Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-15
Hoadlr and His Assailan.s-

SLAAGt EnAHtsas a. the DF=t Demo
cratic aspiran, TO throw down the
gauntlet in an important contest. is
naturally target for the Republican
press. That this should I've - Is natu.
raj. II Is but repetition o: political
history; Sc; the nature OF the shots
fired at him is marked los unusual
originality. The objection to him is
not what he is, lut what lie is not.
His sias are those OF omission. only.
With q shrewdncss that Democrats in
the past unfortunately lacked, HoAD.
~ has been moderate in his ex-
pressicns when treating of the tariff.
Like the vast majority Of the people Of
the country, he is in favor OF tariff
for revenue with incidental protection.
With such backing he cannot be inn
peached on this score, aud
his adyersaries are compelled
60 con,ent themselves with tie
easy In, int tfectual charge that he is
not Sufficiently cxplicR, grinding their
teeth meanwhile, because he so wisely
avoids the danger OF discussing sthe
question in detail. His ability and
the purity Of his private life are b.
yond question, and SANDER used
against him would recoil with fatal
effect upon its origlnators. A feeble
attempt has been made to iniure
him by the charge that he i .
= Liberal in religion, butas tile cover
nof Of Ohio is not the keeper az
other mems conseiences, the charge.
even ii true, will avail nothing. Be
sides, the country has had enough Of
christian statesmen. And 50 the
Republican editors. in the madness
that precedes destruction. have
fal!cn lack upon the re.
proach ihat HoApLY was once
nemberof their PARTY. Now. no
one viii dispute their right 10 stand in
the attitude of the devil rebuking sin
out the Performance is certainly anus {
ing, After abusing everything bear
ing the namc of Democracy since they 4
became men and journalists. these (
pafadaXieal r@asoners have suddenly
become sticklers for Simon-pre raet.
ribbed Democracy in the candidate ~
tneir opponents. In this they
are aided and abetted by The
Cincinnati Enquirer and its small
band fretainers, who wanted DuRBIx
WARD nominated because. as the D,kl I
says IN Ofrette, "he is one of Us The
reason is as puerile as it is selfish. The
man who never alters his political
course In the present revolution of
events, Il bourbon indeed. and has
'ither TOO much obs;inacy or too little
enSe To profit by tbs experience thrust
ipon him. Neither OF the TWO
reat parties stands just where il did
wen years ago, on the vital Issues
the day-issues that are not in
themselves politieal--and neither is
'hited' the change shows that ,he
mass OF me people are beginning 10
"'hN Tor themselves, aud Those who
EEK 10 De leaders must heed and act
'poh ms popular awakening. or he
e'' IN the rear. The Democratic party
las oeen the gamer by the change. Ii
q cause thousands Ike Judge HoApIy
iad become Heartily sick OF the ,or-
upton that permeates almost every
'eiN'' .theht OF the government, and
lhlted with their former opponents to
turn The T'seals out" For these 40.
esSions the Democrats, owe no ,
hanks TO their laundering 1
ouroon leaders. The party In Ohio !
nows this, and welcomes HoADrY as !
man ahrcas, OF the times. Ii viii re-
ara him and Febnke the sorehtad> AZ q
le ballot-box. 8