The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-05
Would MIR. Cleveland ResipnY

Our esteemed neighbor and reformed
Mugwump contemporary. the Ne,o York
Tines continues to take gloomy view OF
the prospects Of unconditional repeal. Day
before yesterday 1t expressed tho opinion
that the situation in the Senate could be
worse only IL the repeal had already been
voted on and defeated. Yesterday the
same estimabe journal introduced a new
and somewhat startling idea by considering
the question whether. in case the Demo-
cratic majorities In the Senate and the House
should finally adopt and pass acompromise
measure. the President would sign the bill
or send In his resignation. Its own opinion
on this point Is positive. ITO such a
measure" says the Times. Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND is less likely to give his signature
than to @ resignation OF his Office"
The suggestion of the possibility Of
Mr.. CLEvELAND's resignation. in the event
which the Times seriously apprehends and
apparently regards as more than probable,
10 quite new to the country. so far as we are
aware. Nobody has discussed the idea
thus presented. Nobody has studied and
weighed the conflicting motives. which
might impel Mr.. CLEVELAND to throw up
his official trust upon the defeat Of the sill
verspurchase repeal bill. or which on the
other hand might restrain him from sudden
and peremptory abdication.
The alternative which has seemed to most
minds moro obvious and practically i'm
portant Is whether Mr.. CLEVELAND would
accept from the Democratic majorities In the
House and the Senate under any circum-
stances or In any form whatever. a compro-
mise and conditional repeal bill. or whether
he would veto the same and continue to hold
the office to which he was elected by the
Democratic party even II the conditional
repeal should become a law over his veto.
Such semi-officially accredited spokesman
for the President as the editor OF Mr..
CHILDss Public Ledger are printing strong
language concerning Mr.. CLEvELAND's pur-
pose to accept from Congress nothing
short OF absolute and unconditional repeal.
Major CARSON. the Washington corre-
spondent OF that newspaper. reports that
there is the highest authority for tho
statement that the President Is now more
firmly convinced OF the correctness OF the
utterances contained in his message to
Congress. urging speedy and unconditional
repeal, than at the time that document was
Issued. So far from favoring compromise.
there Is reason TO believe the President
would withhold his approval from bill In
which the evils Of the present law were
continued even for limited period" Mr.. L.
CLARK DAVIS. the editor of the Ledger. and
next to Mr.. GLIDER. perhaps. Mr.. CLByE-
LANDS closest personal friend In the field OF
Journalism or literature, adds to Major
CARsoN's asseveration his own positive
statement: THE President now stands
precisely where he has always stood, I'M
changeably opposed to any and every plan
OF cowardly. vicious compromise, and In sup
port of the unconditional repeal OF the pur-
chasing clause OF the ruinous SHERMAN act"
We have no doubt that the Public Ledger
statos Mr.. CLEvELAND's position accurate
ly. II a measure short Of unconditional 10
peal should go TO the White House. even
with the weight OF unanimous Democratic
In both Houses OF Congress. 1t
would probably return to the Capitol with
Mr.. CLEyELASD's veto written large and
plain: although In at least one notable In
stance, namely, the curious case OF the |
oleomargarine bill. he was content TO sign !