Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-22
PROMINENT MEN COMMENT
ON CLEVELAND'S UTTERANCES

NEW YORK, December 21.-The
Herald to-day publishes the following
comments on ex-President Cleveland s
statements in regard to The Democratic
party:
Richard Olney, Secretary of State in
the Cleveland administration:
Il have read an abstract of the arti-
Gle, but l do not care to discuss the sub
ject now l would prefer to wait until
| have read the article in It's entirety
before expressing an opinion, if | have
any to express"
]. Sterling Morton;
Il fully concur in the opinion of Mr.
Cleveland as to the causes of the defeat
of the Democratic party in 1896 and
also as to the reasons for its bitingly
accentuated and vehemently emphaSiz-
ed wallOping in 1900. Until all the
heresies of Bryan anarchy are renowned
by the Democracy it will remain min
GRITTY. | should prefer realignment of
American voters under a new name
which its opponents could taunt with no
past"
Representative De Almond, of Mis-
souri,:
Il think the former president is cor
rect in his conclusion that it is not nee
| essary for the party to put itself for re-
organization purposes into the hands
of some of those who deserted it.
When he informs us at what time in it's
history the rank and file of the Demo-
cratic party were consulted more fully
than in 1896 and 1900, we shall know
better how to estimate his epitome of
his own deliberations
Hilary A. Herbert, who was Presi-
dent Cleveland's Secretary of the Navy:
Il endorse the article heartily, except
ing in so far as it may be critsism of
the action of the Democratic party in
supporting Greedy on the Liberal Re-
publican platform of 1872 If Mr.. Cleve-
land had meant to say that the Greedy
movement was, taken as a whole, I'M
wise, l should put in my emphatic dis
sent. The times in 1872 were abnor-
NAL. The Southern States were in the
throes of carpetbag misrule. For the
Southern people it was a question of
life or death. The South turned to
Greedy in its distress and he became in
fact the candidate of the Southern,
rather than of the Northern Democracy.
The effect of this support was to open
the eyes of Northern voters, and in the
next election came the tidal wave of
1874.
Still, Mr.. Cleveland is right in say
ing that the rank and file of the Demo-
Gratis COULD not be brought into line to
support an cid antagonist. Taken alto
gether, there is no answering Mr.. Cleve-
lands arguments
John De Witt Warner: MY idea is
that Democrats can best help the party
by taking every opportunity to work
against the Republican party. l agree
with Mr. Cleveland that it is not so
much the reorganization of the party
that is necessary as the return to old
principals, the first of which | believe to
be tc make a decided stand on behalf
of the people against any fresh at
tempt by the syndicate that exploits
Mckinley to loot the American people
for its benefit"
Edward NJ. Shepard: Il will merely
say that l welcome any utterance Of Mr..
Cleyeland's; it will do good AS to the
criticism that he does not sufficiently
point cut what steps should be taken by
the Democracy in the direction of re-
organization l would say | suppose Mr..
Cleveland wishes TO set people think
ing right before they take action"
Howard R. Bayne: we all realize
the facts as they have been set forth
by Mr.. Cleveland, and many persons
have said substantially the same thing
before, | do not think that among
Democrats there can be any difference
OF opinion as to the necessity for reor-
SANITATION. Mr.. Cleveland's reconcilia-
ton scheme all gold Democrats will con-
cur in, hut may be permitted to criti-
else certain parts Of his article | would
say that they are too general to be prac-
tical benefit in the reorganization Of
the party