New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-02

..,s u.hoso corr,,ntion-tainted hand has been
imprinted upon all recent legislation ahec'ihS
it's interests" Nor Is It strange that our Demo
cratic ncighbor should be deeply moved by the
proofs Of the Sccretary's completely III au'islhs
and framing this section Of the BIZ OF sale 10
the trusts 1t has accepted aggressive warfare
upon the trusts rs a cardinal Democratic uoc-
trine ever since President Cleveland dcclalmeu
against them in his tariff message OF 1884, for
seven years it has paid more attention 10 iha'
issue than to any other question IN current poll
ties: and the Democratic party III PLATFORMS
and campaign speeches has perSlsteh'N loi-
lowed the same cue. The President hlmseII III
his second inaugural address condemned trusts
rs conspiracies against the interests OF the
pcoplc which should be restrained by fed'rai
powcr. "Thc World" was delighted with ms
signal for destructive WarfAr" on me hh'S
which IL had been following In season ana our
of season: but II speedily discovered tlat II WAS
10 be a campaign with Quaker guns Inc
president had manned his Cabinet with cor
marathon ATTORNEYS who could not be depended
unon for service against the trusts. The Al
torncy- { ;cncral before the Administration hah
bccn many weeks in power was denounced by
..rhc World" as a traitor TO Democratic prhh-
cnlcs. and now Secretary Carlisle Is charged
with "mutIlating the Tariff bill so as 10 give
the SMEAR Trust renewed license 10 ROB the
people"
Certainly Il Is through no merit Of the Cleve-
land Administration If anything IS left OF those
democratic policies to which the President mas
en- often and so cffusivcy consccrated hmseIi.
81 COMPLETELY has he abandoned the leadership
~ his marty that the Wilson tariff has been
i,,,.,
fine most rapacious trusts In the country with
ont n protest from him or from any member
Of his Cabinet. He may break silence AT the
last moment and rcpudac the German plli'
but he has not vet made himself heard Inc
oblcst Of the Southern tariff rcforncrS, Whoni
no had installed I'm the Treasury Department.
has lent his official position and his poI'ical au
,horlty 10 the Senatorial combination. when
has arranged the schedules so as 10 ehr'ch inv
redncrs and TO regulate the production and price
OF sugar Of all grades That seems 10 Se.''
the question that the Cleveland Administration
IS not standing up for what Is LETT OF Delio
cratic policy.
l. thcrc any one i'm Washington who Is stand
ing ND for It? Yes: there seems TO he NJ least
one distinguished Democrat who has not apah
doncd party principles Although THE Worh
does no, name him. Senator Hill occupies To-
dav a unique position on the Democratic SIDE
lie represents the principles which President
cleveland. Secretary Carlisle and the Gormah-
Socialist coalition have virtually renounccd
The President, compromised rs he IL by the
relations Of the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
the Senatorial auctonecrs who have sold out
their principles 10 the highest bidders among
the trusts. has abdicat~l the leadership OF MS
Marty and left Senator iii AZ liberty TO pro-
claim himself not merely rs a Democrat among
Socialists. but rs the only Democrat who mas
the courage of his convictions.