The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-20

But even a united army must have
something to fight for, and the soldiers
| must know what they are fighting for;
otherwise it would very soon become
divided army, its victories would be
| few and far between, and those VIC
| tories would be of no Importance 10
the people.
Harmony That Is Lasting.
When men like the editor of the
Times call for harmony, Democrats
must recognize the sincerity of the de-
mand; and yet you will concede that
harmony worth having will be har-
mony that will endure until the close
of the polls. 1t must be apparent to
every one that no genuine progress has
been made in the so-called effort at
harmonizing the Democratic party. No
progress can be made on that line so
long as the efforts relate solely to the
identity of the candidate and ignore
utterly the character of the platform.
To be sure, the platform is to be writ
ten by the Resolutions Committee, and
yet when genuine harmony on platform
and on candidate is so desirable, it is
important that Democrats who choose
delegates to the national convention
be informed as to the character or the
platform that is to be prepared in their
name, by those who say that they are
willing to make concessions in order
a
may do duty behind the Democratic
nominee for the presidency.
The question, then is how many of
their principles must Democrats sur
render, permanently or temporarily, in
order to avoid mourning the hostility
of men who during two presidential
campaigns deserted the party with
which they claimed allegiance and gave
open and boastful aid to the enemy?
Thinks Cleveland should Apologize.
Perhaps no better illustration Of the
difficulties to be encountered when
Democrats undertake TO avoid mourning
the hostility of Mr.. Cleveland and his
followers could be found than the we'll
remembered second administration.
Mr. Cleveland and his followers have
never apologized for the acts that made
his second administration odious In the
eyes of Democrats generally. On the
contrary, they insist that the history
that, according to Republican author
ity, has INDICATED Republican policies
has likewise indicated the Cleveland
policies.
Do you think It would be possible for
the Democratic party to maintain its
dignity in this day, when men are
thinking and reading as they never
thought and read before, unless the
party sets It's seal of disapproval in
unmistakable terms not necessarily
upon the second administration itself,
but upon the policies and the methods,
the intimacies between the representa-
tives Of the government and the repre-
sentatives OF the money power, and
other evils that characterized the
Cleveland regime.
Do you think that a Democratic plat
form which ignored or dealt apologet-
ically with those evils could provide Sc
rious attractions for the people? Do
you believe that a platform framed so
that II would impress upon the tariff
baron and the trust magnate, as we'll
as upon the people, the party's deter
mination 10 give the people practical
relief from the impositions under
which they suffer to-day-imposition
that emanate from the same powers
that welded more influence at the
White House during Mr.. Cleveland's
second administration than was exert
ed by the entire Democracy of the
countrywide you think that a platform
so framed could avoid mourning the
hostility Of Mr.. Cleveland and his fol-
lowers?
Professions Must he Sincere.
I know you do not make the mistake
of thinking that Democrats who may
not entirely agree with you are any less
DESTROYS for the termination of Repub-
lican power than you are. But will
the American people, requiring and de-
manding relief, turn from the Repub-
1ican party to party that gives them
no right 10 believe that It's professions
are sincere and that II is determined
to re-establlsh popular government and
10 dethrone the tariff baron and the
| trust magnate2
AS anxious as you can possibly be
for Democratic victory by "a united
and not a divided army" / respect
fully ask YOU 70 present for the benefit