The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-30
HONESTLY LOOK AT HIM.

Is Grover Cleveland representative
American citizen: Has he the qualities
of head and heart suitable for the Office
which he holds? These are questions per-
tinent to the neutrality-suspicious. Im-
piled if not expressed by every voter in
the country. That something is wrong
in our economical affairs is so patent
that every man capable of reason seeks
to know the cause. 1t would be unfair
to attribute all our financial woes to the
policy of the government. 1t is futile
also to assume that perfect remedy
could be devised by congress or the ad-
ministration; but it is fact that the sit
uation might have been greatly i'm
proved by leaving undone much that
has been done. Does anybody doubt
that the silver mining interests Of the
west would have been as prosperous to-
day as they were twelve months ago,
but for the repeal Of the Sherman law?
Has its repeal brought about the univer-
sal prosperity in all parts of the country
predicted by the president and his sup
porters? Has the course mapped out at the
beginning of his term on the tariff any
thing to do with the idle industries of
the country: Was the distressed condi-
ton of the laboring classes not fully
apparent at the time he prepared his
last message to congress. and were his
recommendation not made in full view
of the fact that men, women and
children were hungry for bread in all
manufacturing districts: Had he the
kind and degree of sympathy for the
suffering poor necessary for one holding
the key to the situation? Laying aside
all partisan prejudices, it may be said
in truth, that his official conduct thus
far has been uniformly in the interest of
financial matters he starts in to demone-
tize silver and to increase the govern
ment debt by an issue of bonds. He has
succeeded in the one and will in the
other.
He is intent upon reducing wages and
the prices of manufactured goods to the
European basis. In this he will as surely
succeed. Are these the methods which
build up the material interests of this
country?
There is no escaping the fact that he is
not in sympathy with the plain people
the voters of the land. 1t is also fact
that his course has been dictated by the
bonanza kings of the country. the proof
of which is that we find him just as per-
sistent in his policy after seeing its
deadly consequences as in the beginning.
Passing such qualities as his
well known moral delinquencies
in former years, his lackl of
social standing with the better class
III his native city, the absence of good
works in a charitable way, his illiteracy,
his incompetency in diplomatic service
and his total want of sympathy with all
classes. the one rule of persistently
by position once taken, even
to the extent of universal ruin, forever
him for the office of presi-
dent. Though an American, he is un-
though favored with the pre-
of the highest office in the gift
of the people, he uses them to our detri-
ment. and though a creature and serv-
ant of the people he proves.to be an un-
relenting master.
If his official conduct serves to en-
tighten the people concerning the quail
ties suitable for chief executive, then
the experiment will not have BEEN with
out its uses.