The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-17
PARTY'S OPPORTUNITY
AS SEEN BY CLEVELAND,
EX-PREsiDENC BEi ], vEs tn AT fnl
TIME IS RIPE
For Democratic Vtotory->R.pu pub,,tnnl
should Not Ba Permitted to Oconpy
Our Tariff Reform 9ronnd-PiRht-
ing ShUu dot Osnso.

ing ahou'dn't Oe.se.
TO representative Of The New
York Evening Post, who asked him
his views in .egard to the outlook for
and The dnty Of the Democracy in
the approaching congressional cleo
tions, OK President Grover Cleveland
said:
ut seems to mo that If the Demo.
oracy is really in earnest it cannot
fail largely to increase it's representa-
tion in the next congress, but in
order to do 80 l think there must be
a constant and stelwart insistellce
upon the things which are recognized
by all to be true Democratic doc
trinea. or course, by far the most
important OF these is tariff reform.
On this issue, am satisfied that the
Democracy is face to face with
great opportunity. All of the signs
of the times point to a recognition,
far beyond all party lines, of the
benefits which would accrue to the
people by readjustment of the
tariff, and it would be worse than
folly for the party under the stress
OF any temptation or yielding to any
allurement to permit this to be
subordinated to or overshadowed by
any other issue.
"The present restlessness in Re.
publican circles on this subject, often
amounting to protests against Re
publican protective theories, should
warn the Democracy of an impend-
ing danger. l mean by this the
possibility that our opponents may
crowd us from our position on this
subject, if we allow them to do 40 by
our lukewarmness and inditfe, ence
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.
"l am very much pleased with the
deliverance Of the New York Democ
racy on the tariff issue, and il wna
fit and proper that the Empire Stat"
should sound the right note. 1, il
my clear conviction that tho best
assurance of success for the Democ
racy in the next national campaign
will be found in sincere and unre.
mitting insistence upon it's old time
doctrine Of a fair and beneficent
tariff adjustment. This insistence
should be from now on. 1t need
hardly be said that success will de-
pend upon the presentation OF tariff
doctrine not only recognized as truly
Democratic by those who may be
termed veterans in the party, but
also commanding itself to the hosts
Of the younger men of our land.
Thousands of these await the oppor-
tunity to espouse cause which must
appeal to disinterested love of coun
try and which is based upon thought.
full regard OF all our people and the
safety of the institutions under which
we live. To these young men no
hope is offered for the realization of
their patriotic aspirations except
through the conscientious endeavors
of the Democratic party.
81 am at loss to understand by
what process of reasoning the notion
has gained footing in certain Demo
cratic quarters not only that no i'm
portance attaches to Democratic
ascendency in the next house of
representatives., but even that it
might be advantageous to party
| prospects in 1904 for it to continue
in it's present minority now. Power
ful warfare ought to be regarded as
continuous, and if tho results battled
for are worth having at all, they are
worthy OF our best efforts at all
times and under all circumstances.
) Constant vigilance and unrelentine
attack are essential to victory, armies
} are captured by first driving in the
outposts.
II cannot believe that the brigh,
prospects of the Democracy in the
present campaign are to be marref