The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-18
DOWN WITH SUCH DEMOCRATS.

The New York correspondent of the
Washington Post writes that paper that
the Hon. Charles Foster, ex-Secretary Of
the Treasury. who formerly held very
close relations with Senator Brice. had
an interview in New York one day last
week, in which he said the following.
while / was in Washington recently l
met Senator Calvin Brice, who rs also a
member Of the Democratic National Com
mittee. Asked him whctherFthey were
going to give Cleveland a third term
4 am going to the committee meet
ing loaded with a OF resolutions,
Brice replied. They will recite that
whereas CleyelandFis the only man the
Democratic parry has who IL equal to the
office of PRECEDENT: and further, whereas
he has hatfthe formulation OF the Demo-
cratic platforms for the past three con-
ventis,ns: and further. whereas. he wants
ioird term, and has already elected
himself: therefore,
-" Resolved, That we duly declare him
nominated and elected for his third term
Then we can 20 home. our duty DONE
Brice concluded: "rhe fact is. there are
no Democratic hopes
Governor Foster continued:
I'm that same conversation i'm which
Senator German had Joined, | told them
that Cleveland could not carry two coun-
ties In Ohio, nor single State outside of
the extreme Southern States"
eff | were sure of that | would work
for his nomination. Brice remarked.
Yes. said German. only ia be afraid
that his COMPOUNDED luck might pull him
through again by some accident
Even during the recent canvass in
Ohio Brice in strict confidence admitted
that he would lose the State by 1000
votes. We are out for twenty years he
admitted TO me BY that time the peo-
pie may have forgotten our party mis-
takes and be willing 10 give MS another
| trial. "
The Democratic party's leaning to free
silver and cheap money was what lost ii
| the confidence Of the country. but the
chickering's and bargainings OF German
and Brice with the Republicans over the
Wilson tariff bill would have disguised
| the people with the party to point that
would probably have lost it the confidence
| Of the country
We have always said that German was
not a Democrat, and that he should be
deprived Of all power 10 hold himself out
4
| 10 the world as influential in Democratic
| counsels.
Consider now what he has said in the
! statements quoted above. During the
whole canvass in Maryland that resulted
in ois overthrow in November he was
preaching from one end of Maryland to
the other that Democrat who did not
vote for the nominee of his machine was
a traitor TO the Democratic party. Yet
here he IS declaring that he hopes the
Democratic nominee for President will be
defeated If that nominee should happen
TO be Mr.. Cleveland.
The Times is as strongly opposed to
the denomination Of Mr.. Cleveland as
German can be. hut it's opposition is for
reason very different from Germans.
The Times would be only too happy to
see Mr.. Cleveland renominated IL ne had
not already served two terms. The Times
opposition TO his denomination is based
upon principle. but German cares nothing
about a third term. His opposition is TO
the man Cleveland and for the reason
that he cannot use the man Cleveland TO
further his schemes OF patronage and
plumber.
The sooner the Democratic party clears
itself of all such Democrats as these the
sooner il will stand a chance to regain
power.