Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-09
Three Democratic GOferaOrs.l

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In November last the people Of New
York. Pennsylyauia and Massachusetts
elected Democratic Governors. ms all
three of these States there were. 1t the
time of the election, Republican Gov
ernors; and in two of them Republican
ltiovernors had been the rule and DEMO-
cratic the very rare exception for tins
reason more than any o!hor. we sup
pose, the result stirred the bile In, the
Republican stomach to most amusing
extent, and the political biliousness be-
gan TO show itself in various ways as
soon as The party had recovered from
ne shock of unexpected and disastrous
defeat 4 IL seemed as If I. Republicans
could not realize. much less under
stand, the verdict at the polls; and that
II affected them very much as would
vote in, Parliament sbolishinS the
British monarchy the average English
man. New York they could get over
tolerahly we'll. but that Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts, should choose Demo-
cratic. INSTEAD OF Republican Chief
Magistrates was 10 them, 'asto: nding
and almost incred, BILE. II Harrisburg
had been destroyed by an earthquake
and lBoston by a lwater-spout, they
would have Eeep no more surprised
ihan thew We're by the presents of Coy
ernor' allison in the one city and Gov
ernor Butler in, the other. As soon as
Republicans were convinced by in
dubitable facts that il was not all a
dream. but grim and solid reality they
o. ened their mud batteries upon the
people who had done this Faw nj
th ny and upon tue newly elected
Gpvernors. inqliding his eNceilency of
New York. The voters OF the three
states ware discouraged for their Feach-
sefy ~ 1.-The Great party of Cod and
morality" and as for these three Gov
ernors.- if they had -been three
impenitentt2 Thieves, e. they would
not havest been pelted more
vigorously and yindictively. Before
sGeTelmdy tattison and butler had
opened tier mouths in an Official capac-
ity Republican organs fastened to in
form the country and the world that
But Ter was rough wi ON Il were base
HIATT cry TO call n villain; that Pattison
was a young man of small principle and
less experience; that Cleveland. though
somewhat older. was no wiser or better;
and that II Massachusetts, Pennsvlva-
MIA and New York did ndt,go straight
To "ihe deninition bow vows under
their administration the escape would
| be entirely owing 10 the kindness of an
oyerruiing Providence O. r. II
And such has been the prevailing Pe.
publican tune and tone ever since.
/ Fault has been found with the three
| Governors Tor everything they have said
or done, and for everything they have
tailed 10 say or DO. so 'that Between
tllciI alleged sins of commission and OF
| omission they are left. in Republican
estimation. not an inch of ground tC
stand upon. Cleveland and Pattison
wete inauguraied in the plainest posi-
bic way, and they were abused for ''de-
grRding their h gh Office by false. and
! foolish economy and simplicily.p But
Ter was inapg,irated as his predeces.
scrs had been, and he was abused
I for not initiating Cleveland and
Pattison. Cleyeland and 2 utter in
/ their inaugural addresses venturad tC
emphas re the necessity o. reform in the
vario departments of State Gov IN.
ulent. and they were booted at as
"dema2ogues trying to manufacture
| political capital for themselves" Pat.
tison in his inaugural frankly admitted
his lack Ofexperience and asked popular
ind -lgence there or, and Hthe leading
Republican organ of Pennsylvania re.
minded him that on n certain OCCASION
the Devil had
owned with grin
THAT his tuvorite sin
Was tie pride that aped humility.
Nevertheless the three Governors
have managed thus far to survive the
mud batteri 8. and seem to- be attend
ing TO their business with Democrat. C
ne tness and dispatch. We suppose
that each has made the usual number