Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-27
WEDNESDAY. .. go. JULY 81, 1892.
Mr.. cIeveland's Conciliatory Course


Mr.. CLEVELAND has demeaned himself
ever since bis nomination for President in
q manner which should not DO merely
toierable or acceptable to the whole Demo-
cratic party. but highly pleasing TO the
friends Of the other aspirants 10 that high
Office. and especially TO the friends of
Governor Hnr. Mr. CLEVELAND has empha-
sized the fact that he is Democrat. He
also holds that the government ought TO
be in the hands of the Democrats is
TO say. all the important Offices should be
filled BY Democrats.
The Republicans are displeased with Mr..
CLEyELAsp's open, candid. manly conduct
and speeches and letters. They had hoped
20 witness strife of words. il nothing
more, between the CLEVELAND men and the
other good Democrats. They had ex-
pected Mr.. CLEVELAND TO render aid aud
comfort to the Mugwumps, these Mug
wumps being all of them Republicans and
not Democrats. They had. in word. set
down the Democratic nominee as man
who had learned nothing by his experience
of 1888.
The New York Tribune saws that Mr..
CLEVELAND, being a lawyer, does not
choose to follow the Chicago platform
makers and declare that protective tariff
is unconstitutional, IN the face of the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court of the United
States that the MCKINLEY act is constitu-
tional. That paper reproduces his re-
mark that "we need not base our attacks
on the tariff upon questions Of constitu-
tional permission or legislative power"
and says by way OF comment that he evil
IDENTIFY thinks that the Chicago conyen-
ton went little too far in overriding
decision OF the highest court. The Mug
wump Boston Transcript charges that Mr..
CLEVELAND makes platform for HIMSELF in
contempt Of the platform Of the Chicago
convention on the tariff question. In
fine. the Republicans dislike Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS declaration that I'VE need not base
our attack upon questions of constitu-
tional permission or legislative power. but
that we denounce this lprotectionl theory
upon the highest possible grounds when
we contend that in present conditions its
operation is unjust. and that laws enacted
in accordance with it are inequltable and
unfair"
We read Mr.. CLEyELASD's declarations as
foreshadowing has purpose TO pursue a
conciliatory course towards all true Demo-
Gratis. He said in Harlem am Demo-
GRAFT" and he repeated the remark-words
simple enough in themselves, but which
in New York. owing to the peculiar con-
dition of things obtaining there, are I'M
lerstood to mean II am Democrat who
holds that the Democrats ought to be
called upon to run the government when
ever they elect their candidate for Presi-
dert.n He said twice Il am a Democrat"
thus holding out the right hand to oil
good Democrats. Tammany Included, as
well as Harlem. 1t was in the same spirit
that Mr. CLEVELAND said what the New
York Tribune and Boston Transcript profess
20 understand as platform building On his
part. II was no such thing. II was simply
a recognition of the fact on his part that
whilst all good Democrats are opposed TO
protection for the sake OF protection"
they do not all believe that q protective
tarif is necessarily unconstitutional. Mr..
CLEVELAND. in a word. has shown spirit
of Cancellation and compromise which is
highly ereditable 10 HIM. and ought to add
TO his reputation tor statesmanship, seeing
that that man Is the wisest who does, TO
use EMEBsoN's thought. not what turns
out IN the end 10 be the wisest but what
seems at the time to be the wisest, MIR.
CLEVELAND in 1892, as well as in 1888. acted
upon W hat he considered correct principles.
Let us hold up bis hands. He has shown a
most admirable spirit. Let us all follow
his good example. He must be elected by
O sweeping majority.