The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-24

month ago. there would not now Dc an
October Waterloo on record against
the Dartv which elected him; a
genuine exhibition of interest in the
cause would have been the means Of
keeping 10000 voters in Ohio in line,
who either voted for the Prohibition
candidate or failed to vote at all;
little activity shown by the General and
his staff would have made the morale OF
the rank and file so nearly perfect that
it would have been known as early as
the 18th of October last that Judge
Foraker was effectually shelved ana
John Sherman buried at last, instead OF
causing those at distance TO, nope
against hope and finally be confronted
by the present success and possible pro-
motion OF both those leaders OF the
enemys columns; genuine manifesto
ton of Democratic supremacy by our
Democratic President and Cabinet
would even now put an end TO
speculation about how the Empire
State will go week from Tuesday. by
placing it decidedly in line with Its
course last November; and, when We
consider all these saddest words, we
clutch eagerly at the little crumbs OF
comfort as being all that remains OF the
promised banquet.
Mr.. Cleveland has made grave mis-
take, and we would like to believe that
he is beginning to find it out. He has
within his organization and compost
ton the materials for first-class chief
magistrate, but non-partisanship Will
never. develop them. 1t was party
that made him successfully prosecut-
ing attorney, sheriff, Mayor. Governor,
and President; if the people had done
as he has been doing, he would not
have got very far; and yet he persists in
treating with kindness those who OPP
posed him and who in reality
oppose him yet, but are keep
ing silent to keep their own
places or secure others for their friends.
tits idle for him or anyone else to look
for success in the future by abandoning
the means which have brought success
in the past; and it is a lesson worth
bering that the "old political
hacks" should not ruthlessly be set
aside to enable US to experiment with
fresher, younger and comparatively
untried men.
There is but little room Tor hope as to
the outcome in any of the States which
elect on the 3rd of November, with the
single exception perhaps of Virginia.
Even there favorable result for the !
Democracy will not restore to it the
discipline which it formerly enjoyed,
Tor the reason that the campaign in the
Old Dominion is on purely local issues !
and the two candidates for Governor
are fighting on their individual merits |
National affairs have. not been thought
Of, all other consequences being |
1warfed III the presence of the mighty |
hope of redemption from scalliwag
rule on one side, and the hope of hold |
ing on on the other; neither party ex- /
oects anything Inc the way of encour-
lgement or assistance from Washing |
on, one because of the prevailing |
apathy, the other on general principles.
20 the Virginians are having quiet lit
lie go-as-you- please, home-brewed tus-
lie all among themselves, and whoever
nay win, he viii be under no obliga-
ions to those at distance.
Altogether, it is a discouraging state
" affairs for the Democratic party when
hey can find the source of temporary
ubilation in half a dozen removals and
by the President, and
hen the disagreeable thought
viii thrust itself upon us = if
hey can become elated with
juch slender sources of citation to draw
Upon, what could and would they do if
he supply ofinvigorating material were
only equal to the demand? Those who
ire responsible for the efficient sailing
If the Democratic craft don't like to
larry a dead cargo and captain who
ioes nothing but sleep; give them live
men to lead them and valuable freight /
ist to look after, and neither work nor
viii be wanting.
But the President has rolled over.
Perhaps he is going to awake. And
hen he may get up, make fire and
set the pot to boiling. Why not? Who