St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-06
cLEvELAND,s CRITtCs.

s>-Aftas t1AJ-1iNO . EOttII LOS.
Thesbusiness of fanlt-finaer is an
easy one. He never finds himself out of
job. Lucifer, the father Of the breed,
discovered in the administration of the
affairs of heaven much af which he did
not approve. but his iTauIt-finding got
him into trouble and caused his DOWN
fall. And what a fall was there, my
countrymenn
We are not surprised that the Repub-
llcans find fault with the message of
President Cleveland. IL it were a tran
script of Holy Writ, teelning with wis
dom from its Initial sentence to its close,
it would be criticised and condemned,
pronounced d0gmatic and absurd, illOg-
zeal and ilI-timed. perverted bypreju-
dice and dictated by partisansilip.
No sensible manexpeets that a state
paper would be as full of excitement as
dime novel, nor as lively as one of
Mark Twain's sketches; aud we are not
surprised. therefore, that one of the
presidents critics fnds it difficult to
suppress yawn" over its perusaI. The
confession, however, is a humiliating
one TO make, for it argues lack of in
terest in matters that should be of grave
concern to every American citizen. The
same critic, whose soul evidently hank
efs after the exciting adventures of
bully Bill, the Boss of the Bounding
bilio~, Or some other similarly ab-
sofbing literary production, bemoans
the TACT that three columns are given
up TO petty details of our foreign rela-
lions, about which no one cares a rap"
Probably this sage statesman does not
care a rap what our government has
done or is doing in Brazilian waters.
around Samoa, relative TO the deporta.
ZION OF the Chinese, er with relation to
the Nicaragua canal; but his indiffer-
ence Is not shared by the American peo-
pie at large, who are also interested in
the proposition for the settlement of all
future international disputes by means
OF arbitration, matter that has en-
gagged the most profound attention and
study OF the ablest statesmen of both
America and Europe for many years.
and has been SO far adopted as to be
employed for the settlement of at least
three disputes in this country that in
another age would have provoked bloody
wars. The Alabama claims commission,
the Spanish awards, and the fisheries
controyersy-to say nothing of the
affairs with Mexico. Chill, and other
foreign nations on this continent-show
eonclusively that arbitration is matter
Tor which few people care consider
ABLY more than "a rap"
u But even this critic finds something
TO commend. The passage of the mes
sage referring to the reform of the civil
service is so manifestly in consonance
with the underlying theories OF good
government everywhere, and our own
government in particular, that 1t COM
mandS universal commentator. This,
however, is not bestowed by the organ
In question in the spirit of manliness,
out with the Instincts of an assassin.
MIR. Cleveland's dreadful form of ex-
preston" is sneered at-a form of ex-
preston that is the embodiment of
elegance and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES called
'.Clevelandite English of the most ter
rifle variety"
Were itnot for the malignity that in
spires such odious comments, they
would not merit attention. Only petty
mind withholds from an adversary the
praise that is his due; only small men
seek by ridicule to lessen the honor a
brave man deserves for a fearless and
patriotic act. Mr.. Cleveland is more
honored by such inane criticisms than
he could be by the sincerest fattery of
men capable of giving utterance to
them.