San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-11-13
Wen spoken.


would have been the end OF free and
fair elections in this country. Hi'
defence and its overthrow are Z
guarantee that the republic stil
| lives, that voters, not Office holder
are tho masters that the mora
nature OF tho people il yet equal u
great national emergencies and thai
the government restored, after
quarter Of a century, 10 tho hands Of
those from whom il derives its beng
and for whom il existed, shall con
tinue 30 be the tower and buttress oi
liberty and union. at once the source
and resource OF freedom and freemen
all over the world, and not for the
foot ball Of section, nor the exclusive
property Of privileged class, ruling
by no more divine right than that oil
the almighty dollar. / am not q
sensationalist nor an alarnist, still less
a victim Of morbid political imagina,
ton, but il the mailed hand oil
monopoly, guided by the selfish pur-
pose OF party spirit, was ever TO be
cast from the throat Of the Goddess
OF Liberty, surrounded through she
was by weeping, helpless vestals, the
time had come when the miracle, for
little else it seemed, should be
wrought. / give thanks TO God that
il has been wrought, but l speak in
no partisan interest The republi-
cans will be rescued from themselves,
and the day will come when they will
feel, il they do not admit, that the
change of parties was better than a
revolution. The democrats have
been saved in spite Of themselves, for
many reverses have impaired their
faith and subdued their courage, and
they could not have achieved the
victory but for the help they got
from the independents. All men and
all races of men will be gamers by a
thriftier, less costly, and more account
able administration Of affairs. In
proportion as our triumph has been
in the hands Of providence, shall our
duties be serious and binding! 1t
will be no easy task to sweep the
floors and put the house in order. 1t
will be no easy task to satisfy the
expectations of the country. From
the very nature Of the case, there
must be disappointment because
although the outgoing of the republi
cans is a good thing, the incoming Of
the democrats cannot fetch millen
ium ready made and cut to tit al
wearers. The adage says it is a long
lane that has no turning; but twenty
four years OF lane, twenty-four years
of muddy lane as straight as ram
rod, not crook anywhere, and hardly
any sunshine or fox-fire in front to
lure us into pitfalls and bitches, the
devil in the rear picking off the hind
most, that is the sort of lane we have
been travelling. Well, it has come tt
an end at last, bless the Lord, ane
we can stamp on the solid ground Of
the nations highway. We take az
our line of march right in the middle
of the road too, and if they ever catcl
us in the bushes again, they may
swing US to the nearest sapling. The
next time there is any foolishness IL
this country, it will be on the north
not the south side OF the limo. II
my judgment the election of Cleve
land and the change of parties i
involves, has secured us for at least
| 100 years to come against civil dis
cord and domestic strife. Nay more
it will speedily obliterate all sectiona
lines. The terms north and south
like those OF east and west, will stanc
simply for points OF the compass
We shall have more mathematics and
less geography in our politics We
shall certainly have better system
of book keeping. We shall have m
executive office man who can tell the
truth, even when it hurts himself
I'm glad for myself that he is not q
magnetic man or snowy man, but
that he is made OF tough stuff; good
goods. honest homespun that will
wear and can stand the racket. He
was not my choice, and / am glad OF
thrt, too, because | want nothing and
deserve nothing, and can give his
administration more disinterested
and therefore more effective support
for | am sure, in advance, that it will
not be brilliant, yet a sale ano
sound administration. The older ]
grow the more respect have for hli
character. That which is wanting II
our government is the genius of com
mon sense, in our moral nature SINGER
ity and conviction, and these gooc
qualities / believe Grover Cleveland
has in the highest degree. PRAISED
be to the Lord of Hosts, he is elected
who can not be counted out of office
and will surely take his seat. Thii
il an inclement season for electora
frauds. He wouldn't be counted out
as in that old 7 to s business. 1t II
not q case of comparison or subtrac
ton, nor yet Of addition, division
and silence, but of multiplication
| 7 times 8 are 56, and that is not Sc
very far from the majority Of Cleve
land over Blaine in the electoral col
lege. In fact the acknowledgements
committee claims less than actual!
belongs to MS when it computes on
majority at Is. We have Is NOR
than are necessary 10 elect, but TIN
difference between the two tickets i
represented by very much large
figures, and when we come 10 tn
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