The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18

Ans.snsa sr tSr D..~ cratic Party Tro-
tie Chos-u Fr~-taese.

| - OAne.u ErNHiMehNs
wAsHruoroS. Feb 1.-THE character and
extent OF the estranaem ent between sir. Cleve.
land and many leading Democrats 10 Congress.
and many more outside OF Congress Ia AZ yet
but little understood by the public.
The reasons for the estranzementa are "a Heal.
| and Il can only be cured by submission to NJ
| Cleveland on the part Of all Demo- Whom
| in the first days Of the present Administrati5n
he gave az areason for declining an invitation
| that he would have Congress on his hands"
| about that time. he betrayed the spirit that /.
a. natural to him as breathing. II lie the feel.
ing Of the herder when he conten1p plates the ac.
cession OF lot OF Texas steers. or other uurulv
animals. that will need his constant dsc-
plininR attentions.
Mr.. Cleyeland's idea as to Congress is thatis
IL body OF men over which II Ia his right to
dominate. there being ss q rule n constant
| necessity for the exercise Of such AUTHORITY
During the year which has since ELAPSED. tn.
imperiousness OF Mr.. Cleveland has increased
1t has been stimulated both by submission and
By what he calls characterization on the par,
OF Dem ocrats who. for various reasons have
bowed down or stood M before him.
He feels no gratitude toward those who
bow down. Toward those who stand nj,
his impsriousness becomes almost brutal
Exam pies Of this latter sort are narrated but
to a certain extent. kept from the public tits
not probable that In some instances at least
secrecy will be much longer observed.
The change from partisan support to open
hostility on the part OF an important writer in
Hdrpe,'s Weekly only signifies corresponding
sentiment and action on the part OF a consld.
cradle number OF Democrats In Congress; and
this change Indicates . corresponding change
all over the country. Democrats who have
forborne to speak out as long as they could,
hi a.
harmony IN the party. But the building up Of
a one-man govern ment has alarmed them. and
with thousands In every quarter they are pre-
pairing to act Senators aud Representatives
particularly the former are In receipt OF letters
from Democrats In every State asking what to
do with MIR. Cleveland at future State and lis
trict Conventions. Such poor success has
attended attempts to get mp" to him by
Democrats who have come to Washing
ton to study the situation. that the
idea OF doing anything In that line has
generally been abandoned. though a few
would be concillators still dream Of doing
something to bring Cleveland into harmony
with the party Lately Democrat Of conss.
auence came here with that view. After waiting
days for an opportunity. he left for homo with
out even obtaining an interview with this
autocrat OF tho White House." as he had
learned to call Mr.. Cleveland while he waited.
The autocrat knew OF the Democrats wish.
and systematically refused him.
1t has become a com mon thing for Mr.. Cleve-
land to cut up" Democrats whom he fapcies
he has some reason not to like them. and he
In always pleased to learn they understand
his disposition toward them. One OF this class
OF Democrats. on leaving Washington after a
soiourn OF several days. said: Il an satisfied
that. so far as Grover Cleveland can do II. the
Governme nt has become one OF personal DOM