New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-04
ITO YEhR.N.

TWO YEARS.
Two years ago tho Democratic party took
control Of all departments Of the National "oV-
eminent II had captured the White House ana
both wings Of the Capitol For the first time III
tbirty-four wears Il had II in It's power TO gov
crn the country according 10 it's own unchecked
will And just that IT proposed 10 do. It's tone
was GRAND and lofty we are the people.
cried its spokcSmen. we ask no odds OF any
"body. We have arrived and we have come To
"stav.' Republicans were explicitly and en-
phatically told that tEcy must take back seats
Nothing was wanted from them but silence
"and-little OF that" They need offer no Sug
gcstions. even. II they did. they would not be-
needed The glorious old Democratic party. IN"
party Of jefferson. and Jackson. ana Cleveland
- snare the mark was I'm the saddle once more
and WAS going To- run things In It's own sweet
way. Houpla Clear the track
Tw, vcars ago. that was March {. 1S93. Eui
what a long long time it seems, the dr"ary space
between thai day and This, For many Things
have happrncd. and The condition that contr"h'N
us now j. far other than II was. March t. lN'''
But within three months Of that haicy"h an"
yocifcrous date The Democratic party was down
on its marrow bones. begging the dr>p'N'd he
nublican minority for Heavens SAX" 10 come
f,ryarl and helm II out Of It's awful scrapc
Th. worry snokaslucn who had been most cNuli-
ant and arrogant were now most tclrfulIy clam
orous in their appeals for aid. They called upon
the Republican party a whole, and upon ihoS"
leaders Of it whom they had most denounced
and insutcI implorrG them. for the sake 81 the
suffering country. in the name Of common
patriotism. to lift the ruling party out Of til" pit
If liz own digging into which II md fallen.
The Republicans were willing 10 do :" over
looking party differences as they would IN ease
of foreign war: for indeed. II calamity aN great
rs that had actually bcfacn the country Bu'
the Democratic majority was not even capable
Of allowing itself 10 be helped and saved Month
after month it wranGlcd and foundcr"d, sinking
dccpcr and deeper into the miro. while business
went 10 ruin and the whole Nation suffered as
il had not before In a generation
Partially rescued at last in spite Of itself, his
proud and pussaIt party next ossaycd the work
Of tariff reform. That was the thing Tor which
! II had been crying for many year. mat was
IT'S one great war cry it's chief stockin-trade us
very reason for existence And after weary
months Of haggling and jObbcry. what n mess
II made OF it. 1t formally rcpudated every al
Logged principlc 1t ever had 1t branded rs lie
the platform upon which II had come INTO
mower And II gave TO the Nation AT last, as the
consummatc product OF it's best thought, ma
turcst dellberation and ripcst craftsmanship, a
foul and formless thing which It's own chosen
/ leader declared 10 be an act OF "pcrhdy ana as
honor" Upon the third scene In ms tragic
travcstv the curtain has just fallen; in which
once more the Democratic majority abj"ctly
begged help from its foes, and succeeded III max
Ing for itself record OF british ignorance ana
criminal disregard Of the public veal for which
even its own annals can scarcely FURNISH Il
parallel.
These are but three great, salient features OF
domestic maadministratlOn. Abroad. the party,
or It's chief. at one point pursued course
that will forever be flttingly known as policy
Of infamy" At another point 1t was weak unto
abicct cowarlicc. At II third ii went out of us
way TO insult a friendly Power, and then hlSciy
surrendered its own wards To he lorttr'h I'D
death by savagcs. Against the weak II Dius-
tered; before the strong II cringcd Ana In al
most every quarter of the globe II s,udlolsly
contrvc1 10 cripple American trad" ana secure
the closing Of market doors against American
goods Between these leading situations, at
home and abroad, II kept up constant byplay
| of incapacty that would seem prcposterous w"r"
! II not criminal, ana would DC aHluNlnE were II
not dctestabc. only two years. But what
two wears for selfrespccting, country loving
! Americans TO look back upon.
Never did party assume more absolute
power. with a clearer field before II. than did
! the Democracy two years ago. Never was
party dismissed from public service in circum-
stances Of greater ignominy and deteSfalion
than Is the Democracy to-day. As for the
blame Of II. who shall tell where II Is 10 be
placed? The President charges II against the
Congress which he has had on his hands, and
"A large faction In that Congress charges II
against the pompous autocra who has strivcn
to cxalt his personal policy above the Constitu-
tion itself Al time. with certain pig
headed rghtncsr. the President has sought Re
publican aid IN checking the madness Of the
wild horses at the Capitol. AT another. the
least bad element Of the Democracy in Congress
i has looked 10 the same source FOR aid In thwart-
ing the White House policy Of infamy Pres
! ident and Cabinet. Senators and Represent
atives all are tarred with the same stick
great throng Of the latter now step down and