Graham guardian., 1902-04-04

1t was a living reality. He wa
charged with betrayal of h
trust, with turn ng the party o
ganizati0n over to w II street an
with using the patronage at hi
disposal to punish loyal democrat
and to reward recreant ones Th
8 charge was preferred before tn
rank and file Of the party and h
was condemned by the largest jur,
that ever sat upon case. Th
sentence was complete and 81,
millions and half of voters sun
ported the platform which repudi
. ated his financial policy, Will,
only one hundred and thirty thou
sand supported the ticket that re
ceived the nominal support of his
administration.
When the election was over he
mace a speech at high-priced
banquet and boastcd of his part in
the republican victory. If we
could punish the betraya of poll
tical confidence as we do the EN-.
hezzlement IF public money he
would be receiving the limit of the
law, but instead Of seeking for
giveness for the wrongs done by
him to his party, he nurses his re-
sentiment and waits impatientIy
for the party to apologize 10 him
for not allowing him to lead 1t
bodily int the republican camp
W hat eXt use can there be for Il
Cleveland party! The republican
party can serve every purpose that
u Cleveland democratic party
could serve. If Mr. Cleveland was
right on the money question, so
was the republican party; if Mr..
Cleve and was right in not entorc-
ing the law against trusts, the re.
publican party deserves credit for
following out the same policy; it,
Mr.. Cleveland was justified in re-
tusing to sign the only tariff re-
form measure passed since the war,
the republicans were justified in
condemning the measure. Here
are three questions upon which |
the Cleveland democracy would !
have difficulty in making an issue,
and how about the fourth imper-
ialism? 1t was the paramount is,
sue in the last compaign, but Mr..
Cleveland, while presumably OPP
posed to Imperialism, did not feel
interested enough to say a single
word in support Of the democratic |
ticket. His association with the
great financiers was so close and
so constant that even war Of con.
quest and the imperiling of the re.
public could not draw him from
their embrace.
There is not single
ssue upon which the
cleveland democracy is pre-
Dared to make fight; and its as
of control in the party
would be regarde as treaty of
'eace with the republicans on
very important question. If Mr..
cleveland thinks that the demo
rallc party is ready to return to
he mire into which he led it and
a which he left it, let him an
lounce his candidacy on any {
'latform be is willing to write and {
'e can not secure the delegation I
rom single state in the union. Z
t his modesty forbids bis own I
andidacy, let him name candi- I
ate who will agree to make his n
administration like Mr. Clevelar Do t
econd administration ard he will +
OF have delegat,-, in the oonven.
lon' The "dreadful dreams
'n'or disturb the exploiters and y
hose who grow rich by stock ),
peculations are entirely satisfac- ;,
ory to the rank and file of the !,
'arty and to the producers of I,
wealth generally; the party i'll
ever go back to the odious and
dorous days of lS92-lS96.-W- 4
. Bryan in The Commoner. :,
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