The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-18

Democratic Senator or Congressman. the
latter assumes a spirit OF independence
ances' however. are aIways given with
reserve-subject TO the revision or Mr.
Cleveland.
on a few occasions during the term of
President Harrison IL was muttered by
few partisans who were inclined TO kick
over the traces that "the man in the White
House is interfering and trying TO run
things President Harrison would; when
tell a member of his party in Congress his
views upon a given subject but. with pos
sibly half dozen exceptions. he never in
with management Of legislation in the
hands of Republican leaders. This even
among his own party who were not warm
I'm their affection for him openly say.
With President Cleveland there is not the
slightest effort made upon the part OF any
OF his sDokesmen in either branch of Con-
gress to conceal the fact that he not only
he directly and openly commands legisla-
ton and forces men in his party to adj
Eocate or oppose proposiuonS against the
stituents. 1t was i"e righteous exercise so of
brutal official power when Mr.. Cleveland
e2erced a. majority, OF his part, n me
cratic Senator's, when combined with Re-
publican support to give the silver repeal
or his nerve and influence better than he
had heretofore exerted them.
Nearly every Democrat in Congress looks
upon Mr.. Cleveland now with that fear and
trembling which characteriZes the whipped
child when 1t approaches the reproving
parent At every motion of the latter's
hand the child lodges the imaginary blow
IT never feels secure until there smiles
OF welcome and the extension OF the caresS-
fvl hand. There is no doubt that when the
extraordinary session Of Congress assem-
bled nine-tenths of the Democrats VINO
came 10 Washington to engage in law-mak-
Ing brought with them wholesale lots Of
good resolves and solemn promises to their
CONSTITUENCIES They intended to secure APP
al a mr. a
the general laws in various ways, have pen
sion and private bills passed, and secure
offices galore. They fairly reeked with good
Intentions When the President sat severe
~ down upon their positions on the silver
question they all entered upon career OF
fright. Every lime the President raised
his hand they ducked their heads-they
knew not what missile he would hurl at
them. Then they were going 10 do great
things in the way OF tariff reform, but the
President calmly told them that he would
take care of that little matter himself, and
he directed his ways and means committee
what kind Of a measure TO prepare. When
the bill was completed there was u perfect
storm of bowls from Democrats in the
House. and they demanded an immediate
caucus for the purpose of modifying the bill
before 1t was reported to the House The
President himself thought there ought TO
be some changes. like duty placed
sugar. and said ii would be well to have a
caucus. Then he recOnsidered, changed his
mind and said there should be caucus
until the bill reported. The surging
crowd of doughfaces in his party changed
their tones every time a message was re-
csived from the White House. They
thoroughly subjugated.
The Presidents wishes defeat all private
calculations upon the part of Democrats in
Congress. Every SOutherner came to
Washington after assuring his constituents
that before the Christmas snow flew on the
bills OF Yankeedom the 10 per cent tax on
State bank circulation would be repealed
end the "accursed national banking system
stricken down." There hasn't been any
legislation on State bank circulation yet.
because the President has decreed that it
shall be held back. While ii may come up
In the House the mandate has been issued
that it shall be smothered in the Senate.
The average Democrat in Congress is
great man at home, but he is a very hum
Bile time-server for the President when in
Washington. There is little that he can
call his own