New-York tribune., 1896-11-21
VAR ON THE PRESIDENT.
CLOSING DAYS OF THE ADMiNisiNA'
roN PROMISE TO BE STORMY.
,s,ppo,xrED AND EMBITTERED PoPocRArs
80 CONGRESS PROPOSE TO HARAss MR.
rvrr.A>D IN EVERY POSSIBLE
vAy-wIId HE COOPER
ATE WITH THE RE
PUBLICANS?
inv rx,rcnApH TO THE TRlBUNE.I


.ou vov oO-In its political aspects
,.se, session of Congress will be an eX-
the - roculiar as we'll interesting one,
eseu -. administration il promises tn be "a
anu ~ :, + interesting President Cleveland
t" handful of friends left In either
ha' ho belong TO his own party. Indeed.
hO' -, which controls by overwhelmint;
w .ori,v regards him rs traitor to the party
"".o ,oc.d his Cabinet officers in the same
..ocory and so far as that faction Is concerned
'Ae ondations as we'll those OF the
us 90 his Cabinet will fall on deaf ears.
.orsa than that is IN store for the Ad-
,.o,,on THINKS have changed In the last
,oonths IL was apparent to careful
rs q wear ago that whatever success
V,,.,, Cleveland might achieve in carrying
~. noljcv must depend uIon the friendly
w.. Loor,v co-operation of the Administration
-. Marty supporters in Congress with the
,,ao,s There had not been yet an
wv h,oocb between the President and ma
..,.,. ~ the leaders of his party. They still
.or,shad hopes and expectations OF official IA
- hch they did not then care TO relin-
80. and en- bided their time. The Adninistra-
49,, ,ovod into their hands. Administration
c.a Money Democrats joined with free-sil-
.~~ D.rocrats and more than half of the Popu-
,,, IN the House OF Representatives In oppo-
,,or N the proposed measures 10 strengthen
~. National Treasury and preserve and main
,a,r the National credit and honor.
~ tho Senate the Administration Sound Money
,,o,,ocrats threw themselves into the arms or
.ha free-s,lver Democrats. Populists and free
,,,ar penuhlicans 10 defeat the relief measures,
ord succeeded If the Democratic friends and
sunnor,srs of the Administration in the Senate
had co.operated with the Republicans as they
,roud have done If President Cleveland had ad-
y,sed or approved Of such a course. the House
hills IN increase the revenue. provide for tenn
norayy deficiencies and protect the gold reserve.
90 well as the bill 10 amend the Customs Admin
istrative act would all have become laws before
the end Of the session. For the failure or thoSe
necessary relief measures. therefore. the Admin
,s,ratlon and It's Democratic supporters In the
Senate were as directly and to as great an eX-
tent responsible as were Senator Teller and his
FIVE associates who deserted their party.
But the Administration and its followers III
the Senate gained nothing by acting as the
tools OF the free-silver combination. on the
contrary they lost everything. AT Chicago the
sound money men found themselves outnum-
bered more than two TO one by the Popocratc
faction. and their protests against the adoption
n a platform which threatened ruin of the Ma
fional as we'll as individual credit. the partiai
rspudiation Of private well as public debts
the subiugation Of the Judiciary ana the over
throw Of National authority. were utterly un-
ayaling and hopeless. The Administration ana
its supporters then and there suffered sn'h
humiliation as men never before experienced al
the hands of their own party.
After the two St. Louis conventions. Whlch APP
rroved the nomination of Bryan. the leaders Oh
the dominant Democratic faction were in hlsh
feather. They would not have paid any sort Oh
a premium 10 insure their candidate : success
They no longer tried To conceal their bitter nos
tity 10 or supreme contempt for the Admins
tratlon and its followers. The Overwhelming
defeat Of the Popocratic ticket was not expected
or feared by it's supporters. and one oi us con
sequences was to make them more bitter tnah
ever against the Democrats who had larselN
contributed TO it, The POpOcrats know that thrN
have nothing more 10 expect or hop- Tor from
this Administration in the way or o'ilclai
patronage and from the beginning TO the end
Of the coming session they may be counted on
10 attack IL fercey al every opportunity ana
do their utmost to thwart it's every desire.
especially In the matter Of confirmation or ap-
pointments 10 office In fact whatever they
may believe that President Cleveland and his
followers desire either in regard TO that matter
or in respect to legislation. they VIII be pretty
sure vigorously. bitterly and vociferousy to
oppose.
and his handful Of supporters in Congress will
consent even at this late day, and under most
peculiar and embarrassing circumstances. to CO.
operate with the Republicans. in order 10 carry
measures for the benefit and safety Of the coun-
try.