Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-10
THE CLEVELAND TIDE.
ne Popularity of z, esident Cleveland
With His Party.
BROOKLYN Ea7le.


Brooklyn Eagle.
Never In its history has the Democratic
; party crossed the threshold of presi-
( Dental CANVASS under more suspicious
4 circumstances thEn those which attend It
row. Whatever local discords may pre-
vail, whatever cSuses of dissension here
ild there mar the political happiness of
/ It's followers, in its national aspect it
presents to the eye the spectacle OF g
united. compact and enthusiastic army.
Tie confidence Of victory which inspires
itisS confidence that tskes counsel of
/ tscts and reason, not q confidence that is
born OF blind desire or imaginary strength.
4 Il believes 1t is destined to win, because
his conscious OF its high claims to victory
md because i. has from day TO day &C
tlnulsting occulsr proofs that a vast ma
/ latlty OF the American people ere in SYM
sly with It's purposes aud preparing to
Sustain It oy thei: votes at the ballot box
NOT since the days of Andrew Jackson
Us here appeared Democratic leader
whose popularity hiss equalled that at
aled by President Cleveland. Il is a
populirity, too, differing from that which
successful political chieftsins enjoy, in
alt Inc subject of it has not heartily at
ecaed the men to whose control the ms
emery OF party organization Is COM
altled. 1t has become familiar saving
4N MI Cleveland has the masses with ]
Tl ana the Eolit clans against him.
1lsie IS much truth In the observation.
oa' me causes which explsin the opposi-
-.l VI Tue latter are the causes which
s,s .le very highest assurance Of his re-
p''.u' Inc glory and strength of the
ss.selt are That his administration has
y" leo the maxim that he who serves
- ~ GHouatFy best, best serves his party.
- =. ouIfoTers In the mold may not see
~ 70 Inc blind partisan il NAV not be
u , .s and the spells hunter, given over
,s,n aaot =, a'lun OF MS own self5hness, may
S ~-s 70 comprehendls popularity thus
NJ .a. oaL every dispatch that bears s
r,s" wv" o Vi the proceedings of Demo- {
m SS- conventions writes 1t In language 7
E V5a.sent mat he who runs may read. 8
r ShasieVeF Democrats are gathered TO- Z
'ri-s ot ~ representative cspscity the C
M, ,''S q voice Of the party fnds ready L
n ma !. From New Hampshire to Tex,s il
I:,tgsn.V ' y to Florida the same b
h ~ n IS reVerberated. It is refresh b
h. a. ~ Denocrsts who have set their
eeS,,sss" 70 tae new era and the nobler
e,,nSso,ooL party service to witness the
Ia sI =, n oi tae Bourbons sud Ph;lis. a
IA to ~. democracy swept away before .,
Sc 'so which mat era has released. a,
h tA sAaAos out rejoice to see how feehIe =,
b beIsl..' .sa OF lne men who cling to II
ss.ipS, M, ~. ana methods Of the old regime u
kis p'o, We rising tide of Clevelsndism ".
ps,Iogs-uo gratifying alike to their q,
esy a, Az, d,s aaa their love of p.rty that .,
ssinosiaSs eoVer IN these multiplying r.
ias Tss Inc token OF q real reyolu. =.
ka,i..s.e parallels established by the a. A.
s,sSs a 70 no OF 1885 SO are bu. the DE- ~
sisS.u Inc work. The sdministr..,on ~
q, vim ca. Sta1ea on the 4ih of March Ar
BE scomntyit forward toward ulti- =.
ses.;pcs VnaspLshment under the superin. .S
Il unoI,.! sue same MASTER spirit.
lii d.lCisn" who has the wisdom
''ab, snSu ana generation makes confess
etns is ~. NJ to the inevitable. As
3 lDor wi Inc meeting of the couyeu-
b ssp 's his sense of the foilv of io'
Ia Asslnst the pricks becomes
.ssa n u The caucus his tone has
tsa5lvT r.! become peremptory. At the he
'Ss.1ss ~ III aae election of delegates he
D o. y modest stiffness and humil- to
p Of s ne ventures to enter the
! b,ria5 oeoste his real thouebts
satlouu. beneath the underbrusb
y sisSa- speech. He has heard
sss a 1 PoS Of one who wrestled with I
k.cSjo.an esu', ani the PHILOSOPHY of exc
ss'sipe + grows Luminous and most sho
y This IL me so fierce stress Of presenif enl
sssace IN s w. wooden nutmees into EGrt
S@sbulier.e valley of Connecticut, ori
Ssato,I.i vosary OF protection Al q
'um OF the Georgia lsad$H.