The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-03
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IT'S quite evident that great majority Of
the Deople. Including great many Dem ocrats
are dissatisfied with the party in power. The
business depression and the large number Of
persons out OF employment explain this to n
| limited extent. but not wholly for It will be
noticed that the anti Democratic majUrities
continue 10 grow larger. showing that the
popular feeling against the party in power IL
growing stronger The party declared for
tarin reform. and the people voted for 10 in
| November. 1892 and had a straight out Demo
| cratic revenue reform bill been presented
| when Congress- met It would have been passed
long since. and the party would have been
| stronger because OF Il; but on the contrary. II
is weaker and for the following reasons:
]. Because the Wilson bill is not thoroughly
Democratic or In accord with tho principles
| and platform Of the party.
=. Because It has instead adopted the wild
Populist errors. now prevalent in some por-
lions ~ the South and West but which arc
offensive to n Rrent majority OF the people.
3. Because Of the income tax. which has
been stuck into the bill. and which IL offensive
and Injurious to the Fast.
4. Because Of the dissensions created in the
party ranks Ivy those unwise measures the
East being opposed to tho income tax, Iouisl-
ana because nf tho threatened destruction OF
OF other provisions in the bill. which will cause
them great deal OF harm. which are not at
all necessary. and which could be left out Of
tho I'LL to advantage.
8. The people arc disgustod with the division
In the Democratic ranks. caused by some Of
the sections In the Wilson bill They find
PARTY which thoy voted into rover which they
gave control OF every branch OF the Govern.
ment. and the largest jority in Congress for
r,an 49, i..
and fighting. and divided over the Wilson bill
and unable to legisate.
Had the Democratic majority gone about
tariff reform as IL promised to do ia strict ac-
cordancs with presidents and with the prom
ises which the party made The people through
its platform, had II s.eered clear OF the income
tax and other Populist measures. and pre-
senteJ n bill which oil Democrats could favor.
IL would not have found itself in the condit on
In which 1t is to-day. 1t Ia not too late to rem
edy the mistakes II the Democratic Senators
will have the courage to do what the mem bers
OF the House have hesitsted at and II they ap.
prociate the loud warnings of discomfort from
New York. Pennsylvania. and. indeed. from
every part OF the Union where the people have
had q chance to express their opinions.
Irrn the H,he-Har.s T,,rios L,aJ..
The conviction that there Is one phase OF
Jacksonian Dem ocracy which the present head
OF the Government IS quite slow to give em-
phatic endorsement is forced when one takes
into consideration tho fact that there are two
thousand Presidential Post ONCE vacan cies in
the United States. and that there have been
forty vacancies since last December in Penn
sylvanin.
In view OF this showing IL Is high time that
tho Democratic Administr alton should get to
work and Ill these vacancies. The Congress-
men OF the different districts are being CEN
sured. and fault 10 found with Postmaster
General Bissel for his slow movements in the
matter. and 1t can hardly be expected that II
things arc permitted to 20 on at such loose
ends-the claims OF good. faithful party work
ere being Ignored and such spoils as there arc
being allowed to 20 to the other party-if this
be tho policy OF tho Adm inistratiun It cannot
hope long to retain Its hold upon the people
There has been entirely too much dilly dali
lying. II 10 time that the Democrats should |
be permitted to enjoy ths legitimate fruits OF
the victory which they 40 Gloriously achieved |
when they gave the country soidly Demo- |
cratic national Administration.
Irom h- P,.,.b4rg Iider Apru.
No President. IL appears to US. who had the |
real good OF the party at stake would have |
been willing - bring about such condition
in his party as that which has existed Of late |
In the Senate-unless he felt himself superior |
to his party. and regarded his personal feel |
ings OF more importance than the soldlry OF
the party and the harmony which Is so neces- |
sary TO success In the future.
From ne HiMs. Bar. Lahy Ers- D,n',r.
Democrats have no heart to go to the polls |
and vote the party ticket when the Federal |
Offices are still filled with Republicans a year |
after Democratic Administration took pos
session Of the Government. There must be a |
change at Washington.
ErOrr tLs ". Pda Dadv Go-
Cleveland 10 reported to be Indignant at the |
newspaper correspondents who have circu-
lated reports that he was suffering from a
serious ailment. and says he was never better
in his life. But II he is strong and healthy