Evening journal., 1894-03-08
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It is difficult for plain mau with
candid straightforward ways to under
stand why any Democrat can fail 20 sup
port President Cleveland. His policy is
not new his ideas OF government and
OF Democratic legislation have not been
hid under a bushel on the contrary, they
have been emphatically stated in the
most public and thorough manner for
eight years; and for eight years Grover
Cleveland has been In glare Of public
light, such as no man ever withstood
before. In 1887 he wrote the
free trade message But In 1882
he had given the keynote, as It
has proved to be, to his personal and
political career, in a veto message as
mayor of Buffalo, against contract
awarded to a bidder for public work8,
which called for 100000 more than
other responsible bidders asked for the
same work In that message to the
Council Mayor Cleveland says
This is time for plain speech, and
my objection to the action OF your hon
orable body now under consideration
shall be plainly STATED withhold my
assent from the same, because / regard
10 as the elimination OF the most bare
faced impudent and shameless scheme
TO betrsy the interests Of the people aud
to worse than squander the public
money. We are fast gaining
positions In the grades Of public steward
ship There is no middle ground Thoss
who are not for the people either in or
out of your honorable body are against
them aud should be treated accordingly
The latter sentence is not inappro-
pirate reading for some OF those Senators
who are proposing bids to cuffs and col.
lars, coal, wool, iron and lumber ia order
to secure the support OF industries which
are directly opposed to the interests Of
the people There is no middle ground, '
Ga this matter. "Thoss who are not foI
the people" in this struggle against the
robbers Of the people, "are against
them, now as then
Meanwhile the position Of Grover
Cleveland has not changed He has tn,
same boldness. the sams honesty O.
purpose, that be had in 1882. Tn ere har
bsen no chance and no time to misunder
stand him. Hence, those who supporte,
him and the Democratic platform Il
1892 ought to support both now
Otherwise we must conclude tina
selfish Senators are not different frou
q stealing Buffalo councilmen, except II
degree The Senators have larger op
N portunities and greater opportunities
y Their betrayal Of the interests Of th
people is more humiliaing TO the Dem
o ooratie party, moro reprehensible in ther
q and more costly 10 the country Havin
" supported Clevoland's policy, applaude
Is bis sentiments, approved his act
n aud voted for him three time
y for the Presidency il Is amazing how
n few Senators can refuse TO support hil
"a now. Either they were not intelliger
is and honest in their support before ,
they are neither honest nor loyal now.
- Something has changed.
" It is certain that Grover Cleveland b,
A. not changed It is certain that he has n,
II, in the position Of the City Councillor,
s Buffalo in 1882. betraying the peopl,
y, interest for the benefit Of contractors,
m taking money from the contractor.
ier otherwise advancing his own private
terests.
to Il is not creditable to compare the
to recalcitrant Senators and their acts a
Ne speeches with Grover Cleveland, his a,
ho and speeches II they disagree with b
o. aud force the comparison, it is thl
dc funeral
Of President Cleveland could write
- PsraPhrase Of the message OF Aa.