The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-22
TARIFF REFORM.
With That as Pattle Cry Cleveland
Says Time is Ripe
FOR A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
He Says Republicans Should Not be
Permitted To- Occupy Our Tar
iT Reform Ground This

To a representative of The New
York Evening Post. who asked him
his views in regard to the outlook
for and the duty of the Democracy in
the approaching congressional cleo
| C.onS, ex-PrcSidcnt Grover Cleveland
said:
IT seems to me that if the Democ-
racy is really in earnest it cannot fail
largely TO increase its representation in
the next congress, but i'm order to do
SO think there must be constant
and Stalwart inSistance upon the
thing which are recognized by all to
be true Democratic doctrines. or
course, by far the most important Of
these is tariff reform. On this issue,
| am satisfied that the Democracy is
race /" face with a great opportunity.
y Ii OF the signs Of the times point to
i recognition, far beyond all PARTY
lines, OF the benefits which would ac-
cruc to the people by rcadiustmcnt
ut The tariff. and it would be worse
than folly for the party under the
stress Of any temptation or yielding TO
any ailurcment to permit this To be
Subnrdinated to or overShadOwcd bv
any other issue.
The present rcStleSSneSS i'm Repub
lican circles on this subject, often
amounting to protests against Repub-
lIcdn protective theories. should warn
the Democracy of an impending dan
ger. mean by this the possibility
that our opponents may crowd us from
our position on this subject, if we al
fA IL l,ry I,,r-
ness and indifference and to occupy
our ground, just as we permitted
them to crowd us from the ground
that belonged TO us on the question
of sound money.
! am very much pleased with the
deliverauce of the New York Demo-
cracy on the tariff issue, and it was
ut and proper that the Empire State
should sound the right note. 1t is nv
clear conviction that the best aSSur-
ance of success for the Democracy i'm
liIc next national campaign will be
found in sincere and uuremitting in
sistence upon its old time doctrine of
a fair and beneficent tariff adjust
ment. This inSiStence should be from
now on 1t need hardly be said that
success will depend upon the presenta-
tiOn Of tariff doctrine not only re-
cognized as truly Democratic by those
who may be termed veterans i'm the
party, but also commenting itself to
the hosts OF the younger men of our
land. Thousands Of these await the
opportunity to cSpouSe cause which
must appeal to disintereSted love of
country and which is based upon the
thoughtful regard of all our people
and the safety of the institutions un-
der which we live. TO these young
men no hope is offered for the reliza-
tion of their patriotic ASPIRATIONS cX-
cept through the conscientious en-
deavorS of the Democratic party.
am at Il loss to understand by
what process of reasoning the notion
has gained a footing in certain Demo
cratic quarters not only that no i'm
pOrtance attaches to a Democratic as
ccndancy in the next house of repre-
ScntativcS. but even that il might be
advantageous To party prospects in
1901 for ii to continue i'm its present
minority now. Powerful warfare ought
to he reagardcd as continuous. and if
the results battled for are worth hav-
ing at all. they are worthy of our best
efforts at all times and under all cir
cumSEince. Constant vigilance and
unrclenting attack are essential to vic
tory. armies are captured by first driv-
ing IN the uutpUStS.
/ cannot believe that the bright
prospects of the Democracy in the
present campaign are to he married by
any lack OF hard work ANA strenuous
lighting"