New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-03
CREDIT TO THE PRESIDENT.
A FACTOR IN REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
HOW Mr.. CLEVELAND MADE ANOTHER ph"o'
CRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS IMPOSSIBLE

CRATIC ADMINISTRATION IMPOSSIBLE
To the Edtt0r Of The Trt 6Hne.
Sir: The Republican newspapers that are induislhs
IN adverse and harsh criticisms on Ceveland's Ad
mlnlstration are on the wrong tack. They ought 10
be congratulatng, thanking and praising Mr.. CicVe
land lie has indeed, done the country great SIT
vice. He has given It the very best possible Demo
cratic Admnlstration-that Is, that will certainly
prevent us from having another for great many
years Is not this truly something be thankful for
Instead of abusing the man who has done so great
service ought we not rather to be paying him com
ailments on the victory of defeat somewhat similar
to those we are giving to Warner Millcr'
Mr. Cleveland upon the whole, has been usefu
President He has taught the country lesson, and
civen II an exhibition Of what the Democracy really
Is Warner Miller is credited by Republicans every
where with having won tho Republican victory by re-
calling thousands OF Prohibtonists back to the ke-
publican ranks the expense Of offending the whole
LIQUOR interest Of tho State, and securing defeat for
himself personally. And even that good Democrat
Mr. Dana of The SUM- sends his tribute of praise
from beyond the seas and that Harrsons victory
was secured by Warner Millcr's defeat.
But Grover Cleveland contributed more to Harr
sons triumph and his defeat than Warner Miller
did The Administration which has Just been Judged
by the American people and found wanting, and tho
man who headed It, Will both pass into history as In
stances of the imbeclity of uneducaed provincial
four years ago had the ridiculous datrbes on the
man Of destny"-about Mr.. Clevelands belief in des
tiny, particularly his owa destiny. He had never
been beaten and of course Il was reasoned from ali
this that he never would could be beaten. Next
we had that absurd exhbltion-the IMAM OF destiny
sending message TO the members Of his party In
Congress on the silver question, several months be-
fore he was inaugurated Next, after his Inaugural
ton came the farcca execution of the Civil Service
law Then the stupid management of the fisheries
dispute with Canada, and the equally stupid but
boisterous display Of courageous policy toward Mex
co
But time would fail us to tell half the blunders OF an
Administration dominated by the most inexperienced
and most ignorant man who has sat in the Pres
dental chair ending with the assumption that he was
the only man that could possibly again lead his party
to success and his setting the single issue and dc
tatlng the platform Of the campaign.
-Four years of good Republican government in i'm
mediate contrast with the happy gO-lucky performan-
ces Of the st four years, will hold every present Re
publican state and will in all probability make Re
publican States Of Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia.
Kentucky and Tennessee. There are signs that many
Of the more intelligent Southern voters are getting
more and more tired Of politics standing In the way OF
the progress and prosperity of the South and are
gradually growing weaker and weaker in their devo-
ton TO the Democracy.
But If these States should fail, Dakota, Montana.
=,
ms within four years at least SIX new Republican
States. Even II they admitted to the Union al
the expense Of the admission Of NewMeAco and Arl-
iona as Democratic States, the Republicans would
have four majority out Of the eight TO be admitted
with the six Republican States all In region growing
much more rapidly in population than Is that OF New
Mexico Arizona while IT Is not at all certain mat
the two latter would be Democratic states If admitted
It is a hopeful outlook and only blunders such as II
IS scarcely conceivable for Republicans 10 make, can
prevent the accomplishment within four years OF all
that is here predicted Tho outlook guarantees the
greatest security for business justines the enlarge
mcnt Of enterprise and promises such period OF en-
ergy and prosperity the country has never before
seen. If the settlement Of the resumption quesi ton
I'm 1879 and the election of Garfield In lcoO nvited
and promoted the prosperous era that followed win
our deer ascd public debt. increased public credit aud
vast accumulation Of currency. why should not thr
settlement Of The protection question and the election
OF Harrison this year give greater confidence and
vastly greater impulse business and enterprise than
before 1t hardly help being so. and for all This
brilliant prospect let us render due thanks to Grover
| Cleveland, the man of destiny" who made another
| Democratic Administration impossible.
THOMAS W NICHOL