The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04
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70 TIVE Eprroa or Tnr srx-Sir. Permit me a.
Democratone having the best interests OF his party
and country at hesr-to say = few words concerning
the present political situation in relation TO the next
Presidential election.
The candidate. for the Democratic nomination whoss
names met frequently mentioned are Grover
Cleveland and David y. HilI.
Cleveland has occupied that honorable position
He aspred to occupy It second time. and led his party
to defeat but hts friends personal and pohcap appear
disregard this fact aud claim that be 10 the strongest
and most popular man that the Democracy can NOM
mate. they point with pride to the fact that he
the representative of the tariff ISSUE but they don't
''pon. with pride" to the fact that his making him.
sef the representative o; that issue resulted In his
partys and his own defeat
They point with PRIDE to the fact that since the
elections Of 1890 decided by vast majorities in
favor OF Democratic candidates he has upon rar
OCCASION, and upon the slightest provocaiion par
AIDED and declared himself tho persouihcaton OF the
which carried the party to success but they don't
pont with pride to the fact tina. his bungllns Efforts
to reduce the tariff resulted IN its increase.
They commend him for preserving "dignifed
silence becoming ex-President" during that cam.
paigp, and. with . doublejointed eonsstency. also
nd him for rushing from his hiding place after
the battle had been through the eorts Of honest
earnest and industrious Democrats. and endeavortng
sorstng his digestive organs with the vands and wines
Of reform clubs mutual admiration societies, and
other sanity gatherings, and proclamine with Rusto
. he smites upon his harp with single string tartn
reform that things wouldn't be they are IL " hadn't
been for him. although think he Is right for II 1t
hadn't been for him Harrison would not have been
President Of the United States and the Mckinley bill
wouid never have been acted BY . Republican Con.
gresh
Where was Mr.. Cleveland, and what did he have TO
say when. during the last Congress- the Republicans
ejectne from their In the House OF Repre-
senatives honest Democrats who had been elected By
the honest votes Of honest men'
Why was Nr. Cleveland dumb whom an ubiquitous
pension bill being enacted not TO bensnt honest
soldiers bot pension sharks and TO loot the United
States Treasury and increase the taIes OF honest
peoples
Was II because he Was willing that his country should
suffer II bis own personal ambitions could thereby Be-
advanced!
why was Mr. Cievelands voice not raised in warning
and opposition when tue Mckinley bill 70 increase the
tariff was pending before Conxren'
Was IL because he wished TO have the bill pass In
order that reaction might rebound TO his benent
the benefit Of his party And. n So did he act A.
patriot and statesman. his admirers claim him to
be. or as low. artfu. and Inscriptions pohticiauf
WIZ was not Grover Clevclands voice heard ringing
through the land in depreciation and denunciation Of
the admission by Republicans Of States to the unisn
whose populations do enttle them to single mem
Der OF the House OF Representatives.
And why. when the verY foundations Of our liberties
were threatened by Republicans endeAvorns to pass
election bill the Force bilD. which they proclaimed
would enable them to perpetuate their hold upon the
country did Grover Cleveland hold his breath" while
tho Democratic representatives In Congress fought
bravey and successfully against t while they were
couraged by all honest patriotic peopiei
And whv did not Grover Cleveland protest against
the great wrong that done the people and the De-
mocracy under the guss Of . Federal census!
Did Mr.. Cleveland remain silent upon all these ocea
sions for the that he wished to preserve the
proper dignity becoming an ex. Presidentr"
II n 10 undiGnnec for eI.Presdent to express his
views aid his party before election how it
tha: 1t Is d!gnhei In him to exult victories to
which he mover contributed his aid or lent his voicei
Clevelands admirers claim him to be the popu-
lar man in the country: but facts A. BY ordinary
mortAls do lot Justify the claim.
His popularity IL wholly imaginary. and consists not
in anybody liking him. but nearly every body detest
ing him. though believing that he 10 liked by large
portion Of the comm unity.
nit was undigniaed for him to take active part In
the campaigns OF 1870 why 1t undignined for
him to take active part in the Of last
fall' Or did he then seeing Democracy in the
dancy. sacrifice his dignity to selfish ambtiouI
There no doubt but that in acting publicly the role
OF Pharisee I'm which art he Is prohcienD he has
gained the confidence Of the old women and the
"ncs clean ole saen." who never bother with poll.
try. who have not yet recovered suciently from
effects OF their early moral traiDtnSpn pap and Dor
ridge to enable them to soprnhepd tho absruse work
ingsof tho occut politics OF this profound publican:
but the sober.thinkins honest minded hard-headed.
common-sense people arc not misled by him They
don't take any stock" in who having been load.
ed with honors and emouments by his party apses
condition OF nnocuous desuetude" At the very time
when his party most requires his servce and emerges
upon tho fed Of pernicious activity and offensive
,.hlo
tries TO snatch the laurel wreaths OF victory from the
brows OF tho honest heroes Of the strife.
Just now his friends are proclaming against the
holding OF an early convention by the Dem ocracy Of
this State. while In Pennsylvania they eectinr
Cleveland delegates to . State Convention before our
convention was called. They claim that the Democracy
Of this State is trying SNAP game them uhey
are all good church members but seem to know sang
as they call II: but they do not say explain why
Cleveland vote now would Be any more in April why
an anti-cleveand vote now would be any less in April
They want more time" give US time" they say
They would take eternity IL they could get It,
The sum and substance" of tho situation 10 that
their complaint 10 their dying wathe lost color OF tho
dying dolphin. the Convention had been called lato
their cry would have been that Senator Hill was taking
time to strengthen his machine: but that It 10
called early. they say Hill 10 afraid hts machine will
weaken II he waita They do not to realize that
the people have discovered them and recognize them
A. the known enemies Of Democracy. who. not being
able to obtain tho man OF their choice. seeking
BY chicanery and cowardy and contemplate methods
to defeat man and Democrat whom they have not
tho courage TO meet As open foe on an open held
with the manly weapons of honest political warfare
whom they have never deteated in secret as covert
enemies while working with tho assassn's weapons OF
Misrepresentation and deceit.
II Grover Cleveland were . Democrat, II he had in
him any feeling OF gratitude for what the Democracy
has done for him. and he possessed political sagacity
he would call halt OF bis friends before they have
gone too far and led him with them upon the path OF
error II he vera here now perhaps his propinquity"
might have some influence with them FITS.
NV YoRk, Feb. ?.
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