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mas QaQ since J00 Wdr-In6lr only
seated YietOr-and he is their strong
est man today. The masses want to
win-never mind the way. Cleveland
is honest, steadfast, and true to what
he conceiYes to be right. He stands
for the highest principles of govern
ment, and has the confidence of the
commercial and independent forces of
both parties in a fashion that no
other Democrat can boast OF, and Is
preferred by thousands of Republicans
to many candidates Of their own party
who might be named. The third term
bugahOo is silenced by the hiatus be-
tween his terms and his well-known
hostility to imperialism sets at rest
every talk about his assuming the role
OF American Dictator" Mr.. Cleve-
land is a tariff reformer, and his re-
appearance in public life may mean
another tidal wave Of sentiment to-
ward a review and revision OF our
tariff policy. It is the marvel OF eco
nomists that America appears to De
the only country on the globe that
seems to thrive best when taxed the
most. The fact is admitted by good
I reasoners that our prosperity Is not
due to our ovef-taxation, but We pro-
per in spite Of it, because Of our su-
pelior industry. Mr.. Cleveland recog-
nizes the trend toward a lowering or
customs duties on the products Of In
| dustries that are no longer infant,
and he notes the impatience OF the
| people over a system Of tariff levy that
| fosters unnatural combinations or
| trusts" and permits manufacturers
to sell goods in a foreign market at
a far lower figure than the same art1-
cles command upon our own SOIL
Living expenses go up faster than
wages. and the profits of trusts are all
out of proportion to the rewards or
the men who actually do the work.
The result is industrial discomfort and
disorder. The American people Will
ever safeguard the principle OF protec-
ton, and the control of the home
market, but they are restless under an
exhorbitant tax which makes multi
mdllionaires Of the few at the expense
Of the many.
OF the reform here outlined, and
which has been exploited by no less
parsonage than Chairman Babcock, OF
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee, Grover Cleveland Is
a leading exemplar. Who knows put
that two years Of shrewd agitation Of
tariff reform and preservation OF the
1goId standard may not convince the
Democratic managers that he is the
lmost available Moses to lead them out
of their Egypt?
If the Negro question is broached.
where is there a Democrat who could
hold a candle-light to Cleveland in ap-
pealing for the suffrages of the colored
people? Now here his forcible meth
ods of asserting governmental author
ity found great favor with our people
and there are those who believe that
with his added experience and close
grasp of changing conditions, with
|, new notions Of federal authority,
Cleveland would be power in the
White House that would insure TO the
Negro's good. The Negroes trust him.
and should his party have sense
enough to give him the nomination.
Cleveland would give our beloved
Roosevelt the hardest run for his
: fmoney he ever had in his life. AS the
Colored American has been saying for
, two years, keep your weather eye up
, on this "man of destiny-Grover
Cleveland You cannot sometimes al
ways tell what may happen.
Speaking OF Democracy and the Ne
gro, the present situation agains sug
gests the query: Is a division Of the
2 Negro vote possible now or ever? il
: is possible, but difficult, the expert
! enced politician will answer. He will
I give you reasons. First. the Demo
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