The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
Arc Mr.. Cleveland and the New York
Democracy Likely to Engage in
War Against Each Other?


The constitutional duties and powers Of
the President the Senators, and the House
Of Representatives are SO clearly pre-
scribed that controversy regarding their
limitations is almost impossible. The
President names men and rejects or ap-
proves measures. The Senators reject or
approve both men and measures: they do
not name the former. or initiate the latter
The House OF Representatives fixes the
general policy OF the Government. and con-
trolls the appropriation Of money for carry
Ing 1t into effect. This harmonious sub
division OF power makes each branch Of
Congress as important in its sphere Of
action as the President Is in his.
The Democracy of the State OF New York
which honored itself and justified the conf
dence OF the Democrats OF other States by
giving the Chicago nominees plurality OF
$4,000 in November. Is now represented in
Congress by two Democratic Senators and
twenty Democratic Representatives.. The
two Democratic Senators. DAVID b. HILL
and EDWARD MURPHY. Jr.. are party
leaders and veterans In the service
Senator HILL has been since 1885 the
responsible and acknowledged head Of the
party In the State. administering. for seven
years, the office of Governor. in which he
succeeded Mr.. CLEVELAND. Senator MUIR
PLY has been. during period nearly as
long, the Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee. a victory winner
for the party. and in great honor
among Its members. or the twenty Repre-
eentatives elected as Democrats seventeen
are unconditional regular, fu!l-term Dem
ocrats. In harmonious accord with the
State organization. having. each OF them.
On approving Democratic constituency to
back up his efforts.
Tho three other Democratic Representa-
lives from New York are different. One
Is Reform Club reformer. elected by
the regular Democratic organization. and
candidly committed to such sweeping tariff
changes az will conform to tho pledges
made by the Democracy In Chicago. We
refer to that frank and outspoken free
trader. Mr.. JOHN DE WITT WARNER.
The second Unbiased Democrat from
New York Is an earnest and intrepid OPP
ponent OF the JOHN SHERMAN system Of
finance. having been the leader OF the
successful fight against 1t In the last
Congress. He comes from what the Mug
wumps would describe in their hysteri-
cal dialect as the rlng-ruled town OF AL
bany. where Boss HERRICK alternately
holds courts and primaries. An I'M
swerving Democrat, the Hon. CHARLES
TRACEY. to whom We refer. has as little use
for enforced silver purchase ut ratio fixed
by the Republicans. as his colleague. Mr..
WARNER. has for the MCKINLEY bill, the
eliminating atrocity Of class legislation.
Third and last. but by no means least, OF
the trio is the Hon. DAN LOCKWOOD OF Erie.
well-seasoned and substantial Democrat.
who is right in line with Mr.. WARNER and
Mr. TRACEY In denouncing. reprobating,
and opposing with vigor and hostility the
MCKINLEY bill. which the Chicago Con-
vention arraigned. and the SHERMAN bill,
which 1t denounced.
These earnest Representatives. who with
out inacouracy or offence. we may describe
As a minority of three In Democratic
delegation OF twenty. sock to provoke no
hostile warfare against their Democratic
associates. with whom they are agreed
about questions Of party policy. Yet a
few disputatious Mugwumps. apparently
DESTROYS OF stirring up trouble. are crying
aloud for quarreloome outbreak among
tho D'"0T'a' forces hoping in tho strife