The Republican journal., 1888-11-15
We Told You So.

While the campaign was progressing the
Democratic press characterized the Republic
can comments on Cleveland and his Admins
traion as wicked SANDERS. Now that the
election is over every point made by Repuhi-
can speakers and newspapers is admitted, and
much more beside. 1t was particularly argued
that the foreign policy of the Administration
was un-American; that Mr.. Garland WAS unfit
to hold the office of Attorney General, net only
from lack of legal ability but because he was
tainted with corruption; and that Mr.. Lamar
was clearly incompetent for the Office of See
rotary of the Interior. The New York Herald.
for the past four wears an ardent supporter of
Mr.. Cleveland, III enumeratng the several
ways in which he has alienatcd public favor
now SAYS:
First-IIe retained in his Cabinet a> his At
torney General a man Mr.. G&Iland) whom
everybody saw to be 10 lawyer. and who. be-
sides this. was smirched with most malodor-
Gus speculation which made him unfit to hold
any public office.
Second-ln like manner he persisted III It
tanning in hi> Cabinet Mr.. Bayard, the most i'll
competent and the most un-Ameriean Secrc-
tary of State this country has eve. been cursed
with.
Third He kept as his Secretary of Tie later
ior far too long Mr. Lamar, Il man moi merely
| incompetent but whose >ympatho, were 80
little with the people and 50 strongly with cor
poration> and land monoro-t> that il required
a most extraordinary public admonition from
the President such a> go Cabinet officer ever
received in any country--to hold him to his
plaine>t duty in the important lald reform
question.
Ii may be added to this truthful characterize
alton of Mr.. Lamar. that President Cleveland
transferred him from Tie Interior Department
to the supreme Bench OF the United States.
That he tariff policy of the Administration
was iii the interest OF the foreign mmufaelur-
er> and aeain>! the interests of our own people
The comments of the British press plai:,ly
| show: and since The election we see Tie Ga
madam Minister Of Customs quoted saying
that "a Democratic victory, with the proposed
reduction in the tariff. would Lave enabled
various Canadian industries 10 compete sur-
| ces>fully in the American market" The Demo
cratic press now admits that the tariff po.iry o!
! the Administration was a mistake. The BaE-
cor Commercial puts it i'll This way:
| Had President Cleveland in his tariff mes az,
| TO Congress omitted specifications. only calling
attention to the necessity Of Il reduction of TIE
| revenue. the same "a Grant. Garfield and Ar
thur had done before him. and have allowed
| the Democratic National Convention to have
! adopted the platform of 1851, and With Il little
more courtesy since in office to his former
/ New York friends. we would have had Demo
cratic majority Of 100000 in New York.
The fact is this policy was adopted by Nr
Cleveland at The instance OF the solid South
which la, dominated lis Administration from
! -
this country In" election of Gen. Harrison
ha- settled that point ccncu-ively.
There Were apprehen-i9ns among many Re
publican> that the Usual Democratic frauds il
New York might secure the popular vote OF
the State and give the election to Cleveland
| Democrats here and elsewhere built higl
| hopes on that result But the desp0ndeut ant