The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-11-29
GheDemurrat-S Star
WILL 1T BE GROVER.
WHAT THE NEW YORK HERALD THINKS
ABOUT 1T.

New York Herald,
The republican wave that swept
over the country from east to west
last week confronts the Democratic
managers with a new condition. 1t is
an omen that next year will be a re-
publican year, and that il the Demo
Gratis hope to win at all they must set
tie their differences among them
selves and agree upon their very best
and strongest nan for the presidency.
it will be no time for dark horses, and
they cannot afford to experiment with
new or unknown conditions.
This vital consideration would seem
to make the denomination Of Mr..
Cleveland inevitable il the Democratic
leaders are able to read the signs of
the times and want to save the party
from disastrous defeat.
Without Mr.. Cleveland the Demo.
Gratis cannot win; with him they may
win, 1t was his great popularity,
tirmness and wisdom that wrcsted the
presidency from the Republicans three
years ago, and had the Democrat lead
ers needed his warnings and followed
his counsel there would not have been
a Republican tidle wave this year.
His strength with the masses saved
the party from defeat in 1892, and it
is the only thing that a save it from
defeat in 1896.
Ofcoursc the Republicans and ambi-
tious Democratic politicians unfriend-
IL to Mr.. Cleveland may try to make
the most of the third term spectre,
but people have only to think in order
to sec that there is now nothing in
that cry and that there is no possible
danger OF Casarism. That danger is
to be feared only in the case OF an
ambitious military genius backed by
a strong army and military spirit. 1t
was the legionS of Rome behind Cesar
and the soldiers of France behind Ma
polcon that made power in the hands
Of those great soldiers so dangerous.
The third term alarm was very ma
turally and very properly sounded
then when the admirers Of General
Grant moved to sccure a third lease OF
power for him. Genera. Grant was a
soldier, fresh from the field OF victory.
He was the idol Of the Northern army
and the admiration Of the Southern
army. War feeling was still alive, and
there was a strong military spirit
throughout the country. At such a
time and with a soldier Of General
Grants strong character and military
genius the people had much reason to
guard against the danger Of military
usurpation.
All this now is changed, for Mr..
Cleveland is not and never has been a
military man. He Is "a statesman and
not a soldicr-a civilian without the
slightest military tendency or ambi-
ton. Thirty years have past since the
war closed. The army has been reduced
to a peace footing, and Il spirit Of pro-
found peace pervades the country.
Under such circumstances it is non
sense to talk OF the danger OF IA third
term, and useless to try to arouse the
people against it.
The Republicans will undoubtedly
make as strong a nomination, whether
it be Governor Morton OF Mr.. White
law Reid, or some other popular Re-
publican. The tide will be against the
Democrats. Can they make a better
or stronger n than that of Mr..
Cleveland, who has rendered the u
try and the party such a signal ser
vice and is so strong with the people?
Can the Democrats hope to win
without him?