The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-14
CLEVELAND TALKS
Ex-President Maps Out Course
for Democrats.
Should Force Tariff Reform as
the Issue.
MUST KEEP UP FIGHT.
By Active Work Democratic
Representation Will Increase.
Importance Attaches to Demo-
cratic Ascendancy in House.

New York, Oct 14.-To a representa-
tive of the Evening Post who asked him
his views in regard to the outlook for
and the duty of the Democracy in the
approaching congressional elections, ex-
President Grover Cleveland said:
1T seems to me that if the Democracy
is really in earnest it can not fail large
~ to increase it's representation in the
next congress, but in order to do so
think that there must be a constant and
stalwart insistence. upon the things
which are recognized by all to be true
Democratic doctrines. OF course. by
far the most important of these is the
tariff reform. On this issue, am salts
fed that the Democracy is face to face
with great opportunity. All of the
signs of the times point to recognl-
ton, far beyond all party lines, of the
benefits which would accrue to the peo
pie by a readjustment of the tariff, and
it would be worse than folly for the
party under the stress of any temDta
tion or yielding to any allurement. to
permit this to be subordinated to or
overshadowed by any other issue.
THE. present restlessnesS in Republi-
can circles on this subject often
amounting to protests against .Republi
can protection theories, should warn
the Democracy of any impending dan
ger / mean by this the possibility that
our opponents may crowd US from our
position on this subject if we allow them
to do so by our lukewarmness and in
difference 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.
7 am very much pleased with the deliv-
erance of New York Democracy on the
tariff issue, and it was fit and proper that
the Empire state should sound the right
note 1t is my clear conviction that the
! best assurance Of success for the DemOc-
racy in the next national campaign will
be found in a sincere and unrenitting in
/ sistence upon its old-time doctrine of a
I fair and benefcent tariff readjustment.
/ This insistence should be from now on. 1t
need hardly he said that success will de-
pend upon the presentation OF tariff doc
ocratic by those who may be termed yet
Grams in the party, but also commencing
itself to the hosts of the younger men Of
our land. Thousands of these await the
opportunity to eSpOuSe cause which
must appeal to disinterested. .lovesio conn
try and which is based upon Thoughtful
/ the institutions under which we live. To
these young men no hope is offered for
! the realization of their patriotic aspira-
ti0nS except through the conscientious en-
/ deavorS of the Democratic party.
Il am at a loss to understand by what
/ process of reasoning the notion has gained
a footing in certain Democratic quarters,
not only that no Importance attaches to
/ a Democratic ascendancy in the next
house of representatives; but even that it
might be advantageous to party prospects
in 1891 for it to continue IN its present
minority now. Political warfare ought to
be regarded as continuous. and, If the re-
suits battled for worth having at all
they worthy of our best efforts at all
slant vigilance and unrelenting attack
are essential to victory. Armies are cap
tured by first driving in the outposts.
Il can not believe that the bright pros
poets of the Democracy in the present
campaign are to be. marred by any lack
of hard work and strenuous fighting