The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-08

Nero fiddling while Rome burned,
IL reproduced In President Cleveland's
course since be was inaugurated. A
Democratic Congress has been in pow
er some three months, and q Demo-
cratic President the same time. What
has been the resultsa Imports incrsas-
ing and gold Decreasing. and the coun-
try 10 trembling on the verge OF finan-
clal panic. Only the great resources
OF the nation. and the start 1t has un-
der the era OF protection prevents q
financial revolution that has been pend
ing ever since Cleveland's advent to
power. He and his Congress might -
well have been In the moon ss In
Washington. as these danger signals
have not stirred them to any decisive
action.
Tho tariff and the currency remain
a. they wero under Republican rule.
On the tariff perilous changes are fore
Swallowed, and on the currency, Demo.
cratic factions are at swords points
Cleveland 10 Republican in finances,
but his party Is against him. 1t Is a
question OF which will yield In the
eDd-C Cleveland or his party. II Gle ve-
land does not 60 to his party there
will be q great breaking up OF the
party. The Indications are that he
thinks more Of his party than Of the
country and he IL gradually following
the lead Of Carlise and Senator Vest.
to the unlimited silver coinage wing
that compores two-thirds OF his party.
Cleveland iiddles while the country
quivers under uncertainties.
Meanwhile imports Of foreign mer,
chandize grow and gold goes out. The
imports Of gold since April 22nd has
been over Ole. 100000. In addition to
all this the manufacturers Of the
country have but little to hope for.
Mills are shutting down. others are re.
ducing their outputs. in nearly al
wages are being reduced and there ia
no telling where all this ID to stop at.
There Is nothing encouraging In the
situation. Even with all this down
ward tendency the Tariff Reform Clut
Committee have scheme to make bad
worse. 1t proposes an increase In oui
imports which will increase the reve-
nue. over Sl34. 100000.
IT takes no prophets eye to foretell
what that means. 1t will simply take
the place OF that amount of manufact.
ured goods In this country. In this
Cleveland is In hearty accord. A free
trader he ID with the great majority o!
his party. And yet he has not thu
courage OF his convictions to call al
extra session Of his Congress. to 10
the country know what may be expect
ed. Such change in the tariff h,
knows would be disastrous to Demo
cratic prospects for the next election
In 1894. He wants free.trade but he
does not want to lead his party to de
feat, and 30 he keeps on tiddllng as
compromise.
The whole thing Is plot agsins
the nations safety and honor, In tbs
interests of importers and foreigr
manufacturers, who furnished money
to help to elect Cleveland. The who'll
situation is an object lesson illus
tratlng partisan Democracy and Ere,
trade. From the days when the imbe
eility Of Buchanan plunged the cour
try into terribls civil war, to thes
days when On imbecile Congress. with
out convictions .and ruled by eAped
epcy has taken no preca tons, an
has put OFF the evil day, which
breads to meet, when 1t must ASA
our home industries and smite homes
labor sore blows. 1t has built U
nothing.
Party Democracy allied to free trad
has been destructive. never in nn
sense constructive. What do worl
ihgmcn think OF the situation. Al
they satisfied to join with Clevelan
in his merry dance while the indu
tries OF the country are threatened an
their interests directly assailed. Tha
Is for them to answer.