The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-06
DRAWN By A DEMOCRAT.
A Slap Dash Portrait OF Cleveland and
the New York Democracy.

n slap Dash fortrnft OF Cleveland ana
the New York Democracy.
Washington Dispatch to Chicago Times DENY.
If there is o case OF political itch on
earth it is the New York Democracy. If
there is dose of castor oil in the pharmacy
of politics it Is the New York Democracy.
If there is yellow dog of party, to snarI
and bite at the heels of political decency
il is the New York Democracy. If there is
a party hog to grunt and squeal and. nav
ing gorged the swill. to then attempt to go
to sleep in the trough, ii is the New York
Democracy. Ii there Is a polecat in poll
ties II is the New York Democracy. For
thirty wears the New 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. Cleveland
was made president; is president. And
Democracy would have been better off il a
milestone had been fastened about Ter
neck and she had been cast into the mid
die of the sea to soak for four years.
Cleveland is the double-dis,ilied extract
of disaster. New York in the White House
is more of a party curse, greater Demo
cratic disgrace than New Y FORK in the house
of representatives. Cleveland by nature is
incapable of the presidency or OF anything
broad for party or for pubic. In altitude
he doesn't stand two feet above the level
of the political sea. A great party honored
him with It's nomination and a great people
elected him 10 their chief magistracy. In
less than nine months he had sold the
people TO the Shyiocks, disgraeed and all
but broken the party, ami brought the
name of America into derision and disre-
pute in every quarter of the world.
What is he engaged about right now
lie is attempting 10 use the supreme
ha fch fri a.
erected. 10 aid him in = contest with Hul
"A contest which neither In conduct nor
cause comes 10 the dignity of canine
chance medley. Cleveland picks up a
Peckham end hurts him at the supreme
court TO iniare Hill lie oasis rotten
egg at the ermine of the Judiciary with the
purpose of having IL feht his battles in a
yolley of vile smells in the political nos
| trils of a personal enemy. Such Is Cleve-
land. Ii the Democracy could come and
| be neighhor 10 this president CT ours Tor
/ half year the world and the party would
| be no longer troubled with him. Never n
/ week Is allowed to iluuer from Its perch
| in the future 20 Its perch in the past with
! out farnishins some evidence of the mea-
ger s. Vi within him.
But Cleveland is as fine and TAT an ex-
| preston of New York in politics, as good
= sample apple from that very bad. bad
1 barrel OF political pippins, as one might
| wish 10 see. W hen he - gu. OF Office mar
him. Mark him as he stands with bare
| head anu cap oatsEretchei for the aims o.
| positics-the most seduioGs aud laslstent
eesgar of taern all. lie has begged. and
| begged. and begged for Office all his life
| With an appetite coarse and without deli
| eacy, he would gulp anything. Jail or
! White House, hsngman or president, all
vas iish ehieh came 10 the Cleveland net.
/ Aad hsiably and on Bonded knee he would
/ crave these places. Mark how two years
ago he vas writing letters, throwing them
| OF az tue rate OF a hocS dav. Posting
taeaa hither and yon to Democrats Re
! pueslcans, men. school chiiden and old
maids. oae has witnessed the parallel OF
ta4s letter writing zeal when one noted
some PIG, net otherwise engaged. going
/ about IN anxious collection of every
/ chance blow sisp OF hay and straw. and
! gTanIsng after In the comfort OF his bed
! At ais fossuae