The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-12


| Wash. Special y. y. sun May ist.l
A number Of prominent Western
Democrats we're discussing the f%sliti-
cal situation last night, when one OF
them said 81 am amazed at the du-
plicity and timidity Of the so-called
leaders Of the Democratic party. You
can hardly find Of them, mol from
the South. who viii not in confidential
communications condemn the conduct
81 President Cleveland, ard yet pub
liely they strive to see which shall he
foremost In approving his policy and
his acts. Within a month a leading
Western Senator, whose name l. often
suggested for the Vice Presidency,
speaking of Cleveland. said To q friend /.
Damn bimi lie gems 10 fatien on
the misfortune> OF the Democratic
party and yet within two weeks this
same senator has written a letter en-
,iorsingt1eyeland's candidacy in glow
ing terms,
Well. what doyuu ascrihe this to-"
asked another OF the party.
To two things" was the response.
/" Cleveland Is the first man that the
Democracy has been able a. seat In the
Presidential chair since the days of
Buchanan, and men who differ from
him Ia policy are afraid to come out
and bolfly oppose him Tor fear the
party nia he defeated nj the next cleo
tiunS. aud that the ouus of that defeat
will l~ laid AT their door. The mos,
influential reason ~ all. however. i
that every senator, Representative and
seAeallci leader is hungry for a share
of the patronage 81 oftiec, which can
Only he obtained through the fresi-
dents favor, Their constituents are
clsinoring for the places which Glove
land holds 10 like GRIM death lie is
a shrewd ami cunning politician in
some ways. aud he knows that il he
nils an olfice h. pleascs one man and
disappalnts a hundred. He knows,
taa. that a. long a. the office l. not
hlicd IN a Democrat he has a mort
gage on the hundred and one appli
eant- and their friends. Through his
ability IN bestow office he has tsrrvr-
ixrzi the men Who should has. the
manhood tn point eut a. him the hun.
dr. and the mistakes he j. making.
III hear an most excellent authority that
not more than a week ( he tell the
kruther-in Law at n fosmert ni,cl States
'esnstor that II he had his tariff mes
sarc "a write again. he woald fa,siity
i, materially. atu also toli that il Il
HAL gene Ia Congress in IL original
manufacture ia the lAnt. lie READ il
Ia n few III the leading Democrats in
congress. with one or two cat ~
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in the form IL = Fos . ~Gns3er he
listened ,n their aaytee, bat nss be
~ee. that IL ns<stel stu further n,Nii.
fscations. lie T. a stnhhssvn. Sslf-w died
man, isat Il thssss Who ~ ,o the White
House to leg a few crumbs II patron-
age hail the naahs-s4 AMI the courage
a. tell him The truth, il would he bot
ter Tor him aud for the party. They
10 not. hnNeSeg. hut. ga the contrary
assure him that he i rsht. AMI that
thsgs constituents Arr With hisn hear;
ami ssuL Tint, encourages birn "a Per
severn ia his corEse once IN a abide
a srN ns,are NHts than their feilass ~
aliy try b. pst ths Persistent ,n the
rsssa track fer instance. the dcicss-
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gWtckis ntssC e. seel tAst thsy ArR pvr-
sHnsrsuoa>. II H,a tatpestlnVnt. he
aascts q stgfrFissrity thsf b. arrogant
"a insulting Whsa ths Nar~ump-
p~ss~lainsel Sast hc Vas ~ gssg shsa H.
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