The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-18
CLEVELAND SEES
SUCCESS AHEAD
SAYS OPPORTUNITY is OPEN
FOR THE DEMOCRATS To WIN THE
ELECTION.


His Attachment 10 His Party. He
Writes. Does Not Create His Be-
lief of Democratic success-Wants
the Qualifying Call of True DemOe-
racy~ TO Make the Party Respond.
Wants the Canal With Honor Tn
smiled.
Philadelphia. Feb. 17.-In an article
written for this weeks Saturday Even
ing Post. former President Cleveland
urges his rank and file associates Of
the Democratic party to unite and take
advantage of the opportunities of next
November
I am one of those he writes. who
believe that there is an opportunity for
Democratic success in the coming pres
identiaI election.
Though attachment to the party in
which l am enlisted and an intense de-
sire for its ascendancy make such be-
lief exceedingly welcome, they certain
ly do not create it. 1t is built upon an
mistaken and abiding trust in the
patriotism and intelligence of my fell
low countrymen."
Mr.. Cleveland's paper opens with
reiteration of the declaration that ne
made three years ago:
our fighting forces will respond list
lessly and falteringly if summoned to
a third defeat in strange cause; put
if they hear the rallying call of true
Democracy they will gather for battle
with old time Democratic enthusiasm
and eourage.9
Referring to his faith in his Demo-
cratic associates. he continues:
Unrest Among the People.
This trust will not permit me TO
overlook the meaning of the daily in
creasing unrest among our people,
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
neral restraints. its inconsiderate ten
dency TO set aside national good faith.
its willingness to break away from safe
and accustomed naoorings. and its con-
temptuous neglect of our national mis-
SION Surely these conditions, together
with the broken pledges. and forgotten
promises of reform that vex the sight
on every side. not only abundantIy ex-
plain the popular distrust and fear pre-
vailing everywhere in the land. but
suggest that in such stress of political
weather those OF our fellow citizens
who thoughtfully and constantly love
cur free institutions viii not be I'M
mindful of such safety and quiet as,
may be offered them by patriotic and
conservative democracy"
Mr.. Cleveland thinks the conditions
justify the assertion Of Democracy's
opportunity. He says: 1T should be
remembered. however. that opportunity
may only be distantly related TO actual
accomplishment. and that il does not.
of itself. unaided and alone. warrant
the expectation of reaching successful
results
This IS no time for cunning 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 to the masses
OF the American people. Let that mes
sage be expressed in language easily
understood. unconfused by evasion and
untouched by the faint of jugglery.
Obsolete issues and questions no longer
challenging popular interest should be
manfully abandoned"
For a Canal With Honor.
Mr.. Cleveland urges tariff reforms.
pleads for economy in the expenditure
of public money and charges the oppO-
sition with having made promises and
broken them. He arraigns the admin
istration's Philippine policy and refers
10 the isthmian canal in these words:
'The Democratic party has beeen
consistent and unremitting in its adj
vocacy of an interoceanic canal, and
has with the livehest satisfaction look
ed forward 10 the day when such a
highway of commerce. built under the
auspices of our government, would be
contributed by America 10 the worlds
progress and civilization Il is new
ertheless. not within the mandates Of
the Democratic creed that, even in
concentrating so noble an 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 sus-
picion.
Mr. Cleveland concludes as follows:
AT such a time as this the Demo-
cratic party cannot with honor UNDER
take the battle Of the people except
under a leader that not only repre-
sents its best traditions and purposes.
but fully realizes what is meant by the
tremendous issues of the conflict; and
his selection should not depend upon
50 small a consideration as the locality
whence he comes.
The DemOcracy's opportunity is al
ready in sight: but only in a cam
paign waged in a reliance upon the
peoples love Of country and devotion
10 national morality. under leadership
that persOnihes these sentiments. win
be found the Democracy's hope"