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

TIE News lie always the News. II |
never changes, or rather 1t changes 80
often and so rapidly that 1t is difficult at
any time 10 say just what IT is in pol
itics or If il is not always the c0nsis-
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 fealty the backward glance
and hear the deep sigh for the flesh
pots of Egypt. After the Post ceased
to be dangerous-ihe uncomfortable
mask ys.tirown Off and now the old
tactics prevail again; they are much az
they were twelve years since only
they are more vigorous and active rs
the natural result of the long rest. No
old reader of the News has forgotten
that when Texas was trembling in the
grasp of republicanism, 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 1t threw OH tho mask Gu
tirely and went to the end of the cain
psign 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 -abilitesfn the
effort to split the democracy OF
Texas wide open. Its lay
IL terms the young against the old
democracy, the "kids" against the
"mossbacks." 'Mossback" was, q
dozen years since, the term by which
it designated all democracy; some
times varying the name aud giving us
the more elegant and euphonious tern
OF bourbonis'n. Inc News sees h'
break in the prospective democratic
success, and no hope for its pets un
less the division occurs. Hence, III
whole effort now Is to induce Gibbs
I
Gooch, liogg, Chiffon and Shepard t.
range themselves as kids" agains
Maxey, Ireland, Ross and others a
"mossbacks." The News does no
forget that there Is wonderful!
strong opposition element IN Texas no
that with u riven democracy 1t woulc
be possible to beat it. Hence, Its sin
ister iaeors IN the ciiort to- get Gibb
. and his confreres to accept The leader
ship OF the kids" They may do II
but then, while we do not rate GLIB
AZ good a politician as was the lat
Senator Morton, yet we credit hin
with rather more political acume
than the acceptance of the sugges
ton would indicate.
Take the "young democracy" (kids
and put them to. constructing a plat
form or to making nominations tor i
and right then aud there would occll
difficulties which, the News well un
derstands would arise, aud 1t is upol
the chances for independent success
which would come out OF them tina
the News Is banking, 1t remains t.
be seen how lar its transplanting to
7 pronounced democratic field vii
modify these views, aims and pur
poses But II the past is al
Indicator CT the future, 1t VIII b
safe to conclude that the modification
viii amount to but little,or at least a
long asthe Old setcontrol It's destinies
, Inc news can never change' except II
; the way indicated above. The SAM
baleiul anti-democratic policies arr
TO prevail to the end. Since the com
inencement OF the new democratic ma
uonai administration, and 1t has beer
developed that the federal patronage
mas been, ana Is being disposed OF IL
iehas, wi'hout the shghtest reference
10 that paper, IL mas become very SICK
anu i'A slhluiateu uehhoeraoy Is VIII
ing rs rapidly as ever the dnises did
ed cold snan