Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1890 — A Purely Democratic Row. [ARTICLE]

A Purely Democratic Row.

- The New York Bon, Anti-Cleve-land and also, it seems “Anti-Fat,” Democratic paper, lately made a feeling allusion to the fact that exPresident Cleveland was adding to his adready excessive burden oi fat at an exceedingly rapid rata Mr. Cleveland's attention waa callad te this friendly paragraph by a

reporter for the New York World, whereupon Mr. Cleveland, unless belied by his special organ, the World, freely expressed his longpi ut wrath towards the Editor of the Sun, Chas. A. Dana; Calling him a “si-mile old liar and thief” and saying that nothing saved him from being held personally responsible for his abuse? btrt ' ifrcr fact that lie had “paresis.” He further accused Dana of having attacked Mrs. Cleveland in his paper. This charge greatly riled the Sun man, and he gets hack at the distinguished exemplar of freetrade democracy iu the following manner: The Stuffed Prophet of William street, ima rage of wounded vanity, is thus reported: “There is only one thing” Mr. Cleveland resumed, and a tender expression lit up his face, “that I care anything about in these attacks: They are not confined to myself, it seems that the.senile Dana does not confine his warefar to men. Women are not free from liis dastardly assaults. Mrs. Cleveland has not escaped. It is bad enough for Dana to print his lying statements regarding myself; but it is infinitely more cowardly and dastardly for him- to Include, as lie has done, my wife in his attacks, Nothing could be more contemptible, or so far removed from all instincts of manhood.” To no habitual reader of the Sun it is necegsry to-say that this is ai cowardly lie. It is not the less a lie because it is uttered by a rim a who has been" President of the United States. It is not less cowardly because it proceeds from a husband whose inferiority in so cial, moral and intellectual qualities is recqgnized by" all who know the admirable woman linked to him by the name they bear ip common. Passing over the blackguard epithets in which the half drunker, deputy sheriff reappears, and finds his only possible retort, we come to this more serious matter: To provoke sympathy for himself. Mr. Cleveland deliberately drags the name of his wife into an interview intended for publication charging the Sun with an offense which, if the charge is true, ought to render this newspaper odious to every gentleman on Manhattan Island, to every honorable man who respects womanhood. The charge is false, and Mr, Cleveland knew it was false when he uttered it. There is but one answer that we care to make. We invite Mr. Cleveland to point to a line or a word that ever appeared iu the Sun concerning the good woman whose name—ho thus degrades, which justifies,’directly or indirectly, the statement contained in the paragraph quoted above. If he can not do that —and he can not, we invite the attention of the community to the portrait of a selfish poltroon, an unworthy husband, about whose conduct in this affair nothing can be said by any person of sensitive perceptions that will not leave on the coarse .•imt-swolletrlace fn-eping IVpm-be-bind the edge of lus wife’s garmen a red mark- like the sting, of a whip lash. Political Conventions. Mr. Editor:—l have for many years had an opinion that partisan nominations as well as elections should be governed by just and equitable statutes. On January sth, 1889,1 proposed senate bill No. 32 which is printed in the Senate Journal Page 341 seeking legal sanction for a free vote, a fair count and majority decision in nominating agencies. The legislative majority substituted the act of March 9, ’B9. Page 267 and 360 of acts of 1889. Thus no legislative direction is given to partisan committees as to the convenience, fairness or justice of the measures adopted to nominate tickets. The party committee have full power to prescribe when and how a ticket shall be mada In a mass or delegate convention, by the discrete use of alternates, proxies «nd committees the temporary chairman may become substantially the whole convention. A true partisan accepts results as being the best practicable with the means employed. True justice ought to accord to every member of a party an equal choice to win for his man in convention. This is quite as important as the contest for party victory at the election. In the ante-con-vention campaign the argumentum ad hominem should be peaceably and effectively employed to secure the best ticket. The post-conven-tion campaign ought to result in the best party winning. In the selection of a ticket the written ballot is far more essential to peaee, harmony and unity then in the selection. The Republican party holds to the doctrine of the

voters personal sovereignty. This unity and individually should have direct personal and delegate, expression -in nominating agencies. 1 seems to me that committeemen without too much regarding the wishes of a few who may desire to be nominated should arrange convention formulas to the convenience of the many who only desire tire best possible ticket. The Committee in our districts have fixed the date of our judicial and legislative conventions but I understand the membership and mode of action is still an .open question. . To the judgment of the committee I directly appeal and present a: FORMULA, A . _ 1. For Legislative J udicial nominations the Republicans will meet in separate districts by fifties at 7 o’clock p. m., May 27~, 1890, and select by a majority ballot ; one delegate to each convention and then cast a direct ballot for the nomination of a Judge, Prosecuting Attorney, Senator and Representative.. • 2. The delegates so elected will assemble in convention May 29, 1890 to collate the direct vote and if the direct vote does not nominate by majority the delegates will vote by ballot until nominations are made by a majority ballot of the delegates. Submitted for Improvement. Respectfully, Simon P. Thompson.