Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-03
The Duty Of Cleveland Democrats.

MIR. Cleveland has so clearly pontc j
ciples for which he contendel in life
| their proper course in the coming elac-
ton that /: would seem that thce
needed no further suggestion. That
Judge Parker. late Democratic candi-
date for president, should be training
| In the Bryan camp is In accord with
his record of loyalty to Bryan in 1896
and 1900 Judge Parker acted at that
time from motives of party loyalty and
not because he believed in the Bryan
programme of free silver. II he should
open his heart at the present time, it
would be found that he was governed
by the same motives--not his belief
| that Bryan would accomplish anything
desirable for the country. but that
having been forced upon the party 1T
was his duty to support him. That
Judge Parker should see fit to do this
! after the merciless manner in which he
was knitted. stabbed in the back and
butcle:ed by the Bryan following ali
over the country in the last election Is
credtable to his Christian humility
but not 10 his personal dignity
Mr.. Cleveland was broader mar
that Judge Farl.e". His motto was no
MY party. right or wrong" but M
country before my party" Upon th
bro%l cGt pub!ic -:ogIn ~ he recon
ment.cl - his fellow citizens to vote
for Judge Taft. il Whose hanls tn,
Interests of the republic would be safe
1t is difficult to understand how an
sincere friend and ndr}irer of Mr.
Cleveland can fed anything In the
present Bryan programme which re-
minds him Of the Cleveland policies
1t is difficult even to understand how
any personal friend Of Mr.. Cleveland
can vote the Bryan ticket without feel
ing that he is insulting the memory Of
the dead eX-president. At the Demo
cratic national convention Of 1896.
when Mr.. Cleveland had been making
a heroic stand for the public credit. q
resolution Of Endorsement OF his ad-
ministratiOn. though couched In the
most general terms. was voted down.
5G4 to 357, by those who were bent
upon the nomination Of Bryan. Bryan
and his followers would not at that
time even commend the honesty, f3del.
ity and courage Of Democratic presi.
dent.
AS the convention Of this year ap-
preached. with the bells hardly silent
which tolled the funeral dirge Of the
ex-president, some resolutions were
prepared by Judge Parker, commend.
ing the administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land, including his efforts to support
the public credit Inevitably a resolu-
ton Of this sort was like red rag to
bull when 1t flashed across the eyes
Of the advocates Of free silver and free
paper. The matter Of indorsing Mr..
Cleveland was taken out of the hands
Of Judge Parker and Of the sound
money men Of the east and q colorless
Get Of resolutions prepared which
might A. well have been passed in
memory Of Polk or Buchanan.
The true friends Of Mr.. Cleveland.
who stood shoulder to shoulder with
him through the whirlwind of calumny
showered upon him by Bryan and his
followers, arc likely to find little sign
Of a change Of heart in the present at
titude Of the Bryan party toward the
last Democratic administration. This
Is significant, beyond the question Of
persons, because It goes to show that
Mr.. Bryan IL not ready to openly re-
cant any Of his fallacies In regard to
the monetary system and the national
credit Upon every ground Of public
duty as well a. self respect the true
friends Of Mr.. Cleveland. whether they
call themselves Democrats or simply
independent and patriotic citizens. are
more likely to cast their votes for a
candidate who represents their sound
money principles than to lie down with
the lamblike innocence Of Judge Par
ker with the lion Of free silver and
free greenbacks at the risk Of being de
! voured.
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