New-York tribune., 1886-05-04
Poor CLETELiND.
INFORMED THAT HE HURTS ANY BILL HE RECON-
NFNps.

INFORMED THAT az HURTS ANY BILL HE RTcoM-
Nfvps
WAsHINGToN. May 3.-rhe salt prod ucers have
now forwarded tAeir pro e-5 against the tariff
Thus one after another. neaTlN al tha important
industries IN the country have manifested their
anxiety in regarl TO The threa, change of duiy
But perhaps the most sig liiclnt movement at pres
eut visible is that of the Am9gamated As,ocIatIon
of iron and Steel Workers. Ons of the largest and
most powerful bodies of wo-kingmen lnthe country
lhls organization will turn Its annual fe stlvltylntO
a monster de nOnstration to declare iis hostility %
the Morrison oll. THIS Is the mJIe sig llicin be-
cause that II eXpress!y excludes from ali chan yes
of duty the ami stee interests wit0 palpable
anxiety TO placate the mi iers and iroDworkers
and to array them AGAINST other defenders
of the tarltf. The failure of Mr.. Morrison
IN this particular. II Is understood, causes
great disheartenment IN free IT lde circles.
1t IL also staTel that tde President has stopped
canvassinc for the Tar fl bl bG the personal advice
of Me-. Morrison. 1t was found. IN the opinion of
that shre wd Democratic leader that the Pres-
delTs Efforts Iniuring his bill. There
Is no doubt that this the fact. TIE
Presdenl hai for some time been quietly inqnIrInr
the OPINIONS Of members in regard TO the bi. an
when he learned that a democratic mem Der was in
doubt or opposed to 1t. sought an Interview with
HIM and expressed his belief tnat the bill ous h to
he passed. Inc result, As Ii proved, was only TO
strengthen opposition where opposition previously
existed. Bur the d,meut Of Mr.. Morrison Is hard
on President Cleyeiani. FOR months he has been
told that he was pO yer.e-s ~ slD ANYBODY or any
eau e. That the first Democratic resi- lent tor "A
quarter Of a century shOg now be OIL ia V IN
loImed, So to speak. thai ms advice tu members OF
lnS parry mas Ot eT EFF CT tnal ID render them
more hostile TO the advised IS iu1ee1 mel
. anchOiy
If the Pre- dent wants 10 know the reason for
tls state Of thing, he will tnd ItbiUntly stated IN
Democratic journals, ch tell hIm that his Zee e
attempts To please the Ide pendents have angered
1 hiS own party bevond endn ~ance. IhOugh he has
far VIrlGed 10 Democratic plrtIsan that t'e IN
dependents are sour and wratny, and recently held
q meeting at when IL couciu lie 10 send "a
solemn OenutatIOn to hun TO protest az INST the
character of recent aDpO ntmeu is vet ne mas made
/ the influence o. the Mugwumps apparently potent
pr venting the part aJp"lnIm "nts dema"d 'd
bv us followers 10 tins little knot or mvn dlc
tnre to the first Democratic Presidell of this g"n-
GRAFTON. and to hear them claiming VIII great
q al OF ruin, tn Il he wOu.d never have been
erected bat for them, really iltOlerab 10 Demo
cratic souls. II happens tIat the Mugwumps were
nearly all free-tra. ana most CONSPICUOUS OF
them were c0uspicuOus chiefly rs roe ira = aglia-
tors. Consequently. when the President gave ad-
wee the "a if question 70 Dem ezra c Con-
gresham. was Tegar ed mere doing the
bid ing OF the MuGwumps AGAIN aud that da naged
The Morrison bill every time II NAV occur to DE H.
Ocra. and ind peldents 9nke that the attemOt 10
govern the country without party is not thus tar
making satisfactory progress.