The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-24
TUESDAY, JUNE "a, 1902.
CLEVELAND REDIvIVuS.

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OF course, it will be a decidedly dis
agreeable thing to do, but it begins to
look very much is though the western
democrats and their newspapers will
be compelled to either bolt or else
prepare themselves to swallow the
lately created DR.. Cleveland as their
party nominee in the next national
campaign. The gathering in New
York last Thursday night, while it
may not have actually settled the
matter of the doctors nomination,
certainly seems to have contributed
very materially to the contamination
OF that event. 1t seems that the oc-
casion of the opening of the new pc
litical club was made the opportunity
SO long sought by the eastern demo-
Gratis to bring about the resurrection
of the lone fisherman and occasional
hunter, and he responded nobly and
with the utmost willingness.
Like the coy, shy, little thing he
is, the doctor did not plump himself
at the feet of his admirers but played
his part admirably. 1t was so sudden,
but the s~uddenness of the thing did
not aus him to become confused or
to forget that he was still Grover
Cleveland, a name to c~onjure with in
the east. the part of the country where
the most democratic votes above the
Mason and Dixon line are to be found.
Like Caesar he declined to accept the
proffered crown, and did it gracefully,
but like Caesar also, he may be de-
pended upon to finally give his con-
sent, at the right time. He realizes
his strength and is not slow in max
ing acknowledgment of the fact. It
will be observed that about his first
declaration was characteristic of the
mamie had no apologies to offer
for his past conduct and no confession
of wrong doing to make. He declar-
ed that he had acted from a firm con-
viction of being in the right, and ask
ed for no absolution. If the party
wished to win it would have to come
to him and the principles for which
he had ever stood. It is true he spoke
something about the great need of
harmony in the party if future sue
cess is desired. In fact he may be
said to have appealed for harmony,
but it will be observed that he gave
a broad hint to the other fellows that
harmony could only ba restored by
their %recanting and again thinking as
he and the men on his side of the
room think. He made it plain to
Bryan and the men who are of that
clan that if they expect help from
the party they must lay aside their
heresies a9d once more come within
the fold is represented by him and
those WHO believe as he does.
The entire speech was distinctly
,C~levelandish from beginning to end
and the arguments he advanced were
those which have become familiar to
all who know aught about the doctor.
He still clings to his ideas on the
tariff and if given another opportun-
ity would again impose upon the
country a regime of soup houses,
Coxey armies and ali the other tangi-
BILE and concrete evidences of a rich
and mighty :ecrs.le reduced to beg.
gary for the sake of carrying out a
mistaken political principal, regard
less of resultant economic distress.
He would also crush and annihilate
the trusts. forgetful of the fact that
those institutions received their first
start under his administration. He
would disregard new and modern con-
ditions by applying for their treat
ment old AMI obsolete methods. In
fact, he would lie Cleveland, all over