Cleveland is not in the narrow sense a
popular man and he lacks some of those
showy elements which placed enthusiastic
masses of the people at the berk and rail
of such men as Clay ami Blaine. But he
possesses other elements which the people
now more than ever demand and admire
and which they once found in Andrew
Jackson. While he is recognized as a
safe ami conservative man he is yet bold
when boldness is required, inflexibly hon
est and immoveable against every influ
ence when he believes a principle or the
rights of the people are involved. The
people admire his strength of character
and have every confidence in his integrity
and good judgment. In the coming con
test he is essentially the people’s candi
date. It is the masses who have over
ridden even the wishes of the people of
his own state, who have swept aside all
considerations of expediency anil availa
bility. They wanted Cleveland and would
have no one else. Audit is they who
will elect him.
\\ ith Cleveland and Stevenson as run
ning mates the list of doubtful states is
apt to be enlarged, and states now recog
nized as republican swung into the tri
urn pliant democratic column. Democratic
victory is in the air this year, and the
general depression in business through
out the country, the prevailing stringency
in money matters, all brought about by
republican rule, will contribute an over
whelming share in bringing about disas
trous republican defeat.
