The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-07-20
SOUND DEM00RA0Y.
Tom Sawyer Deals out Some Solid
Chunks Of Democratic Doctrine to
the Banner Readers.

stitutes true democracy, or what Is
democratic doctrine, it may not be
amiss to give our people few real
sound expressions from one who is
considered authority. II / indulge in
a few comments as things happen, it
is only way have that is hard to
overcome.
Listen to statesman:
''The discomfort Of the employed is due in
large degree to the grasping and needless exac
tions of employers. Grover Cleveland.
No, no, surely the president did not
say that--but he did. 1t sounds like
PETER.
s'The laboring man is thoughtfuliy inquiring
whether, considering the tribute he constantly
pays into the public treasury as he supplies his
daily wants he receives his fair share Of advan-
tage. "-Grover Cleveland.
Did Grover say that? If be did it
was as well said as if we had said it.
1t sounds Debsical.
.'The vast accumulations of few among our
citizens, whose fortunes rival the wealth Of the
most favored in anti-democratic nations. are not
the natural growth Of a steady, plain and indus
trious republic "--Grover Cleveland
We hate to rake up such things
against our president, but he was
twenty-one years old when he said it
and was responsible No one shall
plead the "baby actu for him, not
even Baby Ruth, on this. He said
it.
Those who toll for daily wages are beginning
to understand that capital, though sometimes
Wanting its importance, is dull and sluggish
until touched by the magical hand Of labor"
Oppressed poverty and toll, which, exaspera-
ted by injustice aud discomfort attacks with
wild disorder the citadel Of rule. Grover
Cleveland
Mr.. President: such language will
land you right square into the ranks
of the populists aud we trust that in
shis case you can prove an alabi. We
beg your pardon for mentioning these
matters but the extracts are from pa
pers which bore the impress of states
manship and We're applauded as
yours. Speak again, Mr.. President,
and let us not forget how your voice
sounded in the old days when you
were the bravest democrat in Amer
lea. Speak your honest sentiments
Accommodations Of property are largely built
upon exactions from the masses of our people.
The gull between employers and employed is
constantly widening, and classes are constantly
forming one comprising the very rich and pow
erful, while in another are found the toiiing
poor. AS we view the achievements of aggrega-
ted capital we discover the existence of trusts,
combinations and monopolies, while the citizen
is struggling far in the rear, or is tramp1ed to
death under an iron heel. Grover Cleveland.
Brave words, Mr.. President, but,
my God, how distant they sound
Those who are being 'trampled to
death under an lion heel" can hardly
hear your voice for the thunder of
rushing trains and the rumbling of
artillery wheels. Speak again, Mr..
President, and speak louder. 1.-THE
toiling poor" are Struggling far in
the rear, (your words) and now we
are such away back-yonder that we
can hardly hear you at all. Do speak
louder!
Our consumers, those of moderate means,
and the poor of the land, are too much neglect
ed in our national policy; their life is made too
hard for them. "-Grover Cleveland.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen,n
listen to those words of wisdom and
be wise. If you will only shut your
eyes you will think that it is A. p.
Baskin talking, but it isn't. They
are the words of our president. How
much alike two good men talk when
they are seriously inclined.
"The overweening cupidity and sel6shness
which insiduously undermine the justice and in
tegrity of our institutions. .-Grover Cleveland
In the name of high heaven, why
don't he call out the troops and pre-
vent it. By gatlins! wish his name
was Andrew Jackson for few days.
Colossal fortunes, unfairly gathered, are in
the hands OF a fewn--Grover Cleveland
The spirit of Abraham Lincoln was
lowering about the whitehouse when
those words were penned and inspired
the writer. But for all that it sounds
like PETER, or Tom Watson, or Frank
Harris, or Ben Tillman, or John w.
Daniel, or Wilkinson Call, and /, for
one, don't intend to agree to it. If
Grover Cleveland says such a thing
any more we will read him out of the
party as "reformer.u
"our cities are the abiding places OF wealth
and lexury. Our business men are madly striv-
ing in the race for riches, and the immense ag-
gregations of capital outrun the imagination in
the magnitude of their undertakings. Upon
more careful inspection we find the wealth and
luxury of our cities mingled with poverty and
wretchedness and unremunerative toll. Grover
Cleveland
That sounds like Tom Boyd, the
sandlot-tribute of the city by the st.
Johns, bat it is just as true as if Tom
had said it.
Scenes are enacted in the very abiding place
Of protection that mock the hopes of toll and ar
rest the tender mercy the nottingham receives
from those made selfish and sordit by unjust
governmental favoritism Grover Cleveland
Nor did Alexander Saint Clair
Abrams, in the widest flight of his
bounding fancy ever touch the far
thest confines of such language re-
garding the encroachment of capital
upon the rights and liberties of those
struggling masses.
The whole thing is good. Every
extract is democratic to the core, but
in depends altogether on who said it.
There are men here in Florida who
did not believe that the sentiments
here attributed to Mr.. Cleveland
could be uttered by democrat, but
they believe it now, ''for bel himself,
hath said it,
But what are those words worth if
not followed up by deeds? Democrats
must act the brave words of their
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