The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-05-19
olrveLANo.s nLMoMsss.
A Round 81 soiid shot FROM Democrats
ic Gun.

A Round al solid shot from a Democrat
ic Gun.
President Cleveland has written
letter dcpl0ring the state Of collapse
70 which the democratic party under
his guiding care has come. IL - not
"a effective n letter as the ono in which
be transmitted 70 congress his august
lisapprnval OF tho Bland ssigniorage
bill. and II can hardly be expected TO
undo tho damage which that one did 10
Is urhappily fact that whom Mr. Sleye-
lanl writes for his party he pens nero
platitudcS, bnt when he takes his pen
In hand 10 servo his masters In the
New York clearing house his words
count
There Is nothing in the presidents
letter 10 tie association of democratic
clubs which will awaken enthusiasm.
There Is not u thought which Is not
commonplace. In the midst of such q
condition OF popular turbulence as has
not existed Ia this country since tho
civil var Mr.. Cleveland confines him
self 10 vague congratulations and n
word or two about tariff reform. lie
! docs not often speak 20 the nation eX-
ccpt through his official state papers
When lie brca'ss silence and makes
/ public address 10 great association OF
4 democrats Il might be expected that
I his words would ring like trumpet
blast instead OF having the cold and
/ impas donate phrasipg Of diplomatic
! document
Grover Cleveland Is secure 10 the
white house, serving his last term. The
profits OF his official station have put
him beyond the possibility OF personal
poverty. Int II is not too ipuch TO e.
peet thata millionaire president should
take some note OF The bitter cry OF .
distressed people The country re-
sounds with the tramp q unemployed
men marching upon Washington, thor,
20 explain their grievances. Every
where there H. trouble between mas
ters and mon. Strikes disturb The
course OF trade, paralyzc industry an'
breed poverty and distress. Farmers
nrc bowed under the evcr.incrcasinl
load oil indebtedness, fostcrcd by tn
falling prices 81 grain Merchants SUI
fer because customers have no money
! Thore Is more active discussion az rad
chi cures for social and commercial III
thah there has ever been before on thi
side Of the Atlantic. Upon all this th
president is wholly silent Concernin
the currency question, which more tina
anything else Is exciting the people, h
has no word 70 say. lis one word {
I counsel, expressed with true CLEVELAND
j. esoue pcudorosity, is:
'All who nro charged OF bohaif of tho dora
cratic rarity with Tho redemption Of sho'
- pledges should now be improssiyely remindt
u That ns We Won our way 10 victory undcr u
banner OF tarfG reform, - our insisioaco upC
that principle Is th- tondii'on o. our rctcnuS
a ~ tho peoples ,rusL AMI mat fcnity 70 par
III organization demands tho subordinaton 81 !
dividuel advantages snd wishes, ard mo ~
ting aaide Of petty and iguohlc iezlousies al
d chickering's whom party principles and pnrJ
iogr'ty and party existence nro - stake
y How IS IL TO he wondered at that
the face OF such futuousness, In u
+" presence OF such inane insistencc upo
y \ single dogma and blind Ignoring
.r the peoples moro strenuous denan'
A voters arc forsalsing Grover Clovelar
in armies? Tariff reform is n great
sue, but T. Is not the sole iss"" M