Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-11-12
CLEVELAND FOR PRESIDENT.
He VIII Get the Solid Vote Of the
Demoeracy-Yest OIL the
Situation.

He VIII Get the Solid Vote Of the
Demoeracy-Yest on the
Situation.
United States Senator Vest, in a
lengthy interview with the St.
Louis Republic, among other things,
says:
at will be Cleveland and Boies,
or Cleveland and Gray--but always
Cleveland. / anticipate your next
question and will answer it 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
we believe him to be In the 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 consti-
tute no test of party fealty, for cur
party in national convention has
neve- so declared. Above all,
however, and this is with me con-
elusive, Mr.. Cleveland can be
elected on the issue of tariff reform,
and l regard the defeat of the Re-
publican party at the next election
as the greatest possible good for
the country. Every Democrat
should be willing to postpone the
silver question if it be necessary
to prevent Republican success. We
can take up the question of free
coinage hereafter if power can be
wrestled from the Republics MS,
but if that party wins again the
force bill will be enacted into law,
and free popular elections will
never again be had in this country.
I regard that measure as the most
arbitrary, oppressive and infamous
ever proposed by any party. Its
object was to put the election, OIL
rather selection, of Congressmen
and Presidential Electors for every
State in the hands of three par,
tisans 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 Repub
licans, but they relinquished theil
grasp suddenly and Reluctantly,
When I opened the canvass in
this city last fall 1 stated that, ne
matter what the result of the
November election of that year
the Republicans would press ths
force bill to passage. The Globe
Democrat ridiculed that assertion,
and declared the bill dead. W,
carried the elections everywhere
but the result had no effect on thu
Republican leaders, and afterwardI
came the exhaustive struggle il
the Senate which has passed int
history, and now, although the.
have no hope with a Democrat
House of enacting the law, if W
should lose the next Presidential
election and the House of Repre-
sentatives, the force bill would b
> the first bill passed by the Repub
licans. Especially would tn
election of Harrison mean this, TO
his whole heart WAS in the enact
ment of this inlquitous law. H
used every means In his power t.
pass the bill through the Senate
5 and was the most unhappy man il
Washington when it failed. I be
, lieve Mr.. Cleveland can carry New
York, Indiana, Connecticut ant
. New Jersey, and this insures hi
election. He is stronger in New
, York than ever before, while in th,
whole'eouutry the people have full
, confidence IN his courage, abilit,
and honesty,
TAKE NO CHANCES.
"The Democratic party mus
take nc chances and make no ex
periments in the next contest. I
is the old fight, however much VI
may wish it to be otherwise. W.
must carry New York and Indiana
and Cleveland can do it. If I an
right in this, no Democrat shoult
permit any pride of opinion or per
sonai prejudice to prevent thu
nomination of man who Is NOR,
feared and hated by the Republi
cans than any candidate our party
has ever presented, and tor thu
reason that they recognize his hole
upon the great body of the people
81 know that Mr.. Cleveland ha'
made many mistakes, and Car
be justly criticised for much he ha.
done and uttered, but, as Genera.
Scott once said of a gallant ole
soldier who was charged with
drunkenness, you can't expect al
the Christian virtues for $13 6
month"; nor can you expect a per
feet President for even $50, 900 &
year.
"Senator, how about State mat
ters2"
"You must excuse me. I have