The Republican journal., 1902-06-26
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY !

Tietc was a notable gathering of
Democrats in New ork last Thursday,
at re opening of the new quarters of
,hs ii1.eu Club of THAT city. 1t was a
meeting IN the interest of harmony.
BRYAN was invited to attend but not
to speak. and took no notice of the i'll
yit4ti0n. Grover Cleveland and David
r MI shock hands cordially and later
addressed the meeting Both made
able speeches. Hill WAS the most ag-
gress.ve. C'eyeland's remarks were
mainly advice to the party he has twice
led to victory. He is Il master of vigor-
olis English. and in what he had to say
he hit straight from the shoulder. He
arraigued the party for its departure
from rime-houored principles, and coun-
SEIZED a return to the democracy OF
Tilde1-and We may add, Of Cleveland.
Hin ehalacteristicall abused the Re
pubicans. and has already been called
to account tor his unWarranted attack
on Gen Wood, Another speaker was
Hon. William A. Castor of Boston,
who said:
Ia my opinion 10 party eau succeed
in America today that does not meet
with the approval of the business pub
lie and win its confidence and support.
The interests OF business and labor
must both he conserved. BY benetitng
and improving business conditions we
benefit the labUreI as we'll as the mer-
chant
These I've true words. Unfortunate
ly-toI the Democracy-that party has
perslsteut.y arrayed Itself against the
business interests OF the country.
Originally a hard-money party it was
carried away 10y the greeuback craze.
and later by the Ii to + failacy, under
the leadership OF a I'opulist Both
these policies We're against the interests
of business, and did not meet with the
approval of the business people," While
It's free trade policy is against the in
terests of lahol.
WEI the Democracy heed the advice
Of Cleveland and the warning of Gas
ton: Apparently not. 1t is evident
that MI Cleveland, who is undoubted-
Iy the ablest man in his party today,
represents only a minority. The name
OF Iliden is no longer one to conjure
WltA, The Democratic party has been
adrift too long on uncharted seas ever
a al
Henry WatteTsOn. who once, as the
Selt-constituted guardian of the starry
eyed Goddess OF Liberty, stood with
the old guard has a scorching editorial
III the Louisville COurier-J journal under
the caption of "A Deaths Herd at the
Feast, III which he says.
1t seems a kind Of irony of fate that
It should be d Tilden club to welcome
Mr.. CIeyeland'S banefui re-entrance
INTO political activities. MI Tilden
dleu with words OF SCOrn and contempt
upon his nps for Grover cleveland. He
understood perfectly he coarse texture
OF MI tleVeIand's physical and mental
makeup: his obtuSe selhshnesS; his
ignorant Ohstlnacy; his vulgar selt-as-
sertion his interchangeable duplcity.
We do not care to quote Col. Waiter
son farther, His coarse abuse of Mr..
Cleveland is unWarranted; and we fear
that the erratic editor of the Courier
journal is developing into a common
Scold. We think that Mr.. Cleveland
spoke wisely and well; and if tie Dem
ocracv should rally around the standard
he has raised and adopt the policy he
has outlined, it would have, what it has
not had for some years, a fighting
chance for success.