The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-12
subser,pt,os By Natl POSTPAID.
Tho Centre and tho Extreme Right.

At the Reform Clubs dinner night before
last tho first speaker was Mr.. GROVER
CLEVELAND OF New York, and one OF tho
last was Mr.. Ton J.. JOHNSON OF Ohio.
II is not ilippant to speak OF Mr.. JOHN
son as Tom. He styles himself Ton and
not THOMAS.
Mr.. CLEVELAND IL not responsible for
Mr.. JoHNsoN's sentiments. nor Is Mr..
JOHNSON answerable to Mr.. CLEVELAND
for tho FREQ utterancc OF the thoughts OF
his own mind.
From Mr.. CLEvELANps speech we quote
the only passage bearing directly or re-
motely upon tho subject most interesting
to the members OF tho Reform Club, namely.
tho manner in which tho future policy Of
tho Democratic party is to interpret the
phrase tariff reform"
III we redeem tho promises have made to tho
voters Of our land tho difficulty OF task hardly
be exaggerated. Conditions involving most important
interests must be reviewed and modified and perpeN.
ing problems menacng our safety must he settled.
Above all and tho ultimate object OF all we do. tho
rights and tho welfare OF people in every condition
oil must be placed upon moral. equal plane Of OPP
portunity and advantage.
we should not enter upon our work in tho least
spirit Of eminent nor In heedess disregard Of tho
welfare Of portion OF our citzens Tho mission of
party. and tho reforms we contemplate do not In
vovo tho encouragement of jealous aniniosities nor
. destructive discrimination between American In
terests"
From Mr.. Ton JOHNSON speech. deliv-
cred from point ut the extreme right OF
the table whereat Mr.. CLEVELAND sat near
the centre. we quote Mr.. JoHNsoNs views
on the same subject:
There has been enough Of the parrot cry 'Tarn
h,,ev fr.~ toad
at 10 time think free traders"
Tho radical wing IL on top 1t will be swelled by
the tree traders Of the Popt party: by FREQ traders
whom tho prestige and memories OF the Republican
party have hitherto held to it, by mon who till now
have disrusted tho Democratic party because OF that
element of protection that has often hampered its
organization and parnlyzed its councils great idea
u again beginning to move in American pohtica"
wo need not fear the FREQ trader the single taxer
The whom the Democratic party has to fear In its
councils 10 the sugar-coated protectionist."
"Duty and rolioy require us to strike quickly and
hard"
The task that seems 80 difficult to Mr..
CLEVELAND. SO full Of perplcxing problems
involving important and complicated in
tercsts. is an entirely simple job in tho
estimation OF Mr.. Tom JOHNSON. His pro-
gramme is an alliance with tho FREQ traders
OF the Populist party to effect free trade.
uOU aS dH tuus puU lucItly 5LcI w.
ward single tax on land values. Such
sentiments as Mr.. CLEVELAND uttered from
near the centre Of the table must seem to
the Hon. Tom L. JOHNSON to be no better
than sugar-coated protection. He wants
to strike quickly and hard.
Is the Hon. Tom l.. JOHNSON justified In
asserting that the radical wing is now on
top? No doubt he thought SO when he was
upon his legs at the extreme right OF the
table when Mr.. CLEVELAND sat near the
centre. No doubt while he was speaking it
seemed so to many Of the free traders and
single tax men who listened to TOMS enthu-
siastic remarks. But we should prefer to
have the opinion Of the Hon. WILLIAM c.
WHITNEY. Foolkiller-General Of the next
Administration. who was fortunately pre-
vented by circumstanccsbeyond his control
from attending the dinner of the New York
Reform Club on Saturday night.