Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-17
MIR. CLEVELAND AND HIS PARTY.
A Feeling of Discomfort Among the Rank
and File of Democrats.

Feeling of Discomfort Among the Rank
and File of Democrats.
While the talk of making an open fight agains:
the nomination of Greaham for the cabinet has
about died out and democrats as a rule refuse
to discuss the cabinet situation publicly, there
is an intense feeling under the surface,
and some of the most conservative men in
both branches of Congress express the opinion
privately that there is going to be bitter an
tagonism between Mr. Cleveland and the rank
and file of the democrats in Congress after he
gets into the White House. A strange thing
about this is that great deal of this quiet talk
comes from men who have heretofore been
ranked as Cleveland men. There is TO doubt
that the steel has gone deep into them, and,
while they are trying to keep a straight face
and conceal their pain under an assumed in
difference. they feel a mortal wound.
MORRISON MEN DIsGusTED.
The Morrison men are very much disguised
at Morrisons getting turned down, and. while
few of them still cling to the hope that
Gresham may be credited to Indiana and Nor
rison vet be given place, most of them do not
entertain this hope for a minute and are very
bitter in their expressions privately. They do
not pretend to account for Mr.. Wizards indu-
ence with Mr.. Cleveland, but they cling to the
belief that it is on account of Wizards opposi-
ton to Morrison that he is not to go into the
cabinet. They say that the turning down of
Morrison and the appointment of Gresham is
going to play the mischief with the democratic
party In Illinois, and that it will be very hard
fight TO hold the advantage they gained at the
last election in that state. There is still
half-hearted fight being made to get old
time democrats in the places that are yet to be
filled in the cabinet, and the assertion is very
general that if Mr.. Cleveland wants to place
himself in touch with the democrats in
Congress he had better get some one in
the cabinet who will be recognized by
the old-time democrats and who will have some
influence with them. Carlisle's appointment is
very satisfactory to them, but he is only one
man. and they say that one swallow does not
make spring. This talk docs not appear
to be for the purpose of booming any particular
man or to force any one in PARTICULAR; but on
the contrary, there appears to be n growing in
difference whether Mr.. Cleveland tries to put
himself in touch with the rank of the party. 1t
is rather. cold statement of what they be-
lieye the situation to be and prediction Of the
consequences.
,AT VARIANCE WITH HIS PARTY.
The feeling is that if Mr. Cleveland is not
willing to place his reliance in the regular stall
wart democrats and to try to strengthen the
party and hold il together there is no reason
get closer to him. With this feeling-if other
cabinet selections announced do not relieve it
to some degree-there will be a very slim pros
pect of anv silver legislation which does not
agree with the popular view in Congress. The
assertion is made that ii men are to be
placed in positions to make recommendations
to Congress and try to influence legislation in
accordance with the views of the executive it
will be very much better to select men for such
service who are recognized as colleagues and
brothers by democrats of long service and will
have influence with them.
Whether this feeling is justified or whether it
will last not there is no doubt that it is very
general at this time. With some the express
sions may be intended merely as a threat
to compel Mr. Cleveland to make terms but
this motive cannot be honestly said to be the
most generally controlling. The statement is
made that Mr.. Cleveland is at variance with a
large section of his party on number of
points and that by putting to the front
men who are not recognized as the wheel
horses of the party he will make it
only the more difficult to bring the
about the attempt to secure the repeal of the
active in trying to secure the repeal
were unknown democrats and that members
listened in vain for any word from the men
from they have been in the habit Of getting ad-
vice in party affairs. II the game policy of
communicating through strangers is followed
after Mr.. Cleveland gets into the White House
it is predicted that the results will be the same
These men may be little too quick at jumping
to conclusions but there is evidence OF great
discomfort, disappointment and apprehension.