Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-10

In most Of the leading interests Oh
the nation, President Cleveland Is at
variance. In o Humanitarian aspect,
especially In the confederation OF the
Indian question, his views are sound,
his course reasonable and proper, and 70
b commended. II his appointment OF
Indian agents corresponded with his
expressed views, there would be more
onnslstency In his course.
The Presid ant Is to be censured Tor
the stand he has taken upon questions
which immediately affect the great in
iinstriAl interests Of the nation, and
when be does that his Humanitarian
idsas and uncAlled for platitudss on
foreign nations with whom We are ut
peace amounts to nothing. While the
President lifts his hand 70 cripple pro-
tsction TO American industries, while
he supports Postmaster General Vtlas
In striking down our foreign mail ser-
vice and supports Whitney In driving
John Roach, the greatest shipbuilder
In the nation, into bankruptcy, what
matters 1t to the people what he says
upon minor topics
The people Of the country want some
thing done that will put life into our
Faraly zed industries. They want CONNER
DIAL treaties with the nations who are
our nearest neighbors. They want our
merchant marine built up. They want
30 see our coast defences strengthened
and our rivers and hArbors that would
encourage trade and commerce made
navagable. President Cleveland has
said nothing that encourages hope in
this direction, ard the future presents
m unfathomable blank. Had the
President simply said "iet the tariff
alone" and have recommended the
restoration OF the small subsidies paid
for carrying the foreign mails TO nations
contiguous TO US and have rebuked the
persecution OF John Roach, new life
would already have been coursing
through the business arteries Of the ma
ton. But President Cleveland does
nothing Of this kind, simply because
his party does not want him to do 1t.
He would rather see the industrial in
forests of the nation suffer than TO run
counter TO the expressed will Of his
party In all his long message he has
shown no disposition to rise superior to
his party. In his declarations and
recommendations he acts as IL he was
expected TO and had TO make q change.
As he could not make change for the
better he had'to make one for the worse.
As former administrations had done all
that could be done to build up the
manufacturing industries Of the nation
Mr., Cleveland evidently thought he
had TO do something towards pulling
down those industries. This he could
not do more effectually than by recon-
mending change In the tariff. Al
John Roach was the most extensive
shipbuilder In the nation and the only
one engaged in building vessels for the
government, his wings had to be clip
ped. AS q good honest Irish Republi
can he was doubly on that account OF
offensive partisan and he had TO b,
driven TO the wall. Whitney inventet
the plan by which this was done, ant
the President endorses the plan b.
which 1t was done. The Pacific mai
steamers were enjoying the benefits o
= little subsidy from the government t,
enable them to compete with Englisl
vessels in the carrying trade OF small
contiguous nations and islands, but thi
was offensive to the eyes of the presen
administration. Postmaster Genera
Villas thought it would be a gran
stroke Of reform policy TO lop of thi
little appropriation, only we beliey
four hundred thousand dollars, and q,
cordingly 1t was done. PresideI
Cleveland also approves of this, thoug
the mails have been delayed in the
delivery and business with those cour
tries has been partially paralyzed.
1t was hoped that the PresideI
would be found more reasonable
these and other kindred matters ths
his subordinates, but In his recomme
Cations, as in their acts, there appear
leaning toward change for the sake
change, disposition to look upon
the Republicans have done AZ Dol
radically wrong, which does
promise well for the future good int
ests OF the country. The Presid,
seems TO act as II any change would
for the better. He will no doubt |
to see his mistake, bat it Is un,ortuns
FOR the country that he has not seer
sooner