Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
CLEVELANDANDC
THE Ex-pRESlDENT AND THE FlNAN-
GAL SITUATION OF THE COUNTRY.
Recent Editorial Utterances Of Virginia
Newspapers-Words OF Advice
from Correspondents.
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But when Democratic papers that do not
favor Mr.. Clevelands candidacy because
they believe it will be fatal TO Democratic
success venture to give the reasons for
their opinions straightway silence is COM
handed, aud the warning is given out that
II will hurt the Democratic party, aud in
the event Of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination
will compel the rash editor to stultify him
self or abandon the Democratic party.
What nonsense, Now is the time or
never when il behooves every Democrat
to declare his opinion If he has any, ana to
maintain IL by fair argument and honest
statement OF facts. The success of the
Democratic party in 1892 depends on this.
The Democrat who has reason to believe
that the nomination of any particular
man will be fatal to tho success of the
Democratic party and does not frankly
and fully avow those reasons aids
and abets Democratic disaster. SO far
from proving his qualification and re-
tirement from the Democratic party 1t IS
the strongest testimony of his right TO
abide with aud fight for the party's sue
cess. Does a soldier desert his colors be-
cause his leaders refuse TO heed advice or
warningl IL he knows of tho danger 1t 10
his duty to give the alarm. but If the warn
ing is disregarded and somebody wilfully
Is for him to do oil in his power TO retrieve
the consequences of the blunder and to
snatch victory from the jaws of disaster.
Let US have full, free. and unreserved dis
cussion, without bitterness and without
blackguardism. of the merits and dement's
of the candidates for our nomination, hon.
estly dividing until the convention speaks.
and then Loyalty acquiescing in the WIS
dom of the party decree. Let US have no
L...l L.. Il. L. Nterhf
but let the fiercest light of public opinion
beat intensely upon the character and con-
duct of every man who aspIres to carry the
standard of Democracy IN next year.
fight, whether he be Cleveland or Hill OF
Campbell or Gray or any other.
Mr.. Cleveland.
[Clarke Courierl
There is considerable discussion going
on among the politicians and newspapers
as TO the availability OF Mr.. Cleveland for
the presidential nomination in 1892. Some
of the politicians who have been inter-
viewed ON this subject. and who have with
some haste declared that Mr.. Cleveland
has lost ground in Virginia because Of bis
letter against the free coinage Of silver,
would have been as ready with q reason
why he should not be nominated If he had
never written that letter.
The truth is. as far as we have been able
to ascertain IT, that Mr. Cleveland has not
lost his popularity with Democrats, but his
silver letter has weakened his strength
with members of the Alliance, who believe
that free coinage Is a more important issue
than tariff reform. We believe III free coin
age of silver, and We are not persuaded that
Mr. Cleveland is any less Democrat than
we are, and hence would not in represent
tative capacity throw himself across the
al ,rtIl ~ h,a RI and pfIlIiIv ira
action. We have before said that MIR.
Cleyeland's silver letter was but the opin-
ION of an individual occupying private
station, and standing on such ground he
had the same right any other member OF
his party enjoys to voice his views. But
when be is clothed with trust confided
to him by his party no is no longer repre-
sentIng himself. but il the agent and ex-
ecutiye of the authority for which he
stands.
If tho Democratic platform declares for
the free coinage of silver, and Mr.. Cleve-
land is not willing TO be governed by Its
declarations in his official character, then
the Democratic party must select some
other person for their candidate. One
thing IS certain, the country can rely upon
Mr. Cleveland TO give 1t a clean admlnistra
ton. and during these DAYS OF eNtraya-
gance and jobbery il is well enough to loos
at this sido of the presidential Office.
a Reminder.
[The Stated
Our contemporary, the Times. yesterday
had some sensible words to say endorsing
the Brooklyn EdgL@s objections TO the
methods of some of Governor Hilrs
friends in abusing Mr. Cleveland.
Like the Tunes. the state deprecates the
stvle of warfare complained of by the
Brooklyn Ed9e. paper earnest in adyo-
eating Nr. Cleveland. The State will sup
port the man nominated by tho Demo.
cratic party.
Ii is well to call attention, however, tc
the fact that Mr.. Hills adherents are the
only men who are speaking angrlly OF ex
President Cleveland.
And 1t may not be ami's TO remind these
partisans that Governor Campbell, Gray
and Others are spoken of in connection
with the presidency. The defeat of Mr.
Cleveland does not imply the nomination
OF Mr.. Hill. Governor Buckner, of Ken
lucky, told the Dispatch Yesterday what
might with equal truth be told of Nlr-
ginla-namely, that the sentiment in his
State is. If Cleveland is not selected, the
| nomination will go to some other State
than New York.
But all the same, no spitfire and snarl
fight on AIr. Cleveland or any other
nominee.
New York Against Cleveland.
alexandria Gazette.l
Mr.. Cleyeand's ideas on the tariff ques-
ton are eminently wise and patriotic.
They are also, strange as it may seem, popu-
lar, will be endorsed by a large majority OF
the intelligent and fair-minded people oil
the country, and certainly should be by
every man who calls himself Democrat
1t isn't the ex-President's low-tarltf views
that will prevent him from receiving q re-
nomination, but the fact that the Demo
Gratis of his own State will not support him.
That fact will be made patent at the Ma
tional Democratic Convention TO the dele
gates from the other States, and 1t Will be
sufficient to deter them from nominating
him.
Governor Buckner. of Kentucky, says
"The masses of Kentucky are inclined II
favor of free coinage of silver, but they are
heartily and indefatigably for Cleveland as
President" If the Governor be correctly
informed. Senator Blackburn, Congress
man Stone, and many other kentucklans
who hold positions by the favor OF popular
suffrage are sadly mistaken, tor according
to them the masses of Kentucky are IN.
defatigably" for any other man than MIR.
Cleveland for President.
a Chance for the Democratic Party.
amherst New Era.l
We are of the opinion that the Demo
cratic party never had finer opportunity
in its existence than it now has. The two
| great parties are still opposing each Other
by every means possible. The Alliance Ii
holding the balance of power. Whichever
party secures the Alliance vote Will gam
the victory. The Alliance has repeatedly
proclaimed its principles, and of the two
present parties which comes nearer CO.
inciding with the Alliance Don't the
Democratic party? II Is a fixed fact and
| cannot be disputed that the party that
gets the Alliance vote will have to make
concessions-will have to meet 1t on hall.
way ground. From the present prospect
there is but one thing to keep the Alliance
and the Democratic party from voting
almost solidly, and that is the anti-sllyer
element in the Democratic party.
sneering mt Politicians.
[Lynchburg News.l
At the very moment Mr.. Cleveland was
urgently insisting before the Commercial
Club at Providence that it is the patriotic
duty of every American citizen to take an
active personal interest IN politics bis
friends and newspaper supporters in Viz
GINA and elsewhere were sneering at poll.
tic,ape and applvinO opprObrfOua eDltlets