Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-03-06
THE DEMOCRATIC INVASION.
Democratic Congrcssmcn ofror TO Do To-
lico Duty Abont tho MhIta House.

| Democratic Congrcssmcn offor 20 Do To-
lice Duty About tho white House.
Il Is announced that Democratic Con-
gressmen are anxious to prevent rush
Of ofiice-seekers upon President Cleve-
land at the outset of his administration,
and they propose to put themselves be-
tween the greedy applicant and the EX-
ecutivc. Each State delegation is to
take charge of its own offices. and shoe
away from the White House its own
eager constituency This is philan-
thropic undertaking. All accounts
agree that the tramp of the victorious
Democracy will be heard in the land,
and that in companies of ten, COM
panies OF one hundred and companies
of thousand they will sit down before
the Executive mansion to wait the dis
tribution of the patronage and the sur
plus. Thicker than the locusts of
Egypt will they gather, and If ever a
leader needed protection it will be the
chosen head of this thirsty and hungry
host. The patience that comes of long
suffering is past for now the land is
theirs and they are come to possess it.
Accompanying this announcement of
generous self sacrifice on the part of
the Democratic Congressman is no de-
tailed statement of the method of pro-
lection to be pursued 1t is hardly
probable that Morrison's horizontal
plan will be followed, and the introduce
ton of the Yazoo and Danville methods
might, in this instance, prove destruc-
tive 10 Democratic maioritics. 1t is
possible each State delegation will re-
solve itself into detective bureau,
wait upon trains, picket the cross
roads, spot its victim upon their arrival,
and put them under lock and key until
their claims are duly adjusted and they
are remanded to their several homes.
But while this course might work well
where the delegation is numerically
strong it would fall heavily upon the
representatives of a State like Della
ware. Imagination is not strong enough
TO conceive of Senators Bayard and
Salisbury, in command of the lone
Congressman from that State, STEM
ming the tide of emigration that will
pour into Washington from the smallest
one of the original thirteen States.
Then, again, even if the line of defenses
were made in the White House grounds,
the three members from Massachusetts,
could only hope TO guard the doors,
and Massachusetts, Democrats have ere
this scaled the walls of building and
burglariously entered through the
sccond-story windows. There are
States so poor that they have not one
Democratic Congressman, but Maine,
Vermont, New Hampshire or Rhode
Island Democrat is none the less SEN
sible OF the spoils of war; In such
States who is to be selected to protect
the President from his own.
We congratulate our Democratic
friends upon the heroism that stamps
their generous offer, but can they not
be better employed at the Capitol leg
islating for the country, and leave it to
the police of the city to protect Presi-
dent Cleveland from intrusive visitors?
Thus far Mr.. Cleveland has shown him
self able to get on very well without the
guardianship of his party leaders, and
it is noticeable fact that those who
have called to instruct him as to his du-
ties have not been bidden to call again.
Seekers after positions have returned
disappointed and disguised, and Pres
ident who can rs coolly turn off states
men as he would Italian mendicants
can be safely trusted to freeze out the
rank and file of his party. From pres
ent appearances it is not at all proba-
BILE that Mr.. Cleveland will need to ac-
cept the offer of Democratic Congress-
men to do police duty about the White
House. National Republican.