The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-08
For MR.. CLEVELAND.
JOINING THE ALLIANCE
HAS NOT DESTROYED
HIS FAITH.
.Jf we Cut Loose from it, we
I,csert Our best FRIEND


iIcsert Our best Friend"
Mr. r. L L..Beall, of Lenoir, N.
c., writes to the Progressive
Farmer as follows: II see sey.
eral communications in the
Progressive Farmer severely
criticising ex-President Cleve-
land for his views on the free
coinage Of silver, and sneering
at him as unworthy of any fur
ther confidence.
81 think you are fair-minded
and therefore will allow a
friend of Mr.. Cleveland to say a
word in his favor.
Joining the Alliance has not
destroyed my faith in the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party.
/ believe il has always been and
still is the best hope Of the
Southern farmer. If we cut
loose from it, we desert our best
friend. If we cannot get what
we want with its aid, we cam
not possibly succeed by arro-
gantly repelling its aid and set
ting up a party OF our own; nor
mas joining the Alliance des-
troyed my confidence in the
honesty, ability and political
sagacity of Mr.. Cleveland.
.Southerners especially should
show some sense Of gratitude to
"a man who has stood by their
interest. Think of tt for a mo-
ment, and see what he did for
the South while President. He
was the first President since the
war who recognized the South
ern States as co-equal with the
Northern. He was the first TO
treat usas brethren in the Union
entitled to equal rights and pri-
yileges. He showed this by se-
lecting the best and trnesto of
our Southern statesmen as his
Cabinet advisers, by appoint
ing them as ministers to foreign
countries, as consuls, as judges
Of the highest courts, and to
other high offices.
"Then as TO his economic pol
icy, Southern farmers and AL
liancemen should remember
with gratitude his vigorous war
on the iniquitous tariff, whi Ii
in my humble opinion is the
source Of more evils than all
other causes combined. Hewas
far in advance of his party on
tariff reform and sacrificed ,tim-
self III the fierce fight for con-
stitutional principles and equal
rights to all. And let us ali re-
member how he braved the
combined power Of the "Grand
Army Of the Republics" the
Loyal League. the pension
sharks and swindlers and the
public opinion of his section.
and boldly vetoed the "depen.
dent pension bill" which by act
of the late Congress has fasten.
ed upon us an annual debt Of at
least one hundred and thirty
millions Of dollars a debt great
er by forty millions than the
cost Of the greatest standing
armies Of Europe "A vast sum
of which the South gets nothing
In return for the enormous bur-
den Of taxation placedo on us.
"Then look at the vast NUM-
berofpriyate swindling schemes
he took the pains TO look into
and veto. Then again, remem-
Der those maxims: "Public Of.
flee Is a public trust, the gov
eminent Is Of the people, by the
people, and for the people, !. up
on which be acted in the face
Of fricn ! and foe throughout
his whole ofiicialcarcer is siisr-
iff, as Governor and as Ilesi-
dent Of the United States Of
America.
"And finally, but by nomeans
reaching the end Of the catalo-
que Of his good deeds, LET us re-
member that he left one hun.
dred millions Of dollars In the
Lfrr1.na,tr,, and vncnfnd the nrn.