The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-27
CLEVELAND POOR ADVISER.
THINKS JOHN a. REAGAN.
Former Postmaster GeneFal Of South.
ern Cozfederacy SAYS Grover is
10 Rlame for raTly : Defeat.

Palestine. Tex. Dee. 2l.-Judge
John Ii Reagan. chairman OF the
state railway commission. Tor United
States senator and the only surviv-
ing member ri abe confederate cabi-
net. who j. rtrugulzei a. one al the
foremost leaders oi southern demo-
crazy. has given out AN interview AT
his hom, here in reply - the lAtr eN-
pre>>ions accredited To ~ President
Grover Cleveland relating Ia the
future of the Democratic party.
ludgs Reagan says.
i agr,., with MIR Cleyelaud's view
that il was a mistake Ia attempt to
combine pupu!i>m. soiaraS that was
done. with democracy. The tendency
of the doctrine of the populiots l. To
have the federal government take
the control ri the material interests
and enterprises OF our people and
thus To miuimize aud swallow up the
functions 81 the individual man.
This policy carried ont would revo-
Iiutiouize tht character Of the federal
government. would dwarf the indi-
viduai citizen and eudanger. il not
utterly ~ubvert the liberties of the
people And the democracy should
avoid such "a policy as IL would n
pe>tIleuce.
N M rsn-tYIAN ~. trufT-.tf.E
But Mr.. Cleveland i, not in "A
good position To criticise the blum
ders of the democracy. In 1892 Mr..
| Cleveland. az a candidate OF the dem
ocratic party. was elected president
OF he United states. the main issue
in that election being whether we
should have "A democratic tariff for
revenue or republican tariff for
protection. Mr. Cleveland's pro-
nounced views in fnyrr of demo-
cratic tariff and against "A republi-
can tariff did more to secure his
election than any other question. IL
he had then called cosgress together
with a message submitting that issue
| for it's action it can hardly be doubt
ed hat Il revenue tariff law would
have been passed aud that the dem
ocracy would have had lair chance
for the control OF the policy of the
government for many years to come.
Instead of doing this, as the great
body OF HE supporters expected hlm
to do. in calling congress together he
iunOrpd the great issue upon which
he was elected and attempted 10
commit the democratic party the
policy of single gold standard of
currency. in the face OF the tradition
al policy oi the government and OF
the democratic party ofmaking both
gold and silver the standard money
OF the country. and when he undoubt-
edlv knew that the great body OF tho
party which elected him was opposed
to the single gold standard ofmOney.
BLrxDER WRECKED THE PARTY.
He thus made himself responsible
for the wrecking aud future defeat OF
the democratic party. And by
this great blunder he caused the
, politician sacrifice OF many OF the
/ ablest and. most distinguished demo-
crats OF the country. such IA Mr.. Car
. Isle OF Kentucky. Mr.. Wilson Of
, West Virginia. Mr. Herbert OF Ala
| bama aud a considerable number oil
= others who followed him H. this fatal
, departure from democratic policy.
But for the course adopted by
Mr.. Cleveland the republicans might
have never succeeded in securing the
y adoption Of the singl- gold standard,
+ IT /. low claimed by the republicans
: that the single gold standard has
! | given the country its present pros
> peritv. But this j. untrue. The
present prosperous ro"di'i"" - The
, result of the largc Expenditures %
n money on account of the war viii
. Spain and the Philippines. and that
no doubt. he'd neutrality-suspicious.
in securing the reelection OF PresI
dent Mckinley. II there had been M
var aud only the nominal amount
q: public expenditures theconzequen'
dearth Of money would havepreyeHi
!, cd the present prosperity and might
:. la. . produced different result u
= rhe presidential ele"ti"n-