Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-08-28
1T MUST BE CLEVELAND.

those newspapers WulCu udFo ouAoo
ly for the first time in their existence
felt a deep and abiding interest III the
Democratic party, that the Hon. Gro
yer Cleveland will surely be nominated
for President by the Democrats at
their next convention. New jersey,
it is said, will certainly support him.
and Tammany leaders have declared
for him, and the New York business
men will stand by him, and several
western States, notably Illinois and
Indiana, will 20 overwhelmingly for
him, 30 that with the solid South he will
surely be elected. We are told that
Republican politics in New York
State is out of joint, and that Presl-
dent Roosevelt and Gov. Odell had
long conference at Oyster Bay last
week, and that the President is much
worried over the situation, which even
their conference has not evolved the
means of Strengthening out.
The same kindly journals which have
so suddenly begun guardianship OF
the Democratic party, say that the
last few weeks have settled Mr..
Clevelaed's candidacy, and third
term" OF no third term" the country
wants and will demand man in whom
the country has confidence. and who
will not keep the business interests
trembling lest he break forth into some
new and dangerous course of action
and amaze the world with some eccen-
trio pronunciamento. They say that
should Mr.. Roosevelt again become
president that no wild bronco will be
less tractable than he, and party en-
closures, nor presidents. nor height.
nor depth, nor any other creature will
be able to control him, therefore he
must be humbled, in fact beaten, that
the country may have a surcease OF
this strenuousness which for several
years has kept the tension almost te
the breaking point. Cleveland is the
Moses who is to lead our captive coun
try out of this bondage; he, and he
alone, can do it, these journals say.
Now all this wisdom emanatas from
those very sources which foisted THU
evil (if evil it bel upon us. These art
the very people who whooped, ane
howled, and screamed, who beat thu
air and became furious for McKinle7
and Roosevelt, or Palmer and Buck
ner, knowing then as well as now the
chances Mr.. Roosevelt had to become
president-stlll they foisted him OF
the country, and having so foistet
him, now they want the solid South tt
come to their rescue and save them o.
they perish. 1t was Mr.. Mark Hanna
who, at the Philadelphia convention
which nominated Mr.. Roosevelt fol
vice president in 1900, remarked tina
the dangers lurking in his nomination
were legion. Said the sage of Ohio
"If, in the providence of God, VIM
Mckinley should be removed from hi
sphere of action. what would the con
ditions be? Think of it," Yes he
Mr.. Hanna, has thought of it, ant
they, the people, have thought of Il
ever since. and today the country il
thinking of it more than ever before
Like ''The Niobe of Nations, ther,
she stands,
All voiceless and crownless in her joy
less VICE."
The condition did arise. Mr.. Nc
Kinley, in the providence of God, wal
removed, and the country is, and hal
been for two years, struggling witt
the grave and serious questions hi
removal lnaugurated. Mr.. Hanna I
prophetic eye saw the danger, but he
had not the boldness to avert it. A
dissension might hurt the party, an6
he hoped and trusted, and would have
prayed if he had dealt in such things
that this cup might pass from him. I,
did not pass, and the country is wrest
ling with great problem. But will TIT
solid South help save those who thus
comprised themselves Not if to dc
80 compels the South to forfeit it's sell
respect by loss of its political honor
The South has little sympathy fol
those who are crying for some Lazarus
to cool their parched tongues. They
know there is great gulf between
them and Dives in his torment. The
South was not the means of sending
them into torment, and they will not
be the means of bringing them out II
to do SO compels them to vote for
Cleveland. This is their set purpose
and nothing will change it.
VERY uNCALLE0 FOR AND VERY
VULGAR.