 Complete the following phrase:  Cleveland attempted to counteract the growing strength of the Free Silver movement, but Southern Democrats joined with their Western allies in rejecting Clevelands economic policies. The Panic of 1893 had destroyed Clevelands popularity, even within his own party. Though Cleveland never publicly announced that he would not seek re-election, he had no intention of running for a third term. Clevelands silence on a potential successor was damaging to his faction of the party, as Clevelands conservative allies were unable to unify behind one candidate. Clevelands agrarian and silverite enemies won control of the 