The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-05

A month OF the new Democratic ad-
ministration closed on Tuesday. and
nothing has been done yet to disclose
the future designs OF the administra-
tion. There has been great activity In
turning Republicans out Of Office and
putting Democrats in. This after all,
as the leading purpose of the Demo-
crafts. To get possession OF the Offices
is a cardinal principal with Democracy
that rises far above tbs silver and the
tariff problems. These latter were but
mere catch words in tho late cam
paign, II was the Offices tina Democrats
were after. All things else to the
winds. The President and his cabinet
have been almost literally hunted TO
death in tho wild scramble OF Office
hunters. A large number Of appoint
ments have already been made, some
OF them very good ones and some of
them very bad ones, nearly all OF
them OF the extreme type OF Demo
cratic hustlers.
And thus the work is still going on,
with very little effort being made to
shape the future financial and econom-
ical plans OF tho administration. But
this course OF affairs cannot last all
through the administration. There is
a large element in the Democratic
party who are not Office seekers mere
ly and who will demand some effolt
70 redeem the pledges OF the Demo
cratic platform adopted at Chicago.
How those pledges are to he redeemed
In the face OF the most unexampiei
prosperity under the Mckinley tariff
is what puzzles the Democratic brain.
With President Cleveland the silver
question is predominant, and lie no
doubt will push 1t to the front. BY a
friends of Senator Voorhees,, Chairman
OF the Senate Finance Committee, he
expects to convert the Senator from
the error OF his free coinage convic-
tions to the Presidents Wow OF tie
silver problem. But with tie very
best the President can do. he cannot
carry through his proposed silver leg
islation without the aid of Republi-
cans. and even with their aid he may
find it difficult TO carry his measure
through in the face Of hostile Sem
ate Finance Committee. 1t is thore-
fore quite probable that when the sill
yer question comes fully before Con-
gress, the President will have to de-
pend upon Republican support in or.
der to defeat his own party.
1t becomes every day moro evident
that tho President has no heart to at
tack and change the tariff laws under
which the country 10 prospering. He
looks around and soes a happy and
contented people engaged in manu-
factures and commerce and in the en-
1oyment OF good wages. and he hest
tates to do or say anything which
would initiate against this prosper
Gus state of affairs, although
the platform under which he accepted
. nomination declared Republican i
protection to Do fraud and uncon-
stitutlonal. He cannot help seeing
that protection has come to stay. and
though there may be some moditica-
tions Of the Mckinley tariff, there " i'll
only be those that the Republicans
themselves would make were they in
power.
The Democratic platform, SO far as
1t relates to the tariff, and all the mis-
representations and lies told about
1t In Democratic papers and by Demo-
cratic orators, will pass into 'lnocu.
Gus deseutude." One thing becomes
more prominent and plain. and that
is that the Dom oeratic party will not i
daro 10 disturb the present prosperous '
condition of the country by making
any material change in the Mckinley /
tariff. Thus matters stand at the end /
Of the first month OF tho Democratic
administration, an administration that
has the desire to obliterate RepubIi- j
can protection, and cripple the pen-t
sion system, but has not the courage ;
to do SO. ID