St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-17
ENEMIES HE aAs MADE.

If it is true, as Congressman Tawney
states, that 1.-The attitude OF President
Cleveland on the silver question has en-
blttered many of his own party against
him." the fact is so much the worse
for those Democrats, and all honorable
and patriotic citizens will repeat with
ever-increaSing emphasis the words of
Gen. Bragg applied long ago to Mr..
Cleveland, I'VE love him for the enc
mics he has made.''
Mr.. Tawney doubtless states a fact.
Unfortunately, all Democrats in name
are not Democrats at heart. Many are
mere time-servers. They are no
actuated by any sincere desire to bene-
fit the country or protect the interests
of the public. They are shifted about
by every tickle wind of doctrine that
may arise, and In endeavoring to trim
their sails to catch the popular approval
they lose sight of the fact that, what
ever the mOmentary impulse may be,
there is no safety except in pursuing an
undertaking course. The experience of
the past has fully demonstrated that the
man who adhereS to principle through
all emergencies will ultimately lind
himself upon the crest of the wave of
popularity, while those who desert this
well-defned course will find themselves
Shipwrecked and abandoned.
President Cieveland's attitude on the
silver question has from the first been
consistent and straightforward. His
severest critics do not charge that he
has at any time betrayed either hating
or equivocation. His utterances have
been clean-cut, emphatic and easily
understood. Some may question the
wisdom of his conclusions; none can
doubt that he has been sincere, frank
and fearless in giving them utterance
All men admire sincerity and respect
candor, even though they may not agree
with the sentiments or approve the
purposes aimed at. 1t is always pleas
ure to know precisely where a man
stands on a public question, and to
know that he can be depended upon to
| maintain his opinions under all circum-
stances. whether he be friend or foe.
The tickle man never won battle or
benefited cause. It's only he who is
| steadfast who can hope to win.
President Cleveland has not wantonly
alienated any Democrat from his sup
| port. His views on matters of finance
were we'll known before his nomination
and election to the presidency. They
were clearly stated in his speech of &C
| ceptance, as they were in the platform
| adopted by the convention which NOM
| mated him. They were more fully ex-
| planned i'll his message to congress at
| the opening OF the present eXtraordi-
nary session. There has never been
| evasion or quiVocation-never any evil
dence of hating between two opin-
ions. His public utterances have been
sharp and incisive-almoSt epigram-
| matte. He has not sought to ALLEVIATE
any one or to antagonize any one of his
| supporters. but has declared his plat
form unhesitatingly, seeming to say
with Patrick Henry. "If!this DE treason,
make the most of it,
All manly men instinctively admire
aggressiveness and honesty in any
cause. They may pardon a man who is
mistaken; they can never tolerate a
coward. The foe who expires in the
last ditch, fighting for the cause ne be-
lieves to be rights infinitely more to be
| praised than the craven who surrenders
at the first fire. All manly men admire
President Cleveland. They have tested
his bravery and witnessed his sublime
courage. They know he will never
abandon a principle, no matter what
| the odds against him NAV be. He values
principles more than personal friend
ships, patriotism more than partisan
ship. In the present emergency. how
ever, he is not only guided by patriotic
impulses, but is backed by the de-
clared purposes of his party. Thus
doubly entrenched. he need fear no as
saults If the weak and va3illating of
his own party feel INCLINED to desert