Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-11-19
The Administration.

Ifthe Democrats hope 70 make their
lease Ofpower permanent they must
continue their undivided support Of
President Cleveland's administration.
In all ofits conventions held since the
inauguration the Democratic party as a
party has indorsed President Cleve-
lands course. though few disappoint-
ed Office seekers have condemned the
administration for the simple reason
that the president, fuhis -conduct-ofuf-
fairs, has considered firstthe welfare Of
the whole country, then tlie interests of
the Democratic party, and those OF in
dividuals last. In doing this he has
not only regarded the obligations OF his
Office bat has best served his party, for
the only way, to keep the Democratic
party In power Is to demonstrate that 1t
Is worthy 10 be entrusted with power,
and that the interests of the party and
of the whole country are identical.
The great body Of Democrats through
out the country approve theeourse OF
President Cleveland, and there will be
no exception to that approval when
little more time has been given to
develop his purposes. Democrats OF all
degrees and shades of opinion, II they
have the interests. of the party and of
the country at heart, will sink their
differences and unite i'm giving the ad-
ministration a cordial and earnest sup
port. There is strong evidence that
this is the position Democrats generally
have taken and will retain.
The success of the Democratic party
in New York can lie understood in no
other way thanas an emphatic Jindorse-
ment Of the administration and the
party at its back. 1t had been repeated
| iy asserted that the Democratic party
was unfit to administer national affairs;
that should it take control business
panic and general collapse would inn
medistely follow, But the facts have
| been otherwise. Instead of collapse
and ruin under Democratic admins
| tratiOn there has been steady inn
| pr0vement in business affairs. Conf
| dence has been restored, and the skies
have frightened. The people of New
| York see this and understand it. They
see that the Republican predictions of
recklessness, rapacity and ruin under
Democratic rule have proved absurdly
untrue. They see that the Democratic
/ lCoiuChu SiO'C'"hN
mas been conservative, judicious and
successful. In the, recent election they
gave thatadministratio their emphatic
lappfovM. M ~ > q fl a
The only wayirl1 which the dismal
propheciesoft The Republican Jere1liahs
leould prove true would be by dissen :
sions in the Democratic party and
| partial opposition or half-heartedstt sttp-
port of the Democratic national admin
istration. That would cripple the
power of the administration to govern
for the welfare of the country and the
consequent benefit to the party. 1t
would enable the Republicans to point
to the fulfiilment yOf their predictions.
1t would again lose the Democratic
party the confidence of the country
which it has now regained. Such a
course would be political insanity-sheer
idiocy.4 Democrats who have thein-
tefests Of the party at heart win never
be guilty Of this folly. They Win give
the administration of President Cleve-
land united and hearty support, be-
cause in this wav they will best serve
their country, their party and them
selves. Plain Dealer.