The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
DzMocRATrc OPPORTUNITY.
Can Be Turned to Great Victory If
 Prudence Prevails,

l Without question the Democratic party from present indications will next year enjoy the most magnificent opportunity Sa Ss s ssors ss creases daily. His course relative to the appointment of negroes in the South has alfenated from him a sufficiently large States to insure all of them being carried by the Democratic nominee, in case the latter is known to be conservative. In Gsw York York State as vel! as in New . YSrk aa fined revolt against the Republican ma chine at an early date. Tn New York city the feeling against Republican policies IS prophesies anything but Democratic vic: tory. That victory will probably be of such sweeping proportions as to easily overcome i,r an an improbable Republican % nn1 ma- more strongly Democratic than she has ever previously been in her history, ana she Is normally a Democratic State. Tn she was Democratic by handsome major tiles. With the advent of Bryanism sne deserted to the Republicans Sne would had 1t not been for that party's heresy: | Clevelandism's home Is hefe. NeW Jersey goes 1t can be said with certainty that Connecticut will go. | The Americans Ike a certain amount of sensationalism. They are not averse to occasional exhibitions of bluffs and bravado when they think that sterner But But they arc now rapidly learning that no previous occupant of the presidential chair has ever talked more and accom- Raee sss sn Who Sa peop eternally on the desirsbility of strict ad- herence to the law and the constitution and then, contrary to law and precedent private yachts for himself and his friends at the public expense Cleveland's ex- ample of never riding on a train or boat poeRots wcRos Hasf they find e refreshing by way of contrast. Roosevelts encouragement of paternalism they regard as on par with the socialism of Bryan. The former as well as the latter. they, can not and will not tolerate. Their admiration for the roughriding variety of statesmanship and leadership reeking with fanaticism and filled with sophomoric rhetoric srows | ity with them.
 As the popularity of Roosevelt and Bryan wanes that of Cleveland steadily sected appear to increasingly better ad- vantage. The calm courage with which he faced condemnation when he knew that he was right has in 1t flavor of of he adhered to his convictions, and his bold stand and unceasing efforts to re- deem the platform pledges of his party. in. the face of a tremendous amount Of hostile public sentiment, appear. to in- comparably better advantage when set against a back ground in which one of his successors seeks in every possible way to | gain and retain popular favor.
 The people are understanding now that all the talk about his violation of the pledges of his party was never anything more than lot of nonsense which got in circulation as the result of the expendit- ure by silver mine owners of considerable amounts of money. They have read the Democratic platform adopted by. the na- ! O carefully, and have discovered that the two paramount pledges therein were:
 We denounce the Republican legisla- tion known as the sherman act of 1890 as cowardly makeshift, fraught with pos- abilities of danger to the future. which should make all of It's supporters, as well as its author, anxious for its speedy re- peal"
 We denounce. the Mckinley tariff law islation. and promise its repeal.'
 called Congress together in extra session. and, by such labor as few other Presi- dents ever performed. succeeded Tn se- curing the repeal of the very act which vigorously condemned. His stand was courageous. sensible and in full accord with his partys principles. He rendered which has ever been rendered It. He pre- served its credit, saved 1t from the disas- ! trous effects which would have necessa. rily followed It's adoption of cheap eur protests of the leaders of his party and despite the fact that in all probability his action would never be appreciated. By yer measure he would have gained great popular applause secured great prosper. ity throughout the country and, leaving office a popular man, would have left for could the inevitable and disastrous crash. Had he been politician or shortsighted man or one who regarded his own per nation or one who did not regard a pub | lie office as an inviolable public trust, he would have pursued this course. As 1t was, being true patriot and noble and wise statesman he simply did his duty. and patiently stood the consequences. 1 Now he has come into his own. But, ] for what he did, dured and suffered this American people. To serve another pres idential term would be neither an honor nor a pleasure for him. If he accepted nomination it would be only because he was firmly convinced that 1t was duty to do so. Such a man as that the country as much as the Democratic party needs in the Presidents chair, and if the mem- Ders of that party are not blind entirely to their own interests we will have him.
 Mir. Cleveland exerted his own most de- termined efforts to redeem the other pledge In the platform on which he was elected. He succeeded in getting tarin reform measure through the lower House ! of Congress that met satisfactorily the requirements of the situation, but in the Senate traitUrs to the platform and inter ests or their party injured irreparably its efficiency.
 During his administration MT. Cleveland received little credit for his acts. He got all the blame. CT the contrary, for the acts of his predecessor. The panic ! of 1893 was solely the result of the dilu- l tion of the currency with silver by the Bland law of 1878 and the Sherman law | of lS9). When Cleveland was inaugural ed for the second time the country was on the verge of a business crash the treasury of the nation was almost empty ana everything, was trembling on the Republican predecessors left to Cleveland only legacy of ruin. They had sowed the wind, he reaped the whirlwind.' | For Clevelands s wisdom Mckinley got | all the credit. The reaction had strong ly set in before Cleveland relinquished the relns of the government. The business of the country was on a be desired in the way of prosperity. But 1 though the country became very prosper 0us under the laws enacted under Cleve- land, Mckinley, not Cleveland, received | the credit.
 However there are people who study and do their own thinking, and these people soon realized that a great injus- uce had been done a great man. This realization has gradually worked down as the worth of the man Is being learned there arises a spontaneous demand that he shall again be our President
 | That demand, coupled with certain oth- CT conditions, furnishes the Democratic party with the greatest opportunity it