The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06
Not an Insult-rhs Plain Truth.

/ NOT an lu6ulE-In6 Fla1u
The republican organs are trying to make
/ little political capital out of that portion
OF Mr.. Cieveland's speech, delivered IN New
York city last Tuesday night, in which be
called attention to the preparations the re-
publicans we're making TO buy votes. The
I New York Press Tribune and other repub-
/ lican papers declare the speech WAS an in
/ suit TO American voters They also assert
/ it was a practical confession by Mr.. Cleve-
land that be was beaten.
The efforts the republican organs and
/ leaders are making to create a sentiment
against Mr.. Cleveland that will cause him
to lose few votes are amusing. not only
because they are futile. but also because
they are ridiculous. About everything Mr..
Cleveland does now is, In their opinion, a
virtual confession of defeat. They asserted
that his making speeches in the last week of
the campaign was such q confession
and they pretend to believe that his refer
ence to the great corruption fund Of their
party was another such confession. Before
election day they will find something else,
probably, that they will say is a confession
of defeat.
1hb INV NeAL NlCNGidlQE reference 10
the republican corruption be construed as
an insult to the ''voters Of American Does
anybody deny that the republican managers
have a vast sum of money with which they
intend to buy votes9 Do the republican
managers themselves deny that they depend
largely upon money to carry the electiona
MI. Cleveland did not say, nor did he mean,
that the majority of the voters could be
purchased. What he said, and what he
meant, was that in the close states the reDub-
lican managers hoped. by the free use OF
money, to brice enough votes to produce a
result different from that which would
be reached il no money were used.
What he said was the truth. He has the
reputation of speaking his mind freely. 1t
is this characteristic that helps to make him
popular with the people. He foresees what
the result OF bribery in elections will eventu-
ally lead to. The party in power, seeing
what can be done with money, will place
greater dependence upon it in each succeed
ing election to keep itself in power, and
and then there will be revolution, because
the people will not submit to having their
will defeated by bribery.
II Mr. Cleveland is elected it will be by
unpurchased votes-py the votes Of those
who are ready to make sacrifices for the
welfare of the country. They are the ones
who demanded his nomination, and their
demand was respected, notwithstanding the
protests of the politicians. And they are
going to elect him. The vote be will secure
will surprise his political opponents. His
reference to the alleged purpose of the repub-
licsns TO elect their ticket by bribery is
appreciated by the plain people who have
profound regard for him. They are not
talking a great deal, but they are going to
the polls to give him helping hand. They
admire a courageous man and they believe
he would give the country an admins
tration with which all parties could be sat-
is1ed. The republican papers are welcome
to all the satisfaction they can get out Of
Mr.. Cleveland's alleged confessions Of de-
feat. What these papers cell confessions
Of weakness will not cost him vote. On
the contrary they will strengthen him with
the people.