Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15
Here is Richness, Indeed.

Perhaps no more glaring exhibition
Of that stupidity and insolenco Of par
tisanship which presumcs upon the
acceptance by its readers of clustering
assertion for fact has been given, in
connection with the present financial
stringency, than is furnished in the
editorial columns Of the New YORK
Tribune of Thursdays issue. Under the
head Of "Tho President and His Party"
the Tribune starts off as follows:
The question is asked "What could
President Cleveland have done to prevent
financial trouble lie found u bad law in
force. learned that Congress would not re-
peal II, ana was compelled to wait. How
is he responsible ~ The statements do
not conform to the facts, The President
has found that he could not get the sher-
man law repealed, nor any other financial
change accomplished by the votes OF a
majority Of Democrats in Congress. But
he has had power at any time Ia appeal to
the Republicans and Il minority of Demo
Gratis, and he has refused to do 50. The
Tribune IS not aware he has ever maic the
slightest effort to ascertain whether he
could make such an appeal with success.
On the contrary, he appears To have set
himself unyieldingly against amy such
policy from the first, because il would tend
to divide his party ana throw portion VI
it into close relations with Republicans.
The responsibility clearly belongs to the
President II he has refused to try the
obvious means of getting legislation thar
he Judged necessary, no matter what his
motives were. Whether it was more inn
portant to keep Democrats i'll the humor
TO act together OH the tariff question men
may doubt. Bat there can be no doubt
tnat he deliberately took upon himself the
responsibility, when he refused to lind ont
whether the Republicans and part ui the
Democrats could act together for the
financial safety of the country, It is nu
justification to say that he believed 10
such combination could have been formed
or believed that il could moi succeed.
There is no evidence to warrant him in
such Il decision. Without such evidence,
without making any endeayOr III that
direction, he decided not to appeal to the
representatives of the people without dis.
tinctiOn Of party, ana not To throw upun
them the responsibility for the Cunsr
quenCes which inactioA or wrong action
might produce.
And the Tribune closes this astonish
ing editorial, apparently founded upon
the presumption that its readers have
either never learned, or have forgotten
the record made and maintained by it.
party up to the close Of the Harrison
administration, by saying:
Had the President chosen, he could hay,
made an appeal Of that nature in Marct
or April, and with excellent chances d
success. He well knew that it would pleas,
the Republicans to give him hearty sup
port IN any proposed measure against III,
evil tendencies OF his own party. He ii,
not mean 70 give them the chance, am
does not intend to do il IN september, i
amy sort of compromise can meanwhile b,
cuntriyed which the Democrats can DE per
Suaded 70 take IN its entirety rs 4 part,
maaSure. Instead of relying upon publ
Intelligence, he is counting upon Demo
cratic necessity. Instead 6t appealing il
the people without distinction III PARTY, Ii
Is trying TO find a preteNt for claiming tina
The Democratic party, by 4 settlement d
the money question, has rescued the gulil
try from disaster.