The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-26
THE CLEVELAND SPEECH.
Democrats at Washington Have Not
Spoken HarshIy About 1t.

democrats at Washington Have Not
spoken Harshy About It.
Especial to The PostJ
Washington, June pa wrong fmpres-
sion has been created by tae special sent
, out from Washington to the Northern press
relative to the views expressed by South
erh congressman on Mr.. Cevelauds speecn.
The tenor Of many of these dispatches has
been that members from the South ana
west were not only hostile toward the ex-
| president for having wrecked the parry,
but that they resented any advice coming
from MIN as to the pest way to bring about
rehabilitation. This has been an instance
WAelt tue Wish mas been father to the
IhUuGht' me South and West have so long
maintained the Views that were crystal zed
NJ the Chicago convention in 1896 even
IN the race of certain defeat, that tho cor.
! respondents of the Northern papers be-
| heNtd that the representatives. from these
| stctlons were incapable of more tolerant
views in the present instance
AS tIatter of fact, there was hardly ain
expression from the democratic senators
tuat was not kindly. Teller of Colorado.
who came INTO the democratic fold at the
same time that Cleveland left it, made
| tue most unhiadly. comments. He said that
ne had not had time to read MIR. Cleve-
lind $ platltudes. But as Mr.. Teller was
arrayed against the democratic party dur
Ing the two terms that Mr.. Cleveland was
president, he might with Iropnety have
heeh less forward with his criticism. Dan
lrls OF Virginia, who is known rather for
! his forensic qualifications aud his ability as
a text writer on the law, than for astute
party leadership, was after Teller, perhaps
t inc harshfst in pronouncing Judgment
1t was noteworthy fact that all the
leaders in the upper branch OF congress
VINO nave the reputation ut being past mas,
tiers in the art of Statesmanship, were not
only kindly in thplT ppGpVpucaS IN
hut praised the wisdom OF mis- remarks.
Many OF these men, too explained that
they had long entertained personal and po-
litlcal grievances against him. IN the
house II Is true there was more bitterness.
lut the general feeling even there was that
the party needed more votes IN the North
and East. and that both sides should make
concessions 10 get them, The leaders say
that the democrats have been on the range
long enough and it is time they should get
In ana become stali-fed stock.
CleYelands speech has really put the
democratic members in Il bcttft mood than
the defeat witch President Roosevelt has
sustained at the hands of his own party
IN connection with the reciprocity mutter.
II makes them feel more confident than
ever Of victory in November The next
house will bc composed of 3S6 members,
and consequently 1874 viii constitute ma
jority II Is expected that at least halt of
the republicans now in congress from the
Southern States fourteen in all, VIII he
replaced by democrats, and It is therefore
safe To predict that the solid South VIII
start the democratic column oil with at
least 124 votes IN the house. The tight
will therefore he to secure the other sew
cuty. There were forty democratic mem
hers returned from the Eastern and Middle
States without crossing the Mississippi
river last election Notwithstanding the re
publican landslide against Bryan, 1t is
therefore reasonable to believe that after
| dlspoSng Of the financial question, when
caused the trouble, nm equal number and
probably more can be returned next No
vemhcr Merely to return the same num-
Der would bring the democratic figures IN
10 1854 without taking into consideration
any Of tho Western States. That the re-
puhlcans are losing strength in the latter
/ section has even been admitted by them
selves for the past few months, II is In
these States that iourlshes, 10 a large
extent the beet sugar Industry that tho ad-
muistration has been trying SO hard 10