The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-23
The Republ,oans Hard to please.

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The republican papers are quite severe in
their criticisms on the Madison Square gar
! den meeting, at which Mr.. Cleveland and
Gen. Stevenson were notified Of the action
OF the Chicago convention, and they find
nothing in the speech of acceptance Of
either Mr.. Cleveland or Gen. Stevenson that
| is worthy Of commentator. 1t was not
expected that they would find anything in
/ the meeting or the speeches that wouli
meet their approval. The truth Is the meet
ing was vastly greater and far more enthu-
siastic than they thought 1t
would be. and they are trying to
destroy the effect OF It, Had the
meeting been q small and lifsless affair
they would have dismissed 1t with a para
graph or two ridiculing it. 1t was such an
immense gathering, however, and so diff
ferent from anything that had taken place
in politics In this country, aud was 90 in
dicative Of success in the coming election,
that they were forced to give great deal Of
attention to il.
The leading republican paper OF New
York says that sit would have been better
for Mr.. Cleveland's reputation II he had not
den." This opinion is based apparently
upon the fact that Mr.. Cleveland drew at
tenSion only TO the existing tariff law and
the force bill. The idea OF the paper seems
to be that he ought TO have discussed all OF
the twenty-five planks Of the Chicago plat
form.
But Mr.. Cleveland was not endeavoring
to please the republican papers. He knew
perfectly well what he was about. He
wanted to draw attention strongly TO the
two issues that will be the leading ones in
the campaign. and he succeeded In doing
that admirably. When he said I'VE oppose,
earnestly and stubbornly, the theory upon
which our opponents seek to justify and
uphold existing tariff laws" and that I'VE
are not recklessY needless of any American
interest, nor will we abandon our regard
for them, but invoking the love of fairness
and justice which belongs TO true Ameri-
oanism. aud upon which our constitution
rests, we insist that no plan of tariff legisls-
ton shall be tolerated which has for its OBJ
ject and purpose forced contribution from
the earnings and incomes of the mass of our
citizens to swell directly the accommodations
Of favored few" he stated clearly the tar
if doctrines of the Democratic party.
With regard to the force bill he was
equally clear and emphatic. There was no
misunderstanding his meaning. The thou
sands of people who heard him did not mis-
understand him. They oomprehended and
approved what be said
The leading republican paper Of Pennsyl-
vania says "the proceedings and deliver
ances at Madison Square garden were
singulsrly disappointing" but it doesn't
show that they were disappointing to dem
ocrats They may have been, and doubt
less were. disappointing to republicans.
But they were not intended to be gratifying
TO them.
The fact OF the matter is that the repub-
licsns we're surprised at the Madison Square
garden demonstration. 1t so far exceeded
their expectations as to alarm them. They
see in 1t the signs of democratic victory,
and 80 they are doing all they can TO
belittIe it and destroy its effect. What
their papers say of it, therefore, is worthy OF
very little consideration.