Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
THE CLEVELAND INTERVIEW

Whatever the aninlosities Mr. Cleve-
land may have engendered in his party.
and however much events would seem
in the eyes of many to discredt the wis
dom of again calling him to be the party's
standard bearer. even were he willing to
accept the trust, it is not to be de-
MED that in the interview with him we
printed yesterday, he made a tremendous
" strong presentation of the duty Of the
Democracy to itself and the country
He uttered a clear cry. which should
be raised as the Shibboleth Of the party
everywhere in the present congressional
campaign, and be kept ringing and re-
sounding until and through the next pres1-
Dental canvass. That cry is tariff re
vision
AS Mr. Cleveland put it, "the best assur-
ance of Democratic success in the next
national campaign will be found in
sincere and unremitting insstence upon
it's old-time doctrine Of a fair and be-
neficent tariff adjustment. This insistence
should be from now on" That policy af-
fords the best assurance of Democratic
success, not only because the issue Is
one on which all elements in the party
can unite. but because in the existing
circumstances it commends itself to the
masses outside of the party as no other
does or could.
In its relations to the trusts, tariff re-
vision is an issue universal. as affecting
vital interests of the great body Of the
people Dingleyism, both in itself ans
as the protection of the trusts, touches
those interests with pernicious results
at hundreds Of points. Mr. Cleveland
stated an incontrovertible fact when he
said that thousands of the younger men,
not affiliated with the Democratic party,
| await the opportunity to espouse cause
tariff revision-''which must appeal to
iisinterested love Of country, and which
IS based on thoughtful regard Of all our
people and the safety of the institutions
under which we live And to those thou
sands will be added thousands of others
If the Democracy will push the tariff
10 the front as the paramount issue and
Keep it there by vigorous. intelligent
and illuminating Observation-Disclosures
which will demonstrate how the robbeT
protection that now obtains is buttress-
ing, shielding, and fostering the trusts
and how. apart from the political ana
economic aspects of the case, the triumph
of a truly Democratic tariff doctrine
| would mean triumph of patriotism, ir
| that it would ensure the greatest good
| to the greatest number.
| That ali this is capable of demonstra
| ton, and that Mr.. Cleveland does not
| over-estimate the possibilities of acre
| tons from the Republican party, is for
| titled by what the eX-President termed
| the present restlessness in Republican
circles" on the subject of the tariff. anu
| the meaningless sops some of the Repub-
| licans leaders are scattering around in
the hope Of quoting that restlessness.
Yes Mr.. Cleveland has made tremen-
dously .strong-an absolutely clear-pre-
sentation of the duty of the Democracy
| 10 itself and the country, and now TIC
| simple and single question is. VIII the
| leaders, one and all, recognize That fac
| by grasping the opportunity which he de-
| clared faced the party-thc opportunity
10 solidify the party, prove the issue to
| be one of patriotism as we'll as overShad-
owing public concern, and draw thousands
| Of recruits from the ranks Of Republi-
cans? We shall see.