Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-02

Republican support of the President Short

Republican support of the President Short
lived.
When President Cleveland sent his
Venezuela message TO Congress, the
Republicans responded in loud shout
and made a great display of conf
dence in the President and Willingness
to come TO his support. " Events have
rapidly disclosed their utter insin-
cerity. How are they coming to his
support? They propose to give him a
Bond bill which declares in favor OF
continuing the endless chain Of green.
backs. Certainly that does not look
like genuine support. Their other
measure for his support is Tariff bill
for the partial restoration of Mckinley
duties. Possibly the Senate will come
to his support with a bill for the free
coinage of silver. They have even be-
gun to sing different tune about their
desire for war, Congressman Hender-
son of the committee on rules leading
tho chorus The Baltimore Sun sums
VIZ ilb GllhdlIul us lblluNbs
And thus the fraternal accord Of
Democrats and Republicans, joining
hands and singing rally around the
President, boys has come to an end.
kepublican enthusiasm, inspired by
the Presidents message, Sas proved
very short-lived. 1t lasted scarcely
forty eight hours Now he is accused
upon the floor of the House of having
acted and spoken with "feversh
haste. " The despotic power of the
| Speaker and the Republican majority
10 exerted to the utmost for the purpose
OF showing the Democratic minority
that they are simply mot in it," I'm
der the hypocritical pretence Of re-
spending to the Presidents appeal for
financial legislation, they hastily cook
up two bills. one of which will be prac-
tlcally use less ii it passes and the
President signs it, or, at least, can do
but little good, and the other bill
which they know he doesn't want and
VIII not sign. Mr. McMillin, in tho
| few moments allowed any Democrat
under Mr. Reeds iron-clad rules to
| utter word Of comment, suggested
that in the two bills the Republicans
had combined patriotism and plundcr
IN lntinitesimal proportions: the plum
der limited only temporarily by the in.
crease OF duties proposed. In fact, it
Is as impossible 10 SEQ any patriotism
, in the course adopted by Speaker Reed
and the Republican majority at his
baek as 1t Is to HGo any statesmanship.
The one grain Of comfort 70 be OK.
tracted from it all is that the Repuhi
cans have apparently heard from tho
country on the subject of the message
| and tho threatened war with England.
Their stock OF iingoism which they
have been SO carefully nursing they are
now apparently ready TO unload upon
the President and tho Democratic party
at redaced rates. They have no further
use Tor It. and we trust that the Demo
Gratis will have less. To this extent tho
message has incidentally served good
purpose, and st,ll better one in show
ing how strong are tho tics of friend
ship, as well as the interest, which
bind tho two great Anglo. Saxon nations
together, and how tho civilization and
the Christianity OF both revolt ut the
ideea OF an unnecessary and uniustifi
able war.
The people Of tho United States have
pretty well settled down TO the same
opinion that there will he no war bo-
tween this country and Great Britain
over the Venezuelan boundary. The
people of Great Britain do not want
to fight us; the people of tho United
States do not want to fight them: and
there is no cause OF dispute between
the two countries worth fighting about.
But the people Of Venezuela are re.
ported TO ne in state of excitement
amounting TO a war frenzy. They firmly
believe that il they can precipirate
war, the United States will rush down
there and do the big part Of the fight.
ing for them. The Vorezuelans are
hot headed, unreasaning people, and
not very well informed. 1t is not 10
be wondered at that President Cleve.
land message and the hasty action of
Congress should hayo deceived them
and set them on fire. Ii there be A
POGO of spare paper about the State
Department mt Washington, it might
proiitably De used in writing diplo-
matte note to Venezuela, admonishinp
the government and people down there
that tho United States is not intending
to 20 10 war about their boundary and
advising them to cool off ard keen tho
peace.
The desire TO support the President
ard assist him in patriotic effort to
meet ihe present situation has been
dropped by Republican Congressman
az worn-out and discarded mask.
The caief argument used on Saturday
70 whin Republican members into sun
port Of the Bond bill was that the
President Is opposed to it. The recal-
citrants were told that in voting apainst
the Bond hill they would be voting
on the Presidents side of the question
and aiding him in his schcmes !,
The argument was successful in Brinr-
ing bacl; into line enough Republicans
70 carry the measure by a majority of
lhirty-iour. F'orty.seven Republicans,
however, stood out aad voted with the
Democrats against tho bill which do.
clares for the reissue of grGcnIacks
after they have been redeemed. Evil
dontly tho patriotic declaration Of the
republicans about supporting the
President and coming 10 the relief of
tho country, came from the tongue
merely There was no heart or purpose
in it. Hence the speed with which
such prctense hGs heon abandoned.
Blnsterer Dnrrett's resnllfinn n ~