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Show A Sensible Version oi Hie Recent Victory The nation dlsctises the defeat of Mr. Bryan, it is not necessary to follow through its argument at this tlrao, but it declares that the Democratic party's "only victories since the civil war were under Cleveland. Its only possible victories vic-tories in the future, we are convinced convinc-ed depend npon a return to the leadership of men like Cleveland and tu those sound principles on which ho triumphed1." Many paper monuments have been raised to Mr. Cleveland In tho last few weeks by big New York admirers. It might be Just as well to have the truth stated now thnt the election Is over. Mr. Cleveland was In full accord with the money power of i?ew York and with that class which calls itself independent, that class which began to dictate tho politics of th's country In 1872, which was not satisfied with the then Republican nor the then Democratic Dem-ocratic party, and pulled out to have o party of its own, and which ever Bince, with the help of the money power, has dictated the elections. elec-tions. There was not a political principle princi-ple of Mr. Cleveland that was sound, in the estimation of hrond-minded hrond-minded men. He knew nothing about the tariff, all he learned of it was from source which came from a section where the people iired nothing for labor, where they had a monopoly of a staple which enabled I linn to get a good price every year, nntl whore they wanted to buy what they wished in the lowest market jwssible, regardless of the interests of this country, or its laboring hosts, Mr. Cleveland was all wrong; on the financial question. He luew nothing of Its depth or height or breadth. Except for causes which no man in 1803 could hare predicted, predict-ed, silver would have had to be restored re-stored In 1896, because by that time the distress of the country would have beta so terrible that anything that promised an increase in tfifl ioUlttin ef money would have been accepted. Mr, Cleveland sold bonds in his administration to favored banking houses, by which they were enabled en-abled within two months to realize millions and millions of dollars profits. Even when the Wilson bill destroyed protection in the Uuited States on everything that needed protection, he consented that the sugar trust should have all Its old advantage, He was the rich man's candidate. He was a dull man Intellectually. While poor through all his youth he got to be a worshiper of money and had a vast respect for rich men, They, in return, elected him twice presideul. That is the naked history his-tory and it is too late now to try to carry the Idea that ho was a great statesman, and that he knew what sound principles' were and advocated ad-vocated them whether the country was groaning under tho oppressions upon it or not. When the great corporations this year gave qualified orders for millions and tens and hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of sup- plies, contingent upon the election of Mr. Taft, but to be rescinded In case of the election of Mr. Bryan, by that act they mado tho election of Mr. Bryan impossible. It was not a case of merit; it was not a case of statesmanship; it was simply tbe view that toim rich men have of the future business of the country. coun-try. It is idle to inveigh against Mr. Bryan. He polled moro votes than any other Democrat in tho United States could have polled unless that Democrat wat like Mr. Cleveland, in close rapport with the great moneyed corporations, the manufacturers, manu-facturers, the railroads nil the great moneyed institution of the nation. Hence, wheu we say that Mr. Taft wno elected and Mr, Bryan Bry-an was defeated, nil wo mean is that the great money controlling forces of this country decided that titty would prefer Mr. Taft to Mr. Bryan and elected him. That does not inolude any charge that Mr, Tuft will not make a first close president By his training and his experience and his splendid brain and his honest heart, he ought to make a model president, but presidents are no longer elected on their merits. Tboso who have the power to move this thing, elect whom they please and nil the peo-' peo-' pie can do is to stand it. The above article was written by O. C. Goodwin. While this able writer handles many articles which are not to the liking of nil the people peo-ple he writes much which is good nd proper. In the alwve article we think there is much logic and it wiuld be difficult to prove that it is not true. |