The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-06
What Docs Mr.. Cleveland stand
Fer?

we expect Mr.. Cleveland to be 3
very conservative Executive officer
We de not expect him to b,
very brilliant. or very aggressive OIL
very original-but rather like The
heavy wheel-horse of the team, a lit
tie slow to move, but steady and re-
liable when once he has set himself
to pull.
We anticipate that in the matter
of dealing out the spoils of victory
he will be little too conservative for
the average politician and will man
ifest degree of stubborness that
Will engender wide spread disap-
pointment, if not opposition, before
he is thoroughly warm in his seat.
1t is assumed from recent utter
ances that he is fairly committed to
the scheme Of "civil service" already
inaugurated, land will heartily support
the rules which govern the appoint
ments to office under that scheme.
1t will require some back bone for a
man entering the Executive Office
under circumstances like Mr.. Cleve
land, to maintain such policy.
Well see what we see.
In minor details and the general
conduct Of his administration we can
only guess. For, it must be admitted
that we know very little of Mr.. Cleve.
land. He is a new man To the Ma
ton at large. He has never been in
a legislative body: he has never been
in either House of Congress; and
even since his nomination to the
Presidency, he has not delivered him
self, except in general way, upon
any of the leading questions of ma
tional policy. So that he stands as
completely mono ommittal upon ma.
tional issues as any man who ever
entered the executive office.
If Mr.. Cleveland stands for any,
thing distinctly, definitely and per-
sonally, it is REFoRM-reform in the
whole range of governmental con-
concerns, and especially in those par
ticulars in which the Republican adj
has so gravely offended
in past years.
If Mr.. Cleveland disappoints in
this particular, it will be very deep
disappointment, indeed.
But there are two measures. at
least, to which the Democratic party.
as party, is committed beyond any
or evasion, and 10 which
Mr.. Cleveland gave his assent when
he accepted the nomination. and
must carry out so far as he has any |
power or influence as President.
These measures are Il the abolition
Of the war revenue system, and ~
The reform of the tariff system.
He must aid in the abolition of
those taxes which run the revenues
up to more than one hundred mil
ions dollars annually beyond the
necessities of the government. And
he must also aid in the abolition of |
The five thousand office holders which
his system supports. 1t would prob
ably be only righteous retribution
from party stand-point-to turn
Ill this internal revenue machinery
lpon the Republicans and make it a
means, as they did, of perpetuating
,he rule of the Democracy; but as a
natter of duty and patriotism they
must abolish it. The tariff too will
De reduced to revenue basis. When
,he internal tax is abolished the rev.
snue to be raised by a tariff will be
considerably increased and will not
admit Of any very radical reduction
If the tariff; but the tariff duties will
De so distributed and adjusted as
lot to foster monopolies, while at the
same time, adequate protection is
given to home industries where they
iced it.