Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-05
THURSDAY. ...... APRIL D, 1871
President Cleveland.

According to an anonymous article III
the Forum for March. known however
IN he from the pen OF a man VINO CIaiii'
IN have been a steadfast supporter OF
Mr. cleveland. the President has proved
himself TO be a theorist rather thah
rqastical statesman. The writer h'uS-
trates his contention by hheiiihb MI
cleveland TO a leader who has the ao'hS
% assemble an immense army, but wheh
he has done this finds himself unequa'
70 the situation and incapable OF leaaihs
his forces into successful battle. we sup
nos, that Mr.. Cleveland is by the writer
we are speaking Of regarded as d SUI
Of Peter the Hermit. only ne mas ho'
that famous crusaders great admihistrd-
tive talent. or, If this be a better word'
that crusaders military abilities In
word. as Mr.. Cleveland Is ciN''i""
rather than Il military genius. ne Is MOI
ab,e IN avail himself Of the armies whlch
his own talents have called into the Heiu'
The writer for the Forum comedies or
narhans we should say claims, that no
man of the present generation mas peeh
able TO move 10 the ucb'N"
Cleveland has the minds Of the Ame'i-
can people. through his power TO se'%e
upon a great truth and so present II do
"a compel attention and insure conViction'
Itere the writer evidently has In nina
tho celebrated Campaign OF education
,,,1 that s,nr7,Iar annual message OF Mr..
Cleyeland's in which he subordinatea All
other questions 10 that of tariif reform
The present deplorable condition of the
Democratic party is thus laid 70 the
charge Of Mr.. Cleveland. He ala not
know what TO do with his army after
he had assembled IT, "The right moment
10 begin the march which would nave
led TO easy victory was not seized upon
and consequently the honest insplFa'io"
and fine enthusiasm which secured the
Democratic victory Of 1892 have been par
tally dissipated by dissensions within
the Democratic party"
we give these as the views OF north
ern Democratic leader, for such evidently
the writer for the Forum is. But we
must say that in overlooking the silver
question and attaching too much import
ance to tariff reform, he has left out OF
his calculation an element which, whe'her
IL did so or not, was abundantly able OF
itself to have reduced the Democratic
party to its present condition. In woru'
Mr.. Cleveland, though he could not 90
o.berusse than he did In vetoing the seig-
,,ior,re bill. was nevertheless the victim
% circumstances which he could not con-
troll Without intending TO do so. he has
divided the Democratic party into TWO
hostile camps on the silver question: lie
has. too, made some unfortunate appoint
uauts TO office-notably, that OF the
negro. c. II. j. Taylor. to be Recorder
~ Deeds for the District of Columbia.
This appointment ought never to have
been thought Of. and was made we sur
mise. by the President himself without
the consent or approval of his Cabinet
I, goes 10 prove that there is some truth
IN the Forum article for it certainly was
n blunder for Mr. Cleveland to select for
one of his officers such man as the
negro, Taylor.
But isn't 1t possible that the President
may yet come out triumphant over all
his foes? Well, IL he and Congress shall
give to the country before the end of
summer such a reformed tariff as is now
needed to set the wheels Of commerce in
motion. and shall also have the good for
tune to assemble another and a success
full international bimetallic conference.
then the situation may be changed long
enough before the November elections
TO enable the Democrats to secure
Democratic majority in the next House
OF Representatives. But all these hopes
will be blasted If tariff reform shall be
defeated by the friends Of the seigniorage
bill, and the two Democratic factions
fail to agree upon the legislation which
the country needs, and must have before
business can settle down into its wonted
channels and the sun OF prosperity rise
once more upon happy land.