The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-08
The Reason WHY.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Record asserts thar the president
has recently said. in conversation with a
well-known independent. that he does
not like the way the mugwumps are
treating him, that they are more anxious
10 blame than TO commend him. IL is
also asserted that the president has about
made UP his mind TO paw less Difference
10 the opinions of the independents.
There are good many reasons why
the president should be displeased with
the mugwumps. They are not loyal TO
him. They have no ilea Of the neces-
sity of party discipline. They cannot
subordinate their whims to the good Of
cause. They insist that they and not
the president shall determine upon the
methods and the policy to be pursued by
the administration. They refuse to be
followers and to permit the president to
he leader. They do nothing to sustain
him. Ii they do not like a man who has
been appointed to fourth-class post Of
iice they break out into severe condem-
nation Of the motives. and even of the
character of Mr.. Cleveland and his cabi-
net. They are prepared to throw over
him and his party. and all the principles
he represents, on a refusal To- crafty
their slightest desire.
Mr.. Cleveland does right in not liking
the muswumps. Their organ here i,
the bitter. pharisaical, incendiary Eve
ming Post. II proposed TO make the
presidents refusal or consent to appoint
a certain man To IA post office the test of
the character Of his administration. Ii
sneers at prominent democrats-even at
members Of the cabinet and it has never
IL kind word for the party to which Mr.
cleveland belongs. In the presidents
own state, in the last gubernatorial cam.
paign. what did this sample mugwamp
do: When the influence of the admin
i.tration depended wholly on the election
If Governor Hill. when il was thorough.
Is understood that the vote would he Il
popular verdict Of the presidents course,
the Evening Post joined the opponents
Of the administration, and enleavored to
defeat the democratic candidate and dis.
credit the president. The Post has
doubted the loyalty Of the great Catholic
church, and has intimated that its mem.
hers are unworthy Of public trust. In
the Kelly case. it took the side of Austria
without hesitation. just as it supported
Blaine's friend Davenport in New York.
II denounces the masses of the people,
and is the Industrious and wicked enemy
Of tho workingmen, going so far as to
encourage the employment Of ruitians to
shoot down the laborers who have the
insolcncc to ask for higher pay or shorter
hours
The president should have no regard
for these un,le,nocratic and untrlstwor.
thy allies. No cause can prosper when
the leader is hampered and discouraged
by disloyal followers, who criticse rs
readily as before the fact. lie must dis.
like them because he is finding out that
he cannot count ON them for aid in car
rying out his purposes; because they are
willing to betray him whenever one Of
their friends fails to get a tide-waitcrship.
The president has come into touch with
the democratic leaders in congress, and
he secs the difference between the strong
and loyal men who repress themselves
for the good of their party anil the snarl-
ing. carpng and unstable liessans who
have 10 object beyond the qualification
of their own desires and the satisfaction
of the political lisikes.-N. y. Star