Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24
THE BLUM DERs OF the AID
MINIsrRATION.

THE BLDNDERS OF Al.
MINIsrRATION.
When Abraham Lincoln, abiding to
the state Of the Union, truly remarked;
"a house divided against itself cannot
stand" he announced q principle that Is
equally applicable to political parties.
Since 1880 the tariff and the financial sit.
u~stion. but more especially the latter, has
been the political rock on which both
Republican and Democratic parties have
been alternately wrecked-the former
because Of its opposition TO any bene6-
'cial legislation on either Of those issues.
and the latter because Of its plain de-
nying Of any relief 80 often demanded
by the people and as often refused-the
riehtiug Of the wrong Of the great ma
tional crime committed In 1873.
AT the last Presidential campaign both
leading parties ignoring the financial
issue and making the fight apparently
only on the tariff issue-and 10 being
we'll known that the Democrats Is .
party Of which . large majority being
in favor Of the reconciliation Of silver
were also acknowledged tariff reformers,
whereas their principal opponents were
adverse to both-the election resulted in
the triumphant selection Of Cleveland
and . large majority Of the the lower
House Of Congress. besides gaining
enough members in the Senate TO make
the entire machinery Of the legislative
and executive branches Of the admins
tration Democratic. When did ever an
administration have any fairer show OF
carrying ont the demands Of their party
both expressed and implied, Harrison
when in full command with Tom Reed
"a his right bower, lost no time oppos-
ing demonstration and imposing . high
protective tariff on the country a. well
. passing an outrageous pension bill.
Cleveland, on the other hand, during
his FIRST term. insisted ON reforming the
tariff, with . Senate opposed to him on
that measure; ct the same time he used
all his power land too well he succeededl
TO have . free coinage bill, already
passed by the Senate, pigeon.holed in
the lower House. Thus he ignored the
demands of not only his own party but
thousands Of voters Of the opposite
party. The result was an overwhelming
defeat he had go boldly invited and SO
we'll merited. The election Of Mr.. Hsr-
rison on an implied promise TO remone-
tie silver followed.
We have Mr.. Cleveland again at the
helm Of the nation; with all his buster
about the parity of the two metals; with
his pet hobby Of four years ago Of re-
forming the oppressive tariff, which he
caused to be the leading issue in the
past campaign. lying dormant and NO
effort made towards relief in that direc.
tion; with laws passed by the last Con-
gress violated and demanding enforce.
ment only to be ignored.
Why all this delay! Actions speak
louder than words; the unconditional
repeal Of the present silver law is the
apple Of his hearts desire. To accom-
plish this he has failed to call An extra
session 10 pass . tariff law, thus keeping
business in IN uneasy and languishing
condition, we'll knowing that . large
majority Of both Houses are opposed to
that repeal unless substituted by free
coinage. He ID catering 10 all the isms
Of the fanatical opponents Of the Geary
law TO sustain him in his war against
silver; he 10 ignoring the discretion
given by law TO coin silver for the re.
demption of Treasury notes and the pay.
ments Of other national obligations; and
worse than ell he 10 delaying the call for
an extra session and p~rostituting his
high Office to convert free silver Con-
gressmen by . judicious bestowal or
Withholding Of appointments Is the case
may to him be most advantageous In
carrying his point with such Congress-
men-elect. Unlike Richard the Third,
who "came into this world scarce hall
made mp, and that so lamely and unfaah.
BILE that the dogs barked ct him IS he
passed them" this man Grover Cleve-
land is too much made up. Instead Of
dogs barking At him he is w~orshiped by
ell the Shylocks. white-livered money
lenders and ~aristocrats, and in his own
estimation Is the great 81 am"