West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
BRYAN on GROVER CLEVELAND.
Calls the Ex President Milestone
Hanging 10 the Party's Neck.

La letter recently written by Mr.. Cleve-
land TO f. NJ. Runnels. cf Mississippi, Mr..
Cleveland said
'l would not be frank II / failed to ex-
press my qualification with the evidence tha,
my fellow Democrats in the South arc be-
ginning 10 know me better and 10 under.
stand that the course that have felt con-
strained to pursue under the mandate of
true Democracy is not tainted with disloyalty
10 party obligations. can truly say. how
ever, that the qualification is as nothing com
pared with the JOY Of believing that The time
is fast approaching when our grand old
party will shake Oft the dreadful dreams
that have afflicted it and igh, again as of
old the glorious battles of pure Democracy"
Mr.. Bryan in HIS rejoiuder says
CLEVELAND SHORT on IDEAS"
"rhe Sage of Princeton is. as usual. long
on language and short on lucidily. To
understand what he considers dreadful
dreams and what he regards as pure
Democracy NC must recall his last Ad.
minislration.
people and reform for four years lac made
the White House the rendezvous of cunning
and crafty representatives of predatory
wealth for four years the corporations and
syndica,es controlled his Administration and
forced him 10 veto Democratic measures and
sign Republican measures.
"He refused to give his sanction TO the
most important measure supported by the
Democrats, and bent all his energies toward
securing legislation desired by the Republi-
cans, even when he knew that he would
divide his party by doing So
"lIe loaded tariff reform down with the
blame that should have been borue by the
gold standard. aud not only did nothing for
the country himself but left : record that
has hung like milestone about the neck Of
the party ever since. I, is to this kind of
pure Democracy that he invites the party 20
return.
JUST ONE DREAM, SAYS BRYAN
'Ahd what were the dreadful dreams.
nightmares that disturbed hrs sleep ? Well.
there were not many Of ihem-thcre was
just one, the population Of his Admiuisua-
iion by an indignant Democracy aud ;his
was not dream 1, was reality
''iIe was charged with betrayal of his
trust with turning the party organization
over to Wall street, and with using the
patronage at his disposal to punish loyal
Democrats and 10 reward recreaut ones.
The charge was preferred before the rank
and file of the party, and he was condemned
by the larges, jury that ever sat upon case
elf We could punish the betrayal Of po-
li,ical confidence as we do the embezzlement
Of public money he would be receiving the
limit Of the law.
'What excuse can there be for a Clevc-
land party The Republican party can
serve every purpose that a Cleveland Demo
cratic party could serve II Mr.. Cleveland
was right on the money question, 50 was
the Republican party. If Mr.. Cleveland
was right in not enforcing the law against
trusts, the Republican party deserves credit
for following out the same policy If Mr..
Cleveland was justified in refusing to sign
the only ,ariff-rcform measure passed since
the war, the Republicans were justified in
condeming the measure
"If Mr.. Cleveland thinks that the Demo.
cratic party is ready TO return to the mire
into which he led it, let him announce his
candidacy on any platform he is willing to
write, and he canuo, secure the delegation
from single State in the Union