The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-24
CLEVELAND AND THE DEMOCRACY.

Now comes the Missouri gentleman who
was quoted as reporting conversation
with ex-President CLEVELAND concerning
silver, and says the published account of
the interview did not correctly represent
what was actually said. Everybody knew
this to be the case. but it is just as well that
the ex-President and his questioner have
denied the report
In this connection, or rather in connec-
ton with Mr.. CLEyELAND's silver views,
some interesting remarks by Hon. JEFF.
| CHANDLER will be found in this Issue of
TIE HERALD. The distinguished lawyer
and politician thinks that Mr.. CLEVELAND
will not be sin iun next year unless he shall
greatly modify his opinions regarding sill
yer. If MIR. CHANDLER is correct in
this, it might as we'll be ad-
mltted right now that the
ex-President will not be in it, for he will
not change his opinions unless something
shall transpire to prove to him that he has
| been wrong. CLEVELAND is not the change
full kind Of statesman. He forms opinions
and reaches conclusions by the process of
reason, and having made up his him hesis
one of the most stubborn of men, policy
having very little weight with him. 1t is
known that his silver views to day are the
same that he has entertained ever since he
has been prominent figure in politics. and
II they have undergone no change in these
six or eight years, why should anybody
expect change in the near future, the
conditions being practically the same all
the timel
But we apprehend, clever and OBJ
serving as Mr.. CHANDLER is, that he
errs in his estimate of the temper of the
Democracy. 1t is true enough that the
majority sentiment of western and south
ern Democrats is in favor of free coinage
of the white metal, but it is not true that
these Democrats will carry their love for
silver SO far as to endanger the success of
the party by rejecting Mr.. CLEVELAND,
who is the strongest Democrat in all those
ssates where the party needs strength, and
accepting pronounced silverite who
would certainly ALLEVIATE the very votes
which the Democracy must have to win.
The west wants free silver, it is conceded,
but the west can do absolutely nothing for
the Democracy. The most pronounced free
silver advocate at the head of the Demo
cratic ticket could not carry single west
ern state with the possible exception of
Montana, whose electoral votes number
just three On the other hand free silver
candidate would turn New York, Connec-
ticut and probably New Jersey over to the
enemy.
Are the western Democrats so deeply in
fatuated with silver that they are ready to
commit suicide to prove their devotion!
Mr.. CHANDLER would seem to think So We
think otherwise. We think the Democrats,
whether in the east, west or south, are
patriotic and loyal to party, and what
{ promises the most good to Democracy will
be accepted and approved by them, regard
/ less of their personal feelings in the pre-
3 misses. If the western Democrats were in
, position to promise success or threaten
defeat, if they were in control of Illinois,
, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, California
! Oregon, Nebraska and Colorado, they could
4 say to the country, "We will have a
a candidate who agrees with US or we will
D defeat the Democracy" but for them te
D say this now would be ludicrous, in view OF
the fact that they do not expect to carry
one of the states named.
The situation is this: If the Democrats
win next year it must be by the votes Of
the south, which may be relied upon, who
e ever the nominee, and the votes of few
b of the eastern states, as New York, Con
r necticut and New Jersey. If there be
b Democrat in all the land who can carry
these eastern states, it is GROVER CLEvE
: LAND; while it is absolutely certain that ne
9 Democrat with broad silver views cal
a carry them.
n Under these circumstances will the Dem
t ocrats deliberately sacrifice victory ant
:. commit suicide, or will they act like rea
n souable, intelligent beings, and wina
q MIR. CHANDLER has not studied the situa.
: ton carefully.