The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-13
ONCE MORE. THE PUBLIC.

There is striking degree of similarity between The
Commoner and The Public. They both think alike on
most questions and both eternay agin the govern
ment" They are likely TO occupy this attitude ofhosty
to the powers that be for quite whie if signs are worth
anything. Mckinley will be succeeded by Republican
or by some goldbug plutocratic Democrat,-whch to
Editor Bryan and Editor Post would be just bad,
worse.
Recently Mr. Post has been busy saying pleasant things
about Mr. Brvau's late bid for notice by Grover Ceve-
land Mr. Post is highly delighted at Mr.. Bryans clev
erness in 'tang Mr. Cleveland To account the score
of his democracy" The Public makes almost as great a
display of its asinnity and bile did The Commoner
Says the perennial tax crank who runs 1t "Forever
pratng about democratic principles, Cleveland never ap
plies them If he would respond to Mr. Bryan's demanu
and make statement applying democra tic principles
he understands them to five of the questions before
the country might furnish of his democracy
This and The Commoners article furnish combination
rarely met with in editorial wrtiugs-a potpourri of
Spleen humor and pathos
In common with many other socialists populists single
takers and refomers Bryan and Post forgive
Grover Cleveland for having been twice elected president
When they think of this and then reflect the course
pursued by him after his retirement, they to suffer
as dog does with rabies-they foam at the mouth.
s'If he would respond to Mr. Bryan's demand, etc.
Oh, If he only would Fancy, for minute, old Grover
"makng statement" for the benefit of couple of two
byfours like Bryan and Post. "He might furnish some
test of his democracy p How that for gall and humor
In concentrated form Grover Cleveland once governor
of New York twice president of the United Safes with
record vn tariff and financial questions which is part
Of the history of his country the most honest and
a9eots advocate of civil reform who led the
presidential chair Grover Cleveland, whose name became
byword among the pension grabbing gang whom Bryan
promised "a better commissioner than the present one
who freed the national executive from the unconstitutional
tramme thrown around it by jealous during
construction days who breathed life into the Monroe
doctrine and made once more Cardinal of Ameri
can national faith who recognized and honored ability
in the teeth of the still surviving bitterness and mis-
mens places high and low drew the fantes shadow
of line the Democrats of the South and those of
the North whose opinion every question before the
American people today, through his endorsement of Mr.
Harrsons expressions, his Holland Society speech and
his public writings and record, well known that
of any man livng Cleveland, who bought private
influence with prblc Office who incurred the dispeasure
of his friends than compromise with his convictions
of public duty whose messages and state papers rank in
strength and power of expression with the best of Jeer
son i and Lincon's: who will 90 down in history not
surpassed in integrity of purpose and strength of conv
ton and character by American presidents who today
as simply private citizen, at sx'y-fve years Of age
through that which is hin him. of the most pro-
feundly hated truly feared and best beloved of v
ing Americans-a force still to be reckoned with; this
man to furnish of his democracy at the behesof
W }. Bryan and Louis f. Post Who they, and
what have they done