Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-11
Duped and Deceived.

| In the event of the election of Cleve-
land, which seems very remote, either
the spoils Democrats, the lean and hun
CRY seekers of Office, or the Independents,
who affect to be governed by the highest
and purest motives, are bound to be
cheated.
If Cleveland is, as boiling Democrat
declares, "honeycombed" with the dis
ease of Republicauism, the spoils Demo-
Gratis VIII be disappointed and furious as
they see the immaculate moral reformers
exalted to places of honor, and possibly
Pendleton himself installed in the Cabi-
net to enforce the civil service rules
against the roaring rabble who have no
other motive in a political contest than
the feast of spoils after the battle is
over.
On the other hand, if Cleveland be the
narrow partisan which We believe to be,
and as thoroughly doctrinated with the
necessity of change for the sake of di-
viding the spoils among the. faithful as
Hendricks himself, the professors of
spotlessness and purity and the civil ser
vice reformers will reproach themselves
for having been made the dupes and in
strumentalities of organized conspiracy
to restore the spoils policy, in a more
hideous and disgusting form than was
ever seen in the worst days of Democrat
ic extravaganza and profigacy.
One or other of these parties is bound
to be duped and deceived.
Again: While Democratic protection
lists and Democratic free-traders are each
contending that Cleveland adopts their
views, and will as far as possible infu-
ence legislation in their behalf, one or
other of them is sure to be disappointed.
! Which? That becumes an interesting
question. Cleveland in his letter of ac
ceptance throws no light upon it. He is
ominously silent on that as on all ques-
tions of public policy, save in what he
says of the expediency of one Presiden-
tial term and, vaguely, of civil service re-
form.
But there is tolerable evidence that
he is free-trader at heart, and will favor
| radical reduction of duties. Speaker
Carlisle's private secretary, Henry L..
Nelson, in letter to the Boston
Herald, says that in the contest in Con-
gress last winter Mr. Cleveland stood
with Carlisle and Morrison, and against
Randall" and it is within his personal
L bat tho Gayarunr LOT
letters to New York members of Con-
gress urging them to vote with Morrison
both on the question of consideration
| and on the motion TO strike out the en-
acting clause of the Morrison bill
If further confirmation is required to
determine Mr.. Cleveland's position on
the tariff issue, it is supplied by Prof.
Perry, of Williams College, who writes
to prominent Democrat in Washington
that "he has direct assurance from Cleve-
| land that lie stands fairly abreast with
| Speaker Carlisle and Chairman Morrison
| in his demand that revenue reform be
made the ntrolling Democratic issue
of the campaign"
Let no protective Democrat vote for
| Cleveland under the impression that he
| will take sides in the tariff contest with
| Randall and other advocates of protection
| to American industries. He will be Bit
terly disappointed and deceived if he
does. The traditions and proclamations
of the party are for free trade or the
closest approximation to it. 1t is because
the party and its candidates so stand that
the English clubs and newspapers pro
nounce so decidedly for Cleveland. 1t is
the English interest to have the bars of
protection taken down, and they see in
the Democratic party and its candidates
the instrumentalities through which it
may be accomplished. No man, there
fore, who believes protection essential to
the development of diversified industry
in the United States, can conscientiously
vote for the Democratic Presidential
ticket this year. He will stultify him
self If he does it, and have the motifca-
tion of rejecting afterward that he aided
in bringing calamity upon the indus
tries of his own country.-Cin. Com. Gaz.