Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-06
Third Term For Cleveland.

IL was 10 De expecIeQ lIel luS wave
Of newspaper praise shoWered on
in an effort to have him made the
Democratic nominee for president.
There Is not stronger man In the
country in ability to grasp with COM
mon sense and wisdom the many ques-
tions of public policy, but the fact Is
that he represents one side Of a divid-
ed party, as Mr.. Bryan represents an
other, and his nomination would not
be productive Of harmony, without
which there is no hope Of success.
The Democratic party ought not to be
one simply Of opposition, but 1t should
be one that accomplishes something IN
shaping the policy of the country. It
can never do this as long as 1t Is di-
vided into two warning camps and It
will never get together by the victory
Of one faction over the other. There
are other available men in the party
besides Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland
upon whom the party could unite and
1t seems that such man must De
chosen If there Is to be any hope OF
victory. The booming Of Cleveland we
do not think will tend to harmonize
the party, and while he is a strong
man the fact is he cannot secure the
united support of the party. AS he
said about an entirely different mat
ter it is a condition and not theory
that confronts us, so far as he Is con-
cerned.-Columbia Record.
About the strongest argument we
know Of against the fourth nomination
Of Mr.. Cleveland. is the precedent set
by George Washington, and we do not
consider this Of very great Importance
now for the reasons which decided
Washington against a third term are
not at all potential under existing
conditions.
With the Records statement that
than Mr.. Cleveland there is not a
stronger man in the country in ability
to grasp with common sense and wis.,
dom the many questions Of public
policy" we fully agree; but we are
unable to concur with our contempo-
rary in the conclusions drawn from
the premises it lays down as a
basis for the balance Of it's argument.
1t is quite true that Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr. Bryan represent two very dis
tinct and widely divergent views with
/
est policy Of the Democratic party;
but the difference between these views
is fundamental, and therefore ire
concilable. Both Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Bryan stand for great deal more
than themselves. They are represen-
tives Of two entirely different concep-
/ tions Of the duties and responsible
ties of citizenship, and the idea that
really honest follower Of the one
could turn to the other until he had
undergone a complete change in his
manner of looking at things, is alb
surd.
Mr.. Cleveland has always stood and
still stands for the established order
Of things on the basis Of right and
justice. He believes in upholding the
integrity Of the laws, and stands for
the protection of every individual in
all Of his natural rights. Mr.. Bryan
Is very much dissatisfied with the ex-
listing order and is the recognized rep
resentative of that element which is
constantly clammoring for revolution
ary changes, an opportunist in both
principle and policy. Mr.. Cleveland
represents exactly the opposite.
The Record is right in saying that
the Democratic party can never count
for anything so long as it is divided
into two warning camps, and it Is
right also in the assertion that its
strength would not be increased on
account Of a victory Of one class over
another; but 1t would do we'll to re-
member that success depends upon
something else in addition to unity.