The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-17
INDORSED BY THE PARTY.
The Splendid Change That Has Come
OTer the COuutry.

The Splendid Grunge Tina. Has Come
Over the Country.
1t is a significant fact that every
State Democratic contention held
under the Cleve.. Id Administration has
gwen it cordial and unqualified in
dorsement And if Democratic con.
ventions were held IN all the States to-
morrow all would do likewise; the
Cleveland Administration would not
fail of cordial and Unqualiiiej indorse.
ment in one OF them. This is tn only
commentary needed on the noisy asSer-
tons in the Republican press OF Dem
ocratic diScontent with the Admin stra-
tion and predictions of Il revolt against
it. TAere IS not 4 State in the Union in
which meeting of Democrats could be
held to take issue with TIE Administra-
ton. unless it be Louisiana; and if the
ring faction ", re TO hold sGch a meet
ing in Louisiana. it would be instantly
overwhelmed by counter-meeting rep
rtsrnting foar-Efths OF the Democrats
/ in the Stat.
For twentr-fOuv years the country had
been under Rep Ibii-an rule; now it is
Under Democr.lti,: rule. 1t is q DEM
ocrat, not Republican. who presides
in the Whit House and it is Demo-
cratS, not Republicans. who have the
easy entyee to t.at official mansion. 1t
is Democratic. not Il Republican Exec
utiye who is COMMANDMENTS hief OF
! the army and navy, VINO receives For
/ eign Ministers AMI appoints American
Minis erS ID fer ign Governm nt|. and
/ fills vacant +, ,jaral JudgeslipS. At:or
nevship> aud Marshn!shins and otner
I fd, raj positions, and Tho has author
! ity, whenever he 5 SEES t to exs r:ise it.
! 10 max vac;1c IS in Fed raj Offices. IL
/ IS 4 Democratic. not n Eepubl can AG-
minIstr&tion. at whose pleasure all Fed
eral officials hold their places.
/ 1t is said tha' thousands of Republic-
ans still remain in Office. True; but
! they have at least lost their powers of
mischief. They a"e responsible to a
Democratic Administration. Tney are
( subduad into the t possible beha rior
! IhaY have lost the habit of conspicu-
/ oUsly parad NO their Rep1blicanism-
and some of them are taxing pains to
/ let it be known that they are Republic
ans no longer.
The Repubi can press is no longer tho
arbier OF policies and personal and So
cial regulations. Il his been forced,
much against lis will and with ill-con-
cealed reluctance. to pass to the rear
and gnash it' teeth over its lost pr:vil-
eyes. And Republican leaders. Nation
al or local. have ceased 10 fit and flash
along the corridors of authority, chal
/ len@e public Obeisance to their names
and persons and reflect the influence of
the governing regims. The'r persons are
almost forgotten, and their names, like
exhausted hooks. have gone out OF print.
These things show that Il change a
great change for tie better has come
over the cOuntry-a change whose in
! fluence is felt and seen from the White
House TO the confines of the land. but
w!lose value we can moi fully measure.
IN the South President Cleveland has
signally exhibited his disregard OF Re-
publican precedentS and his respect for
( Democratic coumselS by giving appoint
mentS to ey-Confeieratcs who are true
representatives of Southern opinion
and feeling and this in bold and
sturdy defiance of a Republican press
which. for twenty years, has sought to
bring prominent ey-ConfederateS INTO
odium. The President has recognized
that these men are the capable leaders
of that section and the recognized rep
reSentatives Of its opinion and thought
and he had the wisdom and courage
to assign them 20 pots Of honor
in and under his Adm nistrat;on. in
spite of the clamors OF the opposi-
SION press against the pract ce. 1t is
no wonder that the long outiawed peo-
pc o. the South, crate nj for this rec
ogn;tion. exhibit Il peculiar warmth in
their dnvOt on to the Administration
and avOw their support Of ii in em-
rhatic and unaiu vocal terms. That is
the section III which Republican official
ism has been most arrogant and irk-
some to the peopie-and it is there the
President has "een most prompt to
award the benefits of the change of re-
gtnlc.
This is day OF plain speaking. and
in the exercise of this privilege Demo-
cratS sonnet mes critici-e the Pres ident.
Bat It is 10 be rrmar ;ed that the COM
plant is no. for what he has done, but
for what> he has not done Eve~v step
in the positive olicy o. the Admins
tration has been in accordance with the
accepted maximS OF the party that
elected HIM and there is not doubt
that he will find that party at his back
ready to ,urpary him when that sup
port is needed 81. LOui$ Republican.