New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
UHi THEY IRE SAD.

Probably the epitaph Of this Congress. and 81
the first two years Of government 10y The Demo
cratic party Of the Democratic party ana for the
Democratic party can be written ~ well now as
Oh the iih of March When ship has lost every
mast and spar. every sail 10 propcl and the rud-
der 10 direct il. every beat 10y which the people
on board might be saved. and even the compass
which might tell them where to go II they could
90 ANYWHERE and lies Il watcrloggcd and help
less wreck in midoccan IL is al least safe 10
say that the wreck will not get very far away
overnight. Some appropriation bill may fail.
bun not If Democratic hands that are itching
for the money can help il. Some useful measure
may possibly pass. but not unless The crankinc>s
Of Congress suddenly and surprisingly abaicS.
Substantially the party has done already what
it will have done when its two years Of nm
checked rule are over
All know. Of course. that the shifting voters
who gave the Democratic party its plurality and
its power In 1892 sincerely desired better gov
eminent 1t sounds strangely now. and yet II
is the fact that they actually believed they
would get better government by clccins Demo-
Gratis They were enjoying good times. but
wanted better; had an honest Administration.
but wanted one CLEANER and more honest prog
TtSS UUIdltH'u III any 'li'l VI ''""'i''
but wanted greater progress. They voted for
change, and have had two years Of it. To say
that they have had enough is only to repeat
what their votes said three months ago.
They imagined these unhappy voters. that
pure purpose and faithful performance aud wise
understanding Of great public questions had in
some mysterious way driftcd into the exclusive
possession OF III" parry represented by Tam
many Hall in New-lork and kept alive by
fraudulent elections at the South II WAS
strange notion. They found. and II was their
first great dscnchan,mcnt, and the root Of many
sorrows that the great body Of Democratic
voters had not the slightest conception Of good
government a. these unhappy voters understand
il. but actually wanted the kind Of government
which Tammany Hall had produced in this city.
and which suppression Of free suffrage had pro
duced AZ the South. They wanted govern
ment for party and by party, and particularly
"A government for the especial benefit Of their
sections and classes. and had no more idea OF a
pure and impartial government for the beneh,
Of the whole people than any Tammany heller
has Of the teachings Of Thomas Jefferson.
SO these unhappy voters thought they were
going 10 rebukc the wild extravaganza Of a Bill
ion Congress and they elected Il Congress which
was more than Il Billion Congress- and appro-
priaicd more money than any other in the his
tory of the country They wanted 10 put down
m0Dopolcs and trusts and elected Congress
and President both more shamcfully generous
and indcccnty subscrvicn 10 trusts and monopo.
lies than any In past history. They wanted less
pariisanship In public office. and NJ the very
outset were taught by Mr.. Quincy that they
were TO have more ~ II. They wanted better
relations between employers and employed, and
speedily found that they had secured worse.
especially through q revenue law packed from