The Penn's Grove record., 1901-03-29

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safeguard against EXISTING an" tnn. t4 !, a,r n,rty is
io NJ its oiJ n]Testige and become again a
strong and vigorous organization, feared by its
enemies and inspiring the active devotion o.
us rams anu niJ, 1t ti,' amd coneistep,p.
,To,,ocratir -
Your yegv,1ay.
Princeton, Nj. GRoyER CLEVELAND.
His advice is so general md indefinite
as to be utterly useless All democrats
believe that democratic principles shouIa
be applied to present problems, but as
the Kansas City platform applies demo-
cratic principles to present problems why
use the words return and 'oId' ME-
Cleveland and his political associates are
long ON ambiguous and high sounding
phrases, but short ON definitions; they
are oracular only in the Il that thelr
words can be construed to mean anything
or nothing.
If Mr.. Ceveland's recent admohitloh
had been spoken instead OF written 1t
AiiiSh' - 49,
by a gesture suggesting that he himself
was the embodiment OF the principles TO
which the party should return, but Wheh
the words appear III old type they re-
quire a key.
The President has twice referred to the
crank and file recently, as ii ne would
pgsnpIDtn IInAgnlf with those who are &C
cused OF separating the common people
from the ones. Since 1Ae
Commoner %circulates almost exclusively
among "the AMI and file, 1t seems prop
er that this paper should give the dlstln-
guished eX-democrat an opportunity 10
suggest plans and specifications Tor a
democratic structure which would be
connections enough to afford a place oil
refuge Tor HIM and at the same TINT allow
standing room for real democrats.
A reward, therefore, OF hve dollars Is
offered for a written statement, not to eX-
coed five hundred words, signed by MT
Cleveland, applying democratic primer
pies, as he understands them, to at least
five OF the questions now before the couh-
try. The offer Is open to HIM or to any
one who can secure such a statement from
him. II the statement does not cover
live questions, a proportlohate reward Oh
one dollar Will be gwen Tor each question
covered.
An additional reward oil one dollar VIII
be given Tor a written statement signed
by Mr.. Cleveland, explaining why he
considered ms OPINION on pubilc queS-
tons as OF no importance during the re-
cent campaign, but regards such opinion
as important now. when the battle was
on between a republic and an empire
between a democracy and a pIutocracy-
between blmetailsln II monohletallslh-
he refused to say a word or hit a hand III
behalf OF THE rank and ME Tor whom
he now expresses such an ai~iectionate
solicitude' lie knew that a republican
victory meant an endorsement oil an M
perial policy, with Its wars OF conquest;
he knew that it meant trust domination
and the reign OF monopoly, as well as a
commentator OF a financial policy never
approved by a democratic national CON
v%ention, and yet he remained silent. As
soon as the election was over, he came
forth from his seclusion and made the air
vocal with his suggestions,
Assuming to be inspired by a purer
democracy and Boosting OF a superior
virtue, he began to offer unsolicited ad-
vice to the party to which he once be
longed, He is like the soldier who was
described as invisible in war and irwin