The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-31
MR.. CLEVELAND'S DEFENDERS
NOT NUMEROUS EITHER IN THE
SENATE OR the HOUSE

| bewocFnta congress AAto NaeuonN~AH
the Presidsprs III Health the Csuset
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o.-In his speech to-day
| UNFOLDING the action Of Secretary Carlisle In
| Offering bonds for sale. Senator Sherman, un-
| Willingly perhaps. gave voice to the thought
| that Is uppermost in the minds OF every one in
| Washington when he expressed his surprise
that no one had come forward TO defend tho
Administration in Its attempt to maintain the
| credit Of the Government This was a rebuko
| TO tho Demo oratio Senators which they not
| only deserved, but which they accept without
| complaint The remark might have been
made in the House Of Representatives and re-
celved with the same good feeling.
| Senator sherman knows what every one else
In Washington knows although he may not
| have had It In mind when he spoke. that the
| Cleveland Administration has no defenders In
| Congress or out Of IL. who are worth mention
| ing. II is an interesting and remarkable fact
| that not for a great many years. II ever has n
| President OF the United states found the IN en-
| bers OF his own party so dsloyal TO him.
| The Administrations lack OF apologists and
| defenders is not due alone to the fact that the
| Democrats in Congress do not agree with
| anything the Administration does. for there is
no doubt that on this very question Of the Sec
| Tetary's right to Issue bonds some Of the best
Democrats in tho Senate and House. lawyers
OF repute and ability. agree that the Secretary
has full power to issue bonds for tho sole pur-
pose OF m maintaining the gold reserve. but they
do not rise in their places to say 80. because
they are not in q mood to defend the Admins
tratlon In anything. right or wrong.
II Is. OF course. true that q majority Of the
Democrats In Congress are opposed to the Adj
ministration's policy on almost every great
question. but on the subject OF a bond issue.
for instance. the attitude OF the Administra-
tinn Ia radod nuita Uanaratlv to ha
Yet Republican Senator is compelled TO de-
fend II. and to rebuke the Democrats for not
doing so.
The truth Is that Presld snt Cleveland and
his Administration are so unpopular with the
Democratic party In Congress that 1t has
come to be like Haunting red flag in the face
o a bull to ask Democrat to say good word
for the Administration.
1t is hard to say Just when this feeling sprang
up or why 1t has grown so fast, but II is quite
apparent that its intensity and bitterness is
due in a very large measure to the indigna-
ton caused By the Presidents Hawaiian poll
icy. AS late as October last President Cleve-
land was able to exert his personal influence
with tho members OF his party and with one
blow give the death stroke to the compromise
! financial legislation that had been agreed
upon by the Democratic leaders in the
| Senate. He could not repeat that act
men who trembled then whom he cracked his
whip would caro- nothing for such q show Of
The disapprobation among the rank and file
| OF the party. as well as among its leaders at
| the Administrations course in the Hawaiian
ths q the
ocratic and unpopular tarih measure: and his
n lien e s,Sts s ars S1
and insultine the senators from that State
using the vacant Suprems Court Judgeship as
1 hna hAV IN
coSssss. into siaues and factions tSat ara
now pulling and hauling in various directions
point t upon which they all sSree being that the
| President and his Administration are respon-
in the party. Had the Presidents power over
| Democrats in Congress- been as potent last
| the House would not have dared or cared. per-
| haps to run counter TO his wishes in putting
this week to hit him another blow between the
| eyes by ignoring his appeals and voting 10
make the i9s S me tax proposition part OF tho
The Democrats In Congress have not been
In such an unhappy condition for many years
spite has been vented chiefly, upon the Tarifi
bill. which has been torn to tatters, and all the
tEatiOn eliminated. No wonder that Prof
Wilson Is sick OF his Job. and telling his
crowd he had to deal with. he Would never
| have undertaken it
Mr.. Hornblower, and Mr., Peckham who is stil
| more obnoxious to the New York Senators and
party in Congress almost as strongly as his
action in the Hawaiian case. The Judiciary
TebuEe OF the IdministratiOn. Tor its su-
prens Court noninatigPnSS, oi and this action
| OF the House putting on record re-
buke of the Admlpistratiop for proposing
sell bend: nt S ~. TIE RTEssSs to
| President had any .stanch friends among the
is true that many Senators and Represehtas
tivss disagree with the Majority. and hold that
under the Redemption act to issue bonds Tor
any purpose. stili the party disciplins would
eiary Committee from putting an oticial re.
buke on hle. But the members Of the senate
Admnistratloa Glow and they Get in one t al
most every day
Peckhsm, even the, Presidents personal and
| Intimate friends have gone back on him.
SfiesT and the Ioudest Voiced Of ali the i sens.
torial cuckoos; not only does not defend the
President Tor his insult to the Senate, but he
| take has been made. lie does not care whether
| the nomination Is CONFIRMED or not although
| is very significant when It is rem en- red that
there are only half dozen Administration
The members Of the Cabinet do not escape
party e,snsqre any more than the President
| and that they are under the Presidents con-
| troll the Democrats have very good reason to
| think, Secretary Gresham. OF course. is mis-
| trusted and generally Ispudiatsd by Demo-
| erats-hrst because he is a Republican and.
| second, because Of his unhappy diplomatic
| better with his party probably. than AnJ OF his
| Cabinet colleagues. although he IL eensuIsd
| ~ those who think he has exceeded
| his authority in his attempts to main
| tain specie payments; but Mr.. Carlisle
| Is q Democrat aud that quality covers null
| ttuds OF sins. lie does not believe Ia the civil
service humbug. and he Is turning out the Re-
| publlcans and putting democrats in their
| places lust as fast as he can. Hoks smith seems
| to have attracted no attention except TO get the
psmoeSTia1s PART Ss0rgla Sy ne ears anu
| ofthe Administration party. Attorney General
| Olney has done, nothing whatever as
| into once. and Secretary Lamont is
| still as OF old Mr., Cleyeland's political
| enemies OF nearly all Of the Democrats who
1 had business with him because OF his rather
| peculiar course Of ignoring Congressional adj
| yyioss6d condnctino tha Post 1ifira DansTt