The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-19

didate neither believes the platform nor
would dream of carrying IT out. and that
therefore there is no danger. We put no
such aspersiOn upon their candidate. 1t Is
impossible that any candidate in a contest
can for an instant have intended to occupy
position so unworthy. Furthermore. the
duty of carrying out the plain purpose as
decided by an overwhelming majority In
the highest Democratic tribunal would
dsvolye not upon the President, but
upon Congress TO be elected by this
party. The danger has never before been
so great The Democratic party has threat
ened the peace and prosperity OF the cOun-
try, but within the memory of this genera
tiOn IL has never had the power to carry
out its purposes. 1t is sometimes said.
You predicted all manner of disasters
when Cleveland was elected, but nothing
happened" Assgood many regretta6le
things did happen. though the worst could
not because the hands of the party were
tied in Congress. But the present political
situation makes 1t plain that a Democratic
victory in the States which they must carry
in order to elect the President would also
insure them enough new Senators 70 reVers
the present slender majority in the Senate.
IL they elect their candidate as President
they will certainly have both the House and
the Senate. And this will be placed In their
absolute control for the first time since 1859,
with nothing to prevent the carrying out of
tariff and currency. 1t is Rs Idle, therefore.
as ii is slanderous to say there is no danger
from the triumph of our opponents. Since
their candidate will refuse to carry out their
principles he could not with credit, and he
could not anyway, because the power would
not be with him but with Congress.
Any attempt to change the issue from the
tariff and currency and divert attention TO
the alleged force bill scarcely calls for any
notice. The very title OF the bill proclaimS
Its object TO be 10 prevent the use OF force
at the elections. 1t failed. anyway, and
the Southern white men who were lately its
chlef and most Interested opponents, now
begin TO wish it revived to protect them
from being themselves counted out al the
elections they fairly won the other day In
Alabama. by their own white fellow
Democrats,
1t is well. however, to say that the enun-
citation in the Democratic platform of the
principle that the Federal Govern ment
may supervise the election of Federal Of
fcerS is grotesque. This princlpls has been
long recognized and sustained by the courts.
1t now stands undiSputed on the statute
books, and was enforced at the recent
elections by Grover Cleveland, then Presi-
dent. but it is not to be disguised that the
recent clamOr against the principle, if it
means anything, means the purpose to
nullify the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments TO the constitution.
The Republican party has taken success
tul steps toward the revival OF American
shipping and the resolutions of its c0nven-
tion confirm its devotion to the principle.
The Democratic resolutions say nothing on
the subject and it is fair to say the Demo-
cratic party takes no interest in it. Its only
desire is that we should buy ships abroad,
just as through their tariff system il wishes
US TO buy iron, clothes, cotton goods, glass
ware. pottery and tin abroad.
The administration of President Harri-
son has been generally recognized as hon.
est, able and safe. Considering the number
of important subjects, both foreign and do
mestic, it was compelled to deal with. and
the satisfaction that attended the results, il
may indeed be pronounced brilliantly sue
cessful. ! believe your declaration Of prin-
ciples and your denomination of prudent,
spOtless and successful President will COM
mand popular approval at the polls, and
will, under GOD, inure 10 the continued
benefit of our country.