Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-11-20
WHAT CONFRONTS THE DEMOCRAT.
IC ADMINISTRATION.

VHAl SUNT hUNlS lHE DEMOCKAIs
IC ADMINISTRATION.
1t is quite generally conceded by the
more Intelligent portion OF all parties that
Cleveland will make very conservative
executive and that he will be the presi-
dent of the whole people, not alone that
Of the democratic or independent party,
and if ne f1lfi!ls this expectation he will
probably succeed equally in giving the
country good administration and max
ing himself unpopular with the party
that claims HIM as It's own, namely, the
democratic party.
1t must be mbered that the center
of gravity in the national democratic par
ty falls south Of the old Mason and Dixon
line. 1t falls within the boundaries of
what once claimed to be "The Con-
federates States of America" but which
claim was successfully disputed by the
United States of America. The demo
Gratis OF the northern states only live In
the outskirts or suburbs of the national
democratic party, and arc but small
portion of the body political. In the line
of Inheritance of the "spols' tho south
ern democrats will look upon those Of the
north as s,cond cousins.
Democratic claimants for the federal
offices will swarm up from the south like
the locusts in Egypt, and why should
they not! They haye never wavered in,
their democracy nor failed to give demo-
cratic majorltics. If the doctrine of "to
the victors belong the spoils' is to be the
programme they are entitled to them for
they are the vlctors. From "soid
south' they will come up to Washington
in solid phalanx to take charge OF the fed
cral ttficcs. A northern democrat will
hardly be able to approach within sight
of the White House because OF the great
multitude of confederate brlgadiels, who
say "tha'r" and "whs'r" surrounding it,
clamoring for the hundred thousand fed.
eral offices at the disposal of the president
and the executive departments. If per-
chance there are any Offices left which
the brigadiers will not take the lndepen-
dent republicans IN New York and Con-
necticut Will nab them, for there is no
office so small that wooden nutme yger
would not take and consider himself we'll
fixed. Even twelve dollar postotfie will
beat whiting nutmegs out of dry beech
cordwood or sharpening the other end Of
rejected shoe pegs and selling them for
oats We cannot possibly figure out any
thing for northern democrats in this elec.
tion deal.
But the brigadlcrs and the Independents
and northern democrats will very likely
all be disappointed in Mr.. Cleveland. As
the executive of city and state he has
a sort Of provoking way of "stanf1ing off,
seekers for office and consulting his own
tastes and judgment in such matters. He
Is child Of fortune, not of am bitlon, and
has never made any special effort to OBJ
tain the positions that have been thrust
upon him. He happened to strike the
flood tide in the affairs of men which
leads to fortune and fame and was just
sensible enough to let 1t lead. or all
men who have ever been elected pre>l.
dent, Washington excepted, he probably
has the least idea OF or ambition for a
second term. Cleveland will do what he
thinks is best for the public service and
will not care 4 continental what the brig
adiers or northern democrats think about
it. Those who think he will revolution
we the federal ervice asd provide a four
years picnic for the democratic party
have very Indifferent conception OF the
man they have elected president Cleve'
land will probably stand higher IN the
estimation of the republican party at the
end of his term than in that of the demo
cratic party,