The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-30
DRAWN M 4 DEMOCRAT.


a slap Dash Portrait Of Cleveland an,
the New York Democracy.
Washington Despatch to Chicago Times
II there IL case Of political itch OF
earth It 10 the New York Democracy
III there Ia doss of castor oil In thf
pharmacy OF politics IL Is the New
York Democracy. II there Is yellow
dog in the party. to snari and bite al
the heels OF political decency, 1t 10 the
New York Democracy. III there Is o
party hog to Krunt and squeal aud,
having gor2ed the swill. then attem nj
to 20 TO sleep In the trough. 1t Is tn,
New York Democracy. II there Is b
polecat In politics 1t la the New York
Democracy. For thirty years the Nav
York Democracy has furnished the
party candidate for the Presidency
| For thirty years the party has been
regularly beaten except In the two
cases OF President Cleveland. Cleve
land was made President; 10 President
| And Democracy would have been bet
ter of II a milestone had been fasten
ed about her neck and she had been
cast into the mldulo oil the sea to soak
for four years.
Cleveland is the double.distilled ex
tract of disaster. New York In the
| White House lie more of party curse
q greater Democratic Disgrace, than
! New York In the House of Represen
tatlves. Cleveland by nature Is In
capable Of the Presidency or of any
thing broad for tho party or for pub
lie. In altitude lie doesn't stand Two
feet above the level OF the political
| sea. A great party honored him with
! its nomination and great people
| n it,,t IA, In LET,
In less than nine months he had sold
the people to the shyloeks, disgraced
and all but broken the party. and
brought the name Of America into de-
rision and dlsrepute In every quarter
OF the world.
What Is he engaged about right
now He is attempting to use the
Supreme Bench. the highest tribunal
OF justice ever erected, to aid Lin In q
contest with Hill.-a contest which
noithar In conduct nor cause
comes to the dignity of canine
chance medley. Cleveland picks up n
Peckhatn and hurls him at the SUI
preme Court to injure Hill. He casts
rotten egg at the ermine of tho ju.
dicary. with the purpose OF having IL
fight its battles In a volley of vile
smells In the political nostrils OF a
personal enemy. Such is Cleveland.
Ii the Demo could come and be
neighborS to this President of ours
for half year, the world and the par.
ty would be no longer troubled with
him. Never a week ID allowed to llut.
ter from lite perch in the future to its
perch In the past, without furnishing
some evidence OF the lneagre soul
within him.
But Cleveland is as flne and fat an
expression OF New York III politics, ns
good a sample apple from that very
bad, bad barrel of political pippins q {
one might wish to see. When he Is
out OF Office mark him. Mark him as
he stands with bare head anu cap out
stretched for the aims OF politics
tie most sedulous and insis,ent beg :.
gar of them all, He has begged, and
begged. and begged for Office all his
lie. With an appetite coarse and
without dellcacy. he would Rulp any.
thing. Jail or White House, hangmaiI
or President. all was fish which came
to the Cleveland net. And humbly
and on hended knee he would crave
these places. Mark how two years
ago he was writing letters. throwing
them OFF at the rate OF flock day.
Posting them hither and yon to
Democrats, Republicans. men, school
children, and old maids. One has
witnessed the parallel of letter writ
Ing zeal when one noted some pig. moi
otherwise engaged, going about in
anyiou6 collection of every chance
blow wisp of hay and straw, and
grunting after in the comfort of his
bed and at his fortune.