The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-04
The COMING /
The Drift 81 Events Indicating an Irrscon-
riIabI- Difference 81 Opinion ~I.etwesn
the rrrsid.nt and Ills supporters.

The Drifi 81 Events Indicating an Irrscon-
riIabI- Difference 81 Opini"n I:stwe.n
the rresId.nt and His Supporters.
The gradual drift Of events since
March I ha> been in tie direction Of 4
splt between Cleveland AMI n parry
supporters linclEdinC the m~ugwunU-i
ON the one hand and the Bourbon
masses Of The Democratic parry or
the other. The things that have e
far prevented have been. first. thai
Cleveland Wa sharp enough 10 rccG..
mic that the south placed nm in Office,
and 10 conciliatc that section by 4 lib-
cral h-~tpwal % Ollie on l. rope
-"nraIiy"-; second, from the fact that
tvl->cTyIcc reform VII operate III
favor Of Democrats in that section. -
Lamar recently acknowledged; third.
that many Of Cleveland ,ubuTiiUa'c-,
from taD!nc. oilicr : down. nave not
carried out rs ideas Of reform. but
have carried out IL" spD!i~ doctrine q
far as thcy were able: fourth. that th.
Greater portion oi th- democratic -pos
leader have not abandoned the hope
that Cleveland VIII hc compelled TO
Weld to Their demands: and. ~la>tiy.
the spirit Of bind obedience which D., "a
characi'ri-tc of the rank and file .!
the Democratic party.
liut the lrst two of thee caus.- DO
not have 70 force i'm the North: "a 10
the third, t!cIelau1 is bringing biz
pol men sub.riinaieS - account. an!
Laws down The law that the spirit Of hi
Administration i L. br Carried out by
them. The time will soon come when
In" aire 'ly privately Disguised lead r
VIII break on in open rebellion To- lii.
methods. and the minimizing MASSES oi
the rarty will bliniiy follow tn petty
leaders. because they can not under
stand Cleveland. To them. a chang,
IN Administration means 4 THROWN.
ont If every R"pu lean. II" matter
what ma br the m'r.t> OF the iniIyii-
ual "~ilicc-holdcr,. and lnc I'll n uf their
places with Democrats. Already there
j. widespread. although silent. diSii-
fcc,i"n in the ranks. and this i spread
ing daily. The tine will soon come
when the Administration, if j, persists
IN carrying out the policy f reform.
will have arraycd against II the bulk 81
the party. at least ia Ia. North, which
elevated IL To powrr
To ia" ac lie observer. the evidence
multiply that ~ are la see rrp"aird. in
Cbcyciand's Administration. the hi~tnr,
of lNl"r'S. ii imurrS and Andrew
.iohn~oh's 4 lroini-trai on>. Mr.. (l"se-
land SrtS out to make the Adm rI-ra-
ton "A personal one. as did thee ihrc,
predecessors. III" starts ol.. cal
IL, L. mana 90 Affairs a-Co Il n" /" lI,
individual theories. cr. 10 State the am,
at m die cnt phrases. lie actually
attempts 10 carr, ri In" pr ml~., 81 i
Democrat" platform, n iftna: ii.i"rin
meant what it said. instead Of what t
Gld really mean. viz: w" want tie,
offices. l. has 20 far been true n oIr
political history TIA; a purely personal
Administration hN 4 Pie dent. w hpui
II str"n@ and Cu-oprra'rnr pnrtl ~ hi
hac> has proved al i"nomnioU> iailur..
Tho three m~ an g cited above are a
eases IN point
The tr"urlr. IN Mr.. tlrycland : ease.
i moi that hl> methods ar, Wrun . hat
they ar" Tar Il advance oi the masses oi
h> party. III j. 4 public servant vino
a~~uraro To hr taud who ~ wi-rr than
hi~ party. The Democratic paty : In,
cnn>rryatiy. element in oar lo'iticS: L
finds IT, ideals in Ia" ua>t, and tuu~ (
face long nwlv Backward. instead 81
forward aton- the road f progress add
cul icnmcnt likct e. !r.~huan'- 20.
1t drives best the other WAY l. VII
90 with him ~cnut"uiedlN Il hc "rr> iu
the backward path II h. bows down at
the -hrirr of jackson. and matr> thc
maNim th&t ito the Nictor> t. iunr tue
Spoil>' the theory uf hi kdmiut,ir1-
tiun. HuI h. VII not: ami ln' Their. j a
kICNinw aud squcaling snon- the herd.
tie like f winch WAS not seen su-r I {,
d"monihei swine Of Gadara rushed down
the steep and were drowned in the sd.
True. the Democratic party ha, pro
@rc>>cd; the onward >pir ii tn n ne.
trenth century has had some e,crt. even
uron is ha. tin" nj stubborn feet. l.
has "onc forward. hu: cacl move since
tie war a been under protest. AM
tnly far enough 10 enable Il To pitch IL.
tent upon a deserted camp nr-gruund
of the Republicans. who have gonr still
farther on iE the path Of progress and
cnli-h'cnmeut. And now comes tlryr-
land. who arms to SET the stakes Of the
Democratic tabernacle on round which
il occupied hy the Republicans. Tne
~f'Nil->crVlcc Law WAS passed and pu' il
force under Il Republican Aimiui>tra
ton. and lis work ng> and lis pr ne pie
a-c endorsed To- the party in it, Ma
tional councils Ii is .pS far forwar Z.
The masses of the Democracy will have
n.nr Of il They wish IT, - back and 81
M Their affairs Is the f. v2rt OF >poi.>.
and iatlen upon r,. tie>hpSt> 81 olirr
v hich Wi Wn-tl,v. and or n.
SpNii>mcn BourbsE>? Tins. alone " II
tell. Cleveland : p ends I'll the Il
Try that he l. >;uhtarn-iht. he VII
never Weld when L. has taken 4 posi-.
ton. There vii! h. STAY though all
c,thers desert him WI Tie party We'd
Ne dc 4 ot bel eve II klS iuicll rcnce t.
10 so. The leader. ~ Congress dare
rot stand bv the President ii the Norcr,
fHrn from him. and W SHALL - 4 rcne
titpn of The >tru~ L. k--x,yn Il exc
cui;rs and the lcr >latiSr braGc - o.
the Government. >uch 3. We last h. d n
the JohnsolGan era-yoi.ts b.Gi,.
The IGnG CoWAty 1ra,l E,ci~ssr
ia~erfsS a us.urll ~p1o fS,% IN hi