Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-27

ocrats Of the South has tiumphed.
After twenty-four years of successful
and honorable administration, carried
on with signal purity, ability and integ-
rity, the Republican party has been
ordered to the rear 1t has fought
many battles during the last quarter of
a century and lost but one, and that one
by an accident and under circumstances
which award no credit or honor to the
winning side.
We believe the country owes great
debt to the Republican party. Ii has
maintained a high standard of efficiency
in all departments of public service. 1t
has punished its own thieves and turned
out its own rascals, which Is more than
the Democratic party ever did in the
period of its ascendency. The Repub-
lican party conducted great and sue
cessful war for the preservation of the
Union; tfreed the slaves; it established
a sound system of currency and bank
ing; it paid off the public debt rapidly
and without distressing the people; it
resumed specie payment; and it has
collected and disburscd an immense
revenue with an almost infinitesimal
percentage of loss or waste. We hope
the Democratic party will be able to
show as good record four years from
now,
We by no means despair of the imme-
years of Doughface and Confederate
Democratic rule will cause a resistless
demand for "change" back to Ma
tional Unionism, and none will cry out
louder for it than the mugwumps, unless
it be tho foolish followers of the Kansas
demagogue, St John. Fouryears hence
the Republican party will again come
into power with an overwhelming ma
jority behind it, and the interval will be
improved in promoting better spirit of
harmony in the party and higher re-
gard for the principles which it repre-
sents. The personal animosities which
have been engendercd by this campaign
will wash away before Cleveland is in
augurated. The most prominent actors
in the late campaign and the disaffected
elements of the party will four years
hence unite in the nomination of ticket
which will provoke no resentments and
arouse no iealousies or antagonisms,
but will bring to its support the full
strength of the party and insure success
une of the Republican party to suffer in
the "off'' years by the hostility or in
difference of the people, provoked by
the action of Congress. The Democrats
have had mojority in the lower branch
of Congress for two years, and they are
years ya.44 mofen ST R0MsT fer two
administration will rest with
them after the 4th of March. 1t
remains to be seen whether they have
the capacity or craftsmanship to meet
the expectations of the country, or
whether, with untried leaders and hun
CRY, rapacious mob of oifice-seekers to
be satisfied In their own ranks, they will
succeed on the whole in administering
the affairs of the Government with
greater success than the Republican
party has done. We sincerely hope,
although we can not say that we conf
IDENTIFY expect, that the Democratic par
ty will be taught soberness and wisdom
by its assumption of responsibility. We
hope they may so appreciate the power
of office that they will not wish to risk
losing it by rash or inconsiderate pub
lie policy. We do not credit them with
very good intentions, nor do we expect
from the Democratic party the promo
ton of civil-service reform which Mr..
ta6sifU snd SemAS YfauoweES have
suit from the election of Mr.. Cleveland.
But we do give them credit for healthy
fear of losing Office, and believe they
may do less mischief in the next four
years than they otherwise would,
because the prospect of going back into
the wilderness for another quarter of a
century will be to most of them little
less than appalling, If the Democratic
President and Congress give the country
fairly good administration the Repub-
lican people will receive their share OF
the general benefits. If it prove bad
administration the Democrats will have
to suffer their portion of the evils and
will be turned out of power neck and
heels in 1888. We are all in the same
ship, and no patriotic citizen will ever
be willing that any lasting harm shall
come to the country, whichever party
may be in power Chicago Tribune.