The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-22
"WE ARE VERY HUNGRY"
The Despairing Cry of the Old-Line Demo-
Gratis I'd President Cleveland

Washington. Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
There is feeling of unrest along the Demo
cratic line. Old-fashoned Democrats are be-
ginning to ask one another of what avail is q
Democratic victory, The issues dividing the
two great political parties are not sucoa Sc to
even excite the attention of the masses. And
after all. the only thing either offer as con-
ditloA of victory is what has in later years been
denominated the spois. There is not little
disappointment manifest everywhere because
Democrats not asked to share in the partici-
patton of the victory they nearly a year
ago. The Democratic President has been in
stalled since last March, and there to-day
Democratic leaders who wonder when Demo
Gratis are to be fairly treated by national Dem
ocratic administration In all of the
departments iii this city Republicans are
retained In position of trust who do not conceal
their contempt for the Democratic party. while
processing an allegiance to the Democratic Presi-
dent and his Cabinet Take the illustration of
Assistant Secretary Coon, of the Treasury.
openly telicitating his party upon the election of
Foraker to be Governor of OHIO If the Dem
ocratlc leaders In any of the States of the Union
which are now on the battle line get any sub
stantial benefit from the national admnistra-
ton it is not obvious. In the Presidents own
State of New York, it is true, he has indicated
purpose to go home and vote, and it became
necessary for his Secretary of the Treasury in
an open letter to declare that he would vote the
Democratic ticket This seems almost beyond
the ken of those who make politics a study and
yet it is just You can hear in Washington
most any day discussions to prove that the Pres
ident of the United States is Democrat
Editorial in New York Sun, yesterday.
When the people of the United States, in No
vember, 1884, voted to put the Republicans out
and the Democrats into power in the National
government, did they mean to have the change
limited to the Presidency, the Cabinet and the
most prominent places in the public service or
was it their wish to bring about more radical
and thorough going reform by putting in new
men generay2 1t seems to us they wanted TO
ieaven the whole lump with Democracy. We
are unable to see why Democrat who seeks
small office should be characterized as an impu-
dent spokesman any more than a Democrat who
seeks great office, or why either of tn ~ should
be subjected to this reproachful a. ,ellation
The Democrats want the Offices because they
think they can serve the public better than the
Republicans If they can. they should have the
Offices If not, the Republicans should be per-
mitted to keep them. There is nothing in this
notion at all inconsistent with the frequently
expressed idea of President Cleveland that pub
lie office is public trust All that the Demo
Gratis ask IS that whenever a new trustee is to be
appointed Democrat should have the opportu-
nifty to prove that he will make more compe-
tent and faithful trustee than any Re-
publican that can be selected or than any mug
wump."