Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-13
DEMOCRATIC LOGIC.

The One Ornament of Clevciand'S Presis
DENTAL Career His Hatred of Soldiers
Who Fought In tho Late War, and His
Contempt for Their Widows and Chill
dre1.
Distinctions between n,sun ct tuuns are
not less remarkable IN political than In pri-
vate affairs. 1t makes a vast difference Ii
the estimation OF damages whose OK IS
gored, and we are indeed pleased to note
with what smiling oomposure the Demo
Gratis gaze upon the wounds Of the Repub-
lican OK in the pension debate When the
zeal Of Senator ingalls, IN defense OF the
soldier interests Of the country prompted
him to impassioned assault Of the stubborn
prejudices and triumphant disloyalty OF
Southern Democrats, there was trenen-
dOus hubbub Of indignation throughout the
Democratic and bastard press. He was
lampooned, blackguarded, vililfed and the
Homogeneous allies OF the old Confederacy
have madly seized upon an utterance of his
to serve as war cry in the November cam
paign, when they expect to tramp to victory
over the wrangling bodies Of dlsgruntfed
Republicans
But when President Cleveland, sitting in
the august chamber Of the Executive Man
sIon, contemptuously fixes his veto TO the
bin allowing monthly pfttance to the des-
titute widow Of some Union soldier who
gave bis life or sacrificed bis health in the
defense Of his country, these same Demo
cratic brethren lay their fingers to their
noses and prattle cheerfully OF courage,
good sense, and sound policy. It certainly
requires courage, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean, to withhold from the suffering family
of dead soldier the paltry pension that
might keep the wolf from the door. But it
is tho same sort of courage that locks cof-
feFs when the furnishing cry for bread or
smli es when the perishing moan for water.
President Cleveland vetoes pension bills
with the calm courage of heartIess con-
tempt There is-no virtue in the act for the
reason that there is no judgment behind it.
IN the case to which Senator Edmunds
called the attention Of the Senate Tuesday,
President Cleveland was blissfully ignorant
OF all the circumstances governing the &C.
ton Of the committee. He took into con-
slderation only the one, but to him all-im-
portant fact, that in vetoing pension bills he
pleased the Southern Democracy. The
Southern Democracy by the way, is well
worth pleasing. 1t casts 153 electoral votes
solid for the man Of its choice No Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency can get
along without those votes. What is the
welfare Of soldiers widow in the cursed
Yankee State of Vermont compared with
the security of the 1853 Confederate votess
Senator ingalls, may make vital mistake
IN ardently espousing the cause Of pension
deserving citizen Of the Union: but the
Chief Executive OF. the United States seems
TO afford entire satisfaction when he lets
fall his huge denying fist upon the frau
hopes of wretcbed widow and her hunger.
in orphans
There is something vastly amusing in
Democratic logic. The wiseacres of that &C.
centric party can see very clearly how the
failure OF Senator Ingalls, to eulog,ze the DO
htlcal conduct of professedly valiant SOL
der must disrupt, shatter, scatter and ut
terry blow away the Republfcancparty; but
they 90 not discern with equal distinctness
any possible objection to President Cleye-
lands method Of conciliatfng the South BY
DrutalIy kicking from the fostering care Of
the Nation its natural and holiest wards.
brutality is sometimes courage, but il is
not the sort Of courage humane men most
admire or just men mostapprove. President
Cleveland has, however, been consistent
and uncompromising in hts opposition to
the plan OF the Government caring for its
disabled soldiers and sailors CT their needy
widows and orphans.
This Is the only thing in which President
cleveland has been consistent. He has re.
.lred from every other portion of his re-
.orm platform, but has adhered doggedly,
even savagely, to his resolution to hinder
10 far az his power lay the compromising
!cts OF Congress under the pension laws.
When Mr.. Cleveland retires next March it
IAN be said Of him: :" He was loyal to his
hatred of soldiers and faithful to his con-
empt of the wives and children of sol.
Tiers" To have been consistent in one thing
5 honor enough to some one, and Mr..
cleveland has been thoroughly, blindly, IN
eelingly, unthinllngly consistent to his op-
position TO petty pensions, and that is the
of his administrative career,