New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-07
THE WORK OF DEMOCRACY.
CONTRAST BETWEEN 1891 AND 1894
OPINIONS OF PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ON THE
PARTY's COMMISSIONING SAFETY IL
REPUBLICAN MEASURES

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Sir: In December, 1891. it was my pleasure to visit
your city on a business trip and account Of being
manager Of the Lincoln League of the Win District
of State and being or less actively engaged
In politics and having been for over ten years VICE
president OF National bank and actively engaged IN
manufacturing. interview that was had with me
December q. 1891 was published in your paper as
rejecting to some extent the views of a business
man Now. after years. I am requested TO give
expression what / think of the present sltua-
ton. which l cheerfully do.
During last month | visited Cincinnati Indianapo-
lis, Chicago. Detroit. Pttsburg and New-York hav-
ing been there nearly ten days. | made a special
effort interview the rich and the poor. the high
and the low, bankers. merchants. laboring men and
others. gathering nearly as | could their views
concerning the which have brought such dis
aster and wrought such havoc with the business in
teress of the country. and in this letter Will en-
deavor 10 give you the consensus OF their opinions
In December. 1891. l found In the city Of New-York
everybody full OF animation hope and good cheer.
Nearly three years OF Republican administration I'M
der Benjamin Harrison. during which time the Nc
Klnley law had been passed had given such an i'm
petus to business that upon every hand you could
find almost a universal expression that never was
there such prosperity. never such feeling Of con-
| fdence and guarantee that the industrial world
would not be disturbed by changes in the tariff.
At that time also benjamin Harrison making
his tour through the South and toward the Golden
Gate. and a meteor in It's flight leaves glow In
its pathway Mr.. Harrison In his rapid flight from
one city to another left such impression upon
the minds OF the people in his speeches-gens OF
such beautiful thought which commanded the adj
miratlon Of the South well a the North-that all,
Irrespective Of party. were satisfied that such man
hal been elected President lie AMI his abe Score
tary. the late James G. Blaine, compelled every ma
ton upon this globe pay the respect which
we deserve; and whether It was Germany in the
Tfaf.. T"rrvt md uffn
her boosted Strengthened and every COM
PEELED to pay homage to the greatest Nation on the
earth.
such was the picture then. What is It to-day?
Democracy is in the saddle; Cleveland and his wild
horses occupy the arena. and Coxey's army and
the rest OF us are the spectators Naturally. being
a Republican. look AZ Democracy from partisan
standpoint. ana what Nigh; Doe said concerning the
opposite party would be- discounted on account OF
coming from a partisan: bu, to get the very best
Wow 81 the condition OF the Democratic party TO-
day and OF the country quote from Cleveland him
self
In ,ctier inc,osing n check 10 the Hon. Chauncey
r Back. president OF the League Of Democratic
cubs. he pathciicaiiy ontreats him TO save our
party in this time OF iis power and responsibility
from the degradation ana disgrace Of failure %
redeem the pledges upon which our feilow-country-
men inirustcd with the control OF their Govern
ment" In the opinion OF Mr.. Cleveland. "the situa-
ton Is desperate and something must be done VI
a.. IS lost"
Take another wl,ness-Davld y. HI. Democratic
Senator from New-York. \ Washington dispatch
says: "Washngton April 9-Not since the most
exciting days OF the silver debate last flll has
there been such a crowd IN tho Senate was pres
ent to listen to Senator David y. Hn on the tarN
question and foreign relations. lie says our
foreign policy. especially that relating TO Hawaii
It must be admitted. has not met the expectation
Of the people \ sens. Of humiliation prevailed
when the project Of the restoration Of deposei
monarchy WAS unfoldcI by tho Administration. AMI
qualification ensued when It's abandonment or fall
IRE was reluctantly announced. Influenced largely
by n large public sentiment He censured Noor-
hoes and the Finance Committee denounced the
Wilson bill and the income tax. and paid his re-
spects 20 Secretary Gresham with refined cruelty
ne says: 1t ls 10 be regretted that the President
snould not have been able to ind IN his party
some safe and honored statesman 30 b. Secretary
OF State) IN whom Ne and his party could have
placed confidence" For this Senator Iilll has been
denounced by the democratic party Throughout,
the country. but singuary enough. on Aprl 10 As
scmllynan Answorth. Republican In the As
s,mbly OF the great State Of New York. introduced
a JOINT resolution extending 10 Senator I'm thanks
and comp.imcnting him upon his mastery aTraign-
meat u The present Administration which resolu-
ton was adopted 10y lbs votes In the affirmative TO
3 In the negative. nfty-two Democrats voting
with sevcniy-sx Republicans
democracy Senator Brice. the political freak OF
the nineteenth century. New Yorker representing
The great state % Ohio, and thoroughbred Demo
cTat. An Interview with him reads. when the
Houe. bill no longer the Wilson bll. came up TO
the Senate. three Senator'S Sc, themselves aside In
secrecy 70 formulate such measure as would suit
their adjoining localltles-Mr Mills. Of Texas Mr.
Jones Of Arkansas and Mr. Vest. of Missouri.
They consulted nobody. any body and dld a.
they pleased. They went OF by themselves. and
arranged To- put on the free list sugar coal. from
etc But they could not prevail without taking the
Louisiana Senators into account. There were but
forty-threc votes where foriy-four We're required
Another adjoining locality was incorporated with
Missouri. Arkansas and Texas. The active AMI YER
satle ana vigorous States. Ike Onto. New-Nork.
Pennsylvania New-Jersey. Michigan and the New
England States. were not allowed 10 say one word.
Will. Louisiana sugar AMI Vest Virginia coal
were taken aboard the private committees priz'
vessel They needed Faulkner and Camden. A.
this juncture / went to see the President and
called his attention to the narrow and local way
this subcommittee farming out n National
tarir. while great States like Pennsylvania. New
York. Ohio New-Jersey and Massachusetts were
entering their protest by unprecedented mnjorites.
exceeding thosc OF the war against the closing OF
the doors Of the Finance Committee 10 their en-
ployers and hands"
when WAS thls?"
at was near the last OF February"
What did the President say7'
"He was annoyed at the way things were being
done while he did not want TO interfere. He saw the
mistakes that were being made and the loss OF sup
port. President has not expressed his Views
about any bill. He will sign any revision OF the
tariff they pass. He ~ opposed to the income tax
80 you then went into the Finance Committees
Biuebeard chamber?'
II did | demanded caucus to consider the In
terests OF all sections. and then demanded that
the revision Of the tariff be upon lines OF consdera-
ton with the greater States Of the Union. Of which
New-York and Ohio were most representative. The
caucus was In the Marble Room Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday, from 10 o'clock each day to .
O'Clock"
Il hear that they tried TO jump upon you?"
IF there was anything OF that Kind 1t did not
avail | insisted that il coal received protection
iron ore must 80 with IT. They had always be-
longed together.