National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-05

As before intimatcd, President Cleyelnnds
strong point Is that the Republicans don't like
him.-N Lovis E,pUbHcoh
Nothing short of genius, II not inspira-
tion, could have enabled our st. Louis
contemporary to put so much Of mis-
statement into so few words. The great
problem, maximum of error to minimum
Of space. has been solved
The Republicans do like Mr.. Cleveland
us Democratic President In that
capacity their liking for him is unbounded.
If the wiscst Of the managerial minds in the
Republican party had been diligently APP
piled, for many months to the preparation
Of list of the qualities with which they
would like TO have q Democratic President
fitted out that list would embrace Just
those qualities which Mr.. Cleveland pos
sesses and for which he has obtained celeb
rity.
The Republican party is delighted that
the first Democratic President since 1861
Is such President as cannot possibly be
| popular with his party, and for that reason
cannot strengthen his party. Mr.. Cleve-
| land was not nominated because Of his
standing I'm the party. lie was a compare
| lively new man. From the mayoralty Of a
small city he had been transferred to the
executive Office at Albany by reason Of his
strength with Republican faction. lie
was nominated for the presidency because
his party did not believe 1t could elect a
representative Democratic statesman. Mr..
| Cleveland's supporters at Chicago made
their fight for him on that ground alone.
| lie was warranted to catch the independent
| Republican vote. For that reason, and that
alone, the great Democratic leaders were
turned down, aud new man, utterly in
experienced in national affairs and per-
sonally unknown to almost everybody out
side of New York, was put up. To q
limited extent lie did get the Republican
vote in New York-he got enough Of it to
save him from defeat.
But the conditions which made 1t posi-
bic for Mr.. Cleveland to get in by Republi-
can votes, or votes Of Mugwumps, were
Just such conditions as made II absolutely
impossible for him to I've popular with his
own party. The Mugwump notions of civil
service reform that Mr.. Cleveland expressed
both before and after his election disgusted
| MS JullNs III an NllN sNNtI campaigns VI
1Ss5 there was manifested a great deal of
dissatisfaction with the new Democratic ad-
ministration. And although the President
desired and aided IN the election of Hill in
New York, It Is an undeniable fact that the
nomination of lIl was intended as a re.
luke to the administration, and especially
to the head Of the administration.
"You will nnd,n remarked Democratic
senator in this city year ago, "that one
side Of Cleveland is owned by Wall street
and the other side by the Mugwumps.'
When the silver letter Of the President-elec
was made public in February, 1855, there
was howl Of rage in the Democratic IIousC
, of Representatives. Mr.. Mills, of Texas
spoke Of Mr.. Cleveland as a Republican
Democrat and denounced his policy IL
round terms. The same Mills, of Texas
has Just made n speech in the House whicl
l. q terrific arraigument Of the President
, ! And the Ilouse-the Democratic House
, has just passed resolution by eighty ma
iority, which is a clear condemnation Of tht
u President as TO his financial policy. SuchI
vote in the British house would throw a,
administration out of power
, The Democratic war on the President
policy has been raging in the press, ip tn
; Senate, and iu the House Of Representa-
u tiycs. 1t is red hot and getting hotter
Even the turning out Of Republicans t
make room FOR Democratic spoilsmen ha
not appeased the malconteuts, for the Pres
=. ilcnt, while making removals for politica
" reasons only, has not ceased to cry ou
' against the spoils systcm-the system
- which nine. tenths of his party devoutl
believe.
}, These are some Of the reasons why Nj
v Cleyeland--as Democratic President
= popular with Republicans.