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Show divine right to be nominated, or that tha principles of democracy did not precede and will not survive him. Idolatry of the Uaenutups., B:'Oklyn Eagle. Harper's Weekly's theory that Mr. Cleveland is the only man who persoa-iiies persoa-iiies tariff reform illustrates the mugwump mug-wump preference for persons to principles. princi-ples. Mr. Cleveland, howevnr, neither exclusively personifies nor in any sense exhausts tho issue of tariff reform. Governor 11111. Mr. Carlisle, Congressman Congress-man Crisp, Roger (j. Ai ills, Isaac P. Gray, and all tariff reformers, and than any ono of them on this issue Mr. Cleveland is neither an old soldier, nor a better. Mugwnmpery, which began in personal hatred of James Or. Hlaino, should not progress to persoual idolatry of any other man. He who sets up a political idol, worships a doll stuffed ! with sawdust. He who cherishes a po- litical hate, dwarfs his own soul and soaks his life and' his language in a so-' so-' Jutk n of spleen. The Lagie favors Mr, I Cleveland's nomination in 1802; hut not on the theory that he has a claim of |