Huntsville gazette., 1893-04-29
CLEvELAND's ADMINISTRATION.
othins Wonderful as Yet Accomplished
by the Democracy.

0ShinS Wonderful as Yet Accomplished
by the Democracy.
The labors upon which Mr. Cleveland
entered little over a month ago have
not resulted thus far in any material
change of public policy The govern
ment-goes on just as it did before in
| nearly all respects, and in most in
stances through the same subordinate
officials. The president and his cabinet
have been almost literally bounded to
death by the horde of Office seekers,
and though changes have been made
quite as rapidly as the public interest
would permit-in some instances too
rapidly for the public good-yet the
wrath of the place-hunters at the delay
grows more intense every day. The
president has made some excellent ap-
pointments which insure the country
capable and honorable service in posi-
tions of high Importance, while he has
made others which have only partisan
services to commend them, and some
which deserve severe criticism. But on
the whole he has done this part of his
work thus far as well as could be ex-
pected, considering the character and
temper of the party with which he has
to deal
Changes in the policy of the govern
ment are scarcely to be expected so
soon. The withdrawal of the Hawaiian
treaty for further consideration may
not have foreshadowed any essential
change, and in other respects no rad
If.u1 nj Of hn
policy has yet been indicated by the
selection of diplomatic officers. In do
| mestic matters, of course, the presi-
dents selections accord with distinct
purpose to change the tariff, and to in
fuence the action of the democratic
| majority in congress on the money
question, but indicate nothing definite
as vet regarding the course of the adj
ministratiOn about pensions, railroads
and telegraph lines, trusts or other
combinations of capital. The declara-
tions of the president before he entered
upon his duties, and the known ten
denotes of his party, afford the only in
dication of what is to be expected.
There has been time enough already for
the democratic majority in the senate
to show distinctly its hostility to the
wishes of the president on the silver
question. It's organization of the SEN
ate finance committee was determined
by the party in caucus, and against the
opposition of the presidents friends
the control was given to men recognized
as uncompromising advocates of free
coinage. Unless the president means
to rely upon republican assist
ance in order to defeat the
majority of his own party, he
will be unable to secure any legislation
of the kind he is believed to desire.
Even with the united votes of some
democrats and nearly all the repub-
licans it may be difficult in the senate
to carry a measure which must go
through hostile committee. Since the
committee was formed the president
has been extending such favors to some
members of it who have been free coin
age men that it is surmised he may
hope to gain their support But he
cannot be well acquainted with those
senators if he expects to hold them by
the ties of gratitude for past favors.
The silver question is likely to take
precedence of any other when congress
assemblies, for the republicans have
every reason to defend the industries of
the country from injurious legislation
as long as they can, and they, with the
democrats who want to take up the
silver question at once, will probably
make a large majority in both houses.
But when the question has been once
taken up the republicans will feel it
their duty to do all that they can to
preserve sound currency and to main
tain the parity of gold and silver. A
minority of democrats will be governed
by the same purpose, or influenced to
that end by the president. Hence it is
probable that, on the first question that
will come before congress, the president
will have to depend on republican sup
port in order to defeat his own party.
1t would not be strange If some inter
esting political com mbinations should re-
suit.
Nearly all the democrats who oppose
free coinage come from states which are
deeply interested, and have constituents
who are deeply interested in maintain
ing protection. Some of them, it is wei
known, are decidedly averse to the radi-
cal changes demanded by the majority
of democrats. These democrats will
probably be unable to control the
finance committee, and perhaps may
not have power in either house to shape
the tariff bill which may be reported.
But if they have to separate from the
destructive majority of their party on
the money question, it is at least con-
ceivable that they may also join the re-
publicans in resisting extreme and dan
gerous changes of the tariff. Thus it be-
comes more difficult, as monetary ques
tions grow prominent, to judge what is
likely to come out of the first efforts for
thirty years Of democratic president
to guide democratic congress.-N. Y.
Tribune.
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