The Green Forest tribune., 1896-02-27
AS cleveland SEES IT.
sANGUiNE OF DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS ON
SOUND MONEY BASIS.
straddIe Would Simply Invite Defeat and Send
The Party to Destruction,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-"Tbe demo-
cratic party can win this year." said
President Cleveland few days ago to
member of his cabinet, eff it will de-
clare unequivocally for sound money.
No straddle, no compromise, will do.
On straightout platform, with a
candidate to match, we can carry the
country"
The key note of this program. as
inspired by the President himself, is
"No compromise with silver" This
means direct antagonism to the Nor
rison idea of straddle in the Chicago
convention. TO this policy the Ad-
ministration is now thoroughly COM
mltted, and from this time forward
the President and his followers in
quiet but none the less effective way
will take hand in the campaign.
Mr.. Cleveland has given it out that
there will be no more straddle on the
currency question if he can prevent.
"The time has passed in which Ell ther
of the great parties can temporjze with
that'question," he said recently, "and
retain the respect of the country. It
must be one thing or the other, The
people want frankness, not juggling
with words"
President Cleveland believes it would
be better for the democrats to take
this position and lose the election than
to declare for free coinage and win it.
He believes that the Chicago conven-
ton will mark crises in the history
of the party and of the country. If
the party succumbs to the temptation
to gather within it's ranks all the pIeu-
liar elements of modern politics on
tree silver platform. it will go to ruin.
On the other hand, if it takes place as
the sound money, conservative and
trustworthy party of the country, it
will have before it long line of use
fulness and power. In the opinion of
the President, the silver craze will
soon haye run its course. It is too H.
logical to live in the minds of people
as intelligent as our people ar
people who read, think, study and
analyze as do no other people in lie
world. If the democratic party grasps
at this temporary proffer of re-enforce-
ment it will only seal its own doom,
and deserves it fate.
President Cleveland believes the r.~
publican national convention at St.
Louis will compromise with the silver
elements. He has eagerly watched
every phrase of the program ofintim-
dations which the silver republicans
have carried on in and out of congress
with view of forcing their party to
make concession 70 silver at st. Louis,
and he has reached the concus ion
that this conspiracy will in part sac.
ceed. In the presidents opinion, the
republicans, fearing loss of the new
states of the far west, and placing their
dependence upon the charms of high
protection, will juggle with silver and
substitute rhetoric for frankness. If
they do this Mr., Cleveland thinks they
will leave an opening for the democrat
ic party, an opportunity whicn, grasl-
ed with courage and boidness by the
conven ton at Chicago in July will
lead to success at the polls in Novem-
ber.
This is the idea upon whch the Ad
ministIation plan Of campaign is
arranged. Mr.. Cleveland himself,
with the boldness for which he is
noted. has suggested it lie has
argued that the slightest sign Of repnh-
lican waver!ng on the hnacial Question
may prove fatal to tbat party f met
in the proper manner by The democfa
cy. He has expressed he belief that
on such an issue, the republicans dal-
lying with silver and the democrats
standing squarsly for TIE gold stand.
ard, many OF lie states of tlte north
heretofore looked upon as re ubli an
Will cast their votes for the deiaecrtic