The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-11-28
CLEVELAND on OUTLOOK.

CLEVELAND ON OUTLOOK.
The New York World publishes the
following special article on The Future
Democracy" by former President Grover
Cleveland:
ut seems to me that the Democratic
situation is such as to awaken the satisfac-
ton and hope of every thorough and con-
sistent Democrat. Our party has certain
ly regained its old time fighting condition
and recovered the morale that promises
old time success and prestige.
81 think, however, while we can safely
assume that we are not Immediately
threatened with repetition of un-Demo-
cratic heresy, there are palpable dangers
to be avoided if the regeneration OF De-
mocracy is not to be obstructed.
THE movement toward this rejuvcna-
ton tends to complete abandonment Of
our late yielding to the temptations of ex-
pediency, as against firm adherence to
Democratic doctrines.
THE condition necessitates, in my
opinion, both in the enunciation or plat
form principles and the selection of can
didates, sturdy and determined march
to the goal of substantial and thorough
Democracy In other words, believe
that if the Democratic party is tempted,
under a mistaken apprehension OF the
meaning Of the revival of true Demo-
cratic sentiment, to stop short of this
goal, and temporize by presenting to the
people platform principles and candidates
not entirely in keeping with "a absolutely
changed policy, it will fail to convince
the people of its sincerity or to satisfy
them that it can safely be trusted.
"Such a condition cannot better be de-
scribed than by the homely illustration
of a man sitting down between two
chairs. Such behavior would discourage
sincere and thoughtful Democrats now
hopeful and expectant and repel a large
independent contingent who seek relief
from the needless arrogance of the Re-
publican party.
1T may as we'll be fully understood that
any party promising such relief cannot
calculate that the people are in the mood
to be developed or cajoled by the tricks
of expediency. The movement now un
der way must be pursued with thorough
ness, consistency and honesty. There
need be 10 fear that a radical return to
Democracy is dangerous to Democratic
success. The history of the party abun-
dainty shows that it is only departure
from principle and yielding to tempta-
tions of expediencY that have brought
disaster.
"The hope of the Democratic party lies
in the inevitable discovery by our people
of its benefcent aims and purposes Al
ready the benedciaries of the high pro-
tective tariff are so reduced in number,
and the benefits derived from protection
are so palpably lessened, even as applied
to the selfish interests of those who have
heretofore insisted upon its continuance,
that they arc inclined to receive with IA
vor the adoption of the Democratic doc
trine of tariff for revenue.
THE popular apprehension OF the
evils of aggressive expansion, and Its
incompatibility with what has always
been regarded as safe Americanism, is
constantly growing and cannot fail to be-
come, in the near future. a most impor-
taut factor in the political thought Of our
people.
The tremendous growth of trusts, the
immense business aggregations and the
manner in which they stitle healthful
competition and throttle individual enter
prise cannot long pass unheeded by the
voters of the land. The stupendous
governmental extravaganza that now pre-
walls must at length be appreciated by the
people as not only drain upon their
earnings and accumulations, but as most
pernicious example calculated to under
mine the love of wholesome economy
among our citizens. These topics and
others which might be mentioned, and
the abuses connected with them, should
be bravely and uncompromisingly dealt
with by the Democratic party, as they. all
involve Democratic principle.
1--WE should have sufficient faith in the
intelligence and rightmindedness of ouI
countrymen to arouse confident antici
patton that they will speedily confide
the treatment of these vital questions to
the party which satisfies them of its in
tention to deal with them in an honest
unequivocal and patriotic manner.
II see only hope and confidence in the
future of the Democracy; but this hope
and confidence is based entirely on the
belief that the party will be true to itself
and true to its supply of devotion to the
welfare of the people"
NO FUNDS FOR MORE PEN
SIONS.