The Cecil Whig., 1883-01-13
KEEP 1T UP.

We are given to understand that ma
jority of the Democrats in { ,ngress will
strenueusly oppose the enactment Of any
bill tor the relief of the Supreme Court
until the successor of President Arthur
is regularly installed in the White House
Their reason for so doing is the very plain
one that they do not propose to permit =
Republican President to fill the addition
al life judgeships that the relief will in
| volve. Senators voorhees,, Brown and
others have opposed the civil service re
form bill for similar cause and not at all
upon it's merits or de merits. There is
prevailing purpose also among Democrat.
lc members to oppose this winter the en-
actment of an; measure which will re-
dound to the credit oi the Republicans.
wishing to reserve all the glory for them
selves when they come in to power in the
II ,use of Representatives.
All we have to say to these gentlemen
is to keep it up" Ii they propose to
k. ep the business of the supreme Court
b~hindhand for several years longer than
tiere is any ecessity for so doing in
order that few Democrats may have
ntfic. instead of Republicans. the strong
presumption is that there will not he
Democratic President elected to reward
them for their arduouS lahorS. IIoggsh
ness is not "a quality that the American
people admire. And an unusual displa.
of it previous to "a critical election is most
likely to act against the success of the
exhibitors. Experience has shown this
tn be the case both with rites and in
dividuals. The existence of this spirit
among the Democrats is growing obtru
~ively apparent, and that it will become
intensified before the contest of 1884
amounts almost to certainty.
Nor is hoggishness the only feature Of
the case. The detriment that accrues to
the country from the lack of nseded leg
iSlation becnmesa a potent factor. Efforts
are to be made by Democr a's to effective
" resist the admission of ID ,kota. not he
cause she has not population enough. but
because she will send a Republican R,p-
resentative and two Republican Senators
to Congress. and contribute three Repub
lican votes to the next Electoral College.
There is no disguise as to the ground OF
this opposition. 1t is Mated openly. Such
cold biooded denial of justice as is ex
emplitied in the general policy indicated
is not likely to prove valuable campaign
material for those responsible for it. In
vain the wiser heads among the Demo
Gratis will call upon their brethren to as
sumo virtue if they have it not. and
act with greater discretion. 1t is the
fatal weakness Of the party that it will
not listen to prudent counsel. 1t thinks
it smells blood ahead and the idea sets
it wild. Enough rope has been given it
to enabl- it To hang itself and it is ac-
lively engaged in embracing the epportu-
nifty. There is late about these things.
Though the effect of their hoggishness
and patent want of patriotism were writ
ten in words of fire before the very eyes
of the Democratic politicians it would
not change the sitn"tion. The capacity
for selfdenyins prudence is not in the
large majority of the party. The owners
of its brains may as well give up the job.
The Republicans of late have been rend
ering them valuable assistance but it
will go for naught in the presence of such
irresistible stupidity and setishness.