The Red Cloud chief., 1892-07-22
DEMOCRATIC 2 &
earsdoomsd To Hsmniation By Dishonsss
YrNcttcess

OeWOCHAVIC
s-srsdoomed to HsmnIasion BY Dishonsss
Practices.
Democrats who are democrats NOT
'Yor what there Ia In IT," but because
they believe In democratic doctrine.
view the course Of their party In o q
gress with a mingled feeling OF disguise
and despair. II Is not merely wondsfs
full, but miraculous. how The dcmocfacy
iasmuddling its chances away. In and
ont Of congress. The people dismissed
Q republican house with tw~enty-cight
majority and replaced II with d hsv'
ing Q democratic majority Of one hun
dred and forty.ciRht-the largest ever
known, even In war times, when The
republicans were supposed TO have
everything their WI why. Had the
republicans come into possession Of
such Q house In December last, and .
democratic senate and president had
confronted them, they would, long ere
thiA have had the opposition 10 . state
Of frantic accusation or defense. But
the democratic party Is not built that
way. Il II q coward. II can see only
the dangers Of aggressive action, none
of the advantages and instead OF ~
ultautly pressing forward with q posi-.
tive policy, its soul IL sick with fear, and
Il halfs and slculks. Congress has been
In session for more than two months
and Q half, yet the house hos dared
70 DO nothing. Il has not even had the
pluck TO hit the tariff between the
0yos, but hes gone lodging around =
dssvoring 70 stick q pin In its leg. The
silver question has scared II 90 Violent
II a 20 provoke the country's con.
temptu6us laughter. Two-thirds Of
tho donocratic congressman are In
fsvor Of FREQ silver and were elected
b frse-siivsr constituencies but the
oolY care Of most Of them II TO post-'
pooe action until after tho presidential
election. lest action should 'hurt tho
party" And . pretty mess OF things
SAey arc making for their party.
Their constituents pushed them on the
sGage 70 tight and now that tho cur.
tain has boon rung up, these redoubt
able champions have the heart Tor
nothing moro perilous than parleyjpg
for postponemcnt Were the republic
ans IN their place and with their coin.
sgs craze, there would have been o
freesilver bill--or n free-ntckcl BILL
for that m6tter-passcd long ago
which II TO say that, with the people
behind them. the republican leaders in!
congress always have both the sense.
and pluck TO do things, and. stand pre-,
pared 20 face the consequence
Outside Of congress the same cravcn.l
oess add stupidity mark the conduct
q tho Democracy. There are two
men 10 che fore for its presidential
fa~or-Grovcr Cleveland and David ~
Hin. OF the frst, the 'Argonsut isI
forced 70 say that however anus mia
solemn egotism and fondness for pom,
dereus ~phraseology may o., no Il o.
man Of ability and Character, who, be-
sSdes giving dignity 70 his party, sup,
Piled American politics with an issue
oSer which intelligent men could differ,
nationally. OF the other. II can be said
that he knows how TO carry New York
that he possesses the secret Of in
grstiating himself with the hordss Of
Ignorant and vicious creatures that in
habit the tencment-houscs Of New
York city. This chimpanxce vote, most
u Irish. Mr.. Hill carries In his political
vafise, and, or the strength of that
fact, he asks for the presidential nomi.'
nation. He stands for the extension Of
ward politics to the national field, and
nothing more. II is already apparent
that he Il master Of the situatiou, and
Mat Il no himself does not get the
prise, he Will be able to control its BE-
etowal Uhe intelligence, the charac.
esr. thc principle, the enthusiasm, of
tho democratic party arc all against
Hi end In favor Of Cleveland, but the
rarty gives every sign Of .being 20
umid and base ~ to permit it, ono
leader 70 DO sacrificed at the behest Of
this disreputable Hill, this master Of
ehs metropolitan slums, this New York
Buckley.
Nothing can now save the democracy
from another presidential defeat. Tho
people arc ready enough TO forgive
mistakes honestly made. or rashness
prompted by zeal In Q cause believed
In; but the people have only distrust
and contempt for poltroonery. The
democratic leaders who have led the
party Into this dismal swamp of indie.
cision-who with the opportunity 10
mako . brilliant charge have, like Hal.
leck when he superseded Grant before
Corihth, given all their minds 70
throwing up intrenchments and keep:
Ing open the line Of retreat-who have
followed. and are still following, the
Tactics suited to q timorous, beaten
minority rather than Of an unprece-
dented majority shrink from honest
advocacy Of anything, even of the
single Issue which furnishes their party
with . eason for independent exist.
ence They dare not be Illogical In a.,
sailing the protective tariff, for, while
they use all the arguments of free.
traders. they protest that they abhol
free trade. Their first care Is TO blum,
their swords before striking. A party
whose solitary hope rests on the sins O
It's adversary win gain no triumphs
because It deserves none. THE demo
cratic party" said that wise old poll
tiCiau. Samuel 4 Ttldan U~iIl x,l,