The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-24
Looking Toward 1902.

The interview which Mr. Morrison Nun
ford, editor Of the Kansas City Times. had
with DR. Cleveland on Wednesday, and
which was published IN our dispatches yes
terday, is a very interesting one for several
reasons, the chief Of which IS that It makes
it quite clear that the Democratic party is
going to conduct the campaign IN 1892 on
the tariff reform issue From the inter-
view it appears that Mr.. Cleveland is in
constant communication with leading dem
ocrats in all parts Of the country. and in
their letters to him they express the opia-
ion that a vigorous effort must be made in
behalf of that reform in the next national
campaign. Indeed, it Is doubtful if all of
those who write to Mr. Cleveland relative
10 tariff reform are democrats. The chances
are that many Of them are republicans, who
see the necessity for a tariff policy alto
gether different from that of the Republican
party. Mr. Cleveland says that his letters
convince him that the thinking men of the
nation are INA -sed almost solidly on the
side Of tariff reform"
The fact that the republicans of the
House have gone to work vigorously to
frame tariff bill indicates that they are
not unaware Of the change that is taking
place in the public mind with respect 20
the tariff. They will try to make some re-
ductios in the tariff, with the hope of
quoting the growing demand for tariff re-
form, but they will not be able to make the
reductions that will give relief to those who
need it. They do not dare to touch the in
terests of the manufacturers and the
monopolis;s, because from them they got
the most of the money that aided the Re
publican party to get back into power.
They may take the duty off sugar because
the sugar planters are Of no benefit to their
party, and when they have done that they
may say that the revenues will not meet
the expenses of the government if there are
any further reductions.
The people, however, who favor tariff
reform do not look to the Republican party
to effect that reform. They look to the
Democratic party. They know that in the
last congress the democratic majority of the
House passed a tariff reform bill, which
was killed in the Senate, and they know
that if the democrats are called to power
in 1892 they will again make an honest
effort to relieve the people from unneces-
sary tariff burdens.
And what is the part which Mr.. Cleve-
land will play in the campaign of 1922
Will he be the leader or only one of the
leaders, Mr.. Munford said to him that the
sentiment was almost unanimous that he
should be the leader. Mr.. Munford stated
the truth. At present no other man is seri-
ously thought of in that connection. The
whole country recognizes Mr. Cleveland's
sincerity, and the people admire and respect
an honest straightforward man even
though they may not agree with him in all
or his opinions. The sending of a tariff re-
form message to congress on the eve
OF a great political contest was an
exhibition of courage on his part that is
rare among public men. That message
may have damaged his prospects for re-
election, but it helped the cause of tariff
reform and gave Mr.. Cleveland a place in
the affection of the people that very few
have had. Nobody can tell what changes
will take place before 1892 Mr.. Cleveland
neither encouraged nor discouraged the
suggestion of being Presidential candidate
again. If the people should call him to the
leadership, however, there is no doubt he
would respond.