The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-06
MR.. wATrERsoN ON CLEVELAND.


son declares open war upon the leader
he has been following and defending.
In his long double loaded article he says
more bitter things of the ex-President
than any of his old time foes. Mr..
Watterson says the dinner was given to
place Mr.. Cleveland in the field as a
candidate for President, and that from
this time forward all the appliances of q
small but energetic and intelligent ma
chinery will be put forth to make a cam
paign Of education and a canvass for
Mr.. Cleveland synonymous terms. "By
no possibility" it says, "can Mr.. Cleve
land affect the cause of genuine reform
except for i'll. He has had his day-a sad
one for his party-and whatever con-
| tributions he made to the cause of good
government during that day are upon
record and go to his credit. But his
name in connection with the Presidency
can be only reproach, because, aside
from the contaminations and frictions
it involves, it carries with it the odious
idea of third term, antagonizing law,
unwritten it is true, but deeply imbedded
in the popular mind and heart"
To think of another candidacy is
strong evidence of "a lack in him of
sincerity and virtue" That "a club of
satellites" should conspire to place him
again in nomination is declared to be
"not merely proof of the treason of its
members to their country and to the
party to which they profess allegiance,
but of degrading sacrifice Of patriotism
and manhood. No party which is
worthy the popular confidence could or
would put him in nomination. Any
party seriously contemplating it would
be consigned to everlasting infamy."
If Mr.. Cleveland could be elected on
the claim that he forsooth is "both a
party and PLATFORM" it would be
Mexicanizing the public administration,
, for once in power he could continue
. during life. "Better the Mexicanization
, of the currency than the overthrow Of
liberty" says the Courier j ournal
, "would be the we'll nigh universal Cry
! of the nation" and this, it must be re-
! membered, is the declaration of one ol
the bitterest opponents of free silver or
the ground that it would "Mexicanizt
: the currency"
Mr.. Watterson's position has greater
significance from his relations with Mr.
Carlisle. In saying that Mr.. Cleveland
is the man to be reckoned with Mr.
Watterson says:
"From first to last this callous, self
seeking man has been the direct cause
the sole occasion of all our undoing. 7,
90 back no further than the last interna
Democratic conflict, if six months befor
the nominating period in 1896, Mr.. Cleve
land had firmly said: Il will not be
candidate under any circumstances, no
allow my name to be used by anybody,
:. the elements of order in the party coul,
have got together and united on soDl
leader equal to the task of meeting an,
y beating the extremists. But Mr.. Cleve
land could not be induced to make tn
slightest sign. He was as silent as a
oracle, standing the while exactly wher
the lightning might be expected t
strike. Except for this, paralyzin
n Carlisle, Kentucky could have bee
3, held; but Kentucky gone, the rest fol
Z. lowed like landslide. Mr.. Clevelan
4 was known to be covertly a candidate
:. and, handicapped by him, the friends c
!. sound money and revenue reform wer
overwhelmed by the malcontents, raise
up in the first place by Mr.. Cleveland
eYasperating temper and incompetenc
a' for leadership"
cs The Courier-J ournal editor declare
as Mr.. Cleveland to be "as indefatigable q
or he is mischievous;" his removal to Ne
n Jersey was "the first step in his ne
n, plan of campaign" 'posing as retire
re Statesman and philosopher, and playin
upon the credulity of the simple minde
and easily fattered, he will leave n
= string untouched for stimulating th
- activity of the expectant" and "da
and night this Reform club, having
no charge the circulation of Democrat
t1 or literature, will be silently, surely worl
he ing to the one end, which he and the
Of have before them-his nomination
TO- 1900" To him the Presidency has b.
ed come what indeed he made whilst /
had il, q personal affair, held regardle