San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-03
AGAINST MR.. CLEVELAND.
A Leading Democrat Of Kansas
Speaks Out.

TOPEKA, Kan. "In sober truth
there is no longer any democratic
party in the country; there is simply
a Cleveland craze as destitute OF any
sense or reason as ghost dance, ana
7 assure YOU there are q good many
self-respecting democrats over the
country who are taking no part in 1t,
as the result will show next Novem-
Der"
The speaker was Colonel William
Tomiinson, for many years the senior
editor and part proprietor OF Inc
Kansas Daily Democrat the leading
democratic daily paper in Kansas.
Editor TJmlinsOn a week ago in The
Democrot came out in a column leader
against Cleveland, and for Harrison
and Reid, a declaration which caused
not a little fiutter in the democratic
ranks. Continuing, MIR. TOmlinson
said, with fine touch of irony: Eyes,
Grover Cleveland has shown in his
capture of the Chicago convention
that he is the autOcrat Of democracy
The frultIess search of the centuries
has been solved. At last man mas
been discovered who is bigger than
his party. Sachem Croker, OF Tam
many hall, is b heap big Iniun,' bul
what are all the chiefs OF TammaDy
combined compared with the great
eachem and all conquering brave who
iUius as d trophy the scalp. lock of the
entire Democratic party.
WAS ever the humiliation of q
great party more abject and complete.
The beaten candidate OF 1883, repu.
dated by his party in his own state,
trsmp!ing upon all the traditions,
all the precedents OF American histo.
rs, was yet strong enough to force a
nomination at the hands of his party
at Chicago for third time, nOtWith-
standing his own famous and emphat
&c declaration IN 1884 in favor of
limiting the Presidency to one term
An vet this man who is on record as
declaring in the most solemn language
against the evils OF a second term;
who wanted an amendments incOT.
porated into the Constitution prevent
Iug the incumbent of the White
House from accepting denomination
for President, in the irony of fate and
to the lasting humiliation of the
Democratic party, is himself can
didate for the third time for chief
executive of the nation.
"Yet this man who is foresWOrn,
who has thus tTitled with his convic.
tiOns as no man who has ever sought
the presidency, Is help up by reform.
ers of the stamp of George William
Curtis, as model, and the loftiest
pc of the American statesman.
"SOm much for this revelation of Gro
yer Cleveland as a man. Viewed from
the standpoint of principle, in no
sense is the Sage Of Buzzard's Bay
democrat. His record, both as gov
ernor of New York and as president
of the republic, bellies the assertion of
his democracy. The nomination of
Grover Cleveland is the exaltation OF
the mugwumps; not the elevation or
recognition of true democracy.
"Tf Grover Cleveland is in any
sense democrat, am happy to say
that | am not a democrat. On the
tariff issue Mr.. Cleveland is an out
and-Uut free trader, while am firm
believer in the good old democratic
doctrine OF tariff for revenue, with
incidental protection. On the money
issue Mr.. Cleveland is a gold bug
while / am enthusiastic advocate Of
free coinage. On the question of civil
service, Mr.. Cleveland Is 8 mugwumT
of the most aggravated type, while
am believer in the Jacksonian doc
trine, to the victor belong the spoilI
of war;
"The beaten candidate of 1888
forced against all precedent upon tn,
stalwart and justly indignant democ
racy of the great state of New York
the idol Of the mugwumps, there Cal
hauo such thing az Grover CLEVELAND
ever again seeing the interior of tn,
White House as q presidential occu
pant.
"AIl the past uupopularity of tn,
ex-presideDt, the odium Of his record
as ruler of the republic, will rise up il
judgment against him to aid in drag