The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
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mirer.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Shr The two
houses OF Congress are in q chaos OF anarchy.
There 10 nothing that can be called an Admin
istrstion party. Nobody knows the President.
He does not seem to be acquainted with his
Cabinet even. Various causes are assign ed
for his Isolation but II exists whatever the
cause His silver legislation was secured BY
Republican aid. but the Popullsts desert tarifr
reform because an income tax is lot to be laid.
while Democrats from various sections finch
because they think they see threatened peril
to the interests OF their constituents. Yester-
day quorum Of Democrats was present, hut
q quorum OF votes could not be secured. One
Democrat threatened to bolt altogether. and
to bring In the Mills bill as substitute for
that in committee. The swirl has ludicrous
touches. 1t was no vote OF confidence In tho
President that caused Republicans to help
repeal the sherman act. sherman himself
fouted the Administration while doing so.
which looked like sin rebuking Satan with an
even bet rs TO which was sin and which satan.
What kind Of man is Grover Clevela is
honest man" Now, is.. You tell" II have
got 70 give him up" said q gentleman OF re.
m ent TO a friend on whom he called evening
s se,GrS Ss s Mh9 np TSs the re-
had entire sonndencs ii Grors s'c Cleveland tS
| thought him resolute. sincere discreet
Ant wise. SO high was my opinion OF him
that have , even r.trained from ar introduc:
might come OF II. but disallusion has como
and all regard for him ~ swert away No man
can tntelligently execute trust inteliGently
with those who have conilded the trust.
Cleveland appears to think otherwise. There
Is not the siEhtes; evidence that he pays any
heed whatever to the public Judgment. JET
ciple exactly opposite. Even Washington. be-
fore our Government was fairly under way.
people and, setting at naught his command
ing position and the reverence and respect
bestowed for hiB success declared he would
not stand for second term unless II was
untrammeled public desire. Jefferson and
jackson always based their acts upon the pub
lie will. ascertaired rs far as possible In ad-
did not lead. but followed as nearly "a he
could. the national bent. There appeared at
first a great deal Of evidence that Cleveland
he has cut entirely loose from II and does NOT
appear to care u rap for what the public think
Or want. There can he no crime greater than
that against our system. 1t not only con
foundation OF our structure. In presence OF
such rebuii 1t seems to me the. national spirit
must rise that the sense Of his political op.
ponents will for the time be put 10y and his
scheme OF self-rule chnstised. | do not care to
gossip about the cause OF his ignohle pride
II manifests itself but as an American to con.
template rather the frail tenure OF such a patri-
mony. When IL 10 ended his party will be
able to declare that he is the most com plete
architect OF ruin 1t has ever encountered" As
these were strong words. free from the yerbiage
o. common gossip and uttered without the
slightest trace OF preconceived maleyolence. |
thought would set them down for future ref
erence- NEgITY