Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-22
Cleveland and the pemOcra ".

Of democracy ,so.called, TO estimate
something OF it's influence on the
country. Aud what think We of III
Pass the word around and sec who
wilt bolster it up. Candidly, with
the lights before us, we belieyc that
if the race between JAS. q. Blaine
AMI Grover Cleveland was now
pending that Blaine would receive
au overwhelming majority OF tho
popular vote, and they would not
all be disappointed o(lce.seekrrs,
either. We remember one proph'
ecy of Brady in his speech against
Cleveland before the Mississippi
delegation at Chicago. Says he,
you may befriend him now, and cast
your entire delegation for him, but
next year when you return to HIM
he will not know you, if be is elect
edit is his friends hc i0rsctS This
very incident has been brought to
our mind half n hundred times
when we have heard some cava.
lier in the ranks of democracy,
whose time, labor, energy, intellect
aud money all flowed freely for the
success of the grand only party
had been shelved, and somo mug
wump or straight ont republican
rewarded with II good, soft place.
Clcveland's politics may suit for
heaven, but it won't do for wicked
America. He is sapping the very
foundation of the party he has the
greatest chance 10 bnild up.
All the municipal elections In
Ind, Ill.,. o., Mich, show large re
publican gains, and some strong
holds OF democracy have gone with
the tide: in fact, so many that the
Times Democrat, in an editorial,
thinks it doubtful whether we can
keep the next house OF representa-
tivcs democratic or not. Does not
all this forecast something 10 n
thinking mind, and the sooucr seen
| the better chance To call halt.
Mr.. Cleveland, W his obSiinacy
would doom the whole party If he
could make record for that non
descript pet law of his, civil service
reform, which never should have
held Il place upon our statute book
Senator Ingalls,, of Kans., III his
recent whitening speech on the Ed
munds' resolution, sand: off Mr..
Cleveland makes his appointments
because they are democrats and his
removals because they are republi-
oans.and not for cause, hIspowcr will
not be questioned and every nom.
ination will he confirmed. There
is no breaking up party lines in the
United States, and partizanship is
the very life of every party" The
recent appointment of Mrs. Virgin
in q. Thompson, as postmisireSs OF
Louisville, KY, has taken the coun
Try 10y surprise. The lady in Ques-
ton held the Same position under
Hayes and Garfield. She succeed.
cd in winning the prize again nm.
der Cleveland, though 10 less a
parsonage than Jno. &. Roach,
chairman of democratic State exec.
u,ivc committee, was also an appli.
cant aud strongly endorsed. See
what a special from Louisville says
about il +:
Senator Blackburn was opposed
to her on political grounds alone, he
holding that democrat should get
the office. For weeks the war
waged. There were many good
men and democrats who aspired to
the office, among them DR.. John
G.. Roach, chairman of the demo
cratic State committee. Every con.
ceivable influence was brought to
bear for and against Mrs. Themp.
sou. 1t was shown that the Office
was next to the worst managed in
the country, such report being made
by democratic as well as republican
inspectors.
So Louisville will have rcpub.
lican postmaster for four years to
come. The democracy of tho city
is all broke. The swearing of the
army in Flanders was chastc com
pared to what was heard on the
streets here today. A call for an
Indignation meeting has been made
and Kentucky eloquence will flow
tomorrow night.
Senator Blackburn will not I've
able to prevent the confirmation.
The republicans and some demo-
cratic friends OF Mrs. Thompson
approve the nomination, bot the
great body of the democracy are
highly indignant.
Republicans are pleased, rs they
claim Mrs. Thompson is q rcpubli.
can. Democrats. condemn the course
of representative Withstand lay the