The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-22

wears sOlENGidIlCl Wis gutlAAIS ~
down and knitting it with might and
main Will not agree that any such
thing has happened or that they were
deIuded all these. years, especially
viii they not accept tie word of
Cleveland on this point, he who re-
fused to stand by its deliberations in
national convention assembled twice
where the party leaders were much
in evidence as to the platform
To the contrary they charge that
the st. Louis convention marks the
date that they were outwitted as
shown by the fact that the financial
question was fully considered in the
committee room, where assurances
were given Bryan that his thunder
would not be stolen by leaving out
the plank on this question. Silence
proved golden until Parker himself
gave the trick away. Here was al
man who absolutely refused to let
his views be known to the public un-
til after the convention had acted
and nominated him, and then he
telegraphs them that they must con-
slider the gold standard settled and
by that makes it appear that the
Democratic faith of the past eight
years was dead and buried, never toI
be resurrected. mt least not in his
time CONSERVATION reigned su-i
preme as Cleveland himself says in
describing the matter. when he states
that it was n critical moment" and
then this man who presumes to be
the rehabilitated leader and COUNSEL
or Of political party he had betray-
cd. saws Of Parker's dispatch that 1T
filled the blank in Il disabled plat
form Thus does he reveal the
Hill and his associates to put in al
gold plank, but did not do so in or
der to placate Bryan and his follow
ing, thinking to fool them.
Also Cleveland attempts to dcludeI
the public BY pointing to the fact
that there was a large majority vote
on accepting Parker after he made
the remarkable declaration that the
Democratic party should admit and
affirm in its platform that the Re-
publican policy rs to the financial
question conceded with his exactly
and that he would not consent to any
other expression or understanding of
the subject. He does not take into
account the fact that there was. a
well-sized minority in the matter
and that this minority represents al
greater part of the Democratic vote
in the nation than the minority OIL
gold standard and Clevlandites did
in the last two national conventions
He should also take into account that
those smaller minorities succeeded inI
aiding the Republican party to the
extent Of bringing about over
whelming victory each time. III
little minorities can do 50 much, it'll
would be we'll for Mr.. Cleveland toI
calculate what much larger minor
ity representation can bring about
md doubtless Will or this vote hcI
says it resulted in convincing the
public TINT there had been an ''elim-
nation Of financial error a distrub-
ing influence in Democratic coun-
.ils," Here is another taunt, an
other fling in the faces Of the con
auered rs ne tries 10 imputc to them
forgetting that the only disturbance
the Democratic party had in itsI
councils the past eight wears was
that made ~ the Cleveland boltcrs
Another remarkable utteranccI
made by Cleveland shows even more
plainly that there was not unity oil
Thought on the subject and that the
Hill Democrats who went there de-
termined to douinecr- and trick be-
'nme frightened over the prospectiVc1
results Of their trickcry. He says
in this connection:
I'll must be confessed. however
that forbidding portents were seen
in the Democratic sky when plat
form deliverance intended to pass as|
j recognition and approval Of the
gold standard was rejected after dis
cussion in the platform committee
leaving no substituted expression OIL
my kind in it, place; and when.
thereupon. a platform containing no.
reference to the gold standard was
approved by the CONVENTION. /"
Cleveland is not content, however
to berate the Bryan element Of theI
party, but comes boldly forth and
proclaims his betrayal Of the party
1t the close of his second term and
Turing all the years which have fol-
lowed in these words
H'0f course, it would have been n
matter Of great satisfaction to those
II Us who have always been unyield-
ing and insistent gold standard
Democrats If we could have had a
declaration. in the platform commits
ting out party in distinct terms toi
the acceptance and constant defence
md maintenance Of the gold stand
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