Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-28


Many people at this time will think Of
the memorable words Of Grover Cleve.
land, 1T is better to be right than TO
succeed Yes, far better, for success
gained by unfair means is always Of
doubtful value. While the country has
been suffering, owing TO the dilatoriness
Of the majority in the United States
Senate, and certain Of our Senators
have been filling their pockets by specu
lating in sugar and saying like Republic
can Quay and Democratic Mcpherson,
that It was nobody's business, the people
have been powerless to protect their
rights Yet there has been enc man firm
in his integrity and devoted to the tariff
reform principles Of his party-a man
that all the gold Of the sugar trust can
not buy; a man who loves his country
and the principles OF the Democratic
party above all else save honor and
integrity -that man is Grover Cleveland,
President Of the United States
The stand now taken by the President
on the tariff issue IL what might have
been expected OF man Of his broad views
and faith in the people Il is true be has
defied certain leaders OF his own party In
the United States Senate, men who have
been for weeks and months arranging a
tariff bill that would tread on nobody's
toes. Probably no political body a.
dignihed as this ever before spent so
much time in trying to see how not to
do it as has the United States Senate.
which, under the lead Of German.
has attempted to defeat the will Of the
people by passing reform tariff bill in
name which really possesses SO little
reform.
Il has been said before that the Presi-
dent would have something to say before
the people should be cheated out Of
tariff reform, by the Commanded Senate,
and the prediction has come to be fact
The House Of Representatives, under the
lead Of Mr.. Wilson, passed a conservative.
but thoroughly practical, tariff reform
bill, themeasures Of which we're approved
by the President. The Senate. after
wasting no end OF time hobnobbing with
sugar trust fellows and calculating how
best to FIJI their own pockets, compro
missed on measure which is no more
like the Wilson bill is than light is like
darkness II the House could have So
far forgotten its principles as to have
allowed that bill to become law, even
with few concessions what would have
been the result
The passage OF tariff bill such as the
Senate agreed to would have sounded the
death knell of the Democratic party, foi
1t would have shown to the people Of the
country that it was faithless to it, prin-
olpes, incompetent and devoid Of courage
This was the situation when our nobl,
President made the move which Ia.
spread such CONSERVATION among tn,
unfeithful Democrats Of the Senate. N.
wonder Senator German was mad; n,
wonder the Republican press throu CHOU
the country are jubilant over the biz
rupture in the ranks Of Democracy
These men, however, should get out o
the way before they halloo. It is al
axiom that the harder the fight the NOR
Democrats there are. They seem TO thriv
on Sighting.
Grover Cleveland is not in any sens
Of the word politician. He is states
man and he has the faculty Of knowing
right from wrong he is abo,e politica
trickery and is devoted to the countr
and to the people whom he honestly BIZ
lieves can be best served by the De
mocracY. He will not do wrong II b
knows It and he is far seeing aud usual
successful in every move he makel
Fresh from his triumph over anarchisl
and mob law in the West be now come
to the aid Of the people in this tart
battle. OF course he is defed-Gormai
like Debs dehes him, but the Presider
can bide his time. We have faith
Grover Cleveland and, whatever the r
suit, we believe, with him, that sit
better to be right than to succeed.