The Irish standard., 1902-06-28
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.

The two wings of the Democratic
party realize that harmony is a sine
qua non in order to achieve victory in
the fall campaign. Without harmony
the party is doomed to inevitable de-
feat. 1t is for the purpose of promot-
ing harmony among the leaders of the
Democratic party that the banquet Of
the Tilden club was given in New
York last week.
Prominent Democrats, including
Mayor Tom johnson, of Cleveland
Ohio, and William ]. Bryan, of Lin
coin, Neb., were invited as guests to
the banquet, but not as speakers.
Both failed to attend. The only orators
were eX-President Cleveland, of New
Jersey, and ex-senator Hill, of New
York. The speech of Mr.. H[ill appears
Oh the first page of the Irish Standard.
1t has the right Democratic ring to it
and deserves the careful consideration
of our readers.
The polysyllaDic platitudes Of Grov-
err Cleveland were not calculated to
produce harmony in the party Of JEFF
fcrsOn, Jackson and Bryan. The tone
of his address was irritating to the
two campaigns without any assistance
from him.
In 1896, after doing his best to bring
on Il financial panic by the repeal of
the Sherman act, he stood aloof from
the party that twice elected him to
the presidency and cast his influence
with the Republicans. In 1900, when
Imperialism was the paramount issue,
he kept as mute us Il sphinx when
. such Republicans as Harrison and
Iloar rose above party and disap-
proved of the Mckinley policy of con-
quest and subjugation. When Richard
Olncy, his famous secretary of state,
attacked the "syndicated presidency"
Grover Cleveland went fishing and
gave not one word of cheer or encour-
| Amcricanism
Therefore the following paragraph
from dis speech at the Tiltlcn club bal
quct is nothing but empty sound:
"NIy days of political activity arc
past; and shall not hereafter assume
to participate in party councils. l am
absolutely content with retirem ont; but
still have one burning. anxious pc,
litical aspiration. want to see before
| die the restoration to perfect healt!
and supremacy of that ID III ocracy
/ whose missi"n it is to bless the people
"A Democracy true to itself-untrmnt
ed by clamor-unmovcd by the gus,s
Of popular passions and uncorruptc,
by offers Of strange alliancr-the De
mocracy Of patrotisnl-tha Democracy
and the Democracy that deserves ant
wins success"
William ]. Bryan is naturally OPP
posed to Clcvelandism in the Demo
cratic party and has no hesitation ii
saying what he thinks of the fish L
man of Gray Gables. whose antagon
ism he encountered in two campaigns
In an interview at Lincoln, Neb., Mr.
Bryan said Of the STUFFED prophet:
"He secured his nomination in 1S9:
by secret bargain with the firanc:ers
his committee collected from the cor
porations and spent the largest cam
paign fund the party ever had; II.
filled his cabinet with corporation
agents, and placed railroad attorneys
on the United States bench to lool
after the interests of their former eli
ents.
Gle turned the treasury over to :
Wall street syndicate, and the financial
member of his official family wen
from Washington to become the PR
vate attorney of the man who forcet
the treasury department to sell hin
government bonds at 1O5 and then re
sold them at III. .....