The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-15
THAT INTERVIEW.

Chairman Brice OF the Democratic Ex.
ecutive Committee rcpudiates that inter.
view which caused such q stir IN the
party camp.
The exciting feature OF the talk was the
utterancc that Mr. Cleveland should help
himself by imparting a little insp ration
to the party In the form Of Offices to the
faithful. This proposed stroke Of policy
In the campaign was calculated to pro-
duce double effect when accompanied
with the ceremony Of administering the
grand bounce to number OF Repub.
lican office holders.
The Republican postmaster OF New
York city ives pointed out rs shining
mark, and the readers Of the interview,
who had Of late years hankered after
office, were not slow to point out good
many more marks for reform when the
words of Chairman Brice were tele.
graphed far and wide. But yesterdays
papers contained Mr.. Brices denial that
he ever said any such things, and the
conservative members of the Democratic
press rush TO the support Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands safe policy.
We are inclined to think that good
policy, though found at fault by many
and in many of It's features, had better be
praised than blamed in any respect just
at this particular time. when the fate of
the Democratic party is staked on a pop
ular bell in the success of the admins
tration. II the only fault to find with
Mr. Cleveland lies In his allowing a few
Republican office holders to stay we had
as well let that fault take care OF Itself
for the present and make haste to preach
on the merits, which are honesty and
ability in all the affairs. domestic and for.
eign, that Mr.. Cleveland has admins
tered.
If that interview was a device of the
enemy, it lacked shrcwdness in one point
and that was the declaration that the
Democrats would have all the money
they want.
We do not believe in doodle" cam
paigns or buying up ward politicians, but
If we are to put the question o.. to the
ties, of political education as claimed, then
the simple fact is we must have the
means to distribute as many campaign
documents as the Republicans. The,
have the start of us in the educating
business, If deception can be ranked in
that category, and the sooner we take
the field TO meet their grand protection
crusade the better 1t will be for our
chances of success. No canvass can run
itself on principle merely unless the
principle is explained, and the truth is
the people particularly in this part Of the
country are profoundly ignorant Of what
tariff reduction means.
There are thousands of people who
will he made to think that the Mills bill
~ IItc tIduc anu tie ItSlucHt OOouVu
Club man, unless the tracts of the pre-
tectionsts are coOlly and intelligently
argued out of their absurdity and false
hood by able and sensible political pa
pers. There cannot be speeches enough
made to reach all the people in solid
enough shape to do the work.
There are figures and comparisons that
need to be seen on paper
From the National Committee and
from each State committee the docu.
ments should be distributed broadcast.
The first and ablest effort has been
made in the circulation of Be!fords maya
zine each number of which contains the
explanations in full of the true doctrines
of the Democratic party and their rels-
lations to the interest and prosperity of
the people