The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-20
THEY Ar SAY CLEvELASD.

Senator Vest, OF Mis- ouri, in an :ater
view with 4 ST Louis Rcfa5iic reporter
concerning the late election says they
fore,eil the election Of democratic pres
ident. OF candidates he says:
at will be Cleveland and Boies, or
Cleveland and Gray-but always Cleve-
land. anticipate your next question aud
will answer Il now. You want to know
how silver democrats like myself will
stand as to his candidacy. We will sup
port him earnestly and Loyalty, for webe-
iieve him to be wrong, but honestly
wrong, and he has as much right to his
opinion as we have to ours. The views OF
any democrat as to free coinage constitute
no test Of party fealty. for our parry In ma
tional convention has never so declared.
Above all, however, and this i With me
conclusive, Mr. Cleveland can be elected
on the issue of tariff reform, an / 1 regard
the defeat Of the republican party at the
next election as the greatest possible good
fer the country. Every democrat should
be willing TO postpone the silver question
IL II be necessary to prevent republican
success. We can take up the question oi
free coinage hereafter II power can be
wrested from the republicans, but II that
wins sgain the force bill will be enacted
into law, and free popular elections viii!
never again be had In this country. re-
gard that measure as the most arbitrary,
oppressive and Infamous ever proposed
by any party. Its object Was to put the
election, or rather selection, OF congress-
men and presidential electors for every
state In the hands of three partisans chosen
for the work. The republican leaders have
never abandoned the hope of passing this
bill. They were defeated in the senate by
the free.coinage republicans, but they re-
linquished their grasp suddenly and re-
luctantly. When / opened the canvass In
this city last fall stated that, no matter
what the result Of the November election
of that year, the republicans would press
the force bill to a passage. The Globe
Democrat ridiculed that assertion, and de-
clared the bill dead. We carried the G.
lections everywhere, but the result had no
effect on the republican leaders, and after.
ward came the exhaustive struggle In the
senate which has passed into history. and
no ., although they have no hope with a
democratic house OF enacting the law, II
we should lose the next presidential elcc.
lion and the house of representatives, the
BY the republicans. Especially would the
election Of Harrison mean this, for his
whole heart was in the enactment Of this
Ubiquitous law. He used every means in
his power to pass the bill through the sen
ate, and was the .lost unhappy man in
Washington when Il failed. believe that
Mr. Cleveland can carry New York, In.
diana. Connecticut and New Jersey, and
this insures his election. lie Is stronger
In New York than ever before, While In
the whole country the people have full
In his courage, ability and hon
osty.
"The democrat party must take no
chances and make no experiments in the
next contest. IL is the old fight, however
much we may wish It 20 be otherwise. We
must carry New York and Indiana, and
Cleveland can do Il. II arm iightin this,
no democrat should permit any pride Of
opinion or personal prejudice TO prevent
the nomination CT a man who Is more
feared and hated by republicans than any
candidate our party has ever presented,
and for the reason that they recognized his
hold upon the great body of the people.
"I know that Mr. Cleveland las made
many mistakes, and be justly criticised for
much he has done and uttered, but, as
General Scott once said of a gallant old
soldier vino was charged with drunkenness,
you can't expect all the Christian virtues
for 81 a month; nor can you expect a per-
feet president for even $4,000 year"