The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-01
cLEvELANp INTERVIEWED.
He Proves Clearly What a True and
steadfast Democrat He Is.

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NEw YoRK, Feb. 2s.-I1 compliance
with a request Of James Gordon Bennett,
President Cleveland yesterday gave long
interview TO a correspondent Of the Her-
dld. As a result Of the interview the cor
respondent tclcgraphed the following to
the Herald:
| have had long and, / need not add,
very interesting talk with President
Cleveland this morning. II was really
talk, for Mr.. Cleveland objects TO formal
interview. lie preferred 10 chat Ia a.
miliar and friendly way about the various
topics which involve the national welfare,
and then gave the a free pen with which
to describe both what | saw aud what /
heard.
Mr.. Cleveland referred to the last four
years and then declared his hope that the
Republican party on It's accession to power
would pursue no course that could In any
way rehabiliiate the sectional animosiiios
which have been dying out.
was anxious TO know what he would
say Of the future prospects Of the Republic.
| therefore led the conversation to subjects
bearing on this question. lie spoke with
the utmost irankncss. lie said;
81 am Democrat, with all the word
implies. am, moreover, an intense
Democrat, in that believe the true prin.
ciplcs Of the Democratic party ere essen
tial 10 the highest woll-bcing OF this coun-
try. m
"During the war;" he added, "the Re-
publican party had supreme and unqucs.
toned control Of public policy. No one
will question the soryica Il rendered ut that
time, but the rank and file OF the army
was composed largely OF Democrats. The
Generals who won rcn0wn were also, many
OF them, Democrats While there were
among the Republicans a small minority
OF hoi-hcads who found fault with the
Lincoln Administration, and among the
Democrats an equal number OF fossils,
whose tmidily was a national misfortune,
the great bulk OF the people, from East 10
West, without respect 10 party affiliations,
were solidly patriotic and ready for any
amount OF necessary sacrifice for the pres.
tCryat.on OF our institutions. IL Is folly 70
G aim that the war was fought by either
IL tUuNlctuh OF Dtunocfilht " WIS lnuNut
hy tbs American citizens OF the North.
"But II In plain" he said, with great
seriousness, that under Republican ad.
mnistra.ions there has been given n fresh
and dangerous impetus 10 inonopolics,
trusts and combines. Immense fortunes
have been accumulated, unknown In the
days Of our fathers They are a peculiar.
/ ity oi post-bcllum times, and the control
which they arbitrarily exercise over lhC
cost OF existence Is direct menace 20 the
welfare Of the workingmcn aud Of oui
! farmcrs."
On my suggesting the race question In
the South, Mr.. Cleveland naturally hest
taled before answering, because, m he
said. Il Is the most delicate subject nov
before the people.
"fhc South has partly recovered from
the effects Of the war, AND Tor twenty yoau
and mi ~ has been putting all It's energies
into the soil and into manufactures II
has risen b condition approaching ruiz
10 a degree Of financial and practical enter
prise which renders Il In some indus,rio
n slu rp competitor with the North. Tn
sudden and marvellous recovery Of th
South In industrial interest is n fact II
which the whole nation may vol taxi
pride. And this feeling Of pride would b.
universal II the professions " often mad