The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-21
rug HARMONY MEETING.

The splendid meeting winch 90 80. -.
>o.r York on Thursday evening IN ltie
now home Of the Tilden Club was the
,,,ost notable gathering of Democrats ior
many a day The spirit OF harmony
n-.;ch was so manifest and sol genuine
..sa the spirit OF inspiration. and every
democrat throughout the land VINO oe-
.r.s the success OF true Democracy VIII
feel it.
gr. Ceyeland's speech was splendlo
ansort. He said oil that it was necessar!
n saw anon such an occasion, yet there
was not ono sentence or one "oro III
tho entire discourse which ought 10 nave
been omitted. He spoke plainly anu
with his usual d,rectness and force. yet
There was nothing offensive to any Dem
oc,at, no matter what his atutuoe ~
tho past may have been.
AR. Cleveland laid the situation fairly
] before his hearers and before inc Dehioc-
-a,,y OF the country. he said that me
Democratic party was very far from Po-
l,,i al insolvency. but that no one shouio
he offended by the suggestion l''at Us
canital and prospects have suffered Sc
r;ons injury since Mr.. Tilden was elected
President Everything is implleo III l'iis
and Democrats will never find a remedy
for their difficulties until the EVIL Is ao-
n,itted. Serious blunders, biunoers 11aI
brought disaster, have been mace anu
4we must confess the fact openly ana non
.s4ly. then set about to repair the wrong.
+t,;c 1T not
nece ssary, as Mr.. Cleveland has saao' 10
<,ualrel with each other and call harsh
names. Nothing is to be gained by any
ouch method. Our differences were non
est differences. and those issues when are
Head should be left alone. we Go not
noel TO formulate new principles nor to
make new doctrines for the Democratic
party.
.Jet us make the next contest" SAID
Governor Montague, zone for the restosa-
Hen OF Democratic principles" we
will only plant the party upon those
,,,;ncirles which were enunciated by JET
fcrson and championed by Tilden and az
forwards by Cleveland. we shall be on
safe ground and we shall have splen-
did chance to win.
Mr.. Hill in his speech. paid SPECIAL at
tention to those questions upon which
Democrats are agreed, and there are
enough of them and they are of suf1i-
Gent Importance to make platform
Tor a reunited and harmonious Democracy.
Mr.. Hill showed in his speech that
the Republican party is very Vulnerable
an1 that there are numerous weak places
in its fortifications upon which the Dem
pcrats may train their guns with telling
effect. Moreover, the man who VIII IN
Ill human probability be the next Re
publican nominee for the Presidency will
also make an easy mark for Democratic
guns.
All of this means that the Democratic
marty has a splendid chance to win In
1gO4 ii it will only take advantage of 1t.
81 believe" said Mr.. Cleveland, that
the times point to another Democratic
opportunity as near at hand" But the
party must put itself in position to fight.
1t must not invite defeat by a repetition
CT the campaigns Of 1896 and OF 1900. The
great work for the party to do now is TO
a,armonize. But there can be no harmony
worthy of the name, and there can be no
Success unless we cut loose entirely from
Gopulists and free silver Republicans and
srcm others who do not believe in De
party is In its integrity.