The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24

business of those who find the seeds of 1t in their own minds. Those who think that The Eagle is using Clevelandism
 of Roosevelt are very frank in their statements but have made none more
 frank than our putting of their case, seminating this inculpating charge it may. perhaps, be worthy of some attention.
 The Eagle believes that Grover Cieve- ,hn ,Snd ,IwS.as would make make a better President of ican now living. In our opinion, he Is the best man for the highest office. In our opinion he would also, if nominated, of any other Democrat than Grover GIeveiand would be so difficult as to be uOuotIuL Cleveland. therefore. repre- for the highest office but the man most most likely to be elected, if nominated by inc
 Bu! What if Cleveland is not nomi- to destroy the effect of the Cleveland movement upon the people Well, that VIII depend upon who IS nominated and Bryan be again nominated. or if any man Wno has fervently supported Bryan he nominated, he will have to be examined uery yer @ carefully before the Cleveland peo-
 which revives bimetallsm. nullification
 Tree riot, mob law and the administra,
 .ion or an emetic to hell. with the elected
 ", overwhelmingly opposed and defeated no
 matter who be nominated. That which, organized Democracy in national affairs signifed in 1896 and 1900 must be aban doned by Democracy, or Democracv will pc beaten again no matter who the nom inee may be. It need not be jumped on. ru not nseo s not De denounced. But 1t must not pc revived or reiterated or apologized r. 10r. or Tn any Way revitalized A re- CleVelandized Democracy must be the re- suit of the next Democratic National [ Hn rr1atN may be, and the platform must express that fact, which the candidates for Pres loent and ice-Prestdent must also ade- HuaIey fSInSsy rhd amapersonate. a , Anybody, who CninKs The Eagle or any other independ- ent Democratic paper will pledge its sup port 10 the next Democratic ticket and platform, In advance of knowing who and what they are and what they win signify makes a mistake. The men whose votes cannot be counted, before nominations are made or platforms issued. are precise 1,aases Toas ,rha and platforms. after they are made made They do not. and will not, deliver their support unconditionaly or in ad- vance or what they know will be proposed 70 them. 1T that be treason, or Republi- canlsm. or mugwumpery. make the most or 1t. It is manliness, 1t is independence' it is patriotism, 1t Is common sense, as 1t sufices here.
 4, The Eagle knows what Cleveland and GIeveland1sm are. The country knows S.oSt IOO: lh6 country also Knows what Roosevelt and Rooseveltism are. and what Bryan and Bryanism are. We are satisfied that the country would elect Cleveland and Clevelandism over Roose. welt and Rooseveltism, and that it would elect Roosevelt and Rooseveltism over Bryan and Bryanism. We prefer Cleye- Iand H to Roosevelt, just as we preferred Mckinley to Bryan, and just as we would. and will. prefer anti-B -Bryanism, in any form and in any personality, to Bry- anlsm, with what 1t necessarily implies. in the future. The way to keep down what is bad is to bring up what is bet ter. Clevelandism Is the better Democ- racy. Bryanism Is well nigh the worst. Our cause and plea concern the re-Cleve- of the Democracy. Those who would make the Democracy the instru- ment of national government can do so by re-Clevelandizing the party. We doubt that 1t can be done in any other way. We feel sure it can be done in that way. Those who are not for Clevelandism are really working for Rooseveltism. And MT. Bryan's friends are now declaring with his silent consent-that they will support Roosevelt if Clevelandism is put In control of Democracy!