New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-18
NOT EINILT HOICOTTED.

1.-THE Ncw-York World issues sort of
! boycott against Senator German, because he
| spoke like man for reasonable expenditures
! in the Navy Department. This makes him a
! Billion Dollar Democrat, it is Historically said,
and no person of that dreadful kind can be
! President.
Well, The TRIBUNE leans TO the impression
that no Democrat of any sort can be President
for the next term. Further it considers that
a candidate capable of better things would be
wasted, and the Democrats would lose rather
than GAIN if they should thrust forward Mr.
German in n contest for which he is just now
peculiarly untitled by his opinions on the tariff
and the currency. But the Democratic party
will have remarkably hard time of it if it
starts out TO boycott all the Democrats who
have voted in favor of proper appropriations
for the various branches of the public service.
Ii would be hard enough for them To elect
man known TO be honorably and unilinchingly
opposed 10 the unlimited grab game in which
nearly all the Democratic Representatives have
engaged for the benefit of their districts and
for their own reelection. Any man who sets
himself against this system of organized plum
der will listen 10 a melancholy tale in NOycm
Der. when he hears how Democratic workers
have labored for him.
IL il not the custom of THE TRIBUNE to
affirm that either party is entirely free from
the jobbcrs and sclf-sccicrs who try to use
political influence for private advantage. With
much freedom cXtfayagant appropriations for
which many Republicans have voted have been
ccnSurcd. and ccn>urc not less severe ought To
be visited upon Democratic spoils -grabberS.
But there is groteSquc absurdity in the prctence
that a vrtuous and innocent Democratic party
has been led away in this manner by the dread
full example Of Republican proiligatcs.
Common calls for discrimination be-
tween the proper and the improper appropra-
tons There are many every year that are
necessary, or clearly calculated TO promote the
National prosperity, and it would be treach-
erous to public interests TO refuse these IN the
hope Of partisan advantage. This is exactly
what many Democrats IN Congress are now
trying 10 do, and against their indecent sacri
flee of the public welfare Senator German
honorably protested A frantic and brainlcSs
denunciation of appropriations merely because
the aggregate is large, has become disgusting
to men OF sense in both parties. They want
10 know what has been done that ought not to
attention intelligently and Indignantly upon
the swarm of jobs in the River and lIarbor
bill. Its wise and proper appropriations would
never have amounted to $50, 900, 900, present
and future, nor To twenty odd millions for the
coming fiscal year alone.
because the Democrats in both houses have
allowed the rascals and jobbcrs to have their
own way in this and other matters, it has come
to pass that the other necessary appropriations
must be 80 far cut down as TO sacrifice great
public interests or else the aggregate will be
too large for the comfort of Democrats. The
Holman plan is to knock off necessary appro-
priations, letting the knavsh jobs stand
Against this Mr. German energetically protests,
and he is more entitled to the respect and con-
iidence of the people than those who talk Of
boycotting him.