Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-01

| the summer of 1892 that ought to have
| convinced his most ardent admirer that he
Is. not AL that perierrid fancy has painted
MN. The most popular thing that Mr.
Cleveland did during the campaign was to
refuse to so to the opening OF the Worlds
Fair while Mrs. Harrison lay iii aud The
PRESIDENT could not go. He did this against
Mr. Whitney's advice. The national com
miltee poured contributions into the
| cOHers OF the State committee and Whit
ney found when it was too late that
money intended TO help Mr.. Cleveland's
election had been expended to elect legs-
lators pledged to vote for Edward Murphy.
IT., US United States senator. This is the
astllte politician of the administration-
inc man who wears the decorations stolen
from Fairchild, the simple child in the
hands of ''Blue.eved Billy'h Sheehan.
:, Inc time was ripe for organization in
Decem Der, 1892, and in january, 1858. Mr..
Cleveland was President for the last time.
80 far as the people could win it, the con
tesI Tor tariff reform hat been won. He
az least could do nothing further in that
direction. He had the silver problem to
settle, but In the months of which speak
It's gravity and Immediate importance had
not been revealed. What talk there was Of
an extraordinary session of Congress was
due to the dcsirabili;y Of getting the WAYS
anu means committee organized as soon ms
possible Tor work on a tariff bill, Mr..
Cleveland was not only President. but he
was the head of the Democratic party. He
really believed in its principles, and that
tneir triumph was essential to the welfare
OF the country. He knew that under the
lead of the Hills, the Murphys, the Shee.
hans, and the Crokers these essential
principles not only could not win lasting
triumph, but were liable to defeat: that the
Democratic machine of New York was
more Hunnnrntta ,,Ft
than the Republican party.
lie should have taken the leadership of
his party. Those who fought for his
nomination and won confidently believe
that If he had he might have revolution.
ized the organization of his party, and
made 1t truly representative OF its prom
ises ana ot the principles which had tri-
urhPhed III ms election, But he did moth
ing OF the sort. He told Murphy and
Croker that the selection of the former
without consulting him was an outrage.
he knew, for he was consulted and adj
viSed with that the men who had made
the anti.snapper movement success we're
ready 10 make contest against Murphy.
lie was urged to take the lead and to make
an ISSUE, not IN his own behalf, but for his
principles Some of the men to whom he
owed most pointed out his duty to him, il
Is tair to him TO say that ut first he was
inclined to heed their cUunsels. He more
IMAM halt promised to drive the crew of
bosses out of politics. But here once
more the malign influence of Whitney
came in, and this time he was seconded BY
Secretary Lamont. There was a time when
Murphy might have been tyfen,ed Mr.
Cleveland asked Whitney to make n com.
test for the seat. He was told plainly that
lhe anti-snappers preferred Murphy, the
man who was frankly bad, 10 the man
VINO wore mask, the man who fought in
inc open, TO the man who drove the knife
between his brothers ribs from behind.
whitney declined the honor and the labor.
altnough am told, on authority whose
a,gnt 70 SPEAK would not be questioned by
any one, that even with the declination on
MS lips he intimatcd to Croker that he
would like to be the candidate Of the
machine instead of Murphy. When Mr..
Cleveland finally made his declaration Of
opposition to Murphy it was too late, and
whitney was right, perhaps in thinking
the publication blunder. A person OF
unusual activity must sometimes be right
The Murphy incident passed, Mr.. Cleve.
land became petulant and intoierant lie
ala not consult with his friends. lie
seemed to regard their advice with sus
piclon. He intimated on one occasion 10
several OF them that they were presun1ing
on the sacrifices they had made for him
and was bluntly told by one of them In
reply that they had made no sacrifice for
MN, but for the cause which thev had
supposed that he represented. When he
made up his cabinet there was further dis.
appointment, and when he declined to
make Mr.. Condert ambassador to France
the men who had sacrificed their political
prospects, and had entered into revolt
against the machine, realized that thev
mad accomplished nothing but the election
OF Grover Cleveland. The cause they had
at heart-the regeneration Of their partv
IN New YORK, the reorganization OF the |
party IN such way that it might repre. |
sent economic and administrative reform
its leader. 'O'''u
From the time that Mr.. Cleveland went
10 Washington until now he has been
engaged IN strengthening the machine In
TINS state Iammany and the State com |
nlttee are the only Organizations he has
recognized. lie made Mr.. Dayton post
master because he is Tammunv man.
ne mas appointed anti-snappers to office
nut be has not taken the advice OF anti.
snapper leaders. He has tried to conciliate
the machine on the ostensble theory that |
ne needed Hills and Murphys aid to re- |
peai the sherman act, as il any New York |
senator would dare DO otherwise. His
tone towards the men who made his nonli- |
hatloh possible has been peeyish and iuso-
lent: His old friends did not ask him ia |
use ms patronage to build up a MACHINE.
put 10 SHOW his sympathy with what was
pest N the party, and to make it clear that
he believed That his principles and not his
personality had won, that the principles
ne represented were enduring, that they
we're Tor the welfare of the republic and Of |
humanity, and that he wanted the lslltn-
ing bandits driven from the high places II |
the party, because the impure aldministra.
non OF the party affairs was inconsistent |
WIN us high purposes and professions,
Grover Cleveland f0iled TO understand
the greatness of his opportunity. liz has
placed himself in the control OF weak and |
lnslncere mel. He has turned his back |
upon the men whose work for reform
made him possible. lie has deliberately |
sat down with those who have made the |
democratic party Il by-word and reproach,
anu VINO remain his enemies. Ii il mad |
not been Tor Grover Cleveland's weakness
Maynard would not have been nominated
Murphy would not be a Senator, and the |
supreme Court would not be the sport of |
me New York machine. In my opinion
1t is Grover Cleveland who has made |
possible at this late day OF disappointed
nope such an article as that on 'Tbe |
Failure of the Democratic Partv.T If he |
were the leader he might be-. If he hnd |
followed the dictates OF his own better
Judgment, light would have long since
peen shining INTO our dark places.
New YORK, Feb, 9Th. DEMOCRAT