New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-18
UH1T THE PEOPLE CARE FOR

Ii would give the Democrats and Dependents
great pleasure if, by the drcgs of defamation OF
in any other way, they could divert attention
from the matters of real and vital Importance
TO the people Unhappily for them, the people
have practical turn of mind, and do not re-
semble Esop's dog, which dropped the meat IN
order to grasp its shadow. 1t Is not Oh
vital importance to this Nation whether MI
Blaine or Warren Fisher lost the more money
in their unsuccessful railroad enterprise four
teen wears ago 1t is of vital Importance to the
people whether their industry shall be defended
from destructive competition with ill-paid labor
abroad. The people will read enough OF the
Mulligan- Fisher correspondence to see that ME-
Blaine bore himself throughout 2s an upright
and honorable man, whose confidence was
grossly abused by a setOf sharpers. Then they
will proceed to consider whether free trade Is
what they want
1t happens that singular controversy Is go
ing on Just now as to the position OF the Demo
cratic candidate Mr.. Henry l.. Nelson had
asserted that it was personally known to him
that Governor Cleveland wrote letters urging
members of Congress to support the Morrison
bill. Governor Cleveland atlirned that he did
T..
told about the letters by IN intimate friend OF
the Governor whose name ne is not at liberty
TO mention. and that eff Governor Cleveland
did not write the letters, his friend made mis-
take But it is a waste OF time To try 10 hhu
ont what Governor Cleveland thinks, or what
he has written or done. The man Is only tool
The party which holds and owns him has Il
record about which no dispute is possible. In
deliberate recorded votes. the Democratic
majority in the House made the Morrison DlIl
an expression of ITS will. That measure, beng
in harmony with the frce-trdde record OF iiiiy
years. proves that the Democratic party IS still
the party of British free trade. As for Mr..
Cleveland he is either an honest free trader or
q stoo-pige0n.
It would be more charitable TO suppose that
Professor Perry was right and that Mr. Waiter
son is right In declaring Mr. Cleveland am
honest aud thorough-g0ing frec-iradcr. Bat
he can take the other horn of the dilemma II he
chooses. If ne is not that, then he lsodishonrsl
ucrson who is trying to get votes for ircc-tndc
pnry hy false prclrnccs, not personally caring
whether free trade prevails OF not, man
might desire better reputation. Bhl II "oV-
ernor Cleveland will insist that he Is not Tree
trader but stool pigeon, hc must be taken az ms
word Al present lac does not insist at all, but
tries 10 get votes upon false pretcnccs, on one
side or the other.
what the public does know is that the shut
fling and cowardly candidate is not man enough
tu control the party. or any fraction OF IT. Ihc
part, will control him. No such person ever had
influence with any body of men Persons ol the
cleveland stamp who stop to False pictonrcs
IN order ~ get office are necessarily tools. II
ever elected, The Democratic patty Ia the
power with which the people have to reckon
rhoy know what II means aud what II viii do
! if il oyri can, Tho question Tor the people to
settle Is whether they will gave the Democratic
paity p0woi to do what u plrases,