New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
MR.. CLEVELANO AND THE MUTINEERS.

what can be more Sdu tndlI 'Hc >P0''"''N W
discord among the devoted and self sacllhclng
patriots who elected Mr.. Cleveland? let TO
such length has the want OF harmony pro-
ceeded already that the President elect is SOL
EMMY reminded by some of his newspaper
supporters that the men who oppose his WISHES
in the matter of silver are mutineers. VINO dc-
serve TO be treated not as Democrats, but as
traitors TO Democratic principles. Though they
cannot be hanged at the yardarm nor IN
continenty shot TO death. a punishment can
vet be inflicted which will be greater than they
can bear. Mr. Cieveland's friends tell him that
he ought to refuse all Offices to such mutinects'
and TO any whom they may recommend "hat
language could depict the fate of "A Democratic
leader thus ostracsed in the matter of patronage
and spoils? If he cannot get Office nor recon-
mend anybody else to office under Demo
cratic President, the poor man might Just as
we'll turn Popuist
Right there is the trouble. Mr. cleveland
is well aware that he could manufacture
large army of POpuists out OF men who voted
for him by the simple process OF rejecting their
claims for Office If he listens TO no appeal or
recommendation from them and ostracSes thcm
as mutincers, they can walk over to the third
party and make it terror III nearly all inc
Democratic States. For tho propensity oil inc
great majority of the Democratic voters III all
the Southern and Western states, Is TO favor
any and every form Of imitation or degradation
of currency If they can get free coinage OF
silver. they look upon that As only an excuse
for issuing more paper notes practically re-
deemoble in nothing while, if free coinage is
denied. they demand issues of notes t. be
loaned on crops or land to tie extent OF di
least $50 per capita These notions prevail
SO widely among Democratic voters IN Ne'tern
and Southern States that it may he doubted
whether half the party would not break from
H. If leaders of the same opinion and OF large
local influence were to be driven into opposition
by ostracsm in the matter Of appointments.
Mr. Cleveland will doubtless be advised by
his shrewdcst friends to use his power lust the
other way. More flies are caught with sugar
than with vinegar. lie can do more TO over
come opposition by sweetening the leading mai
contents than by threatening or punShihg
them II he picks ont few for Cabinet ana
other responsible places he will be able - WORK
quite a revolution in their opinions within
short time. With minor Offices he can con
wort thousands more to his way Of thinking.
All these helping him. he will have better
chance to prevent stampede of Democrats 10
the third party than he would If he started ont
to string up the mutincers at the yardarnl.
II is troublesome matter to ndict whole
marty for treason TO itself substantially the
cnti,e Democratic party of many Western and
Souhe,n States dctc>ts Mr.. Clevclands mon
da,y ideas and the declaration Of financial
prjnciples in the National platform they cen
slider q mere trick to catch votes which every
good Democrat ought TO disregard and tramplc
mon Immediately after the election. The
marty declared these things" they calculate
"but what of it? The party said what 1t did
not believe. and promised what 1t never meant
10 do. Actual treason 10 party would be to
defeat its real wishes, under pretence OF re-
gard for its campaign promises" One cannot
DENY that the Democratic voters did intend
and do now intend to disregard Mr.. Cleve-
lands records. his wishes and his platform. and
TO get moro money without delay as much OF
it as possible lie and his platform were used
ONLY as n trap for Eastern votes.
IL will not be easy steering for him to escape
the dangers which threaten on either SIDE lie
cannot afford to wreck his Administration and
his party on the rock of financial bankruptcy.
Neither can he afford to drive great body OF
Western and Southern Democrats over to the
DopulicfS