Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-24
THE sUpponr or oIrYBnAND.
strong Evidence That the People Are
with the President.

STRONG Evidence That the People Are
with the PRESIDENT.
The New York Eoeni,lg Post says
There has never been more striking case
Of the boomerang in politics than Mr..
Randall'H assault upon President Cleve-
land through the rider multiplying the
civil service law, which the ex-speAker
sought to attach to the Legislative Appro-
priation bill Ii was not concealed that
the only object of this movement was to
convince the President that the Demo-
cratic party did not support his reform
policy. Mr.. Randall, Of course, knew |
perfectly we'll that the rider would be |
promptly ruled out of order as against |
the rules of the House, but he expected |
that his attack upon Mr. Cleveland would |
be sustained by his fellow Democrats in |
Congress and by the Democrats of the
country at large.
Everything helped TO make this atest of
Democratic sentiment. Mr.. Randalls
purpose was announced long before the
bill came up in the House, and there was
plenty of time for everybody 10 make up
his mind before taking sides. When the
issue was finally presented, it proved that
no Democrat in the House whose name is
familiar to the country, except Holman
and Springer, was ready to say word on
Mr.. Randalls side, while vigorous
speeches against his course and in support
of the President were made by Democrats
of character and standing. When the
rider was ruled out of order Mr.. Randall
lacked the courage to take an appeal from
the presiding officer TO the House, and
when one of his followers little later
proposed to follow the precedent set by
Republican House under Gen. Buffers
leadership dozen years ago, and block
the reform by cutting of the salaries of
the commission, only Is votes could be
rallied in support of the motion. Even in
what Mr.. Cox of North Carolina so
happily styled the "fetid political
atmosphere" of Washington Mr.. Randall's
assault upon the reform ignominiously
failed.
The reason if failed was because the
Democratic congressman had heard from
their constituents. The Washington cor
respondent of spoils organ says, doubt
less with entire truth: mo appeal was
taken, and comparatively few members
were in the House at the time. Many
deserted their seats in the expectation
that they would have to go on record,
which they did not desire to do. There
is no doubt that the great majority Of the
Democrats in the House were in favor of
the proposed change in the civil service
| system, but they were afraid to go on
record.n The reason they were afraid
was because they had been reading the
Democratic papers of their states, and
| found that the Democratic voters were
with the President.
The strength of the Democratic party
is in the south, and during the past fort
night the Democratic press of the south
has expressed the feeling of the party on
this issue with the utmost plainness.
There is not a paper of any consequence
which has not declared its position, and
the unanimity in support of the President
is remarkable. A few illustrations are
worth quoting. The Richmond Wing is
one of the most prominent Democratic
papers in Virginia, and the Wing has this
to say: ..--.
"Mr. Cleveland, together with his cab
met, commands the respect and conf
dence of the entire country more by
reason of his sincere, pninstaking efforts
to appoint only honest and capable men
TO positions of public trust than for any
other reason. His persistent, resolute de
termination in this respect has made hin
friends and admirers by the thousan,
everywhere il both political parties, ant
his honesty of purpose is SO unmistakabl
and irreproachable that the complaint
, and denunciations of Democratic parti
sans, whose individual schemes or wishe
,, have come to grief through his adherence
to the declared objects of civil service re
/, form, only serve to highten the genera
csteem in which he is heidi
The Charleston Neios and Courier, a
everybody knows, is the leading Demo
! cratic paper in South Carolina. Undo
= the ead-line, ''rhe Spoilsmen Must Go,
u the Ne,os and Courier last week publishe
:, leading editorial which begin with I'll
|, remark that ''there is much wholesom
y matter for the consideration of Democrat
I. who are Democrats in principle, in I'll
= address delivered by Mr.. Carl Schurz bt
q fore the Massachusetts, Reform Club,
!, Boston, proceeded to quote liberal e,
~ tracts from the speech with hearty ~
y prevail, and concluded with this positi,
statement;
1.-The mass of the Democracy are
20 full accord with the President. The con
/, plants of his policy and the piteous Of
T. for restoration of the spoils systeI
"a come from the spoilsinen alone IN
" already an insignificant faction, they al
:, becoming feebler every day. Drawn
:, the lines and reckoning the results accom-
~ plished so far, 1t is seen that decided pr
% gress has already been made. Publ
=, opinion has been educated to a high
= standard of criticism and of Requirement
| fg..-N l.n l.uN l,au Es.
~ gained will not be lost if the people shf
y, remain as faithful TO their interests
y the President has proved himself to u
II Mistakes have been made, but they on
" show weak points to be avoided hereaftt
/; The President is in earnest, and if 4
~ people are equally in earnest, the spoi
i. men can accomplish nothing TO resto
"a themselves to power, or to long postpo
a their final overthrow"
a The Savannah Neios is one of the mC
no influential Democratic papers in Georg
nv Referring to the report that Democra
~ Congressman are dissatisfied with I
,a President for disregarding their wishes
nj the matter of patronage, the Nelos tai
=, the liberty OF doubling whether there
~, many Congressman capable of such fol
e and then reads such as need it this lesst
np | LhO VI 0chibIthtlS ~
mis- giesslich nun, hos 10 "eeol'eu ae an
towards the President. The people
well informed, and know whether or
Democratic congressman have reason
complain of the President. It does
require long to decide that the Presid
Id has shown much greater respect for
Nv. people than Congress has, because he
ion kept his promises to them. In all
RS. grumbling and growing indulged in
Of those who are dissatisfied, no one is b
the enough TO charge that the President
the violated his pledges or has ignored
eS, platform upon which lie was elected.
los. 1.-THE people are not slow to disco
hat when the government is being admit
ed tered with economy and with an eye siT
was TO their interest. Notwithstanding
, of criticisms of the Republican press, t
A know that President Cleveland has h
the his promises. The promises were
'ple the kind that suited them. Republi
film promises were good enough when the
ice. publicans were in control, but unfol
the nately they were not kept. As long as
'yal President remains true to the platf
.pel upon which lie was elected, and TO
,ere pledges he made during the campaign
the will have the people Mt his back. He
into not fully satisfy the politicians in all
spects, but then it is the policy of pc
lese clans TO lie noisy and dissatisfied OF
We n wise they would be forgotten"
hen The Jacksonville Times Union is
APPEL leading Democratic paper of Florida.
bed Times UntOH says specifically of Mr..
the dalPs scheme mo more impudent u