The times., 1901-03-23
Circulation Statement.
Naked to the World.

The Hon. Grover Cleveland is a political
dcrelict. dismasted and waterlogged,
floating ponderously in lonely seas
menace to navigation Following the
wen-known rule i'm such cases made and
provided. the Hon William J. Bryan has
proceeded to blow him up. The job was
well done-how wcl, our readers may
Judge from the following extracts from
Yesterdays edition of The Commoner:'
''Nr Cleveland and his political associates are
long on high sounding phrases. hut short on det-
pitions If Mr. Ceveland's recent admonltion
had been spoken instead OF written. it might
have been explained by wink OF q gesture sug-
gesting that he himself was the embodiment
Of the principles TO which the party should re-
turn but when The words appear in cold type
they require a key.
when the battle was on between a Republic
and an Empire-betveen a democracy and pluto
erscy-bctween bimetsllism and monome,allism-
he refused 10 say q word or lift his hand in be-
half Of the rank and file tor whom he now
e1presses such an afectionate ~olcitude. As soon
as the election was over he came forth from his
secluson and made the air vocal with his Slg-
eestions Assuming TO be inspired by a puIer
Democracy and boasting OF a superior virtue,
h. began 10 offer unsolicited advice to the party
10 which he once belonged. lie is like the soldier
Who was described as invisible in war and in
yinoible In peace
.'ro desertion Of the party organization and
betrayal Of the principles OF The party, he adds
ostentatious prctence Of interest in the PLAIN
people while he c0nceals his ideas in ponderous
and platitudinous phrases. II he VIII clearly and
eandidlv define the Democratic principles about
which he is 50 prone 10 talk, the people can
decide for themselves whether he is the same
NI Cleveland who turned the Treasury over to
. foreign financial syndicate and entrusted J.
Pierpont Morgan with the combination OF the
Government vaults snd then supported the Re-
pubIicap ticket because his Administration was
not endorsed-the same Mr.. Cleveland who de-
uoupced trusts IN his messages but failed to
enforce the law against thern-the same Mr..
Cleveland who condemned imperialism and then
gave passive support 20 an imper1alistic PTesi-
dent or whether he has repented Of his folly
and is ready to accept the Democratic creed"
If there is a Democrat in the country
who dissents from this characterization
Of the man who set out in 1893 to destroy
The party which had twice elected him to
the Presidency We do not know his name
1t is conceivable that creatures Of the
Dickinson. BynUm, and ]. Sterling Nor
ton order might utter g word Of protest,
but any disclaimer from them would only
add TO the force Of the Indictment Mr.
Bryan has simply undressed the Prince
ton recluse with his pen, and he stands |
before the world much as God made him |
the missing link between hypocritical De- |
rnorracv and tr,tst nI,Itocr9cv The mic 1
ture is not attractive, but il viii not soon |
be forgotten.
Mr.. Bryan possesses the unusual ability |
of writing quite as well as ne talks. Mr.. |
Cleveland has something Of the same |
faculty. but in his case it is based upon |
that interesting phenomenon known 10 /
billiardists as reverse English