The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-10
RANDALL.
His Trip and Tarif-Cleveland's Letter
The LeefsIature-SentineI=OtherN Notes.

can ranks, where he belongs. That editorial
does you great credit, and is invulnerable
in its every position. The a~bsurdity Of Mr..
Rsndall's position in claiming to be a
Democrat, and that the Chicago Democratic
platform declares and means what he as
serts on the subjects of.tarif and protection,
is without a parallel. 1t is all right enough
for Mr.. Randall to be in favor of a protect
i've tariff and the class legislation it rec uires
ia q hundred ways, and that he should sd-
vocate and vote for it if his perceptions and
judgment guide him that way; but to do so
and claim that it is Democratic, and the
real sense OF the Democratic voters, and that
therefore be is q Democrat and should be
supported es such, is simple nonsense. II
he be q Democrat in all else, he is a Repub.
licsn in that; and as he seems to have no
other hobbies to ride save protection and
soolition of the tax on whisky and tobacco,
he belongs in the ranks with Blaine, Logan
and their associates, and the people should
be made to understand 1t and go regard and
sIsat him. Let other leading Democratic
journals and anti protection papers
treat him as the Sentinel does
and he will find his proper
rlace among party organizations directly.
That will be, a member of what the Sentinel
describes as a compact band of capitalists,
with the politicians they WI and the fol.
lowers they can deceive" Mr.. Ran6airs
Southern tour is for the express purpose of
try Ing to deceive voters and convert them
into deceived followers; and in the face of
it, and of his daily sermons to make con-
verts, he publicly asserts that there is moth.
ing political in his southern journey or daily
speeches. Blaine must look TO his cheek"
or Randall will rob him of the champion
ship. His claim to be In favor of a strict
construction of the Constitution, and at the
sane time, under 1t, to have the power to
levy q tariff on imports expressly to protect
manufacturers here, is about equal to any
thing Blaine has attempted in the way of
presumption upon the credulity and ignor..
aDce Of the people. Section s. Article l, of
the Constitution says that Congress
shall have power 'to lay and collect
taxes, duties, imposts and excuses, to pay the
debts and provide for the common defense
and general welfare of the United States;
but all duties, imposts and excuses shall be
uniform throughout the United States"
This is the whole source of pow to levy a
tariff, and il he favors "strict construction"
and can find ANYTHING In this provision to
authorize q tariff for protection" or can
levy one for that purpose the effect OF which
will be uniform throughout the United
Elt-eS. uc Cdu ptIloIlu H4RaCAts. NnSU.
under this provision, he claims to be at once
q strict constructionist, a protecticnist and
a Democrat, his exhibition of cheek should
make even Blaine vince. As Henry VIII.
says, in naught else let him be believed,
for speaking false 10 that" Let him be
spoken OF as o Republican. elected in
and representing a Republican district
in Pennsylvania, masquerading under
is belied by his speeches and votes.
| AS l limited in my last, the Brand Lehman
fSsud in Chicago is likely to turn out to be
the work of Republicans, for which a Gov
| eminent official in one of the most trusted
places is responsible. History is not barren
of instances where detectives and prosecu-
tors become too IN art sometimes. and this
case nay prove TO be another. Retributive
justice is certain. though it may not come
in the form and time most desired by Us.
This case will not be an exception, and 1t is
likely to come in good time and form to
please Democrats, and c0ntound Republi-
! cans. 1t looks that wsy now.
Cleveland's letter to Mr.. Curtiss as to re-
movsls and appointments is heartily in
6orsed here. There is no possible chance
for misconstructiOn or misunderstanding
him. when taken in connection with what
he has said heretofore-all being a consistent
vhole-plain IN language ana meaning.
Begin with his vetos messages to the Com
mon Council of Buffalo; follow with him
his various messages "a Governor,
his letters Of acceptance and statements
since, concluding with his reply
10 the Reform League in this last
letter, and we Dave before rs complete as
sursnce of Mr.. Cleveland's opinions and in
tentiops; and it will be found that he will
put them IN operation so far es they come
within the line of his duties as President.
| he will be found as clear on all the great
questions he may be called on to decide, and
as determined and firm in his course IS be is
terse IN stating his views. Mr.. Cleveland is
q corn s-tatesman-not a politician; and
herein lies the difficulty some have in un-
derstanding him. He examines questions
coming before him as q statesman-looking
at the avs as they are, and the effect OF
measures proposed under these laws.
Taking the governmental machinery as 1t
exists, and has been and is operated, what
is the duty of an official called on
to take charge of any part? From these
points of view he forms his conclusions,
ana he ignores the points Of view selected
by machine politicians bosseso paitissn
leaders he will prove to be the long wished
for and intended result OF our provisions
tor selecting an execUtive.-A President OF
| the United States, and not the head of q
political clan; the executive head OF the
nation and not of the party organ izstion
who named him and voted for his election.
i predict that ANY of his most bitter enc
mics and detractors will be found among his
mcst ardent friends and supporters before
long, and that no one will be disposd to
quarrel with him. If there shall be any,
they will lose the disposition if they try to
do so once.
With him at the head, Hendricks as
President of the Senate, Carlisle as Speaker,
and such q Cabinet as Cleveland will select,
the United States will rise to and assume
dignity properly belonging to 30 great a Gov
eminent.
If our incoming legislators at Indianapo-
lis can be induced to adopt Cleveland's views
in selecting the officers and employees for the
next session of the General Assembly, it
will rebound greatly to the credit q profit
of the State in many ways. IL they can only
lsy aside all individual considerations and
select the officers and clerks because of com
potency and character, they will al the
State an invaluable service. But i fear that