The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-09
The Kids and the News.


TIE News is always the News. 1t
never changes, or rather IL changes so
often and so rapidly that tits difficult at
any time to say just what II is in pol
tiles or II 1t is not always the consis-
tent and persistent advocate of one
set of political ideas. For the last
two years, or since the Posts labeled
democracy became formidable, the
News has stood very squarely to the
old democratic theories. However.
old aud attentive readers of the pa
per could detect through it. seemingly
steady fcalty the backward glance
and hear the deep sigh for the flesh
pots of Egypt. After the Post ceased
to be dangerous the uncomfortable
mask y, Thrown Off and now the old
tactics prevail again; thoy are much az
they were twelve years since only
they are moro vigorous and active as
the natural result OF the long rest. No
old reader of the News has forgotten
that when Texas was trembling in the
grasp OF rcpublicanism, when she was
struggling to overthrow its rear
guard under Davis, and while the re-
suit was doubtful, the News was for
the democracy to-day and for the re-
publicans tomorrow, for Davis on
Saturday and for Coke on Tuesday,
until at last it threw OF the mask GU
tircly and went TO the end of the CAM
paign thorough Davis paper. We
say these events have not yet died
out of the memories of the men who
are still active in the politics of the
state, and they are.not surprised NOW
that this versatile but sinister piper
is using all of its great-abili,iesin the
effort to split the democracy OF
Texas wide open. Its lay
now is TO array what
II terms the young against the old
democracy, the "kids' against the
"mossbacks." ''Mossback" was, q
dozen years since, the term by which
1t designated all democracy; some
times varying the name and giving us
the more elegant and euphonious term
Of bourbonism. The News secs nc
break in the prospective democratic
success, and no hope for its peis uil.
less the division occurs. Hence, lis
whole effort now is TO induce Gibbs
Gooch, lIogg, Chiffon and Shepard to
range themselves as "kids" against
Maxey, Ireland, Ross and others n
"mossbscks." The News does moi
forget that there is wonderfully
strong opposition element in Texas MOI
that with riven democracy 1t would
be possible to beat it. Hence, its sin.
lister labors in the effort tc- get Gibbs
and his confrercs to accept the leader.
ship of the "kids." They may do it
but then, while we do not rate Gibbs
as good a politician Us was the late
Senator Morton, yet we credit him
with rather more political acumen
than the acceptance of the sugges
ton would indicate.
Take the "youDg democracy (kids)
aud put them TO. constructing plat
form or to making nominations tor IT,
aud right then aud there would occur
difficulties which, the News well un.
derstands would arise, aud II is upon
the chances for Independent success,
which would come out of them that
the News is banking. 1t remains to
be seen how Tar its transplanting to Q
pronounced democratic field will
modify these views, aims and pur.
poses. But If the past is an
Indicator Of the future, 1t will be
safe TO conclude that the modification
wi II amount TO but little,or at least as
long as the old set control its destinies.
The News can never change, except in
the way indicated above. The same
baletul anti-democratic policies are
TO prevail TO the end. Since tho COM
mencement OF the new democratic ma
tional administration, and it has been
developed that the federal patronage
has been, and is being disposed of in
Texas, without the slightest reference
TO that paper, it has become very sick,
and its simulated democracy is wilt
ing as rapidly as ever the daises did
before the boar frosts ofan unexpect-
cd cold snap.
Something must therefore be done
to mix things. The kids must be trot-
ted out and made to believe that the
old democracy is but rotten shell
and all they have TO do is TO trot out
Gibbs, Gooch, ct al, and trot into
power and the control of this vast
state with all Of its vast interests. IL
will afford interest and amusement
both, 10 note the future VIKINGS in and
out of the great paper as II progresses
in its tortuous pathway toward DEM
ocratic disintegration, and the howl
OF rage, or supple and smiling acqui-
escence, should ITS schemes come 10
nanght, as We hope and trust they
will. The democracy of Texas may
be very weak, but we cannot conceive
of iatuity so dense as TO induce il to
follow oil after the News in any such
scheme.
Hon. GGoRaE @ oLDrmwA II, so