The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-20
For, the matter of influence, we have no

For the matter of influence, we have no
doubt thatthe Rev. Burchard, in charging
that the Democratic party represented
"Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" in bis
famous address for the clergymen of New
York to Mr.. Blaine, unintentionally
caused more men to vote against Blaine
than enough to defeat him in New York.
Or yet again, it is almost certain that
James Mulligan changed more than
enough men to defeat Blaine, by pub
fishing that last batch Of Baine.Fisher
letters, but he ought not to be placed in
the Cabinet. The protection democrats
and the free e.trade Democrats each cast
more votes for Cleveland in New York
and elsewhere than enough to control
the election, but it would be fatal poll
cy to give each of these factions, as such,
place In the Cabinet. Therefore it will
be seen that the Democratic party owes
its success to a great combination of in
huences, and that it cannot, if it wanted
to do so, give each influence that helped
to secure itsetriumph place in the
Cabinet, for the positions are not t.numer-
GUS enough to go around among them.
The Cabinet is not the proper place to
use as reward for political services. 1t
is the private counsel and confidential
adviser of the President, and no man
should be put into it who is not thor
oughly identified with the fate and the
interests of the dominant party. The
Independent Republicans are not so
identified, and four years hence are as
apt to be- against US as with us. They
have been with the Republicans hereto
fore, and were in accord with their plat.
form this time, but left their party
because Of personal objections to the
nominee Of that party It would, there:
fore, be the worst imaginable policy for
President Cleveland to divide his Cabi-
net by putting stranger to the party
into it.. No President has ever succeeded
In such a policy. President Tyler de-
stroyed forever the old Whig party by
attempting to combine it and the Demo.
cratic party in his Cabinet, and any
experiment of that kind now is sure to
result in injury to the party and in dis
cord in the Cabinet. We are not un-
mindful of the fact that the Independent
Republicans helped us to win this fight,
nor are we ungrateful to them for their
help. We think they should be recog-
nized and rewarded for their manifesto.
ton Of patriotism, but there are plenty
Of places of honor and of profit to give
them in which they will be more useful
to the party and to the country. They
should get acclimated, astit were, to the
Democratic party before they are charg-
ed with the formulation Of the policy of
the party. We would like to see Mr..
Curtis. given the English mission, and
MI: schurz sent to Germany or France,
or given positions like District.Attorney,
or something pertaining to the fiscal
affairs of the country; where loyalty to
the party would not be matter of such
prime importance as with member of
the Cabinet. President Cleveland cannot,
in our opinion, safely put any one except
men. who are Democrats from principle
into his Cabinet. If he tries to compose
it out Of conflicting interests, or different
parties, we predict that disaster will soon
oyertake both him and his party.