New-York tribune., 1886-08-17
CLFIELAND'S VHIP-LASH.

II is interesting to observe that Congress
having adjourned, President Cleveland's tone
at once becomes that of mastery. His friends
speak of him openly as stronger than his party
as the man whom the party must accept and
obey as its candidate if it wants to succeed
again. His appointments are not sugar
candies, but cracks of the whip They disclose
q state of mind no longer ready to coax but
disposed to control. Governor Hill's admirers
suddenly ceased to dream of him as a Pres
idential possibility when MagOne was appoint
ed Collector, and the district Democrats who
we've most angry because Matthews. the colored
maD, was again Nominated Ill place OF Doug
lass were angry all the more Oh account OF the
shrewd and uuflinching purpose manifested.
A Congressional supporter OF the President Is
defeated for nomination in North Car0hna
the candidate who defeated HIM leans the next
day that his own brothers official head has
been cut Oft by the President. With MIR. III
den and Hubert 0. Thompson both dead, Mr..
Cleveland is man of considerably more power
in New-Yolk than he was month ago, and he
is shlewd enough to sec that the very Democrats
who talk most loudly against New York dlcta-
ton in the party are those who Will be most
anXl0uS Whcn lDc cOnNcHtlou ,tS>tihpi'o w ~
cure the electoral vote of Newly oTk.
The Democratic party has undergone con-
siderable changes since It's President candl-
dates began to die off. Within short tnnc
Ex-Governor Seymour and cX-GOvcrnor IL den
have gone from New-York General and cX-
Governor Mcclellan from New-JcrScy,
General Hancock from Pennsylvania, and Vice
President and cxGovenor Hendricks from In
diana, 30 that there is not now living single
man whom the party has ever thought worthy
of its votes for the Presidency, except Grover
Cleveland 1t may be taken for granted that
he does not overlook the fact that these events
give him larger prominence in his party. One
possible candidate, Mr.. Bayard, he has effect
ually killed by making him Secretary of State,
where his incapacity has been exhibited. An
other, Mr.. Pendlcton, he has cXllcd Ill Ger
many Mr.. Thurman he has contIivcd to get
mixed up in the telephone scandal; and the
antagonism between Speaker Carlisle ami eX-
Sneaker Randall is considered sufficient to make
cithes comparatively unavailable. 1t Is not
very strange if the President thinks his party
coud not get along without him, and he nat
maly does not much consider whether 1T could
get along with him. Fate elected him once,
why not again, he reasons.
In the conduct of foreign affairs, the Pres
idcnt has a powerful lever which he may yet
choose to use with effect. a Democratic can
didate who has the power to get up foreign
war for the convenience OF his party is not to
he ignored. 1t is easy to see that the Mexican
difficulty might I've used with great effect, and
it can be kept alive OF brought to head, a
may please the President. Plainly, territorial
aggression would be popular at the South
now as it was forty years ago. If the Pres
idcnt were man of lofty pahiotim or OF un-
doubled and spotless sincerity, such suggestion
would not arise in the mind. Buj his conduct
in other matters has made it sufficiently clear
that he is not above using the tools which fort
unc puts ready to his hand.