The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
.UNRESTAMONG THEPEOPLB
Democrats Have a Message to
 the Masses.
Not . Time for Cunning Finessss Nor for Juggisry of Words in
 the Construction of
 Platform, He Says.

Philadelphia, Feb. l7.--En an articla written for this weeks Saturday EyeninE Post, former President Cleveland urges his frank and file associates of the Democratic party to unite and take ad~ vantage of the opportunities of next November. # T am one of those." he writes. '.whn believe that there Is an opportunity tor Democratic success in the coming Pxesi~ dentiaI election.
 Though attachment to the party in which am enlisted and an intense de- | sire for it's ascendancy, make such a be- | lief exceedingly welcome, they certainly ' do not create 1t. It is built upon an unshaken and abiding trust In the patriotism and intelligence of Ty fellow countrymen."
 Cause Must Be Jnst. MT. CleveIand's paper opens with reiteration of the declaration that he made three years ago on .'our flghtinE forces will respond listlessly and falter- ingly if summoned to third defeat In q strange cause. but if the railyfng nok9 Is of true Democracy, they will gather for battle with old-tlme Democratic en~ thusiasm and courage"
 Referring to his faith in his Demo- cratic associates, he continues:
 This trnat will not permit me to oveF~ tO1A tAlG tAEAAEu8 US tuG 04tly tM&1Es&3@ ing unrest among our people. growing out of the startling and ftppant abandonrnent by the party in power of our national traditions and maxims it's disregard of our national moral restraints. its iiiconsidsr- ate tendency to set aside national good faith; its willingness to breaiE away frona safe and accustomed nootlnaz and Us eontenptnous neslees of our nntionei Fl '7-s - ss. M .s.z z ... s&,aass s # s esprely these ce tinsw. sQssfi'eE wlt|4 pEorsaisaa ~ rf6fsn hd *Ax tlse M i S 7 9, gssi H < A
 Ak zN 141ilIsf 5asst si,z zf pre- VaI1in& SVcf4 1.e12 H 4I.4 ,aii6 t1I sd<s aeAt that in such azfeSs ok n1iiilcAl weather e1obe nf 6nr fellow citiz2n4 who thoughtfulIy and conatanfIy love our 1ree institutions. win not be unmindful ek such safety as may be offered them hv patriotic and conservative uGmucracysss
 He says: ssThis is no time for ctin@ ming finesse nor for the use of words that conceal intentions or carry a double meaning. The Democratic party has a message to send to it's followers and Co the masses of the American people Let the message be expressed in lauguaRe easily understood, unconfused by evasion and untouched by the taint of 5uggiery. Obsolete Issues and questions no ionneF challenging popular interest should be manfully abandoned"
 Tariff Reform Urged.
 Mir. Cleveland urges tariff reform, pleads for economy in the expenditure Of public money and charges the opposition with having made promises and broken them. He arraigns the administration Philippine policy and refers to the isthmus canal in these words:
 ''The Democratic party has been con- sistent and unremitting in It's advocacy of an inter-oceanic canal ana has with the livliest satisfaction looked forward to the day when such highway of commerce built under the auspices of our govern ment, will be contributed by Americ9 to the worlds progress and civilization. It is nevertheless not within the mandates of the Democratic creed that. even in consummating so noble an enterprise as this. the territorial rishta of any other nation should be disregarded or that our own national good faith should be sub jected to real suspicion"
 Trusted Leader Needed.
 MT. Cleveland concludes as follows: At such time as this. the Democratic party cannot with honor undertake the battle of the people except under leader that not only represents it's best tradi- tions and purposes. but fully realizing what is meant by the tremendous issues of the conflict: and his selection should not depend upon so small consideration as the locality whence he comes.
 The Democrats opportunity Is already in sight, but only in a campaign waged in reliance on the peoples love of coun- try and devotion and national morality under leadership that personifes their sentiments would be found Democracy's hope"