New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-06

II Senator David p. Hi Is correct in the dag
nosis of the condition OF the country which ne
sent TO the Tammany celebration. and when
was read by the fu'voiced secretary MI john
u NcGoldr,ck. 10 an audience with dry eyes to
say nothing Of their throats. this blessed Kcpup-
lie 4. in an extremely bad way. For ne says III
the beginning Of his letter that III Is useless 10
Disguise the fact"and II must be an eA're'i'!
hard and uncompromsing fact II senator nm
c,pnot Disguise i,-'ihat the spirit OF patcrnal-
"ism and socialism Is unfortunately ABROAD i'll
"the land. demanding more hoerai 'onS'"'-
tlon OF the Federal Constitution thah our ia'h'r>
"werc ever willing TO sanction IL WOULD III
course be interesting 10 know speclhchiIy Whit
the more liberal construction demanded II. p"'
the fact that the spirit OF patcrnaiisni ana So
c,o,,s,n IL abroad is interesting In Itself, anu
,orhons alarming. He says also, In the same
sentence that this spirit Is INSISTING upon o"'o"s
"schcmcs Of taxation foreign to the genius OF
"our free institutions" referring thereDy' we
nrcs,lme. TO the income tax. when. having De'h
DISPOSED of by judicial decision, hardly he'n
alarm us now 1t is also proposing TO ignore or
bnl,ttle the reserved rights OF the States Du' lie
ncrlcc,s 10 tell what they are or how ignored or
hclittlcd This clause has certain an'eDeiiim
favor. suggesting that II may have been copied
from some Democratic manifesto In the early
,,,i.s when the reserved rights OF the States
were good deal in evidence. 1t docs not really
secm 70 us TO he 81 sufficient consequence to dis
,urh ,he festivities Of the Fourth Of July.
Tho shirt Of paiernalism and socialism is also,
ho soxs "seekInc the extension Of the functions
cor jurisdiction Of the Federal Judiciary by the
,ic, Of r.tt
.,ofore no, invoked violation Of the spirit. il
mot the letter. OF the Constitution ms Is II
little obscure but we prcsrnc 1t has reference
70 something which We Chs on the senator
mind whether the slant 81 II IS favorable or
hostile 10 the Cleveland Administration We are
unable 10 determine. II j. also 'per,ls''h'ly
",nsIsting upon special legislation for IN" bcncht
"of private interests and clipues rather than for
"the general welfare and for public purposes
This we take 10 be- n reference 10 The iarln giic'-
ton. II Is n little circu,ous. but has na'u-
raj and familiar sound. and i possibly
condensation Of several hundred resolutions ~
democratic conventions on that subject II Il
also "clamoring for fiat Of deprecated cur
"rency In the place II the sound money 81 ne
constitution" There's 10 m'staking The mean
ing OF that II Is a blow between III" eyes "' the
great majority Of the Democratic party IN the
South and West That seems 10 mean business.
II uhe spirit cfc) Is also urging the assuinp-
zion on the part Of the state OF the actual man
"agcmrnt of nearly all corporal" interests 81 A
"scm public character rather than their reason
"abl. control aud regulation 10y law. This
seems aimed az the Pcpulis allies %, ne Demo
cratic Marty. and Is reasonably clear. The spirit
rcfcrrcI 70 is also desiring 10 iniiic' upon H. me
..n,c,ment or arbitrary enforcement ~ UNJUST
"vexo,ious md Purtanlcal suinp'uary lAwS'
.,h,eh n..J,cssly interfere with the harmless
.h,h,,, and customs OF large portions Of our
",.onl." Ali. David. David, There you sinoie
,,,r oun Marty and your own faction ~ II be.
tween the eyes. They passed the laws which
vor CAV nc.dlcssly interfere with harmless
hohlt. And unless you meant 10 rcbuke your
own friends which. OF course. YOU did not on Il
fos,ol occaslon you should have left that mi'.
There were other evils ami dangers press
ing upon the mind of Senator lin. some Of them
connected with the growth OF the ARMY an"
Navy. 10 which he called the attention or me
Tammany cclcbranls. but these are enough 10
show that there was deep gloom at Noiicr'
noosi over the general outlook when this De
pressing statement Of what the spirit OF pater-
nolism and socialism. which Is now abroad Is
M 10. was compiled. II II were all true, III"
coun,ry would be In bad way. But The Fourth
Of July was a rainy day. and clouds hung over
uo,for,.s Roost. Let the Senator take heart.
The prospect grows brighter. A Republican
Congress will meet In December. In aniicipi-
ton Of II business has already revived, ana III"
spirit Of patcrnalism and socialism Is not nearly
so rampant as 1t was two years ago wh'n inc
whole country stood aghaSt over WHAT IL hnd
done In 1892. Cheer up, David! Things are not
really SO bad as they look TO be at Wolicrts
RoOst.