St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-13
FALSE PROPHET

w
sey, who would have been very close to the
throne if Mr.. BLAINE had been elected, has
recently been unbosoming himself In refer
ence to Mr.. -CLEvELAND's administration.
Mr.. PHELPS is frank enough 10 admit that
Mr.. CLEVELAND is going to give very salts
factory administration to the country. This
is a fact so patent to- all that Mr.. PHELPS
could not deny it with any sort of consis-
tency. But then Mr.. PHELPS allows his mind
to be burthened with the thought that in Civ
ing an administration that will satisfy the
country, Mr.. CLEVELAND is going to burst
the Democratic party into smithereens. Per-
haps the wish is father to the thought in this
particular. 1t must be, for Mr.. PHELPS was
a very ardent partisan of Mr.. BLAINE in the
last canvass, and as the Democratic party
was strong enough to snow Mr.. BLAINE
under, and along with him the great expec-
tations his select lieutenants had, it is the
most natural thing in the world that Mr..
PHELPS would like to see the Democratic
party disrupted.
We see nothing, however, for Mr.. PHELPS
to build his hopes upon While there are
some Democratic politicians who have been
disappointed in not securing political fav ors
in proportion to their desires, still the dis
appointment of these politicians will in no
wise affect the organization of the Demo-
cratic party, unless it be to strengthen it..
There is in every political party class of
party zealots who, as rule, may be classed
as bummers rather than active political man
ayers. This class is always at the front
when anything in the shape of spoils is in
sight, and its clamorous cry for place can
always be heard above the claims of more
modest and more deserving members of the
party. That Mr.. CLEv ELAND has had the
faculty of discriminating between the deserv-
ing and the undeserving classes and select
ing for position those whose merits rather
than their selfish pretensons entitled them
to recognition, is one Of the best evidences
that the president is skilful party manager,
and, while administering the government to
the satisfaction of the entire country, will also
be strengthening the bonds of party Or
ganization and giving it a compactness
that will make it invincible in the future. As
an evidence of this the local elections re-
Gently held indicate that the Democratic
party is on rising ground. The large cities
of Chicago, st. Louis, Toledo and Cleveland
have all spoken their confidence in the exist
ing condition of affairs, while the voice of
Michigan comes like the roar of thunder pro-
claiming in uumistakable tones its indorse-
ment of Democratic government and Demo-
Il
single dissenting voice is heard there were
local disturbing influences at work which over
balanced national considerations. The cleo
ton in Cincinnati was nothing more or less
than rebuke to the young Democratic poll
tician who lent the influence of his news
paper in the last canvass to the support of
Mr.. BLAINE. If there is any evidence Of
Democratic disintegration in the Republican
victory in Cincinnati we confess we fail to
see where it comes in.
The fact is, Mr.. PHELPS has allowed his
imagination to run away with his judgment,
or rather he permits his intense desire to
serve the cause Of his fallen chieftain to OBJ
scure the facts of history. When Mr.. PHELPS
says that the Democratic managers would
have preferred the election of BLAINE to
CLEVELAND he simply stultifies himself.
When he says that if BLAINE is nominated
by the Republicans in 1888, the Democratic
managers will support him Mr.. PHELPS makes
himself ridiculous. Such an argument may
have its weight in the Republican mind and
Mr.. PHELPS may accomplish all he desires
when he induces the Republicans to renomi-
nate Mr.. BLAINE ir 1888 with the hope that he
will get a Democratic following, but Mr..
PHELPS down in his heart of hearts knows
that his prophecy will never be realized. The
Democratic party will put itself to no trouble
to prevent Mr.. BLAINE's nomination in 1888,
for our leaders know that man who has
once been defeated is the easiest candidate
to defeat in the second race.