The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-18
Mr.. CLEVELAND URGES
DEMOCRATS TO UNITE
FOR COMING CAMPAIGN
He Thinks There Is an O%pportuni-
ty for Success in the Novem-
Der Election.
APPEAL TO HIS PARTY
To Throw Cunning Finesse Aside
and Go Into the Fight with
Clean Hands.
APPEAL TO HIS PARTY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. lin an
article written for this Weeks Saturday
Evening Post, former PresIuenL Cleveland
urges his rank and file associates" of The
Democratic party TO unite and take ad-
vantage of the opportunities of next No
vember.
Il am one Of those" he writes. who be-
lieve that there is an opportunity for Demo-
cratic success in the coming presidential
election. Though attachment to the party
in which ! am enlisted and an intense de-
sire for it's ascendency make such q be-
lief exceedingly welcome. they certainly do
not create it. 1t is built upon an mistaken
and abiding trust in the patriotism and in
telligence Of my fellow cOuntrymen.
Mr.. Cleveland's paper opens with a re-
iteration Of the declaration that he made
three years ago: Our fighting forces will
respond listlessly and falteringly If sum-
moned to a third defeat in a strange cause;
but if they hear the rallying of true De-
mocracy, they will gather for battle with
old-time Democratic enthusiasm and cour-
age
Referring to his faith in his Democratic
associates, he continues: This trust will
not permit me to overlook the meaning Of
the daily increasing unrest among our peo-
pie. growing out of the startling and flip
pant abandonment by the party in power
Of our national traditions and maxims, its
disregard of our national moral restraints.
it's inconsiderate tendency TO set aside
national good faith. it's willingness TO break
away from safe and accustomed moorings
and it's contemptuous neglect of our ma
tional mission. surely, these conditions,
tOnotbor NTH The hrnLap pIadnao opd for
gotten promises of reform that vex the
sight on every side, not only abundantly
explain the popular distrust and fear pre-
vailing everywhere in the land, but sug-
gest that in such a stress of political
weather those of our fellow-citizens. who
~thoughtfully and constantly love our free
Institutions, will not be unmindful OF such
safety and quiet as may be offered them
by a patriotic and conservative De-
mocracy."
NO TIME FOR CUNNING.
Mr.. Cleveland thinks these conditions just
ify the assertion of Democracy's opportun-
ity. He says: at should be remembered,
however. that opportunity may be only dis
family related by actual accomplishment
and that it does not of itself. unaided and
alone, warrant the expectation of reaching
successful results. This is no time for cum
ming finesse, nor for the use of words that
conceal intentions or carry a double mean
ing. The Democratic party has a message
TO send to it's followers and to the masses
of the American people. Let that message
be expressed in language easily under
stood. u%nconfused by evasian. and un-
touched by the faint of jugglery. Obsolete
issues and questions no longer challenging
popular interest should be manfully
abandoned"
Mr.. Cleveland urges tariff reform. pleads
for economy I'm the expenditure of public
money and charges the opposition with hav-
ing made promises and broken them. He
arraignS the administrators Philippine pol
icy and refers TO the isthmian canal in these
words: THE Democratic party has been
consistent and unremitting in it's advocacy
of an interoceanic canal. and has with the
l~iveliest satisfaction looked forward to the
day when such highway of built
under the auspices OF our government
would be contributed by America to the
worlds progress and civilization. 1t is
nevertheless, not within the mandates OF
the Democratic creed that, even I'm consum-
mating so noble ar enterprise as this, the
territorial rights of any other nation should
be disregarded. or that our own national
good faith should be subjected to reasonable
suspicious"
Mr.. Cleveland concludes as follows: AT
such a time as this the Democratic party
cannot with honor undertake the battle OF
the people except under a leader that not
only represents its best traditions and pur-
poses, but fully realizes what is meant by
the tremendous issues of the conflict; and
his selection should not depend upon SC
/ small a consideration as the locality
whence he comes.
1.-The Democracy's opportunity is already
I'm sight, but only in campaign waged in
reliance on the peoples love of country
and devotion and national morality under
leadership that personifes these sentiments
would be found Democracy's hope"