Machine And Popular Candidates

Ohio State Journal: On the greatest of American platforms stand two ofthebest American?, the one.couibinin;i the courage of the soldier with'the knowledge of the statesman, and the otlier the broad eommon 8i)Be of business experlenee witli the knowledge of the statesman. It is the ticket of the people and tor the people, hik! it was made by the people. Cleveland was nominated by the machine of Federal offices before the St. Louis convention met, and the same syndicale of spoils named Tlnirman with and for hiin. Ben. Harrison was nominated after the convention had deliberated one week, and he was decided on bs the popular choice. Neither he nor Levi P. Morton were dark horses nor accidents. They were both fully considered for their respective places, and considered to be the best men in the wisdom of the greatest convention that ever a6sembled on earth.