The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-04
.w..rr. vs,.d. Even Anary."

A MuRwump. or IAN Independent" az
he signs himself discusses, In the last num-
Der Of the Forum magazine. the question
whether Mr.. CLEVELAND has made failure
during the first year OF his second Admin
istration; and he answers 1t In the affirm
alive. IF q national election we're to lie
held tomorrow" he says, :" no shrewd OBJ
server doubts that the Democrats would be
defeated In every Northern State. and per-
haps In more than one Southern State"
Under such circumstances, Mr.. CLEvR-
LAND. according to his MuRwump friend. is
weary and vexed." weary. vexed. even
angry" His disappointment and irritation
are so great that Il seems he has lately
"said to several Of HE friends that he made
q mistake in becoming President again"
What did Mr.. CLEVELAND mean by such
remark He did not become President.
He was made President by the will OF the
people. The triumph in the election was
the triumph Of the Democratic party. not
his personal victory: and IL q mistake was
made. IL was made by the people either In
putting the Democratic party In control at
Washington or In their selection OF Mr..
CLEVELAND az the representative Of Demo-
cratic principles in the White House. He
may have made mistake In accepting the
nomination, 80 far as concerns his personal
comfort and his individual reputation; but
shall President elected as q Democrat say
that the people made a mistake In voting
against Republican policy and in favor OF
Democratic policy?
As this Mugwump friend Of Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS says. when he was elected mo great
party In our whole history had ever had so
great q triumph under circumstances so
happy, nor q great task before 1t 80 clearly
laid out. 80 universally understood" Never
before had the policy and principles OF
party been laid down more squarely than
were those Of the Democratic party in the
Chicago platform. The way was smooth
for o President elected on platform 80
lucid and 30 precise. His course was laid
out for him unmistakably.
Therefore. II q mistake was made. 1t was
not made In Mr.. CLEvELAND's becoming
President again. but by the people in choos-
ing the wrong pilot to steer the Democratic
ship. It was made by him In refusing to
obey the sailing directions under which he
received his commission from the Demo-
cratic party.
1t Is his own fault then. that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND Is weary. vexed. even angry" so
that his old Mugwump admirers are ques-
tioning whether his Administration is not q
failure. II 1t be true that the people are now
ready to repudiate the Democratic party.
only 80 short time after intrusting 1t
with the Federal Government by majority
30 emphatic. 1t is because the President,
elected as q Democrat. has conducted his
Administration on q policy which ignores
and deHes the Democratic principles for
which the people voted. He has pursued q
policy OF his own making. which is at total
variance with the definitlvely formulated
pledge and policy OF the Democratic party.
He Is In trouble because he has insisted on
representing only himself. and this Ia not q
country which can be successfully governed
by one man. The people do the ruling here.
through political party; and II President
does not obey their will. they repudiate the
party which has made itself responsible for
him