Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-23
Mistellaneous Rmding,
DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.

DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.
Grover Cleveland Gives tho Party Fooo
For Thought.
In an article written for last weeks
Saturday Evening Post, former Presi-
dent Cleveland urges his rank and
file associates" Of the Democratic par
ty to unite and take advantage of the
opportunities Of next November.
81 am one of those" he writes. "who
believe that there is an opportunity fol
Democratic success in the coming
presidential election.
Though attachment to the party iT
which I am enlisted and an intense de-
sire for its ascendancy make such
belief exceedingly welcome, they GER
tainly do not create 1t. 1t Is built upon
an unshaken and abiding trust in the
patriotism and intelligence Of my fell
low w-countrymen."
Mr.. Cleveland's paper opens with q
reiteration Of the declaration that he
made three years ago on "Our fighting
forces will respond listlessly and fall
tertngly II summoned to a third defeat
in a strange cause, but at the rallyine
note Of true democracy they will gath
er for battle with old-time Democratic
enthusiasm and courage"
Faith In Democratic Success.
Referring to his faith in his Demo-
cratic associates, he continues:
"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
moral restraints, its inconsiderate ten
dency to set aside national good faith
its willingness to break away from
safe and accustomed moorings, and It's
contemptuous neglect Of our national
missions. Surely these conditions, to-
gether with the broken pledges, and
forgotten promises to reform that vex
the sight on every side, not only abun-
dainty explain the popular distrust and
fear prevailing everywhere In the land
but suggest that in such a stress OF
political weather those Of our fellow
citizens who thoughtfully and con-
stantly love our free institutions Will
not be unmindful of such safety as may
be offered them by patriotic and con-
servative Democracy"
He says:
"This Is no time for cunning finesse,
nor for the use Of words that conceal
intentions, or carry double meaning.
The Democratic party has a message
to send to It's followers and to the
masses of the American people. Let
the message be expressed in language
easily understood, unconfused by eva
sion and untouched by the taint OF
jugglery. Obsolete Issues and ques-
tions no longer challenging popular In
terests should be manfully Abandoned
Mr.. Cleveland urges tariff reform,
pleads for economy in the expenditures
of public money and charges the oppo-
sition with having made promises and
broken them.
Panama Coup.
He arraigns the administrators
Philippine policy and refers to the
isthmian canal in these words:
"The Democratic party has been
consistent and unremitting in its ad-
vocacy Of any interoceanic canal, and
has with the liveliest satisfaction look
ed forward to the day when such high
way of commerce built under the aus
pices Of our government would be con-
tributed by America to the worlds
progress and civilization. 1t Is never
theless not within the mandates Of the
Democratic creed that, even In con-
summating 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 real suspicion"
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 represents
it's best traditions and purposes. but
fully realizing what Is meant by the
tremendous issues Of the conflict; and
his selection should not depend upon
such consideration as the locality
whence he comes.
1.-THE Democratic opportunity Is al
ready in sight; but only in campaign
waged in reliance on the peoples love
of country and devotion and national
morality, under the leadership that
nersonifies their sentiments, would be
found Democracy's hope"