New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-04
,fOyTU or DEMOCRACY.

President Cleveland has now held oHlce J"So
q month. The abOrs upon which ne eh'cle'
month ago this day have not resulted .h"'
far in any material change OF pubic polc!'
The Government goes on just as u did pcioio
in nearly all respects. and in most instances
tbrouph the same subordinate officials. Inc
President and his Cabinet have been almost
literally hunted to death by the horde OF ONCE
soel,ers and though changes have been made
ouitc AZ rapdy as the public interest would
norm;t- in some instances too rapidly for the
nblic ecod-yct the wrath of the pace-huntcrS
at the delay grows more intense ever! o"!'
The President has made some cAcciieNV ap
pointmcnts which insure the country cirao''
and honorable service in positions OF high INV
portance while he has made Others which nave
only nartisan services to commend them ana
coma which deserve severe criticism. Bat on
the whole he has done this part OF his WORK
thus far as well as could be expected, consider
ing the character and temper OF the party with
which he has to deal.
Changes in the pcicy Of the Government arc
scarcely to be expected 50 soon. Inc WIN
drawa CT the Hawaiian treaty for further con-
sideration may not have forcshadOwcd any cS-
scntial change. and in other respects no radical
alteration Of the Nations foreign policy has
vet been indicated by the selection OF diplo-
matte officers. I'm domestic matters. OF course,
the Presidents selections accord with distinct
purpose t. change the tariff. and t. Influence
the action of tho Democratic majority IN Con
gress on the money question. but indicate nom
irc definite aS yet regarding the course OF the
Administration about pensions, railroads ana
telegraph lines trusts or other combinations oi
capital The declarations OF tho President be
fore he entered upon his duties. and the known
tendcncic, Of his party, ford the only indlca-
ton of what is 10 he expected There has been
time enough already for the Democratic ma
jority in the Senate II show distinctly It's hos
tjlity to the wishes OF the President on the
silver question. Its organization OF the senate
Finance Committee wax determined by the
rarty in caucus. and against the opposition of
the Presidents friends the control was given
10 men recognized as uncompromisng advo-
catos of free coinage Unless the President
means 10 rely upon Republican assistance in
order TO defeat the majority of his own part! he
will be unable 10 secure any legislation OF the
kind he is believed to desire. Even with the
united votes Of some Democrats and nearly all
the Republicans il may he difficult in the Sen
ate TO carry n measure which must - through
n hostile committee Since the committee WAS
formed the President has been extending such
favors to some members of it who have been
free coinage men that it i surmscd he may
hope t. gain their support But he cannot be
well acquainted with those Senators if he cx-
poets to hold them by the tie, OF gratitude for
past favors.
The silver question Is likely 10 take prccc-
dcnce Of any other when Congress assemblies,
for tho Republicans have every reason to de-
fend tho industries Of the country from in
furious legislation rs long as they can. and they
with the Democrats who want to take mp the
silver question at once will probably make a
large ma jority in both houses But when the
question has been once taken up, the Rcpub-
licans will feel it their duty t. do all that they
can - pre- serve sound currency and to main
tain the parity of gold and silver. \ minority
Of Democrats will he governed by the same
purpose, or influenced 10 that end by the PrcSi-
dent. Hence it il probable that. on the first
question that will como before Congress. the
President will have 10 depend on Republican
support in order to defeat his own party. II
would not be strange if seine interesting po-
litcal combinations should result.
Nearly all the Democrats who oppose free
coinage come from States which are deeply
interested, and have constituents who are deep
~ interested in maintaining Protection. Some
Of them, it is well known, are decidedly avcrSc
to tho radical changes demanded by the ma
| iOri,y Of Democrats. These Democrats will
pr baby lie unable to control the Finance Com
mittcc, and perhaps may not have power in
| either House to shape the tariff bill which may
be reported. But If they have to separate from
| the destructive majority of their party on the
| money question, it is at least conceivable that
they may also join the Republicans in resisting
extreme and dangerous changes of tho tariff.
| Thus it becomes more difficult, rs monetary
questions grow prominent, TO Judge what is
likely to come ont OF the first efforts for thirty
years of n Democratic President to guido a
Democratic Congress