as
many members of congress as they pre-
diet they will be mighty lucky. He is
q candidate himself in the Twelfth-Lu-
zerne- district, but he stands very little
show of election, and nobody knows 1t
better than himself. The nomination
had to be forced upon him. He didn't
want 1t any more than Grover Cleve-
land wants the nomination of the sec
ond adventists at indianapolis. The
only difference, however, between
Grover Cleveland and Chairman Gar
man is that the latter is willing to be
a martyr to the cause he espouses and
the former isn't.
The nomination of Colonel Jack"
Spangler by the Popocrats of the Twen-
ty-cighth congressional district is re-
ga,ded as very weak one. He is un-
popular among the miners up there, and
as they hold the balance of power in
that district, the colonel is liable to get
an awful licking this fall.
Senator Quay has put quietus to the
report that he was to make peace with
Dave Martin and the combine. 1t has
been known for some time that Martin
was anxious for reconciliation, and
some Of his friends have been laboring
with Quay with that object in view.
Governor Hastings is said to be prac-
tically anxious to bring about such
result, but as Senator Quay declines to
be a party to the deal all negotiations
are off for the present. and judging
from the reports received here the COM
plete downfall Of the combine is now
only a question of short time.
w. r. j.