Wise Words

The men who are trying to cry down Mr. Cleveland's candidacy may well read the remarks of Senator Vest, of Missouri, one of the most outspoken free-silver advocates in the democratie party. He follows the lead of Mr. Mills, and puts the silver question in the background till afterthenext presidential election. In an interview he says that the recent elections make it certain that the democratie presidential ticket nextyear willbe "Cleveland and Boies, or Cleveland and Gray, but always Cleveland," and adds : "You want to know howsilverdemocrats like myself will stand as to his candidacy. We wil] support him earnestly and loyally, for we believe him to be wrong, but honestly wrong, and he has as much right to his opinión as we have to ours. The views of any democrats as to free coinage consitute no test of party fealty, for our party in national convention has never so declared. Above all, however, and this is with me conclusive, Mr. Cleveland can be elected on the issue of tariff reform, and I regard the defeat of ibe republican party at the next election as the greatest posssble good for the country. Every democrat should be willing to postpone the silver question if it be necessary, to prevent repuWican success." If the democratie party heeds these words of wisdom, its success in the campaign of 92 is assured.