New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-21
4 DTSHONORED PARTY.

The report Of Admiral Walker covers the Ad-
ministration with disgrace rs respects It's foreign
policy. The condition Of American INDUSTRIES
exhibits It's disgrace as respects the tarn. Inc
daily shipments of gold to Europe and with
drawals from the Treasury show how is hhan-
cal policy has paralyzcd The public credit and
embarrassed trade The disclosures before the
Iexow Committee uncover the rottenness OF
Democratic city administration. In every direc-
ton the Democratic party covers itself with
shame wherever it is tried with responsibility
and power. II plays into the hand Of England,
and sacrifices American interests III he lacinr'
because Of pitiful mcanness and jealousy toward
President Harrison. Contemptiblc private sp'e
outwcghs. with this Democratic Administration.
every aspiration Of patriotism. And this most
humiliating disclosure comes just nj the time
when In every other department of responsible
ity the Democratic party is proving lis amazing
incapaciiy and unworhincs>.
The word amazing is not lightly used 1t Is
almost Incredible that "A body Of men. chosen
hv and representing wengh half the Ameri-
can people should be found 50 destitute "f
pafrioiic feeling, Indifferent 10 The welfare
Of American industries. 50 incapable In finances,
so ipsensihlc 10 the dishOnor OF prostitute gov
eminent in a great city. All these things must
he taken together If one is 10 comprehend how
marvellous Democratic performance Is 10 decent
Americans For these Democratic citizens are
not devoid Of honorable aims. nor destitute OF
intelligence and they do not want bad gov
eminent nor National dishonor Yet their votes
produce both. as seed produces stalk and flower
and fruit. No one supposes that the upright
and worthy men are all In one party. How u
IL that in the Democratic party men VINO az"
not upright nor worthy nor competent get 80
| completely and exclusively the control:
The root OF the whole matter lies in The fact
that the Democratic party has been for more
than thirty years. by its beliefs and traditions
aud passionate prcjudiccs hostile 10 all that Is
| most valuable and most progressive III
| American life. lis boys have grown up
with ideas and training which make Them
incapable Of representing genuin" Amer'-
canism It's students have wOrshippcd for
egn instead Of American theories. II,
managers. because forced in many Of III,
States 10 win by fraud and crime or not N ALL
have been trained for thirty years to the notion
| that any kind Of rascality for the sake Of the
| Democratic party must be tolerated as Il po
! litcal necessity. lis best statesmen have been
| trained In the certainty that any frank express
sion Of their purposes would beat them. Year
after year. now by device and trick and
then by another. this party has been trying Il
cheat the people into giving II II power which
| they never would have given had there been Ne
deception, no foul gerrymanderng and fraudu
lent elections no party fund raised by secret
! league with vice and crime Strictly. the party
| itself has been a conspiracy 10 defeat The best
| interests Of Americans by cheating.
The power has been all the time welded by
men of the South. who have the natural preju
dices OF defeated men. 1t is not strange tina
they feel lasting resentment against the finan
| ca measures which overthrow the Rebellion
| They forgive the Union soldier, but never tho
bondholder, the National banker the protected
manufacturer The hate Of unsatisfed vindic
| tiveness Is not strange. The strange thing y
that the people have ntrusted power to party
controlled by men so warped in mind and feel
ing. and so incapable Of genuine Americanism
| The men who have chosen such leadership. witt
all its ranking hostility TO the best interests OF
their own States and OF their country, will mo-
soon be able TO forgive themselves.