The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-16

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mrs rAwEwxEL Address.
The outlines OF an interview WIN
President Cleveland which appeared
n Fridays dispatches form BIT OF
reading more or less interesting and
are supposedly to be taken - hnai
.aaress 10 his beloved conntryneIi.
In il The president claims good deal
az credit for himself and tries TO shit
The responsibility for mistakes to The
shoulders OF party leaders and friends
Tho have been badly advised Df
course ne snsistx that his adrniristra-
zion has been great and glorious sfse-
cess. and inasmuch a. be. proaabay.
vrote the intervicw himself, the short
comings OF the government OF the last
fnnr wears are snaoothed over with bis
veil known use Of long. involved and
ambiguous sentences.
He shrews sop to the people IN as
ser.ine that be has Always been in
svmpatsy with them. nnnsindful OF
tl,~ fact that there has never been n
more arbitrary, obstinate and auto
cratic executive in the White House
since the days Of Andrew Jackson.
He claims 10 have responded to ali
Che demands Of his fellow citizens but
~ a matter OF fact he has been 50
svelle<l up with his own importance
and go opinionated End positive OF his
own infaiiibility that the views OF bis
personal friends and the accredited
representatives Of Democratic CON-
munities b ave received little or no at
tention or consideration.
The presidents natural inability to
appreciate the situation misleads him,
ard he Is. therefore blended with the
idea that he IL the man who has led
the party out OF the wilderness. and.
following ont his directions. il IL now
marching on 10 glorious future. He
seems to forget that there Is hardly
man in the party with the old Demo-
cratic ideas who thoroughly believes
in him, and he does not realize that
his own stubbornness and petulant re-
fusal 10 listen to men who for quar-
Ter OF a century have had the party's
welfare at heart are nov estranged,
and In secret are really and profoundly
thankful that such an unreasonable
and bnli-headcd individual viii no
longer be at the head OF the govern
inent. His attempt. therefore. TO win
back their support and retire leaving
them well disposed Is somewhat
labored, and the excuse that high
and serious sense Of his duty 10 the
people hiss often prompted him 10 a
course In opposition TO the wishes of
his friends viii doubtlessly be con-
sidered rather shallow and far.fetehed
by thoss who. though repeatedly
suuhbed aud ignored, have faithfully
stood by him for the sake OF the party.
The president dwells at some length
on the tariff question. maintaining
that II Is the rrent living issue of the
Democracy. but irsssmach ~ his per
verseness led the party 10 take its
radical stand on this economical ques-
lion and thereiore brought about de-
feat. be OF course desines 10 throw the
responsibility Of that defeas on other
shoulders. ard asserts that ii certain
indefinite conditions had been elimin-
atsd from the campaign decisive
victory for bis side would have been
the result. This IL probably a refer
puoiie generally viii net sgree with
Mr.. Cleveland. for fhe prevalent
opinion Immediately following the
election and Al the present tiuse Is that
the presidens's stolsssern advocacy Of
admitting et@eaFsf taeaessctured for
eign goods into thlS country Is what
more than al else carried the day for
Mr. Harrison.
Ii i rather amusing W bear the
president say thss be accepted the
nomination last summer with genu-
inc rci0ctaace. and the announcement
that he maae an earnest effort 10 es-
cape IL viii be hailed a. one of the hiE-
eess jokes Of the season. 80. too. as
delicious iiece OF hainaf will be re.
eeived hts remark or eiyil service
reform, ON which particular question
he has proved himeelf 20 be the most
colossal sham she country has seen
for years. Thousands Of capable off
GERS have been removed fer the simple
reason that they were Republicans.
No doubt some OF them wese ineoua-
petent. bat Ia clearing them out 60
subserve ths best interests If tie gov
eminent, as he says. he neglectS Ia
state that in iilling their places he has
appointed 81 ,sfiiee more heelers, time.
servers. oil criminals. ratdonesl con
vicss. thieves aud tranips than have
been in o!liee since the administration
OF George Washington.
OF course Mr.. Cleveland pats the
soash on the hack. for be has always
had warm spot in his heart fer that
section. and II WAS never warmer than
daring the to5r or FIVE years suecsed-
ins che firing on Eoft Sumter. He
naturally aepreeaie> any outside in.
reference in the settlement Of the
race question. for he Is Aware that any
interference OF that sort directed
towards giving Tree ballot and a
fair count Ia the South would have
deprived hia 81 she electoral vote III
three ~ fear Southern states In Sc
iecting bis cal.iaet en making hrs ap-
rointments lo the supreme court and
the prominent foreigu missions. be
seeass 20 have deri1ea that men with
Sou'hern notions were the asen tor
him. and ia tn treatment 81 the ne
gre question ii wss Ca he supposed that
his ideas would he Ia exact harmony
with those 81 the Democrats OF the
South.
Taking Il altogether the chances are
that Mr. Cleveland Interview will
harlly so down 60 posseriSy sieagside
of Washington farewell address.
To be snrrs ff,ssl The reA.i5t,s. ~ IL 49,.