The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-08
INDIGNANT DEMOCRACY.
Ringing Denwnciation OF the SelEseekins
OF y Defeated Candidate.

nluBpn8 DenwncIatiOn OF the tfsseekIu 3
OFFS Defeated Candidate.
To THE EpITon OF The suN-Sr. I am a
platn-speaking man and am ofthe oninlon that
when one Inns anything to shy no ought to
mako himself understood. With these prelim-
inaries. wish to state that 1 am disguised.
fully and completely disRusted 10 are all MY
neighbors. and. as live in a densely populated
section OF Mississippi. It proves that good
many OF us are disguised.
The fact TINT q man whom we assisted In
elccting President Ut the United States and to
whose shattering and crumbling fortune we
clung four years thereafter till he sunk out OF
sight. Is now heading bolt from the dolngs OF
areCularly called D smocratic Convention. oha-
Rrins, embittors. and diseusts us. The ex-
preston is rough. I know. but It is the truth.
the whole truth. and nothing but the truth.
Mr.. Cleveland's course OF conduct Is sRera-
vntingly disgusting. Ho knows that he can
not receive the nomination. and he Is we'll
aware Of the fact that he could not be elected
II he were nominated. Yet the ungrateiul man
IS unwilling that David B. Hill should cat the
hay. To cause Hills defeat he would see the
Democratic party engulfed in q maelstroml
What cares he for Democratic success7 Ac-
tions speak louder than words. He knows that
he is tho only disturbing element in tho DOM
ocratic party. He knows that he is the only
fly In the ointment He knows that. were his
henchmen called In. universal reace would
prevail in the Democratic camp. and that
David d. Hill would have a walkover In the
Chicago Convention. and In Novemberl
But look at his letter to Bragg. read II. and
then read 1t between the lines. 1t Is puerile.
It rankles with resentment and spleen. This
illustrious hybrid in politics was unceremont,
ously showed under; no was walloped. he was
used up defeated even by his neiehbors, and
yet he IL now trying to thrust himself on the
Democratic party again. We don't want him
down this way; We want Democratl We
don't want Mugwump: we don't believe in
mule Democracy: we don't take our Democ-
racy mixedl
We want a change in the Administration;
we want q man who will make change.
When We work for Democratic victory We
want Democratic victory: that's what the
thing means. We don't want to strain every
nerve and muscle in us to put man into the
White House who. to curry favor with Mug
wumps and Republicans. retains thousands Of
the appointees OF his Republican predecessors.
II Mr.. Cleveland is any sort Of Democrat
I mean one Of the kind who wishes the Demo-
cratic party success whether he 10 "in it" or
not, let him cease to head bolt. Boilers are
not popular with the Democratic party. It Is
absolutely agGravatnG. and makes n good
Democrat as mad as the devil. to think that
after We elected Mr.. Cleveland President ono
time and nominated him. and got beat with
him. badly licked with him. . second time. to
see and to know that Mr.. Cleveland now
pushes himself forward as bolter from a reg
ularly called Democratic Convention. aiming
as he knows We do not want him. to divide and
destroy the Democratic party. II possible. The
good. honest Democrats of the South are
thinking less and less OF Mr.. Cleveland every
day Of his life This writer regards Mr.. Cleve-
land as the Democratic partys worst enemy
He is veritable element OF discord. Millions
OF people are Of my mind on this subject, or
am Of their opinion. rather. The handwrit-
ing Is on tho wall condemnlng him. He ought
to see 1t.
Brother Democrats Of the whole Union. must
We again stultify ourselves as We did in
1882 Especially when this gigantic failure
comes to US as q bolter from the proceedings
Of regularly called Democratic State Con-
vention. presided over by that statesman and
one-legged Federal soldier. Daniel Z. sicklesi
Away with him! Let US nominate and elect
David B. HILL the choice OF tho New York Do
mocracy. and thus do our duty to ourselves. our
wives. and our children! An OLD DEMOCRAT.
MERIDIAN. Miss. April 5.