Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-11-29
CLEVELAND SPEAKS OUT F!
Says Democracy is Going to Sue
ceed i'm Coming Campaign.

@CCu III SOiiituS SdiIpdiSns
The Ne~ York World of Sunday con-
tanned the following interview with Ex-
President Grover Cleveland:
NV opinions on political matterrs are
well known, and | should hesitate to
make any further statement were it not
for urgent solicitation.
1t seems to be that the Democratic
situation is such as to awaken the salts
faction ard hope of every thorough and
certaily regained its old time fighting
condition and recovered the morale that
promises old-time success and prestige.
think. however. while we can safely
assume that we are not Immediately
threatened with repetition of un-Dem-
ocratic heresy there are palpable dan
gers to be avoided if the regeneration
of Democracy is not to be obstructed.
The movement toward this rejuvena-
tion tends to complete abandonment
of our late yielding to the temptations
of expediency, as against firm adher-
ence to Democratic doctrines.
MUST GO STRAIGHT AHEAD.
The condition necessitates, in my
opinion, both in the enunciatlon of plat,
form principles and the selection o.
candidates, sturdy and detrmined
march to the goal of substantial and
thorough Democracy. In other words,
l believe that if the Democratic party
is tempted. under mistaken apprehen.
of the meaning of the revival of true
Democratic sentiment, to stop short of
this gool and temporize by presenting
to the people platform principles and
candidates not entirely in keeping with
an absolutely changed policy, it will
fail to convince the people of its SINGER
ity 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 discour-
age sincere and thoughtful Democrats
now hopeful and expectant and repel a
large Independent contingent who seek
relief from the needless arrogance of
the Republican party.
SHOULD WAR ON THE TARIFF.
1t may as well be fully understood
that any party promising such relief
cannot calculate that the people are in
the mood to be deceived or cajoled by
the tricks of expediency. The move
ment now under way must be pursued
with thoroughness. consistency and
honesty. There need be no fear that a
radical return to true Democracy is
dangerous to Democratic success.
The history of the party abundantly
shows that it is only departure from
principle and yielding to temptations
of expediency that have brought disas-
ter.
The hope of the Democratic party lies
in the inevitable discovery by our peo-
pie of its beneficient aims and purposes.
Already the beneficiaries of the high
protective tariff are so reduced in num-
ber and the benefits derived from pro-
lection are so palpably lessened, even as
applied to the selfish interests of those
who have heretofore insisted upon its
continuance, that they are inclined to
receive with favor the adoption of the
Democratic doctrine of tariff for rev.
enue
The popular apprehension of the evils
patibility with what has always been re-
garded as safe Americanism, is con-
stantly growing aud cannot fail to be-
come, in the near future, a most i'm
portant factor in the political thought
of our people.
THE EVIL OF TRUSTS.
The tremendous growth of trusts, the
immense business aggregations aud the
manner in which they stifle healthful
competition and throttle individual en-
terprise cannot long pass unheeded by
the voters OF tne lanu. lDe StuDenuOuS
governmental extravaganza that now
prevails must at length be appreciated
by the people as not only drain upon
their earnings and accumulation. but as
most pernicious example calculated to
undermine the love of wholesome econ
omy among our citizens. These topics
and others which might be mentioned
and the abuses connected with them.
should be bravely and uncompromising-
ly dealt with by the Democratic party,
as they all involve Democratic principle.
We should have sufficient faith in
the intelligence and right-mindedness
of our countrymen to arouse a confident
anticipation that they will speedily con-
fide the treatment of these vital ques-
tions to the party which satifies them
of its intention to deal with them in an
honest, unequivocal and patriotic man.
ner.
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 it.
self and true to its profession of devo-
ton to tie welfare of the people.
What To DO Until the DOct'
Arrives.