The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-05-01

Ex-Prcsidcnt CIcvcIand's View OF
Democratic Policy.

New York. April 25.-The annual dinner
of the Reform Club last night was a no
table gathering. Jonn Dewitt Warner
presided. At the right sat ex-President
Cleveland. and on his left was ex-Post-
master General Wilson. Ex-President
Cleveland was the most conspicuous hs-
ure in the han. and his speech in response
to the toast Present Problems was the
chief feature of the occasion.
In the course of his speech the eX-presi-
dent said: ION every side we are con-
fronted with popular depression and COM
plant These are largely due to causes
OF natural and certain recurrence. as the
inevitable accompaniment of all human
! endeavor. and perhaps they are as large
ly due to the work of agitators and dem
agogues who have sowed seeds of discord
and discomfort in order that they may
reap personal advantage" that this
/ power, born of sordid greed and main
tanned by selfish interest" and Offering
ito those who from any cause are I'M
/ fortunate and discouraged, as a remedy
/ for all their ills, the free, unlimited and
independent coinage of silver at ratio
of 10 to l, with a deprecated currency.
1t was a rude awakening for the negli-
gent and overconfident. and a day of ter
ror for sober and patriotic men. when the
bold promoters of this reckless greed cap
| tured the organization of a powerful po-
litical party and Selling its banners,
shouted defiance to the astonished con-
science and conservatism Of the country.
Hosts of honest men, in blind loyalty,
gathered behind the party flag they hal
been accustomed to follow, failing to dis
cover that their party legends had been
effaced None can forget the doubt and
fear of that boisterous and passionate
campaign, when the fate of the nation
seemed in balance. Deliverance came
through the action of those who respect
ed and loved the principles of their party
too well to follow its stolen banners In
an attack upon those national safeguards
which party as well as patriotism should
at all times defend
Mr. Cleveland declared that the party
placed in power "as result of splendit
democratic patriotism has failed TO NEE
the obligation of the peoples trust; tina
instead of addressing themselves to ih'
task of UNFOLDING and providing "sounC
money for the people, the managers o.
the victorious party have returned II
hot haste to their wallowing in the miro
of extreme protection" The speaker add
ed: 'Those who believe that a crisis Il
at hand can hardly fail to see that rh'
party in power is so Joined to it's idol o
mad protection and is so completel,
doomed to popular condemnation that l
is no instrument of defense against I'm
pending peril.
In large part of the country wher
financial error is most general, the dem
ocratic name can best arouse the people
and there, as everywhere in the land, III
people can be trusted to arrive at con
= clusion if they have adequate opportunit
; for examination and information. lie
us devise means to break through tn
influences of mischievous leadership; lie
us meet our countrymen face to face !.
argument and counsel. Let us entrea
them in the name of honorable pontica
= comradeship and glorious victories wo
by a united democracy, TO turn from IN
way that leads to party defeat and Dc
structon.
with such a beginning and with a
, incentive to show the transcendent III
\ portance of our cause, we should care
fully look for the approaching daWl
: when the true democratic party, r.
t deemed, regenerated and disenthralle
will bring us peace and national safety