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" ,Rft",",j,' - ! 1 AtRIli IB; ' 19'04.' -'"" - The Commoner. 1 13 3?6e Cleveland Csciidiclte Tho New York World, in its issue of April 6, prints an interview with Gro ver Cleveland in which interview Mr. Cleveland says: "The recent movement looking to a concentration upon Mr. Parker's can didacy afforded me the greatest possi ble relief and satisfaction, not only so far as my personal comfort is con cerned; but as a democrat anxious for my party's supremacy and delighted with the prospect of its return to sat ity and patriotic effort. "I do not see how any one profess ing to be a real, intelligent democrat can hesitate to accept Mr. Parker if he should bo nominated, as a fit rer resentative of safe and conservative democratic principles entitled m hearty and unreserved democratic support. "Some of us may have been of opin ion that another i jmination might be more expedient. Jut that should be a mere matter of opinion which should pass out of sight immediately if the choice of the convention should fall upon. Mr. Parker. "Feeling assured, as I do, that a nomination will be made representing true democratic principles, I am only concerned about the platform whicn will be presented to the people with op candidate. "It should he remembered that the more unobjectionable the candidate we select the more will our opponents be driven to search for campaign ma terial in our platform declaration. "I do not believe that I can be mis taken in my conviction that in this campaign, of all others, our platform ."should be. short, and to the purpose. . "There., have, -been campaigns in which platform-makers have indulged ,in useless, foolish vagaries in safety. "There may be such ' campaigns again, but I know this is not one 01 them. y . "There are certain democratic doc trines believed in by that conservative element of the party which Will control at St. Louis. These doctrines should, in no event, be evaded. Such of these as appear to furnish afc this time the most vital campaign issues should bo given the greatest prominence and should be announced iu such a way as to exclude all doubt as to their meaning and all appearance of compromise. "in other words, there are certain lines of battle which promise, better than others, successful results. "These lines, having been carefully selected and plainly marked out, should be followed persistently and with faith and enthusiasm. "I earnestly hope that our platform will be short So short that the voters of the land will road it. "I hope that in this platform our party will say precisely What it means and that every word it contains will bear its share of meaning in a declar ation of principles free from doubt, evasion or disingenuous compromise. ' The New York World, in a dispatch from its Washington correspondent, says: That Grover Cleveland's declaration in favor of Judge Parker will help the New York jurist in tho east and south, where ho stood In need of help, and will injure him in the west and nortL west, where injury will do his can vass the maximum harm, Is the con sensus of opinion of the result of the support of Mr. Cleveland of the New ork candidate for the democratic nomination for president as gathered among democrats in congress. It Is regarded .as' tending to some extent to a union of those who are Who, After Wrecking the Democratic Pe.rty During His Socorvd Administration, Deserted the Party In. Two National Battles, Declares ThLt Judge Pcaker is "A Fit Representative of Stxfe and Consorvoctlvo Demo cratic Principles. opposed to Bryanism with the conser vative, but its effect will be to drive away from Judge Parker many of the former followers of Mr. Bryan, who had about made up their minds to sup port Judge Parker as a get-together candidate. In the opinion of many democrats, it ties Clovelandism, which is the name by which they know iho other radical wing of the party, to Judge Parker's candidacy. All the members of congress who came in on the Bryan wave are soiry Mr., Cleveland indorsed the judge. Iho indorsement makes trouble, especial ly in Missouri, Texas and Kentucky. In the opinion of a majority of demo crats, it is a most inopportune dec laration, and may prevent Judge Par ker from getting two-thirds of the delegates, of which he was apparently assured. Some of the representatives who take this view have been pronounced Parker men, but they' are very chai'y about attaching themselves to any movement which bears the "Cleveland brand." One of these men had pie pared an elaborate Parker interview for distribution in his district and state, but as soon as he saw the Cleve land indorsement he recalled the in terview. The sentiment of these men is reflected in the statement of Rep resentative Burleson, ot Texas, wno said: "In my opinion the fact that Cleve land has come out for Judge Parker weakens him by fully 25 per cent in the south and wqst, and strengthens Hearst by just that much. The real democrats are as strongly opposed to Cleveland as they ever were, and they do not want his advice upon this or any other matter. Parker has dpcu hurt by his fool friends in New York, who seem unable to realize that there is another part of the country except their city and state." Mr. Burleson, who has been strong ly for Judge Parker, and is bitterly op posed to, MrViHearst, believes that as tho result of what he terms the Cleveland-Parker alliance, there may yet be a demand by the west and south for the nomination, either of a southerner like Senator Bailey, or of Bryan, whom ho thinks is not dead. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, voices the sentiments of tho men already committed to Judge Parker when he said: "I am gratified that Mr. Cleveland should have made this announcement, because it comes from what is recog nized as one of the extreme wings of the party; and I will be equally grati fied when wo can have a similar an nouncement from the other extreme wing of the party. I hope we will have it very soon. We cannot hope for success this year unless we haTj all of the wings of the party and ail that lies between the wings, co-operating. I think the Ilvest issue In the next campaign will be tbe personality of the president, and we must have as our candidate a man in whose abil ity and conservatism the country will have the greatest confidence." Representative Smith, of Kentucky, was not enthusiastic over the Cleve land interview. "It will not have a tendency," he declared, "to strength en Judge Parker in Kentucky. Mr. Cleveland is not in very high favor with Kentucky democrats." A more encouraging view Is taken bv Representative Miers, of Indiana. I "I think," he said, "that Judge Tar- ker, will benefit more than he will lose by Mr. Cleveland's open suppoit. i regard as much more significant, however, the announcement that Sen ator Gorman has advised his friends to support Judge Parkor. While Mr. Cleveland has his friends in IndiAud, ho is not without his enemies. Sena tor Gorman is looked upon as a wibe and conservative leader, who Is seek ing to serve the best interests of t'w democratic party." Doubt as to JiiBt how much benefit Judge Parker will derive from 1.1 . Cleveland's support was expressed by Representative Aiken, of South Caro lina, who is an avowed Parker man. "In South Carolina," said Mr. Aik en, "Mr. Cleveland's support of Judge Parker will draw the line between tii Parker and tho Hearst forces, and the fight in South Carolina will bo botweon them for supremacy." Representative Cassingham, of Ohio, expressed the belief that the Cleveland interview would intensify the anti-Cleveland sentiment in Ohio, but he did not believe there were enough anti-Cleveland men there 10 maito any difference in this respect. Mr. Lind, of Minnesota, said: 'I am afraid Mr. Cleveland's indorsement of the candidacy of Judge Parker will not be favorably received by demo crats in states in the northwest. It is inopportune." Said Mr. Slayden, of Texas: "Mr. Cleveland will do the party a greater service if he will only keep quiet." 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