New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-16
TIE. PAKTY OF REPUDIATORS

The Democratic party has declared war
against its President BY vote of more than
thirteen to one. its Representatives ID the
House have virtually pronounced the policy Oh
the President and Secretary OF the treasury
wrongful and unjust, and have ordered i'S
abandonment 1t is perfectly natural that the
Presidents party makes war on the only thing
he has done which deserves unstinted praise.
He has unbeld the public credit under circum-
stances of great difficulty. His party denounceS
him for SO doing He has declined to repudate
distinct and sacred obligations Of the Govern
ment to its nOtehoders and bondholders' anu
his marty votes that he Is wrong ana that re-
pudiation is right. The careful recltal OF 'iie
votes on various amendments. given In wash
ippton DISPATCHES yesterday, showed that there
was no possibility Of misunderstar ding the
issue. The Democratic majority voted almost
soidly against two separate amendments W
provde for maintaining the resumption 1uhu u
voted separately against giving the fresi"eh'
any discretionary power TO suspend the oper-
alton of the mandatory resolution, IL at any
fine its execution should impair the puphc
credit .: il voted separately against giving the
SECRETARY power to hold In an emergency rs
much as $4,000, 900 in reserve; and 1t voted
senarately against provision that the bonds
which the resolution requires the secretary "
redeem should be paid for in gold or Its equiv
alent. The majority, therefore, voted lor repu-
diaton. pure and simple. whatever other motives
NAV have influenced other members VINO
sunported these amendments to vote lor the
resolution. 40
When President Cleveland was candidate,
his opnonents declared that it was not safe
70 ;ntrnst mower to the Democratic party,
because il was the party of regulators, and
because. if lie should try to uphold the
nublc faith as he promised, he would
Ina assailed and thwared by his party.
Within the first half of his term the predic-
tion has been justified by the votes OF lac
Democrats in the House, while only IL favored
necessary amendments or opposed the resoin-
tion In one thing and one thing only, the
Presidents course has been consistent and
strictly in harmony with his pledges and public
dutv His Civil Service performances have not
conformcd to his pledges nor to his own sense
of tight. But because he has done well IN up
hodinc the public faith, his party votes to strip
| him and his Secretary OF the discretionary
| mower in the administration OF the hnahoe'
| which every other President anu secretary nav -.
exercised since the Government was estaDnSheu
Mr.. Morrison has wanted an issue on which to
60 to the people. Undeniably he has madc one
The Republican party will welcome IT, lie ma
| placed the Democratic party before the country
without disguise or concealmcnt at last, as th'
patty of reputation and dcbascd money. Inc
record will not help Mr. Monison'S party III any
norton of the country, though he imagnes that
in the West and South the rcpudiating tcnden'
cies are still strong His mistake Is that the re
pudiators are nearly all in his own party ou
with them are many sober citizens, men engaged
in active business or productive industry, VINO
know what disasters the collapse OF the pubic
| credit would involve The folly OF these cat
liens in so long supporting party OF rcpudlat-
ors they must answer for, but they can no long
er plead a hope that the party may be sobeIeo
and civilized by the responsibilities OF oihce