Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-28

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land has not the elements of leader
ship, and If he had started in with the
avowed purpose OF doing all he could
during his term to wreck the Demo
cratic party he could not have been
more successful. There never was
any danger of Democratic defeat in
1892 after the National Convention re-
fused to adopt the Whitney straddle on
the tariff, which was said to have the
approval of Mr.. Cleveland, and adopt
ed the Neal substitute declaring that
protection for projections sake was
unconstitutional and fraud. The
greatest cause of dissatisfaction in the
Democratic party is due to the delay
in enacting tariff legislation In accord
ance with the Chicago declaration,
and Mr.. Cleveland, more than anyone
else, is responsible for the delay and
and possible failure Of tariff legislation.
democrats all over the country ex-
pected, and had the right to expect,
early action on the tariff, aud the de-
mand went up all over the country for
an extra session of Congress in April,
after the Inauguration. to pass a tariff
reform bill. But in answer to this Mr..
Cleveland said he did not want Con-
gress on his hands and refused to call
it in session. The Democrats were
much disappointed and began to dis
trust Mr.. Cleveland when he appointed
Gresham to the Cabinet, and when he
refused to call an early session of Con-
gress to enact tariff legislation they
began to regret that the party had Mr..
Cleveland on its hands.
s.But, ignoring the demands of the
party fo- early and favorable tariff
legislation, he called Congress in ses-
sion in August last to deal with the
financial situation. By threats ard
the promise OF patronage he forced
through the House the unconditional
repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law in little less than
three weeks. Everyone is familiar
with the long-drawn-out fight in the
Senate after the bill left the House.
Instead of at once recommending to
at once take up tariff legislation while
the Senate was dealing with the Sher-
man law repeal, the President and his
satellites in the House pursued poll
cy of delay on tariff as we'll as other
general legislation. even going SO far
as to resist taking up the repeal OF the
odious Republican Federal election
laws and insisting that the House
should do nothing and adjourn every
three days, awaiting the action OF the
Senate.
when the Senate, in the latter part
of October, passed the Voorhees, substi-
tute repeating the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman law, which was to bring
instant relief and prosperity, but did
not, we witnessed another delay to tar
if reform, when the friends OF the
forced an adjournment
of Congress to the regular session in
Had the administration
put forth half the effort in behalf OF
tariff reform it has to defeat bimetal-
ism and bring about a single gold
We would have had tariff
measure enacted into law months
ago. The Democratic party has with
stood many rebuffs and has carried
many heavy load, but it cannot car
~ Cleveland and win this fall in Illi-
nois.
..As to what action the convention
will take towards endorsing Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration I cannot say.
The State Convention will be compos-
ed mostly OF politicians schooled in the
OF managing conventions. but
II the question of indorsing Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration were left to the
rank and file of the Democratic voters
Of Illinois the majority would be ten
to one against Endorsement.
La urlppe.