The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-05-07
CLEVELAND FOR PRESIDENT.
"The Only Man Who Could Be a
Theodore Roosevelt"
Brooklyn Eagle Joins the Procession Of
Rooters---0ther Aspirants Should
Give Way to Him, In Its

New York, April 29.-The Brooklyn
Eagle has a notable editorial to-day
headed: "For President, Grover
Cleveland" 1t says:
Millions Of Americans again desire
to make Grover Cleveland president
OF the United States. Heis regarded
to-day as the only man who could
heat Mr.. Roosevelt. This reduces
the cases to those who would like to
beat Mr.. Roosevelt and to those who
would not. He can be beaten by
Grover Cleveland, in our present
opinion, but he might not be by any
other democrat. Therefore, those
who would not have Cleveland may,
by the support of any other demo.
crat, fail to beat Mr.. Roosevelt and
would thereby indirectly contribute
to Mr.. Roosevelt's election.
They may dislike Cleveland more
than they dislike Roosevelt, but il
they prefer democracy to republican
ism in the presidency, they should
support Cleveland regardless Of their
prejudices against him or their pref.
erences for some other democrat.
Were the contest an even one be.
tween the two parties, the field OF
nomination could be open to all and
restr cted to none within the democ'
racy. But the contests not an even
one. Republicanism is inpower The
democracy has been out OF power for
a long time. Grover Cleveland is the
only man whom the democracy has
been able to put into power since the
war between the states.
All the democratic aspirants for
the presidency could ground the
arms OF their ambition at the feet OF
Grover Cleveland, but they could do
80 at the feet OF no other democrat.
1t would be no humiliation for them
to give place to him, for he has been
the elect Of the people, and they have
not. Moreover, he has taken no part
In the mistakes which have cost the
party public confidence and which
have made for nearly every democrat
OF presidential size a vulnerable rec
ord.
1t might be difficult for many dem
ocratic statesmen and politicians to
overcome their envy or their enmity
toward Cleveland, but difficulties OF
that kind have to be overcome, il the
party prefers victory to defeat in
American life.
1t would not be difficult for the
democratic rank and file to vote fol
Grover Cleveland again, for they like
him and trust him and they are
already, as many evidences show, de
manding OF their leaders and Of theil
editors his nomination for president
next year.
Mr.. Cleveland's fitness for the pres
idency cannot be questioned. Hi
paramount superiority as a candi
date to any other democrat has beer
made by no arts OF politics, by ne
device OF machines, by no agreement
among managing politicians, but b.
the simple fact Of his consistency
civic courage, his practical sense, hi
elevated patriotism and his uniqu
ability to see, to sense and to sa,
what the people need.
There is no Organization" TO
. Grover Cleveland. There is gravita
ton for him and toward him. TIL
lgravitation toward him is now I'M
mistakable. 1t is growing hourl.
and daily. The east attests it. TIL
west is stirred by it. The south |
alive with it. Grover Cleve
land is to-day the only democrati
alternative to Theodore Roosevelt
as the assured republican presider
tial candidate in 1904.
In our opinion Grover Clevelan
can and should be nominated 10
president in 1904 by the democrati
national convention, as the only ma
who can assuredly lead the party t
victory then.