New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
r. j. Horner & Co.
WOULD MIR. CLEVELAND DO II
DIVERSE VIEWS on THE IAHRITY CIR
CCLAR
MANY DEMOCRATS BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT
ELECT PROMPTED IT-OTHERS SAY He Is
INCAPABLE OF INTERPRETING WITH
CONGRESS-ME. IANDALLS
EXPERIENCE.
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUSE.1

IpY TELEGRAPH TO The rRinUSE1
Washington. Feb oa.-The "conhdcnilal7 circular
issued hy Chairman llarrlty, OF the Democratic Ma
iional Committee. continues to excite comment. To
day in discussing 81 several Democratic Representa-
tvcs expires, tho opinion that under Circumstances
would Mr. Cleveland use the power OF patronage to
persuade cocrcc any man. For example. MI
Cultivate. OF Ohio said No, ! don't think II
means coercion Of members NJ all. think docs
mean the strongest Kind OF persuasion Mr.. Mansur
Of Missouri who was not reelected and who IS a can
dldatc for Office under the incoming Administration
went further and said
" do not find any hint Of patronage IN tho lIarriiy
letter nor any yilci threat that the patronage WHIP
will hc cracked the shoulders @! Democrats
whether they are for or again The free coinage ~
silver do not believe that Mr. cleveland intended
any tng OF the kind that hcGould be induced to d"
any thing of the Lind. | remember hearing him say
once upon a time when The tarn wa, mp for DIS
Gus don and the party was divided. that under no 'r
cumStancos would The patronage power be- used 10
persuade cocrcc ans one
Mr. McCrcary. Of Kentucky. said: VI. Cleveland J"
an exceedingly broad gagged man. and VIII do what
Is right ! do not think that lie has ever bad me
schtc, intention - his patronage power asah'i
any N, Of the party who d,agr"cs win him upon
a question Of party policy lie think for hm'elf ana
In the past Ia, been uniformly "hAAS !" H''H' '"'
same privilege 20 Others
II samuel j. Randall were alive H. would tell diner
ont tal. IN r. slrd To Mr. Ccv,ands d position {" toei
ate OPINIONS contrary to h poles among m'n''r o MS
own party Al the outset 4 Mr. Cl"vcand'' hr-i "l
min-trlilon Sir randall WAS ln iil accord 'l" MI
ClovcauGs policy. and "a" 20 remained unhl after ' ~
trcmcat of ccrct,iy Manning from The Treasury ~
partmcnt. and tie death oi Mr.. 1ildcn. liis recon-
mcndat on, for Office Ia Pennsylvania w"r' ir"hi'l
with Crlrt Consideration, and a great many - 'n'
mon vlc received appointments. ncluiins Mr. li"'
rty were largely II not mainly Indebted to MS III
nucnce in their behalf After Mr. Manning wa
succeeded by Mr. Farchild the inhucnc" oi Nil'ln
l. scott began to increase. and that 81 Mr. Kahdail
70 diminish when the Presidents Mosaic OF lrS'
wa, read in the House II Representatives Mr. Randall
made no secret OF hls opposition 10 the views therein
sci forth which he declared we're directly contrary I"
the do Urine laid down In the IT. Louis PLATFORM 81
ISL. From that day Mr.. Randall WAS man
marked for punishment Not only w'r" his recon
| mcndatlons Ignored disrcgardcd and his hdNlc"
| unsought bat his friends who were In Office were
made 10 understand that they must choose between
Mr. Randall and The Administration. Moro''r'
strong pressure wa, brought to bear 10 prevent m'
rcappolntmcnt rs chairman Of The Committee on Ap'
| proprlatons and It probably would have been sur
cc,.fu If there had zen another Northern Dc"ocf"
I'm tie House TT for The Craftsmanship When Nf'
Randall opoulv opposed the Mills bill Il few months
| later the hand Of the Cleveland Administration wa"
| laid upon him more heavily than ever. and IL was
determined TO deprive lin Of all Influence III rem.
syvanii Democratic politics. II was oven suggested
y
| liant flat Of course was found 10 DE- impossible In
fla. STATE convention Of lass. To choose delegates I'd
the Democratic Narional convention every lnehl Oh
randall who did not surrender 10 ara make ms P'"o'
with the Administration machine unicr the mniaS''
mcnt Of william L. scott WIS placed unhrr me h'i'
In the course Of long conversation with Tribune
correspondent who visited him late In October Oh mat
,c,r SIR Randall complained bitterly Of the inter
! terence Of the Administration In the affairs OF III
Democratic party In Pennsylvania. Among other
! things he said in substance:
There has been n good deal Of preaching by
! Mr. Cleveland and certain members OF his Adm u
istr,tlon about tie BEAUTIES Of Civil service ref rm
ard tbe improrrlety OF pcrnicous activity In politics
ON the part Of Federal oilicchodor'. Now the fact
IS that In all the proceedings relating 10 Inc erection"
Of delegates f. the state Convention ls' '""m'i
fine Federal oriccholdcrs and employees In This state
were most active In behalf OF tn Administration
aid in opposition 10 Democrats who were SnpFoed
| to he at variance with II on the tariff. Whoa The
| state Convention held II was surrounded an"
controlled by n swarm II Federal o'hceholier' IT ''i
every quarter Of the stat" under the command ~
Mr. Scott and other active hicnds and pLrti'ans CT
| tbe Administration. Some of the Democrats VINO th,
torsvorc their lifelong convictions in regard to the
,ode hovc ALREADY received their reward AMI Others
riu doubtless be provided for before Mr.. Cleveland
leave, the White House next March. rs leave IL ne
surely WILL for everything points to his defeat al 'e
coming elcc:ion.'
II.
| received their reward he may have had In nina i
,,o,,I.r NJ the Democratic State Committee Tor "hom
no had obtained Il place In Washington That man. WE.
! had been for years loyal ana devoted follower o'
| MFR Randall went TO the state Convention al liar
r,sburc and Joined the Administration forces Mtr
| his return TO Washington lie did not report VI INC
| office I'm which he had been employed. but, " Is n
| Sorted called at the White House In company Win
| Representative william l.. Scott and wa' promptly
| onno,nted 10 a better place. Whether this promo"oh
| was personally directed by Mr.. Cleveland or not "
| certainly made .
| In view OF such facts Sir. McCreary's fath III Mr'
C,ov.,and,s tolerance OF Oppostionhis belief hat he
| President elect has not now and never did nave "e
s,chtest intention to his patronage power against
| any member Of the party who disaerees WIN INN
| upon a question Of party polcy'-is more s'ip' '''
a,tcss than It Is well grounded. II certainly Is MOI
| .bored by many Democratic members OF The hon9.
., representatives whose resentment has been hhdleu
| hv thc IIarrty circular. Thus Mr.. Pierce. oil len
| nessce. said: =, q.
| 81 think the letter Infamous outrage II y
.nother effort 10 bulldoze incoming members OF co'
Cress. back Of which believe is Mr. Cleveiana' 'us'