The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-16

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Mr.. Dorsheimer, in his most ele-
CANT aud conservative newspaper, the
New York Star, argues in strong and
vigorous language the personal inter
est of the president in the election
pending in that state. 1t is close
fight and the result is as yet unde-
cided, and as true democrat be-
lieviug that the principles of true de-
mocracy are fittest for the govern
mept of his state as well as of the ma
ton, the editor of the Star would en-
list on his side every legitimate ele-
ment of honest strength possible to
attract to It. The fact is the presi-
dent is still as much a servant of the
people rs he was When he was sheriff
of one of the New York counties. He
can not lose or shake of the duties of
citizenship any more than he can
stamp out and destroy all partisan
feelings and instincts. To that .ex-
tent we believe ciyil-service reform
is mere cant. But Cleveland is sur
veying the field of action from the
lofty height of the first place In the
nation. That is so, but he dare not
forget the path by which he climbed
up. After all, the steps In his proud
and rising career were the votes of
the people, the coherency of democ-
racy and its wonderful steadiness
through twenty-five long years of
defeat. Remembering all this, how
could he sit by and and calmly see
the result in Ohio go to our foes
without once raising his hand to
stay the deadly blow, or arrest the
dreadful consequences SO likely to
flow from defeat in Ohio. III what
differs New York from Ohio in so far
as the safety of the party is concern
ed? II Mr.. Cleveland can interfere
in New York why did he not in
Ohio.
When a man becomes president he
is only enlarged. lie does notlose
his feelings and preferences as citi-
zen Of his ward at home, his county,
his district or his state. He carries
with him to his moro exalted sphere
all the distinctive features which
were his as ward voter or q
township inan. There is this impor-
tant difference, however: He dare
not forget that his party -men,the mer
whose aggregate vote gave him thu
presidency, aud the party avictory
are struggling in other states sgains
the same foe that opposed him In
the broader field, aud he is recrean
to sacred duty and all the solemn OBJ
legations such an event places hiu
under, ifhe neglected amy usual 0
fair mt ans of giving the victory Il
r his friends. There is not particl
: of doubt, but had Mr.. Cleveland per
a sued more active party pole,
, Ohio democracy would have been tc
day, instead of weeping in the ashe
over q crushing defeat, rejoicing !
the sunlight of proud victory. 1t
Q all very well to reform the civil-sel
vice. Indeed IL was q necessity, BIT
of what good will it be
In doing so. in the pursuit OF th
IS Don Quixote policy, We restore I
power the self-same party to whic
the country owes the awful sum {
l. corruption which has made the ns
ton bye-word and q reproac
# wherever our christian ciyilizatio
i has extended.
Mr.. Cleveland will not have di'
charged his duty to his party, to hi
r state nor to himself If he doesn't d
9 all in his power, which may be hor
estly done, to elect Hill aud defea
Davenport. Nor will the democrac
= of Ohio soon forgive him for permit
ting their defeat when, but a simpl
turn Of the wrist had saved them
Mr.. Dorsheimer is an illustriou'
0 democrat himself but he, too, mus
!. elevate himself over the low level o
New York politics and take in the ma
TO-. fhe would give 70 his most ex'
celIent journal national reputation
: and build up for 1t a national infiu
ence.
All the states are theoretically, al
: least, as dear TO Cleveland as New
York is, and he is as much to blanc
for Ohio as he would be ifhe refused
entirely, 10 vote or work for the cleo
tion Of Hin in his own home state
That's the way we look at II in Texas
: anyhow.