The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-24
DEMOCRATIC

Statewide Landmark.
The whole matter discussed is Of in
| terest even at this time to show not
only that the Democrats are prone to
wander, but also that they had too bad
q record to lead we'll in the silver can
paign. Let them be more modest here
| after and there is'no telling what they
may do. They started the business Of
claiming everything for 1.-The party
ard the other parties put in their claims
! too, and the Democrats lost. This cana
| paign has taught them that they
| cannot whip the goldbugs, trusts, mo
nopolies end the devil all By themselves.
! The Landmark says;
1--we are very much interested in
! reading in the North CarollDian, OF
| Raleigh, of August 9th, 1894, an article
under the above caption. IT is from q
Raleigh letter to the New York Times
and gives an account Of the proceed
| ings, that year, OF the Democratic cen
: ~vention Of Johnston county and Of the
judicial district convention held at
8~mithield the same day. Mr., E W.
POu had just been nominated for So
licitor and the report tells US that il
his speech Of acceptance, referring to
Mr Cleveland, he said:
In an hour when natural life is
threatened with attack, when foreign
criminals fill the air with curses and
threats against the lives Of those in au
thority, and with Civilizations over the
murder Of the great President Of our
sister republic across the sea, when
United States troops guard the passage
of the mails and protect private prop
erty and innocent life from the attack
OF the mob, when war is imminent,
where is the American citizen, no mat
ter what his political party, UbO does
not thank God thGt moral courage. lofty
patriotism, and perfect manhood are
to be found IN the chair Of the Pre8i
dent of the United StateS2 Let there
be honest differences Of opinion from
the policy OF the President, but let us
net fail to accord him that which his
political enemies concede-au honesty
OF purpose in all things and a stern dc
termination to do what seems to him
right"
The report continues:
This sentiment was Rpplaudad to
the echo. The convention rose to it's
feet, and hats were waved, hands
clapped, ard feet stamped for at least
ten minutes.
Referring to silver, Mr.. Pou said
that the Democrats would provide for
the coinage of both gold and silver as
the money Of the nation. This senti
ment, fer which it was expected there
would be another outburst Of applause,
G not a sign of approval. The con
v~ention sat perfectly still. These two
references, the L to Mr.. Cleveland
personally, and the other TO the policy
Of the Democratic party, were deIlber.
ately made by Nj. Pou for the purpose
Of testing the popularity Of the man
and the measure. Tbs action Of these
800 plain people was totally unex-
pected IN both respects. It was thought
that the convention would exhibit signs
of dissatisfaction with Mr.. Cleveland.
and that it would 60 wild for foe silver.
The fact that these expectations were
reversed shows, perhaps, how little
the politicians know the real opinion
of the people, and how strong Mr..
Cleveland Is with the people"
The Landmark says:
This is the same Grover Cleveland
whose name vas Kissed in the Damo-
| cratic State Convention as Raleigh last
summarizes than two years after the
! occurrence OF the incident above re
cited; the same Gcover Cleveland who
has this year been hlackguarded By
cheap demagogues from one end Of
North Carolina to the other. In "a he
was lauded and a]pplauded for preserv-
ing the public peace and protecting the
lives and property of the people; in SO
| he is denounced as having invaded the
! rights OF a State and ove ridden the
| Constitution Of the country when he
did that for which he had been praised
but two years before. All the time he
| has been and is the same Grover Cieve-
land whom the country first knew in
1884 and who has filed its eye ever
since. The tickle multitude has veered
around until now there is nothing so
popular as denunciation of Cleveland,
4 hVVA ~ H. 4 -
ness nor shadow of turning. He stands