The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-20
DEMOCRATIC RgoALcIrRArIoN.
The Administration Standing Between the
Devil and the Deep Sea.

Tho Administration Standing Between the
Devil and the Deep Sea.
twas certain from the beginning that
President Cleveland could not faithfully
carry out the policy to which he was
pledged without provoking wide
spread Democratic revolt Whether he
could even make a pretense Of adher-
ing to itwithout precipitating rupture
was matter of doubt He stood be-
tween the devil and the deep sea. If he
trampled on the civil-service reform
principles to which he had professed
his devotion, he would belle all the in
dependent claims on his behalf and sac
rifice all support outside of blind par
tisan adherence. II, on the other hand,
he kept his faith aud followed the re-
form flag, he would disappoint the
clamorous Democratic spoilsmen and
arouse vehement Democratic opposi-
ton.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Cleveland has
not pursued a straight line in any one
direction. He has trillei with both pol
icies, and failed 10 secure the full
strength of either. He carried out
civil-service reform in the reappoint-
ment of Postmaster Pearson and so ex-
cited great deal of Democratic indig-
nation. He repudiated civil-service re-
form in the appointment of Higgins and
Pillsbury, Chase and Troup, and so
brought down upon his head the gener-
al independent condemnation. But
while he has not been faithful to reform,
he has not moved far enough or fast
enough to meet the demands of the
Democratic expectants, and the mutter-
ings of the coming Democratic storm
have been distinctly audible. They now
break out with unmistakable violence
In the open proclamation of a leading
Democratic member Of the United
States Senate. Mr.. Eustis, of Loui-
siana, publicly declares that "Mr Cleve-
land has been a conspicuous and humil-
iating failure" He insists that 'this
Administration was commenced with
series of blunders," and says that these
mistakes spring either from wretched
ignorance Orfrom 'evll promptings and
treacherous conduct to the party" He
announces finally that "the Democratic
element will see TO IL that the Admins
tration is Democratic in the full signif-
cance of the term or that Mr.. Cleveland
and his Cabinet shall fall and be buried
in the ruins they have made"
Now, this is not the wild utterance
of some insignificant and irresponsible
place-seeker who has been disappoint-
ed in his demand, but it is the delib-
crate expression of Democratic
leader in the Senate who would natur-
ally be slow to cross swords with his
own Administration. Doubtless Il
springs from low motives; doubtless
Mr.. Eustis has failed TO secure what he
wants for his friends; but all the same
he is a conspicuous party representa-
tive and in his failure to carry of the
spoils he is iu the same boat with many
others. He is the leader of the ruling
faction of his party in Louisiana-a
faction which contributed very largely
10 Mr.. Cleveland's nomination-and
his declaration is the signal of
formidable revolt. The feeling which
he openly avows is undoubtedly
shared, though less publicly expressed,
by many of his associates in the SEN
ate, and 1t presages that the Admins
tratlon must either surrender or pre-
pare TO encounter bitter conflict
when the next Congress assemblies.
The unrescrved dcliverancc of Senator
Eustis Is significant of the real senti-
ment of the active Democratic forces,
and it forctokens the coming storm
PhiddclDbid Press.