Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

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II Mr.. Cleveland can enjoy the pre-.
dlca,nent into which bis deposition
Of the Bland coinage bill has thrown
the democrats In Congress. he must be
a peculiarly constituted individual.
In their present decentralization. many
democratic are sayipg things which they
will regret when they have had time
for their cooler second thoughts, and
cool-headed republicans will wait to
see what the nature of those second
thoughts will be before counting upon
the utter disruption of the democratic
party. The democrats are not worse
divided upon the silver question than
they have been upon other National
questions. Every National platform
the party has had for many years has
been so constructed that 1t could be
interpreted to mean whatever was de-
sired by any of the numerous factions
of the party. When the democratic
party was out of power, it never had
any difficulty in uniting upon one
thing IAN attempt TO get into power.
And the chances are that they will
make a desperate attempt, notwith-
standing their differences of opinion,
to unite for the purpose of retaining
the power they have. Senator Brice
recently declared that he was demo-
'crat for the same reason he has red
hair--he can't help it. It's the same
with the average democrat.
The checklist American ever born
isn't in it with Mr. Theophilus Davies,
guardian of the young woman who
calls herself Princess Kainlani, heir TO
the Hawaiian throne. Mr.. Davies is
again in Washington, he says for the
purpose of demanding the intentions
OF the administration towards Hawaii.
1t will be remembered that he brought
his ward to Washington early
in the present administration and that
my means OF judicial "tatfy" from the
alleged Princess TO Mrs. G. he was en-
abled to get the ear of Mr.. Cleveland.
1t is generally believed that the mis-
representations of this man Davies
were largely responsible for the ridicu-
lous policy afterwards adopted towards
Hawaii by Mr.. Cleveland. After the
miserable failure of that policy aud
the modification it has caused the
administration. one would suppose
that Washington would be about the
last place that Davies would wish to
be, but here he is as big as life and as
tull of Misrepresentation as ever.
After much persistency, Davies sue.
seeded in getting short interview
with Secretary Gresham, but he has
not yet succeeded in getting beyond
the private secretary's Office at the
White House. Davies is not native
of Hawaii. but Is one of the English
men who have grown rich through the
ownership of sugar plantations there
and the manipulaticns of commercial
favors granted by the late royal gov
eminent, and has no shadow of a
right to recognition by this govern
ment.
Mr.. Cleveland has given the cuckoos
from the states which are to hold
democratic conventions this year
gigantic task. in demanding of them
that his administration shall be en-
dorsed by those conventions In some
of the states-Alabama and Missouri,
for instance-this will be somewhat
difficult, as the democratic Senators
from those states are openly opposed
to the administration and will use
their power to prevent the adoption
OF such resolution. In Missouri,
the administration men have already
decided to do what the Cleveland men
SO bitterly abused Senator Hill for
doing in New York in 1S92-hoid a
snap convention on May 18th. Re-
publicans feel a deep interest in this
fight. as they regard Missouri as right
fully belonging in the republican col
umn, anyway, and the split that may
result will help along the good cause.
Rumors to the effect that the demo
cratic breakup which is now threaten
ed will include the retirement of two
or more members of the Cabinet are
being discussed in inner democratic
circles with much freedom, but IL is
extremely doubtful whether any men,
Der of the Cabinet will willingly retire.
and il is not believed that Mr.. Cleve-
land has asked any of them to get out
he much prefers that they should
stay in for the present at least.