The Globe-republican., 1895-05-24
A MAMMOTH FAILURE.
CieveiAno' che Idol Of tho Calamity>Cf>
AttnG Cuck00S.

Cleveland the Idol Of the Calamity-Cre-
ating Cuck0os.
One OF the most extraordinary mani.
festations of the time is the cool as
sumption of the advocates of the ma
tional administration that no matter
what injury the public service has suf-
fered since March 4, 1898. Mr. Cleve-
land is to be held blameless. He al
ways has been right. If his advice had
been followed the country would have
prospered and the democracy to-day
would be stronger than ever This Is
what his friends say to-day.
There is plenty of evidence that this
contention is the result of a clear un-
derstanding having been reached by
the presidents friends. This was indi-
Gated by the unanimity of the senti-
ment expressed by the few newspapers
that continue to stand by the admins
tration in their views of the work of
the Fifty-third congress. They all
agreed that the failure of the congress
came from men who were resolved to
frustrate the wonderful reforms con-
ceived in Mr.. Cleveland's great mind.
In accordance with this policy, Mr..
Eckles, the comptroller of the cur
rency, contributes an article to the
Forum Magazine on 1.-The Business
World VS.. the Politicians" in which
the following occurs: 1.-THE great
service which President Cleveland has
just done the country has not been in
pointing out the evils which affiict our
financial body and suggesting the rem
'edies necessary to rid us of them, but
in his directing and fixing the atten-
ton OF the business interests of the
country upon the fact that a COM
mercial and industrial revival cannot
be expected, or continuing loss to
every citizen prevented, or national
and individual financial credit and in
tegrity maintained, or ultimate dis
aster averted, until the legislative
branch of the government repeals
laws which are now working harm
and enacts others which will prove of
public benefit. However any citizen
may differ with the president upon
political questions, the great majority
of the American people must, when the
doubt which now envelops the coun-
try's financial integrity and its ability
to maintain the worlds commercial
monetary standard is dispelled, credit
him with courage strong enough to
have led him to do the right thing be-
cause it was right, despite strenuous
opposition or but half-hearted support
within his own party and antagonism
from the other party. 1t is safe to say
that when partisan zeal and rancor
have yielded to Judgment based |
upon truth and justice, those that are
now his bitterest enemies will concede |
that he displayed craftsmanship in a |
great crisis, and proved equal to the |
The time has passed for intelligent |
Judgment to concede to Mr.. Cleveland |
the possession of statesmanlike power.
It is conceded that Mr.. Cleveland is an
honest man. He desires public improve
nent, but his methods are so crude; his
ignorance is SO varied and amazing; his
.gotism is SO colossal, that he has sue
:eeded in comparatively short time in
sinking the country from condition of
prosperity to one of wide
pread distress and poverty.
To undertake to exonerate him from
he blame of what has been done is
nore than presumptuous He must
houlder his responsibilities. For in
orsing his heresies, and for being will
ng to follow him in his aimless wan
erings, the democratic party must ac-
ept its share of the blame.
No effort of Mr. Cleveland's friends
o save his reputation will avail. He is
mammoth and hopeless failure. He is
he greatest preteuder who ever
chieved high Office in the United
tates, and the fact that he was twice
BILE to impose on the American people
) not particularly creditable to their
1t is just as foolish and idle to en-
eavor to try and absolve the democ-
hey. The New York Times seems to
C disposed to make the effort. In an
rticle published recently, it says:
Strictly speaking, the Fiftythird con-
ress was not Gemocratic--at least, not
/ its concluding session. 1t was large
: populist, largely republican, largely
The republicans had
lurality. The democrats had certain
: no majority"
This is cuckooism run mad. What
ID the New York Times claim
le morning after the election of
le Fifty-third congress? Did it
len, or at any time anterior to the
'pudiation of Mr.. Cleveland by his
lrty, deny that the congress was dem
ratio by a heavy majority-that there
ere in the senate 43 democrats, 80 re-
lblicans and populists, and in the
ouse 222 democrats, 124 republicans
i'd populists? .
The effort to relieve the president
i'd his party for responsibility in these
is too grotesque for Sc
ms scOnSidarafiO CuckooiSm af Inst |