New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21
LET HIM HAZE TIME.

The President is reminded by some Of his I'M
petuous followers in the Democratic press 'ha'
his inaction is costing the Government from
half n million 10 Il million dollars Il day. III IL
true that while he is battling with malaria AMI
Wondering over The tariff situation the whisk"y
dlstillprs are withdraw stock from bond so as
To- avoid additional revenue taxation: Du' jill
view of the magnitude Of the act OF self Stul'ln-
cation which he Is called upon To perform III
signing the Tariff bill. he ought 10 BE- allowed
Ms much time as possible In reconciling himself
with the situation now confronting him. III Is
not often in American history that politica
leader IS called upon TO reverse himself hs SUI
denly and completely rs President Cleveland
will he. colnpeleI 10 do. If he gns Tar1H Dill
which he condemned without qualification only
few weeks ago.
Hardly a letter or a speech which The Pres-
dent wrote or delivered in the canvass Of lo"2
can be reconcilcd with the measure which Con
grcss has sent 10 him. He opened that cam
paign in Providence by quoting the Eighth Com
mandmcnt against the Protection system ana
now he is called upon TO sign bill for The pro
lection Of monopolieS and trusts.
When the President accepted the nomination
he wrote these vigorous sentences: Every Gov
"ernmcnt concession TO camorous favorites IN
"yitrs corruptioIi in political affairs by encOur
"aylng the expenditure OF money 10 debauch
suffrage in support OF u policy directly FAVOR
cable f., private and selfish gain This III me
"end must strange patriotism aud weaken pop
..ular confidence in the rrciitude Of republican
constitutions Though the subject Of tariff l"gis
"lation involves a question Of markets. 1t also
Involves a question OF morals The President
IS now required TO sanction a concession 10 the
Sugar Trust which will enrich monopolis's at
the expense Of the people. He Is asked 10 do
this when the rciners have confessed that they
contributed locally TO the Democratic campaign
fund In Democratic States Ii is legislation FOR
private and selfish gain after suffrage has been
dcbauchcd Can IL be anything else than n
question Of moralsf
In the same letter Of acceptance President
Cleveland wrote: I'VE cannot with IMMUNITY
'pprmt Injustice 70 taint the spirit Of right ana
.'euujtv which Is the life OF our Republic. ANA
eve shall fail 10 reach our National destiny II
"crecd and seliishness lead the way" He Is
now forced either 10 sign or veto the tainted
Trust BILL which has been lobbi.d through Con-
yrcss under the most scandaOls circumstances.
which the Senate committee did not dar" 10 In
yesIigate Greed and seshness lead the way.
and the President is asked 10 repudiaie his prln-
cIlles and 10 follow In The wake Of legislative
corruption.
In his speech at the Madison Square Garden
Mr. Cleveland said: Turning our eyes to the
"plain people Of the land. See them bur
"dcnrd AS consumers with tariff system that
"unfustlv and rclentlessly demands from them
Gin the purchase Of the necessarics and comforts
"of life an amount scarcely met by the wages
"of hard and steady toll, while the exaeiions
thus wrung from them build up and Increase
.the fortunes Of those for whose benefit this
"nlustice is pcrpe,racd.' If he signs this bill
he will increase taxation OH one Of the cher
staples OF imported food. and at the same time
will Increase the fortunes VI the sugar monopo-
lists by exactons wring from the consumerS.
In the same address he exclaimed: 1--WE see
'the farmer listening TO Il deluslvc story that
fills his mind with visions Of advantage while
'hs pocket Is robbed by the seal,hy hand OF
high Protection" He Is now required 10 sign
a bill which deprives the farmers wool Of pro-
lection, while the iron ore and coal Of corpora
tons are excluded from foreign competition and
all the rapacious trusts are provided for He Is
asked to do this, when he has himself demanded
in indignant tones: How can face the pcO-
pile after indulgng in such outrageous dscrim-
''nations and violations OF principleST
The President ought not TO be hurried lie ia
entitled TO all the time he can get before brand
ing himself for pertdy aud dlshonor.