New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
DEMOCRACY'S CHANCE.
Mr. CIeUel0Rd's Ideas on TIE OppOr-
tuuity TO HIN Nert November.

! Philadelphia. Feb. I'm IN article written FOR
this weeks Saturday Evening Post ex-President
Cleveland urges his rank and file associates Of
! the Democratic party 20 unite and take advantage
/ Of Tie opportunities q next November. lie writes
! am ore OF those who bcIis.e that there f. an
gpotei.LN ior L,laocTatc success N the coming
party iu which 7 am enlisted and an Intense desire
Tor its sscendaucT make such belief exceedingly
upon mistaken and abiding trust IN the patriot
/ Ism ana intelligence OF my fellow countrymen.
Mr. Ceveland's paper opens with a reiteration Of
the declaration that he made three years ago:
faiteringiy II summoned 70 third defeat y a
strange cause but n they hear the raying call q
olotue Democratic enthusiasm and courage
Referring TO his faith In his Democratic associ-
ates. he continues:
This trust viii not permit me TO overlook the
people. growing out OF the startling and fippant
a5ana5nmeut by the party in power OF our national
toDal moral restraints its incOns!derate tendency
% set aside national good faith IT'S willingness TO
and its contelnptuous neglect Of national mis-
sion. surely these conditions together with the
broken pledges and Forgotten promises Of reform
that vsE the sight every side not only abuhdaIlt
everywhere ln the land. but suggest that in such
stress r political wtather tIlose Q. o lei,on I1
zens who thoughuully ana constant.y loye OUT
free institutions VIII not be unm r T OF such
tTlotc and Conservative Democracy
Ar Cleveland thinks these conditions Justify the
assertion OF Democracy's opportunity He says;
II should be remembered however, that oppor-
turtg nav be only diStantlv related TO actual ac-
cornfishrnent and that Il does not OF Itself. IN
aided alone. warrant the expectation OF reach
'rtis is no Vine Tor cunning fnesse. nor for the
use Of words that conceal intentions OF carry a
message 70 send its followers and to the masses
81 the American people. Let that message be eA-
messed In lanpuage easily understood. unconfused
ty evasion and untouched by the tant Of JHsgieTy;
obsolete issues and questions 10 longer cal 3
norUiar interest should be manfully abandoned
NJ 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 Erralgns the administration s
Philippine policy and refers 70 the isthmaa canal
in these words
Tn. Democratic party has been consistent and
..,-~r--ffff-r- fr advocacy OF interOceanlc
--i 80 bas with tho liveliest satisfaction looked
forward the day when sach hlelMay 81 -,
rVorld lie contributed by America 10 the WoIlu ;
,,-C,o~eee ana civilization. u Is nevertheless not
Within the mandates or the Denlocsauc CIted L-ll
go n couglu mating noble an enterprise az
sbfs thr territorial rights OF any other nauoi
eto7la fa disreearded. that our own natloilaA
GOOD "a in should be subjected 10 reASohaoie s1s-
picion
NJ Cleveland concludes as follows:
a.. -.,, , FIN. As this the Democratic party can
rot sith undertake 1ne I -.ssr,ts A. q
cc-f under leader that not only reFIessLlt5H
Seef trsdifions and purposes. DGI Leily y, - ~
,,sf 3 r~eqnt by THE tremendous issues % ne on
sicf and RS selection should nor rS+cs Re
email "A consideration as the looa4ly "Ne'io0 'o
ne Denocracys opportunity is ALREADY IN SSH ~
y He 49, a., Il q ,nsien waeed in reliance upon me
but 9ll.s - - l.-,rfry and devotion 70 national
$3.50 ,-rser leadership that persollHss these
.sTfir4lsrts win be found the Democracy nope