The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-04-10
NRI.FORM YEAR.


OF TIE Ui ny w a H''''''''
lapse of II quarter OF Il century eau 1."'Or
be appreciated by the country i "ni'
Icomnrehends results. Mr. Cleveland him
self was year ago an unknown qu'nli'S
The country knew what Grover oie'r'ao',
was; of what President Cleveland wouiu
be il knew nothing. That II DeIleVeu IL
him and trusted him was evidenced oy MS
election and installation as f1eslueht' h'
the very Threshold he was confronted Ny
two facts: that large proportion OF tht
Democratic party, composed OF ante'D l.
INN material, expected him 10 resume al
ministratlve power where Buchanan lett
off; that larger proportion, composed OF
The new Democracy expected MN 20 a..
tablish his Administration On The OASIS OF
reform. The first named element con
tanned the old line politicians, the second
new generation of voters Long accus-
toned 10 feats of political legerdemain
and Injured to falsehood, the politicians met
the new Administration with the assuhp,
ton that ante election promises We're No!u
and that now that professions OF reform
had served their term they would be cast
aside as useless.
Having vainly striven against fate and
Grover Cleveland, the corruption elements
of the country FASTENED 10 make their
peace with the new regime. jay Could,
the worst of the lot was the first TO con
graduate the new President Before the
ink of the operator VINO announced tn" re-
count In New York was dry Jay Gould,
controlling the majority OF the newspapers
of New York, the Western Union and the
Associated Press, gave In his allegiance "
the new Government Those combinations
that could not see their way sat down and
waited. They were led by their corrupt
and venal press 10 expect an early dlsrup.
ton OF the Democratic party under fresi-
dent Cleveland. They saw his difficulties
at once and waited an opportunity TO take
advantage of the first split. Their hired
organs iostered the spirit OF bitterness be
tween the two factions; encouraged OLSEN
sions, because in the weakness of the Ad.
or its total failure their inter.
ests might survive unscathed. Their com.
mon energies We're devoted 10 an effort tn
force the President from his reform plat.
form into the gutter Of his predecessors.
II was to this end the discomfort was mag
nitied and urged on TO open rebellion.
When it became apparent that the attempt
pointment Of the jobbers WAS Intense. AS
day by day the President grew stronger
with his party as we'll as with the country,
and the success Of the reform Government
was inevitable, the horde of rasCals became
alarmed and desperate. The Administers
ton had begun to reach out for them. The
Interior Department had begun to press
the Pacific railroads for their dues; the
Ioetollice Department had refused 10 Iii.
vide four hundred thousand dollars as IA
subsidy to steamship lines for carrying the
mails; the Navy Department has destroyed
the jobber Roach at single blow, and,
finally, the Department Of Justice stepped
in and ordered the teleph~ Ne monopoly in
10 count At each successive step Of in
honest Administration the iobbers howled
with rage, They have now Joined forces
in their hostility 70 the Administration and
the war has nj last openly begun.
The Land Office thieves are against the
reform Administration,
The Morlon gang Of poIygamist' are
against the reform Administration and are
willing to move heaven and earth for its
overthrow.
The lottery owlndlers are against the re-
lbiill lAlIlNllN lltll btNuuSN II - 't'Ai
ing move Immediately upon their works
Finally name any wicked and corrupt
combination, "A corporation for an illegal
set Of jollhers OF whatever char
lCter the aiders and abetters OF the same,
Or those who symputhi2e with them, and
you will find them opposing the reform
of President Cleveland.
1t will not do TO treat lightly the com
bined influence of all these interests, For
It is now evident that they have in Ger
ain sense pooled their Issues against hon
EST government They represent millions,
ems Of millions and hundreds of millions
If dollars of capital. real and watered stock.
They are in possession Of franchises which
ire principalities in resources and which
'Ntend their corporate influences To the re |
hottest corners OF the country wherever n
wire is stretched or "a rail laid They own !
newspapers and CONTROL to n great extent. |
he metropolitan press. Their salaried |
agents swarm about Washington and oCcu- |
- seats in both houses of Congress II the
of jobbers embraced no poli'i- |
al interests they would be pOwerless To- |
produce results. Their hue and cry would !
all upon the public ear like the signing of |
lliBhll llutr " Nlt IDltStNl Ntllt anu lu. |
'athly, but harmless.
But these rings of monopoly and subsidy |
md contract and polygamy aud jobbery of |
very kind have apparently effected com. |
lination with the political elements of hos |
ility 10 President Cleveland During the |
past few weeks the lcutenan's and cap |
aims and commanders of the Blaine wing |
# the Republican party have been In close
consultation in Washington They have |
'ome in pairs, singly and in detachments, |
e avoid the appearance Of collision Their |
presence, however, has not escaped the /
lynx eyed correspondents, who have |
announced that the Blaine boom /
for the next Presidential nomination has |
been placed upon its feet. CoiuCiGental |
with their presence here the CorruptoniS.s |
renewed their attack upon the Admiuistra |
ton all along the line. Every Blaine OF
gan of New York, Philadelphia Balti /
more, Chicago, - Louis and other cities
joined in the concert. This junction OF
iobbers was easy and natural II was COM
plete Every CORES poudeut in Washington
known 70 be friendly TO the Blaine interest
began ut once 10 nag the Administration,
reports of dissensions in the Cab
met, OF designations Of Cabinet officers and
listort the relations between the President
and his party The alleged Democratic
journals who opposed Cleyehnd's nomina
ion, opposed his election and OpDUse his ]