The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24
Mistakes OF vice Young Men.

Mistakes OF Nice Young Men:
His Excellency the Hon. WILLIAM Ersrrs
RrsssrL. Governor Of Massachusetts,. Is
rs fine young fellow In his personal char
acter and accomplishments as can be found
anywhere. To his extraordinary personal
charm and the popularity caused by his
many manly and engaging traits. he owes
his reelection. His modesty makes him
forget this. and see In Massachusetts, the
ralnbows which. on closer inspection. re-
ced. to the Northv est and thence below
every known horizon. Besides. Governor
RUSSELL. though n Democrat and the son
of a Democrat. has been affected by the
NuSwump atmosphere which surrounds
him. Instead Of admitting, as every unin-
hueuced observer must, that Massachu-
sstts is a Republican State, which will not
pay in 1891 the compliment to courage.
intelligence. aud good fellowship which she
paid in 1870 and 1881. Mr.. RussELI dreams
dreams aud sees visions. Instead OF seek
ing Democratic leadership and Democratic
principles. he calls for moro stufhng. His
speech before the Young Mems Democratic
Club Of Massachusetts, on Monday night Was
the speech not OF Democrat, but OF man
who sees all Democracy in GROVER CLEvE-
LAND, even as MALEBRANcHE saw ell things
In COP. For instance:
Yet Oh. oc that past lesson certainly can Be
learned and .ra. that ths Democratic party assd
have oc rassinte leadership and Of tehs Tor
principles. believe its only danger Is is forress that
ssssn. IL such Leadership thas In 1884 restored
prcsy power in the nas.nn Ia was such leader
which 1898 d,feat Libt the foundation
rscy trinnphan. ,hroaghsu: tho nation. For With
hope aud confidence. look forward to the brty
.se Of enrolling llyyelf under the same lea dershp in
1892 and In Joining VITA the ciab in anothe- light for
sariH rsform."
Then Mr.. RUSSELL went on to declare his
belief that Massachusetts, and other New
England States would be Democratic in
such q fight. He Is truthful and sincere
person. and he believes what he says. 1t Is
curious that he has not noticed that lfasss-
chusetts. certainly . Republican State in
national election. IS already Republican
State, and not upon the issue Of tariff re-
form. The silver question has knocked out
tariff reform In that State. Mr.. GEoRaE
FREDERICK WILLIAMS and MIR. SHERMAN
HoAR. the two young Mugwumps who have
been sent to Congress for its edifeation and
surprise, solemnly promised during their
not to vote for any candidate for
Speaker who wns not pledged to oppose
the free coinage Of silver. When they got
to Washington their zeal for the Stuffed
Prophet led them to forget the promise.
They worked for Dir. Mills, a silver man.
who happened to be the Prophetic candi-
date for Speaker. They broke their pledges
to their constituents. The consequence 10
that the Democratic party of Massachusetts,
has lost the confidence Of the people. We
presume that WrILIAHs and HoAR could
have been elected without making the
promises that they chose to make. 1t was q
year. But they were so afraid
Of the Republicans and had such an adora-
ton for the CLEVELAND OF 1888 that they
made promises which they broke
Us soon as there was q chance to break them. |
The result is that the Democratic party in
is Judged to be party that
will promise Anything before election and
break its promises after election. Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS own particular worshippers in the |
Bay State. Ia their anxiety to prefer one Of
his hobbies to another OF his hobbies, have |
ruined the reputation of the Democratic |
party for good faith. Mr.. RUSSELL has reg
ularly done what he said he would do: but !
the ruling Nugwump caste in the Massa-
chusetts Democracy is not built that way.
Mr.. CLEvELANDs friends in Massachu- |
sets must be perfectly aware that, since !
he found out that the South and West were |
not pleased with his pedagogical and sum-
mary disposition Of the silver question. he |
has ceased to talk against silver. He |
would sacrifice anything and everything to
tariff smashing. Massachusetts, Is not pin
ing for tariff smashing. and she takes what |
may be called the advanced Eastern Be
publican view of the silver question. There
has been no chance at any time that she
would be Democratic State in 1907. II
there had been. it would have heen de-
stroyed by the wnnt Of honor shown by Mr.. |
HoAR and Mr.. WILLIAMS. II these
gentlemen had been pledged to vote
Tor no candidate who was in favor
II the free or freer coinage Of sill
YER. they might have been more in SYM
pathy with the policy Of the Democratic
party; but. having made a promise. they
should have kept it. The Democratic party
II Massachusetts, must bear the penalty
'or their breach OF faith. We are sorry to
SEQ al intelligent man like Governor
RUSSELL still sharing in the Muswump
still ready to court defeat with
he discredited Single Issue candidate, and
still calmly looking for impoesibilities. II
ne is to have any future in national politics.
le must get rid Of his Mugwump swaddling
,Iothes.
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