Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-19

Of the administration. this ought to m
deceive him.
Candor invites candor Before Nj
Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle proceed any
further with this vretched business, they
should turn, II bnt for B moment, from
the honeyej concourse Of their Wall
street friends to the plain rank and fis
Of the Democratic party, by whose grace
they are what they arc
To these-the boys in the trenches.
the language OF this "ultimatum' sounds
strangely. They have been accustomed to
gard the senator's and congressman
| as their servants, not as the servants Of
Mfr. Cleveland nnd Mr.. Carlisle. They
elected these gentlemen. and exacted
| pledges from them, and they are dispos-
ed to inquire who gave Messrs. Cleye-
land and Carlisle the right TO nullify
these pledges.
Who constituted the president and the
secretary Of the treasury law-giyers
for the Democratic party, authorized TO
waive and to create platforms at WHY
No convention, nor representative as
semblage of Democrats did II. for the
essence OF every official declaration OF
the party from its beginning has been
the limitation OF the executive power
to well-defined lines. The Republican par
ty always regarded its president as its
head, endowed with military powers,
and Mr.. Cleveland seems to have imhib-
ed that idea from his Mugwnfrp associ-
ates, but the party Of which he is. at
least. a nominal member has ever view
ed with adherence aud dread the en-
croachments Of the executive powe-.
When It comes to this, that the presi-
dent of the United States can success
fully crack the administrative lash over
the heads of the representatives OF the
people, and terrify them into abandon
ment Of principles and pledges, aud com
piete subsection to his will, the Republic
will have neared the end Of its existence,
because republic with the executive
and legislative powers merged in one
man, would be more complete despot-
ism III IN Rome under the Caesars, and
more odious despotisin than Russia
under the Cars. IL would be an irrespon-
sible autocracy, more corrupt and more
tyrannical than formal despcusms, be-
cause of the greed which its breyity |
would inspire.
As to Mr. Carlislc-his assumption Of
the authority TO give "ultlmatuns" 10
Democratic representatives IS little short
Of the ridiculous.
He holds no Office through the Demo-
cratic party Of the nation, aud the |
public understanding has been that his
business has been, mainly, to select
clerks for the treasury department whose
annual compensation Is less thRn 5000
larger slices Of pie even there, being hand-
cd ont by Alr, Cleveland. He once en-
jOyed tho confidence aud divided the
leadership Of the Democratic party, but
IL the truth must be told. his truculency
and tame surrender Of convictions, after
the prciense Of UNFOLDING them. to re-
tain job which had been debased into a
mere clerical position has 80 amazed
and Disguised his former partisan ad-
mrers that this additional exploit as a
for his political mister can
provoke no new sensation from them,
kept It be that OF pity. Common In
'tinct draws the veil Of charity over
he remains Of shattered idol.
The pctted child Of fortune, all his fit
ful moods encouraged and cxtolled as
proofs Of greatness. the president, while
Ic has been lavish in his gifts of candor
has rarely received them in return He
las lived in an atmosphere Of seryility
II which he has been the object, and he
seems to have come to believe that he has
nut 10 command, aud the entire people
viii respond with alacrity as do his
retainers. 1t Is time this
orlly farce should be brought TO AN ehd
rbe Democratic masscs are tired of the
ricks aud the manners Of the court
which has been set up at Washington.
As TO judgment on representatives who
1--WE allegiance to the party-that will be
ooked TO by the ordinary tribunal. and he
who violates the solemn pledge the party
gave TO the people and exactcd Of its
servant taking office is more likely to
iccl the weight OF its penalties than the
who acknowledges great.
r respect for such pledge than for
he insolent demand of the usurper of
authority.