The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-25

1t was in the Democratic national con-
vention of 1854, which first nominated
Grover Cleveland for President, that Cen
eral Bragg, OF wisconsin, in a speech he
made for Mr.. Cleveland. said: 1--WE love
him for the enemies he has made" The ex-
preston was aimed at Tammany, which
was opposed to Mr.. Cleveland and was
making great efforts to prevent his nomi-
nation. Even after his nomination the Tam
many delegates voted against making it
unanimous. The force of General Brags's
remarks was felt throughout the country,
and the opposition of Tammany strength
ened Mr.. Cleveland with the people.
If MIR. Cleveland was to be congratu-
lated then on the enemies he had made in
his own party it was equally the case in
the presidential campaign of 1886. In the
Chicago convention of that year a resolu-
ton that 1--WE commend the honesty,
economy. courage and fidelity of the
present Democratic administration was
greeted with yells Of derision and re-
jected by 56i to S57. This was the prelude
to the merging OF the Democratic party in
Populism and the nomination Of Mr..
Bryan. Now, after a second nomination
and defeat, the latter attacks Mr.. Cleve-
land openly in his paper and gives honest
Democrats reason 20 repeat I'VE love him
for the enemies he has made" The latest
issue of Mr.. Bryan's paper contained an
editorial commenting on Mr.. Cleveland's
recent letter 10 a Democratic club in Bal
timore, urging "a return OF the party to
Democratic principles. The article says:
In the desertion OF the party organiza-
ton and betrayal OF the principles of the
party he (Cleveland) adds ostentaticus pre-
tense of interest in the plain people, while
he conceals his ideas In ponderoUs and
platitudinous phrases. II he Will clearly
ana candidly define the Democratic prin-
ciples about which he is SO prone 10 talk
the people can decide for themselves
whether he is the same Mr.. Cleveland who
turned the treasury over TO n foreign iinan-
cial syndicate, and intrusted j. PierpOni
Morgan with the combination of the gov
eminent vaults. and then supported the
Republican ticket because his administra-
ton was not indOrsed. the same AIR. Cleve-
| land who denounced trusts in his message
but failed to enforce the law against them,
the same Mr.. Cleveland who condemned
Imperialism and then gave passive sup
port 10 an imperialistc President; OF
whether ne has repented OF his folly and is
ready TO accept the Democratic creed.
The violence of this attack and the reck-
lessness of some OF its statements show
what sort OF man Bryan really is. They
also show that ne regards the attitude OF
Mr.. Cleveland and his friends as an i'm
portant factor in his defeat last year. Mos
of the statements carry their refutation OF
their face. 1t is not true that Mr.. Cleve.
laud ever deserted the Democratic or
ganizntion or betrayed the principles OF tn,
party. The party deserted him and be
trayed it's own principles by selling out L
Populism. The organization he deserted
and the principles he discarded were thos'
OF Populism and Organism. Mr.. Cleveland
stands to-day where he stood when he wa
nominated in 1854 and IL 1855 and In 1872. II