The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-06
MONDAY, MARCH g, 1893.
The InnnxnrnI Address.

The Inaugural Address
The inaugural address of President
Cleveland is now before the people,
and before this time has been read and
commented UPON by the intelligence
OF the nation. There was considerable
anxiety on the part OF the people to
know what President Cleveland would
say upon the questions that divide
public opinion. The makeup of his
address Is characteristic OF the man
himself. His composition Is fuultless
and shows great care in It's prepara.
ton. He has evidently been more
considerate OF what not to say than
what to say. His language Is dlgni.
ned, but heavy and ponderous. 1t has
one excellent characteristic. If it con.
tains nothing to enkindle enthusiasm,
II certainly embraces nothing to offend.
Peopie Will read 1t, say it is we'll nut
together, its composition perfect, al.
together as good us could be expected
from President Cleveland, and thon it
Will soon be forgotten.
All through it is paraphrased with
the idea that Mr.. Cleveland has come
back to Washington with advanced
sentiments In regard to virtue and
goodness In this he Ia to be congrnt.
ulated. But this brings up no new
Ideas OF government, lays out no line
OF conduct, but simply suggests a
compromising tendency. When a new
administration comes into power peo-
pio naturally expect something from
The President beyond glittering gener.
alittes. He Is expected to give some
definite indication and outline OF the
policy which he pretonds to pursue.
Very little of this kind Of information
can be found in the Presidents inaug-
ural. There Is but one thing upon
which he has lis mind fully made up,
and that is determination to crush !,
silver legislation. In this he will be
apt to find that he las struck snag At
the commencement.
MIR. Cleveland may DO OF ono mind
and he may be right on the subject.
but the signs of the times indicate
that he has a Congress to deal with
that has very different turn Of mind,
MI. Cleveland, however in what he
mas to say about sound currency
falls to urge upon his own party the
necessity OF an immediate change
with the same persistency that he
urged 1t upon 1.-THE outgoing Republic
can administration, which indicates a
letting up OF his extreme views ana
letting himself down to nearer
level with the opinions Of his own
party. lie has nothing to say about
the calling OF an extra session of Con- |
grass, though he may call one at any
time he chooses. Ills not likely, how
ever, that he will go to this extreme pre-
ferring rather to let things slip along !
and take their own course until tho /
regular meeting of Congress next De.
cember. But, however yielding he is |
In regard to silver legislation, he is
more SO IN regard to the tariff ques-
ton.
de says great deal in regard to the .
tariff, and when it is all summed up
together he actually says nothing. /
he reminds the agents OF the govern.
ment that they are bound to carry I
out the principles of their promises I
made in the Chicago platform, and lie
tells them that by tile command of
their masters, they should devote
themselves urreinittingly to this ser.
vice. But he docs not tell them how I
they are to do 1t. The urgency with /
which the Chicago platform demanded I
the repeal Of the Republican tariff, /
which was declared to be fraud and I
unconstitutional does not chino In I
with MI. CloYellnd'a notion OF mo
ceeding very carefully upon this sub 1
ject. He says our mission is not pun
ishment but tie ree.ilfeatiua OF +
wrongs. ANY Republican President
could have very consistently said tie
same thing.
He says when we tear inside Tho HUI
slons and misconceptions which have
blinded our coantrynen to tlleil con.
dillon under vicious tariff laws we hut /
show them how far they have been led T
away from tho paths OF coateutfueEt +
and prosperity. Any Republican FIesi-
dent could consistently Lave said this I
much. Why did not Mr.. Cleveland /
propose some plan by which tAe evils /
he speaks Of could he riEAfcd- He +
nenma to Haya puFIfIfy bitt .ta,r,l I, In, &