The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
If Mr.. Cleveland Fails 20 Desert the Mug
wumps and Persists in His Refusal to Dis
tribute Offices. He Will Be BoycOtted.
Why Washington People Made No Dis
play Over the Presidents Wedding.
Profits That May Be Realized from the Guilt
vation of Sunfowers-Meaning of the
Agitation About Confederate Bonds.
DEMOCRATIC DIsCoNTENT.
Cleveland Must Distribute the Offices He
Will BE Boycotted.

Cleveland Must Distribute the Offices or He
Will Be Boycotted.
Washington Special to Louisville Courier-Journal.
Discomfort among Democratic Congressman in
both branches with the indifference of the Presi
dent to party interests is on the increase. This
fact is made manifest in many ways, but in none
more noticeably and unerringlv than by the con-
versation of the wives of the Democratic SEN
ators and Representatives This statement may
seem funny at the first blush but moments
reflection will show that 1t Is serious and well
placed. In public there is on the part of these
gentlemen the restraint which prudent men
place themselves under when surrounded by
circumstances that make freedom of expression
impolitic. 1t would not do for Democratic
leaders Of the people to go about openly censur-
ing the official head of the party for acts done
and undone which may be held to involve a
question of opinion and expsdency as to what is
really best for the party. The President has
been treated very considerably by his fellow
Democrats in the legislative branch, when the
great state of irritation under which the ma
jority of them are laborine is taken into account
1t is not drawing it too strongly to saythat four
Congress are opposed to the mugwump policy of
the administration. They regard it as undemo
cratic and damaging to the party, and are not
slow to condemn it privately in terms not by any
means complimentary to Mr.. Cleveland.
But 1t is in the privacy of their homes that
they turn their tongues loose, and their partners
in life get the inwardness of their sentiments
Like true men, they unbosom themselves TO the
partners Of their joys and sorrows and behold,
their wrath is soon made manifest to the world.
Ii Cleveland could but see himself as some Of
the feminine adherents to stalwart Democracy
see him, he would for the forget his nuptial
joys and ponder the evil of his political ways
AS rule, the Democracy of these fair critics of
the President is Of the heroic type They want no
half way business-no Miss Nancyism-no mug
wump foolishness In their politics. They consider
as cardinal rule that to be Democrat is to te
Democrat, and there is only one way of showing
ito labor for Democratic success, and encour-
age Democratic workers by the bestowment Of
fascrs woBthily and promptly. IL Democratic
Senators and Representatives should delegate
their better halves to go to Congress for twenty
four hours in their places. there would emanate
from under the grand dome boom that would
resound beyond the confines of the executive
marsion-one that would wake the echoes of the
furthermost hamlet Of the land where Democra-
cy has a foothold.
AS the time for the campaign approaches. it is
ocratic view of the situation, and do something
to help the party. He has few friends here out
side of Congress who believe he will awaken to
the Importance of the subject and throw a little
life into the campaign by conferring the sub
stantial encouragement of his great position to
Democratic toilers in the political vineyard. If
he shall fail to do this, it will not be surprising
if heroic measures are resorted TO by the party
in Congress. 1t is subject that has been dis
cussed privately and with seriousness by promi-
hnr, nka1 ~. &L. 1-~A
months. The Republicans were once forced to
abandon the man they had elected by his in
difference to party interests They hampered him
so completely by deserting him in Congress
that his position was merely fgurative
and negative one Should the Democrats in
Congress decide that the interests Of the party
demand that they should place Grover Cleye-
land ia the position the Republicans placed An
drew Jol on in, they could do it with equal eff
fectiveness. 1t is contingency that is not so
remote as some people might imagine. The
spirit of the boycott is not confined to q class
Should the Democratic party become exasper-
ated into boycotting Grover Cleveland for his
undemocratic conduct, it would be a monu-
mental incident in the history of the times
There is some mighty hard thinking being done
about these things by the best and tIuest Demo
Gratis in the land.
Appended are a couple of letters which are
fair sample OF many received here
INDIANAPOLIS June l.
My Old Chum-What need you or any one care
who is the Democratic candidate for Congress in this
dstrct Even If there had been no spljt the candi.
date would have been beaten. The Democrats here,
well throughout the State, are badly broke up
over the undemocratic way things have been run at
the seat of 1t is dollars to cents that
the Republicans will carry this State next fall with
out there is radical change made by Cleveland and
his mugwump gang We will lose two or three mem
bers of Congress but think will carry the Legisla-
ture account of the great advantage we have in
holdover Senators and floating legislative districts
Count Indiana against any New York expert
ments in the shape of Buffalo mayors Yours,