The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-18
Democratic Unity.

With each days passing lesson 1t
seems to grow more certain that the
course pursued by Mr.. Cleveland is
fast disrupting aud dividing the dem
ocratic party-destroying that meas
ure Of unity which is imperative i'll
the party wishes to retain power. II
is clear that his tariff views, rejecting
as they do, only the merest minority
of the party, and his silver We've,
which are across the hawse of the
vast majority of democrats in this
nation, instead of being rallying
points for the rank and file, are veri-
table red ensigns which becgon them
ON to deadly strife. All the interests,
illimitable aud immeasurable as they
are, of the teeming west, are to
be calmly pushed aside. Calmly?
no, contemptuously, by the man that
the western and southern democrats
toiled, sacrificed and spent time and
money to elect, and for small coterie
of Wall street, comprising perhaps
one hundred and fifty, twenty per
cent. OF whom only are democrats in
principle. Is this fair? Is II honestY
VIII the west and the south stand ii2
We trow not, and all this in the face
of deficiency already of sos, 900,
as against material reduction of the
national debt of last year.
Is it not just possible that
this lord Grover of ours is lit
tie too lordlyp Who is he--the crea-
ture of the peoples votcs-that he
should arrogaie to himself such an
immaculate degree of earthly perfec-
ton that he will Meth listen to
warning or advice? The fact is grow
ing more aud more palpable daily
that his policy is fashioned more
upon the wishes of the fcw-a half
hundred, at most-independent and
sore-headed republicans, of the Geo.
William Curtis school, than upon the
voices, wishes aud prayers of the al
most unmmbered hosts that went to
the polls to vote for the man whose
career promised something else and
better than weak betrayal in the mo-
ment of fruition, In the moment
when the splendid fealty ofthe masses
of the democracy, though resting
under the cloud of defeat Tor quar-.
ter of a century, had won victory OF
such gigantic proportions.
We have deficiency in the esti
mates for this year of $25,OO0,000. Al
this rate of decadence we will be right
to expect deficiency next year of a
least $i50,OoO,000. WIN the countr,
stand this? Will the faithful, truth
loving and honorable democrats II
the face OF results such as these PHI
their faith 10 the policy ola mau who's
delicate sense of right will not per
init him to supercede dishonest re
publican with an honest aud capabl
democrat, on the score of maintaining
the purity of the public administra
tion9 The time is coming when tn
masses of democracy will cease speak
ing out their surprise and will begil
to voice their disgust and disapproba
ton. The country cannot stand ev
erything. The west and the soutl
will not stand this heresy as TO tn
tariff, and still less that policy o
treachery to silver, the metal upol
which is predicated so much of tn
real hopes of the two sections.
Mr.. Clevelsnd and his advisers ha,
better stop ere they pass beyond III
bounds of reasonable reform which
costs so much in the hard cash Of tn
people. We would be willing to sac
riilce much 10 be able TO say MI
Cleveland's policy is good on thes'
matters, but we can't. The onl,
thing left for us 10 do now, is /,
push some western democrat to til
front. II is vast pity that Melon
aid, Morrison or Thurman was no
preferred 10 this New York strad
dler, last year.