Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-16
CLEVELAND DISSATISFIED.
The Presidents Displeasure nt Democratic
Boorishness.


Boorishness,
Rumors have been frequent of strained
relations between President Cleveland
and the leaders of his party. These
are confirmed by the proceedings in
congress which are almost directly con-
trary to the suggestions of the execn-
tive. Holland in his New York let
ter to the Philadelphia Press, touches
upon the subject, showing some of the
causes for the presidents dissatisfac
ton. This letter says:
There is a report here which comes from re.
liable sources that Mr.. Cleveland, when he left
Washington, suffered not so much from ILL.,
health as from irritation and that he was not
entirely satisfied with the manner In which
Secretary Carlisle conducted the negotia tions
with the democracy of the house Mr. Cleve-
land felt that there ought TO be some sort OF
cons ultation some pleasant agreement, some
recognition OF the republicans. especially In
view of the fact that republican votes would be
needed to secure the repeal of the silver law,
and more particularly because, as he had In
timated in his message the subject was one
which was beyond partisanship. When the
president discovered that the republican mi
nority had been so treated as to make it fair
for it TO suppose that the democracy did not
care to have 1t participate in the discussion, in
fact was disposed to ignore the minority al
together, Mr.. Cleveland was angry. Ii was the
presidents opinion. at least it is so reported
here, that Mr.. Carlisle ought TO have obtained
and shared condolences with those republicans
who are ready and anxious to vote for uncon-
ditional repeal and the president was not al
together satisfied with the agreement under
which the house is now acting Such at least
is the report coming from authority pretty
IL. l;ct, &c hoip aa6
among financicrs OF influence today"
That the republicans have been COM
pletely ignored is apparent to anyone
who has followed the course of the
democrats since the extra session be-
gan. The minority has all along stood
ready to give the silver question pa
triotic and nonpartisan consideration,
while the democratic majority has been
intent upon turning the situation to
partisan account. Ex-Speaker Reed
summed up the situation very fully
when he said that 'the democrats have
undertaken to control and direct the
consideration of the question and re-
fused to give the republicans a chance
to amend the order regulating the de-
bate" The president understands the
unsoundness of the views held by a
large contingent of his party, and is
well aware that without republican CO.
operation sound legislation is impos-
sible He recognizes the dangerous
predicament into which his party has
fallen, and would gladly accept the re-
publican proposition to assist in setting
the government machinery in proper
running order.
1t is significant that democratic
president in time Of national peril
places his trust in republican wisdom.
In doing so he half confesses that no
small portion of the existing distress
comes from popular distrust of the
democratic government policy. He is
willing to navigate the ship of state
through smooth waters, but when the
storm comes he readily admits that the
people feel safest when republicans are
on deck. And the patriotic republicans
stand ready to aid, but the democratic
under officers order them below, appar-
emily preferring the possibility of ship
wreck to division of the rewards for
rescue. In other words, the democratic
leaders are partisans first. and patriots
only iuciSentallv- Times