The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-18
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS.

tnerc must w ob>tiNSu Lho@e
marked subsistence in that food tide
of enthusiasm which swept the de-
mocraey ind power after 50 many
years Of exile from the seats of
national authority. Yet all eoncede
that Mr.. Cleveland has worked
earnestly and faithfully to give US
an honest government /; that his as
sis,ants are able no one will deny,
and there has been no dlsgraceful
scandal or evidence Of danger from
those dreaded brigadiers who have
been so often charged with cherish
inc ve!l.laid schemes 10 rob or dis.
rup, their country. The south has
pursued a course eminsntly conserv.
alive and her public men have ius,i.
fed fully the mos, sanluine expec'
,a,ions Of their friends. Therefore
even the most frantic efforts have
failed TO evoke any applause when
the bloody shir, is thrown to the
breeze and the revision Of public
sentiment can in no degree be
charged to the accOun, of the south.
To what then is i, due:
The mugwump clemen, is every.
where seeking again its natural
home in the republican camp and
is everywhere, like all guerilla
troops, thoroughly disorganized by
success. Every element of cohesion
between its individual members is
arnihilated. They had a common
bond in common hatred Of Blaine,
but as the plumej knight has now
DOTTED his armor, stabbed his s,eed
and exchanged his lance for a pro
sale pen, no, much enthusiasm car
be aroused by abuse Of him either
from the stump or IN liarper''
Weekly. Neither can appeals b'
now made TO that love Of change
which is cngrafted in the hearts oI
all OF us, nor to the anxious curiosl
" or vigilant patriotism which
sought TO look into the standing &C
counts Of the government. Now
the money has been all counted anc
found safe, at last the good sense o
the North realizes that the South i
loyal, and the issues which divided u
have been definitely relcgaiea to ,h
decision of the ballot box.
And in modern times nothing /
more certain than that popular vic
tories are impossible without organ
iza,ion. Not even in an army wi
discipline and method b. produc
tive Of more good than in politics
; How can the Democracy then hop
for victory unless radical change
/, in party methods are soon made
: We are no disciple Of the "spolls
= doctrine as it has been practised fC
twenty years by the Republican
neither 10 We believe in the "civ
service reform as interpreted by Il
mugwumps. The one would subo
y, dina,c the public good to the u,
r worthy uses Of partisan advantage
}. the other is absolutely destrncti,
l. of that organization without whiC
5 the party cannot live.
: In organizing his own official far
, lily Mr.. Cleveland put in places
Is high trust Lamar, Manning and Ba
&c ard. We, he now repudiates SO
p fensivc partisans" in making min
! appointments. llavo not Lamar al
Bayard been most Offensive" in Il
It present acceptation of the word? al
Is does no, Manning represent the 7
Z, den methods under which the Del
- ocra,ic masses of New York were
n. thoroughly drilled? True these a
ir grca. men ~ well rs offensive pa
so tisans," but the latter term as no
=, understood is perfectly applical
:, as well.
II, therefore, offensive partisan
are to he ignored as deprived
nc honor among their fellows, til
u. party organization is impcsslb
n And the disruption has ev
u now begun to send the OPT
IT. ing thunder of the coming a,
" lanche to the ears Of the preside
nc Failures in these local election.
ie the straw which shows how
Va breeze blows which il the h
'' aid Of the coming storm. "Off
"e siye par,isans" should not be h,