The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-07
The Recon, victories.


flags this fall II would be all
right. The battle in New York is
almost entirely without sIgniflcancc
for the future. The result in Yir-
ginia indicates the complete over
throw of Malone. The advance in
Maryland, Connecticut, Iowa and
Colorado is very gratifying, but
still in the of year they are not en-
tirely reassuring. 1t would be com
plimentary 10 the administration to
say that all this prcsages victory three
years hence. But 1t has so often hap
pened within the memory of active
democrats even, that the result in of
years is completely reversed in a
presidential year, that we do not
know how much dependence to place
upon the present showing made by
the democracy. That it may presagc a
triumphant result next presidential
election we ardenny hope. But it
would be q stretch of reasonable
probability for us to declare our faith
in such result. The mutterings al
ready are loud and deep against the
presidents policy of excluding demo-
Gratis from the offices at his disposal
in the executive branch of the ma
tional government.
We would be glad to believe that
in New York the backbone of radio
alism had been broken. But we do not
forget or overlook the fact that the vic
tory was partially won by men who
would vote for Edmunds every time
in preference 10 Cleveland. Is there
a well-informed man in the demo-
cratic party, in the nation, who is
ignorant of this fact. III there is, let
him learn at once that results In New
York are bought and sold like sheep
in the shambles, or like stocks in Wall
street. Jay Gould, Vanderbilt, aud a
few other great railroad combina-
tions and STOCKHOLDERS, can always
say who shall be president, just as
long as the result hangs on New
York. They eau buy q two hundred
thousand majority in that state, any
day they choose, let the choice be
either democrat or republican. In
ciphcring ON New York In the future,
1t will always be in order to first find
out how these corporated interests
feel on the issue, and we may then
safely conclude that the result will
resemble, very closely, the verdict
they desire.
Cleveland's attitude ON the silver
question suits Wall street very
well, and since its kings may
permit the party but state victory,
they may determine If Cleve-
land shall be reelected presi-
dent next term. This country is,
very nearly entirely under the dom,
mination of a few men. What Il
will become actually III few years
will depend very much upon the uses
made by them of the power now il
their own hands.
The remedy for this state of thing
rests only in revolution, and 1t mus
be grave grievance indeed wher
blood is called for in the settlement
OF these affairs. We tremble to thinl
that the first democratic president
since the war is thoroughly il
accord with this ruthless power
even in one particular. We
would be glad now TO see
reform commenced ere il
is too late, which would surely wrest
from the powers we have named, the
ability to dictate the nations choice.
When we seek earnestly for that we
will abandon New York and bend
our energies to winning enough of
the western states TO counter-b alan co
her in the electoral college.
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