The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-02
THE REYCLSION or EEEzISG.
What the Country Now Thi.ks OF CIeve-
land and CieveInpdi.m.

land and CieveIapdi.m.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The travelling man OF
o Cincinnati firm which supplies the Govern
ment with an article OF which 1t makes great
use. and who passes from San Francisco to
Boston and also goes up and down In the inter-
mediate States. reports a great change in senti-
ment concerning Mr.. Cleveland. The idea once
SO prevalent that he was broad, level heade
man. has given place to quite the opposite
opinion. In this particular. he Gays. thore has
been n com plete revolution. so that seemingly
nothing can restore the old belief The Adj
n!nistration. he says has steadily lost standing
with the mass OF people. especially with BUSH
ness aud reading men. ever since the inaugu-
ration. Mr. Ceveland's coercion OF the Senate
ut the extra session. he adds. made n deep i'm
preston. and 1t has been all the m ore lasting
because experience has shown that his views
were entitled to nc especial con ideration: that
Instead OF being statesman. amin ated By true
patriotism, he was acting the part Of dicta-
tor with narrow views and selfish m otiyes
Mr. Cleveland's sharpest critics are his for
ner warm supporters; and the conviction Is
settled that while heretofore he has had the
benefit OF tho counsel OF better. ADLER. and
moro experienced men than'h n SELF he is now
acting regaIiless OF advice on his own hook.
Particularly Is this the belief in the West,
where people form conclusions regarding pub
lie men quickly and accurately. Publications
OF 1lr. Cleveland's interest IN business specu-
lations. says the travelling man. his growth In
wealth while In office. his disposition to select
for the best Of the Offices only those who have
been either his partners In business or men,
lsrs OF circles with extraordinary knowledge OF
speedy methods In money making. these and
kindred things hav. become fxedin the minds
OF mon who have sought for an explanation OF
his conduct and the changes In his rule OF
action during his second Adm inistration.
The consequence II that the people hare lost
confidence In Mr. Cleveland and generally
changed their notions OF him. All this. how
ever. is Independent OF his Hawaiian policy
and his recommendation OF the income tax
which, among business men especially. has de-
stroysd the last belief in his statesmanship by
the mass OF American citizens the policy re-
garding Hawaii is viewed as Infamous. and
that alone would sufflcs to destroy him with
the great body of the people. II has sent his
Administration to fathomless depths. On this
question there probably Ia no adequate coneep-
tIon OF the Administrations unpopularity.
But on nothing. he says. do business men
feel 30 deeply As the Wilson bill for which Mr.
Cleveland is held responsible. Its passage
would be a blow to tho Democratic party aud
business from which the former could never
recover and which the latter would long feel
He predicts. should the bill pass. its repeal
would at once become the issue at elections:
aud he predicts further that Congress
favorable to its repeal would be elected at the
first election, followed by the crushing defeat
OF the Democrats in 1876. The pendulum
would be bound b swing to the opposite ex-
treme to that OF 1892.
II remains to be said only that our travel
ling man" 10 and always has been a Demo
erat' and has taken an active part in the work
OF Democratic campaigns.