The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
A CALL FOR MIR. CLEVELAND.

A CALL FOR MIR. CLEVELAND.
In a double-leaded editorial the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle says that mil
lions of Americans again desire to
make Grover Cleveland President of
the United States" and that "he is to-
day regarded as the only man who
could beat Theodore Roosevelt" In
closing it's article, the Eagle says that
Mr.. Cleveland can and should be NOM
mated in 1904, as the only man who
can assuredly lead the party to vic
tory.
OF course. the Eagle answers to its
own satisfaction all of the arguments
that are likely to be offered in opposi-
ton to it's candidate; but what satisfies
it will hardly satisfy Democrats gem
orally. 1t is true, of course, that Mr..
Cleveland has many strong friends in
every part of the country, but as far
as we are able to understand the drift
of Democratic sentiment there is no
very great demand for the nomination
of Mr.. Cleveland.
The Eagle and those who are in SYM
pathy with it do not seem to think
that Mr.. Bryan's influence counts for
much in the Democratic party. They
are mistaken. He is still a power in
the party, and will have a great deal
to do with the making of the next
Democratic platform and the naming
of the nominee for President. 1t may
be that he and his friends will not be
able to dominate the nominating con-
vention. The chances are that they
will not, but they will be strong
enough to prevent the nomination OF
candidate that is as Objectionable to
them at Mr.. Cleveland is.
1t would be as much of mistake to
nominate Mr.. Cleveland as it would be
to nominate Mr.. Bryan. Neither could
be elected. Neither has the power to
bring the factions of the party to-
gether, and without harmony in the
party it would be impossible to elect
the ticket.
The Bryan faction is saying that
there is no need for reorganization,
that all that is necessary for harmony
is for those who were not in sympa-
thy with the party in 1896 and 1900 to
come back into the organization and
accept the situation as it was mapped
out at Kansas City in 1900. The Cleve-
land faction insists that there is need
for reorganization in order to get rid
of what is called Organism. There is,
therefore, no possibility of the two fac
tons getting together with either Mr..
Bryan or Mr.. Cleveland as the leader
in 1904.
A new man must be put forward as
the leader, and a platform adopted
upon which all Democrats can stand.
OF course, it is going to be difficult
task to find such man and to make
such a platform. But we believe that
it is possible to find the man and make
the platform.
Here in the South there is much talk
of Judge Parker and Senator German.
Some of the Republican papers are
saying that Judge Parker will, in all
probability, make a public announce
ment in the near future that he isn't
a candidate-that he will do this be-
cause ex-senator Hill of New York is
seeking the nomination, and Judge
Parker will not stand in his way. We
do not know how much truth there is
in this. The probability is there isn't
much. But, assuming there is a great
deal, If Judge Parker should not be
a candidate Senator Germans chances
for getting the nomination would be
increased. 1t is true, of course, that
there is some opposition to him in the
Bryan faction, but that would disap-
pear if he were nominated. AS far as
our observation goes, the nomination
of Mr. Cleveland is out of the ques-
ton.