The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-01
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On Saturday at noon Democracy
will rejoice over the Inauguration of
Grover Cleveland as President OF the
United States. This rejoicing will ex.
tend to oil sections of the United
States. 1t will be more OF rejoicing
that q man elected by the Democracy
of the nation is in power than that
there will be real Democratic Presl-
dent Democracy has its man but
kiioFs not the kind Of man IL has.
vention was held In Chicago last sum.
mer and Democracy knows that at
that convention Grover Cleveland was
nominated for President In the face
oil the strongest kind of protest
from mon whose Democracy was
never doubted. Democracy knows
that at that convention platform was
adopted denouncing Republican pro-
lection as fraud and unconstltution-
] al, and demanded It's repeal as soon as
Democracy was placed in power.
Democracy knows that at the same
convention plank was adopted con-
demning United States banks, and
fayoring the repeal OF the tax on State
banks. which would have organized
the old system OF State banks that ex-
isted before the war, and which came
30 near proving financially disastrous
to the nation. Democracy knowsal SO
that although in that platform a
quasl-endorsement was given to sound
: money, yet Democracy knew that 1t
z meant nothing. so far as Dem oUratic
principles went In the west and in the
south. There never has been II day
yet since the Chicago convention was
held when majority OF the Demo-
Gratis OF this country, II properly poll.
cd and counted, would not have been
! In favor Of the free coinage of silver.
Upon this question the patty is ire
trlevably cut In twain. The fires coin
age and sound money is the Scylla
: and Charybdis OF the Democratic
party, the falling iuto either OF which
will be disastrous. Democracy knows
all this, and yet Democracy will shout
on Saturday when the man they
know to be dramatically opposed to
the free coinage CT silver, will take the
presidential oath Of office. They
know that he is determined by some
means or other to crush out one OF the
principles OF the party they hold most
dear. But is Grover Cleveland any
more Democratic on the tariff ques-
tlon than on tho financial question?
What Ia his attitude? Can any ono tell?
Can Walter @. Gresham tell? Can John
G. Carlisle tell? Can any of his Cabinet
tell7
When has he been heard to denounce
the Ubiquitous Mckinley bill? When
has he had anything to say against
the plutoerats OF the land, who are
growing richer and richer while the
poor are growing poorer and poorer?
During the campaign last fall he had
much to say on these topics. He
went down into Rhode Island, beard
cd the manufacturers In their don, and
denounced protection in unneasu re d
terms.
Free trade cues we're taken from his
speeches and reproduced all over the
land. Nobody had any other idea
then than that Grover Cleveland was
the head and front of the free traders
of the nation. But for long time
past he has been strangely silent. He has
plenty to cay about the iniquity o.
free silver legislation, but nothing t.
say about the iniquity OF tariff legis
lation. What does 1t all mean?
Mr. Cleveland must have made {
discovery. He must have been max
Ing closer observations than he got
from Peck's reports. We are not sur
prised at his change OF heart and
caonge OF purpose, He sees the pros
perity OF the north under tho MeKiu
ley bill. lie knows that 1t cannot bC
kept up if the Mckinley bill is repeal
ed. And he knows that any attenp
- to make changes In the tariff loG king
to the reduction OF The revenues, vii
Brighten the manufacturers OF The
North, and result in the pGraly@atloI
of trade. Mr.. Cleveland Is not pre-
pared for this. Tic South did wai
enough to put him INTO Office, but h
must have the North to sustain hin
while he Is there. Tie Domoeiatl
party may have elected DomoerasI
President but they haye not got il
Tim the man VINO viii smash tho IN
dustries OF the great manufacturing
N nth TO apEease tho free Traders Q
the South.