The sun., 1894-03-31
QUE PARTY FoRETER."
Ar. CisveIa.a's staaehess Georgia Adhe
rsat Parts Company with Hin.

Mr. CIsveIa.a's sta.ehess Georgia Adhe-
rsst Parts Company with Hin-
ATLANTA. March Bob. NJ. Blackburn. the
original Cleveland man Of Georgia. who was
supporting Mr. Cleveland's candidacy. while
Hoke Smith was houndering around looking
for . Western man to whom he could deliver
the Georgia delegation. to-day sorrowfully
parts company with his political idol Mr..
Blackburn was managing the Evening Herald
at the time and doing q prosperous business.
All this he wrecked By dsvoting his energies to
the Cleveland propaganda. only to be ignored
By his chief. whom the latter attained the Pres
idency. In to-day's issue Of the Commercial
of which Mr.. Blackburn IL now editor. In
double-leaded editorial article headed Our
Party Forever" he says:
The editor OF this paper has stood By the
President up to his last public action. We
have done this in the face Of much adverse
comment and under circumstances that
caused Us to at times doubt the wisdom OF the
course But he was the head OF the Demo-
cratic party. and ~ such was entitled to the
most loyal support that could be accorded to
him By those who regarded party fealty As
superior to individual disappointment. No
man can say that We ever allowed anything to
stand In the way OF our support OF Cleveland
ss man or as President It therefore. gives
US no pleasure now to say that to follsw him
iuttHef "ouiu po 70 ucsort the pArty OF our en-
lightsnsd conscience. the party OF our State
and section. and the party that We were taught
to worship by blessed man who has passed
into the great unknown.
To support him now would be to cling to the
shadow rather than the substance. and while
We have no words OF harsh criticism to use
against him. for he is still the nominal head
OF the Democracy OF the nation. We do not
hesitate to 20 on record as being unalterAbly
ana etsrnAlly opposed to the financial policy
that he would have enacted into law. His veto
message. aside from being weak gathering
together OF Eastern ideas. is . serious and
positive violation OF plain and bold dselars-
tion OF Democratic faith. The President says
that he is willing for silver to have its place In
the currency Of the country. but his IN sssaRs
clearly indicates that place to be debassd
coin. There IL not vestigs OF silver lining to
the cloud OF gold that envelopes his words to the
Senate. 1t stamps him - q monomstallist OF .
perfect mould. a eontractionist OF dangerous
type. and repudiAtor Of Democratic pledges
OF the most avowsd and stubborn order. In 1t
he refers to platforms once. but the Demo-
cratic platform never
We do not agree with him. HIS views do
not hArmonizs with the lesson OF Democracy
a. We have learned It. His tendency IL toward
an element that has nothing in common with
Southern institutions. He Is not the ideal
leader that We followed in the hopeful days OF
1882. 1t WAS an unyislding conviction that
caused us tn stand by his political fortunes ia
the past and IL 10 the same uneonqusrAbls
conviction that leads Us to stand By our party
now. As We view II. It is Cleveland or the party
SHd We 90 to the rescue Of the latter"