The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-09

morbid political imaginings; but in
truth ii the mailed hand of mo.
nopoly, guided by the selfish,
unilinching purpose Of party
spirit was ever to be loosened from the
| throat of the Goddess of Liberty, sur.
rounded though she was by weeping
and helpless vestals Of reform, the
Time had come when miracle
ltor little else it seemed) should
he wrought. give thanks to God that
II has been wrought, but i speak
III no partisan interest nor
vindictive temper. The Republi.
cans have been rescued from themselves,
and the day Will come when they will
feel, If they do not now admit it, that
"a change OF parties was better than
Il revolution. Democrats have been
saved in spite Of themselves, for
many reyerses had impaired their
faith anf subdued their courage and
they could not have achieved their vie
tory but for the help they got from
independents. All men and all races
of men will bo the gamers
by thriftier, less costly
and more accountable administration
OF affairs, ln proportion as our triumph
mas been III the nature of providence
shall our duties be serious and binding.
III VIII be no easy task to sweep the floor
and put the house in order. 1t
viii be no easy task to satisfy the expec.
tations of the country. In the yery na-
ture OF the case there must be deal OF
disappointment, because, although the
outgoing OF The Republicans is good
thlng the incoming of Democrats cannot
tetch with II millineum ready made
and cut to fit all wearors. The adare
says: ats "a long lane that has no turn
ing" but twenty four years of lane;
twenty four years of II muddy lane ns
straight as ramrOd is not
crooked, not anywhere, and hardly anv
sunshine or fox-lire IN front To lure us
into pitfalls and bitches, tho devil i'm
the re picking of tho hindmost-
that Is the sort of lane
we nave been travelling. Well, it has
come TO an end at last, bless the Lord =
tho soma terra iirina OF nations hignway
thereof We take up tho line
.oI march, right in the middle of thp
ROAD, too ana II they ever catch us II
me bushes again they may swing us O
,he nearest sapiing. The next tim
7 t1ere is any fooishness in this country
1t viii be ON the north, not the souti'
side OF the line In my Judge
neW, however, the election of
cleveland and the change of parties IL
involves has secured US for at
least 100 years 10 come against
civil diSc0rd and domestic strife
nay, more: il will speedily obiitarate ali
sectional lines. The terms of tho nortn
and the south, like those OF the
east ana tho west, viii stand
SIMPLY Tor points OF the
compass. We shall nave more mathn-
matte, and less geography in our Dol.
ucN. we snail certainly have better
system OF book Keeping. We shall
have in the executive office
man who can tell the truth, even
when 1t hurts himself | am clad, for
my part. that he is not a magnetic man
or SNOWY man, but that he q
made OF tIrgh stun, and
goods, honest hOinCSpun, that will wear
Well ana can stand tho racket. He was
not my choice, and | nm alad
oil that, too, because | want
hoIh'ng aud deserve nothing and can
give ms administration more dis
interested, and, therefore, more
enecilVe support for | am sure,
in advance. that it will be, il not
brilliant, yet safe and sound
administration. The older grow
the more respect ] have for character
and less for intellect. That which IL
wanting in our government is the gen
lus OF common sense, and in our moral
nature are sincerity and conviction.
ana lhese good qualities, believe Gro
Yer Cleveland possesses In the highest
degree. 80 l am not sure but that
tie national Democratic convention,
when IL nominated him builded higher
man man Knew; and whether it
did or not, praise be to the
Lord of hosts, he il elected
president Of the United States, who
cannot he counted out of his office, and
Will surely tnke his seat. This is an i'm
element season for electoral frauds, He
Will not be counted out, Won
see, as those old numerals 8 tor. II IL
not now case of comparison. or sub-
traction, nor yet of addition, division
and silence; but of multiplication
seven times eight are iifty-six ana that is
not very lar from the majority of Cleve.
'nd over Blaine in the electoral col
leSe' Inc national democratic COM
tuo,Iy mar%e claims claims less than ac-
@ mputes our majority M
Is We have Is more than are NECESSARY
30 elect but tho difference be.
Ween the two tickets il repre-.
sented by very much larger
h3ures and when we come to
lhe popular vote IL Is over
whelming. There has been nothing
IN the canvass just ended y hic6
has gratitied mo more than the figure
presented throughout by our candidate
lCr vice-president, and there is nothing
III ITS close which so warns nv
cart as tho result of the vote of our
nei5hbors just across the .river. All
nuor TO MIR. Hendricks, and
an haii Indiana in his per-
SON. At st. tho u,rn,,.
of 1876 has been rIghted and noblv has
ne won his restoration to the condolences
of his marty