The sun., 1894-03-21

| iaerantiy shattered Persons hieh n n
councils Of the party WHISPERED insidiously 4
their ears promises o. . healthful change Il
| policy should victory come once more TO tn
| Democracy. II was represented to those VII,
| were deeply In earnest upon the subject Of OF
nee allotment that Mr.. Cleveland would not b
under such pressing obligations TO the Mug
wump contlnRent in his second term as he VA
during HE frst Besides. the craze for th'
Chinese method Of appointment had sbatet
poticeably. since no strenuous objections haC
been urged against the clean sweep made b
the Republican Administration. CONSEQUENT
~ II might be predicted that the second Demo
cratic Administration would be Democrat ID
fact ~ well ne In name. How are these prom.
ises fulfllled7 How IL Mr.. Cleveland rsdeemina q
the pledges made in his behalf and in his In.
terest1 By turning over to the most inveter.
ate MuRwump In the State the chief arsenal
Of patronage in New England.
Earnest and consistent Democrats who have
fought the fight and kept the faith during the
dark days OF defeat and disaster. have seen
their trusted leaders. veterans In the service.
thrust aside aud insulted By cabnl OF neo-
phytes. They have watched with shame and
humiliation the series Of political blunders,
amounting to crimes against Democracy.
which have marked the first year OF the pres
ent Administration. They have seen the prin-
ciples for which they fought. without hope OF
reward. tram pled IN the dust: they have seen
the pledges made By their party brok en- reck-
lessly and flagitousiy. They have witnessed
the perversion OF all that they hold sacred in
the Democratic creed. They have suffered
losses In labor and in business through the In
CON petence and Impotence Of the existing
Leadership. And now they are solemn told
By . newly chosen servant OF Grover Clevs-
land that they are disqualified to take sny
part in the conduct Of public AFFAIRS IL Il any
wonder that they are preparing to arise in re-
volt2 IL IL any wonder that predictions are
freely made By sono OF the closest observers
that Massachusetts will give Republican ma
jority Of 10000 next November and send
twelve Republicans to Congress7
Mr. Cleveland cannot plead Ignorance OF Mr..
Warrens purpose. He knew thoroughly the
character and the predictions OF that
gentleman before he appointed him. He was
made aware OF the fact that Mr. Warren rep
resented no appreciable section OF the Massa-
chusetts Democracy. He was told that at the
election OF last November. when the Adminis-
tration and its measures were seeking popular
endorsement, Mr.. Warren publicly refused to
vote for Democratic candidate for Represent
ative who had been regularly and fairly and
honestly nominated at Q party caucus in Ded-
cred for this act Of treason was that the candi-
date bore an Irish name and lacked the social
advantages possessed By the set In which the
new Collector moves. In the face OF all these
facts. Mr.. Cleveland made him Collector Of
Customs. and by doing so affrontsd every
loyal Democrat in the Commonwealth.
30 complete is the MuRwump dom ination Of
the party voice and the party ma
chinery that not . single newspaper
nor single Democratic leader has yet
protested. except in whispers. against the ap-
oointment OF Mr.. Warren or against his insult
ing proelamationa But those who are permit
ted to know the sentiment pervading the inner
circles are aware that movement has already
gained headway which will. before many
weeks break the grip Of this debasing infiu-
'nce. The party may suffer severe losses By
he operation: but in the end the effect will be |
'alutory. The virile. sturdy. honest and az
rressive Democracy OF Massachusetts, will as |
,ert its independenc