The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-27
TRE LNDEPENnENrs.

Mr.. Cleveland. as the successful can
didate for the presidency, seems to find
himself in a very unfortunate dilemma
On the one hand he is confronted. &c use
the expressive words of Mr.. Curtis, by
the old time Democracy, "very hungry
and very thirsty who feel that the hour
of their hope has come at last, and that
with a Democratic president as dis
penser Of political patronage there
ought To and will be a.
clean sweep of The Offices from
cabinet spositions TO cross-rosd post-of-
fees. They are impatientlY waiting for
the fourth OF March TO herald the en-
forcement OF the old political maxim
OF genuine BOurbonism, ITO the victor
belongs the spoils." To them the cleo
ton OF Cleveland is a Democratic revo-
luton. The confederate brigadIers are
once more in the saddle, and The cry of
ION to Washington" resouuds
again throughout the south as
il has not since the DAYS of 1861
while the northern contingents
are not far behind in their mad scramble
for recognition. That there is an ele-
neat of the Democratic party, of whom
Senator PeDdleton is the best represen-
tative, who honestly desire a conserve
tive administration and recognition of
fitness as the chief qualification for Of
fee does not alter the fact that the pre-
vailing anImus Of the Democratic party
is such as has been described; and the
pressure that will be brought to
bear upon Dir. Cleveland will
be simply tremendous 10 its
force, a pressure that a much
stronger man than he would find diff
Guilty in resisting. If Mr.. Cleveland hon
estlV desires 10 carry out the principles
as to the civil service which he is said to
profess be is sincerely to be pItIed.
On the other hand, the Independents
not Independent Republicans. but those
who have recently departed from their
utilization with Republicanism-are
loudly proclaiming that Mr.. Cleveland
owes his election TO their efforts,
and that his administration ought to be
representative of the political gospel
which they profess to preach. Mr.. Cur
tbs and MIR. Schurz, as the high priests
of this gospel, have already assumed to
speak as TO the policy OF the president
elect-and now come the Independents
as body with an address in which, IN
der the guIse of declaration of politi-
cal principles. they covertly say: 1--WE
also demand recognition" These gen.
tlemen OF course assume high plane of
political purity and there is no doubt
but an administration able honestly to
carry out the lofty platform of princi-
pies which these gentlemen proclaim
would command the deserved admira-
ton and support of the country, but IN
fortunately the real Significance of their
political gospel was long ago character
lied by Shakespeare in the expression,
"Words, words, words" This is in
tended not as reflection on practical
civil service reform, but the mistake
of the Indeoendents-It mistake
be not too mild word
has been in assuming even tor the mo-
ment that the car idate of party with
the instincts, the affiliations and the rec
ord of the Democracy, could ever be
made the iaclIe instrument in their
hands Tor the publication of politics and
the establishment of their ideal stand
ard. OF course their position would
make it inconsistent to ask for offices,
but a leading Independent newspaper
evades that difficulty by commenting on
the remarkable fitness that would attend
a graceful recognition by Governor
Cleveland of certain Independent lead
ers who on no account would allow
themselves to be considered as desIrous
of positions. Now the pertinent ques-
ton is: What is Mr.. Cleveland going to
do about Its