Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-12

Very many l<-iIlfc atN Hirt"HAnN tNe
recent Democratic victories for COM
piete aud perrnauent succcss Of that
PARTY, without stopping TO consider
The causes which led TO Il or the cir
cumstsnccs which surround il. This
Is very appropriately termed mon
sense run Wild and jubiIance not
: tempered with moderation and
consistency could be clsssed
In more fitting language. A no n-per-
tisan view Of the field will disclose the
fact TO every one that the Republican
party Is very heavily handicapped for
the contest next year. The passage Of
( the civil service reform bill will injure
the machine whether the law is en-
forced or ignored. II is an evidence
Of gcOi intent on the
part Of IL. protectors and will be s po.
tent factor In the coming elections.
But there are other vantage grounds
to be occupied. which will also very
materially affect the result OF those
elections. The two great Political par
ties are now In convention struggling
for them, and it is interesting to
watch the contest from u distance.
The enthusiastic partisans are claim
ng that GROVER CLEVELAND
is being groomed for the race for the
presidency in 1851. Perhaps they are
trying TO make amends for the want OF
statesman-hip displayed in his inaug-
raj message, which is admitted 10y the
fair minded and patriotic members Of
his party TO be a very crude piece 81
literature. They are perhaps furt her
cognizant OF the fact that he was
brough, out for the governorshlp by a
few halEbreed Republicans who were
dissatisfied with their own party and
conniyed at IL defeat No Demo
cratic journal favored him or believed /
he could be elected but through the in
fiuence Of haif-breeds he was
elected, and will doubtless administer
the affairs of his state very .aiisfac.
torily. II Is not at all probable /
that the half-bre,d influence
will be given to the New York Demo /
crats in the race next year, however.
and the nomination Of Governor
CLEVELAND Is not st all probablc. (
The wild enthusiasm OF the party over f.
Its success may &c n powerful instru- (
ment TO aid In its defeat The whole .
world has looked with admiration
upon the thorough and complete or
ganIzation of the Republican party in .
political contests, and the fact Is
recognized by every one that quiet
aud transformations and systematic /.
work, together with some sound prin- .
ciples, have done much in promoting
It's success, In It's eagerness for power
The Democratic party is apt To overlook I
some very essential points conducive 1
to success. The administration of ma
tional affairs without these essential 4
principles, would be as successful UNI 1
der one party as another. IL can vir- 1
tually matter but little to the people !
under whose administration they live
40 long as their interests are
protected and their treasury is
not plundered and their rights as free
men respected. Civil service reform
Is one of the demands of the fifty
million people who live in this re.
public, and the party most Jealous In
procuring aud carrying OUT legislation
which Will protect them from the
howiing horde OF demagoglIes who
elamor for the spells OF Office. il the
party they will support. Nothing is
more conclusive of this desire of In.
people than the results of tho last
elections and those results
also give evidence of the
unmistakable fact that principles and
not party are beginning to be the
ruling spirit in elections, When the
members of "A party which has ruled
the republic for years, forsalSe it's
leaders aud support the opposition, II
gives healthy evidence that bossism
and Insane partisanism has received
death blow. These conclusions could /
not be reached In viewing the change /
OF feeling In New York, but the re. (
sentiment shown to the application OF
The lash In other states can not
he mistaken. If the Dcmoc- 4
racy will fulfil It's bright
promises ofreiorm in the civil service
and various other pledges to the peo-
pie which have been made, its pros. I
poets for power are very brilliant. 1t
has committed many plumbers in the
past, and the commission of these
great obstacles TO popular admiration
rs the sure downfall of any party or
power. The party which wins sue.
cess must not be blind To the demands
of the people who are taking decisive
steps to the protection Of their rights
and citizenship.
As OTHERS SEE Us.