The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Political Outlook Viewed from the
Nations Capital.

The Political Outlook Viewed from the
Nations Capital.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance has
injured instead Of helping him, as it has
destroyed the belief of the people in his
political sraight-forwardness and honesty
and shown him In his true colors as a
wobbling politician who tries to write on
both sides of every question without def
nately committing himself to anything.
For instance, while agreeing with the
Chicago platform that the protective tariff
shall be abolished he assures the people
that the democratic party does not propose
| to iDjure the business interests OF Ameri-
can citizens. Even democrat must be
able to see the contradiction In this. He
squarely lodges the issue of wildcat
currency, made by the plank of the Chica-
go platform favoring a repeal of the ten
per cent, national tax on the circulation
of state banks and so ably met by the
president In bis letter of acceptance and
by Mr.. Blaine in his letter to the Maine
republicans.
Democrats here have taken the cue
from Mr.. Cleveland's labored attempt to
save New York, New Jerseyiand Connect.
icut, the voters Of which states are so
deeply interested in the maintenance Of a
protective tariff, by writing around the
tariff plank Of the Chicago platform, and
they are no longer even claiming to be-
lieve that they will carry any Of the north
western states They are, also, very
much afraid that the third party will
break into the solid south and the shame
ful treatment Of Weaver IN Georgia is be-
lleved to have been the direct result Of
orders from the democratic national head
quarters TO break up the third party
movement in the south by fair means or
by foul means There are excellent reas-
ons for believing that the fight upon the
third party in the south is TO be as relent-
lessly waged as was the fight which prac-
tlcally drove the republican party out Of
existence IN q number of these states.
Still the rest Of the country is asked to be-
lieve that citizens residing in the southern
states are living under republican form
of government having the right of free
speech and free ballot. Yes they are,
but II Is much the same sort of republi-
) can government as that undeT which the
Mexicans live. Speech Is free provided
you talk democratic and the ballot is free
only when IL contains the democratic
nominees
All the news received al the headQuart-
ers Of the republican congressional cam.
; paign committee is encouraging and, not
withstanding the enormous democratic
majority in the house, which everybody
knows was obtained by concerted misrep-
reservations Of the Mckinley tariff law,
there are good prospects Of electing a ma
jority OF republicans TO the next house.
The workings Of the Mckinley law as
shown by reports prepared In numerous
states by democratic us well as republican
officials, are proving tv be the most con-
vincing sort of arguments and republican
speakers who took part in the campaign
OF 1890 are proudly recalling to their hear
ers the prophecies made then ss 10 how
the law would work. The wildcat money
plank IN the Chicago platform Is also re-
ported to be doing good service for the re-
publicans.