San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-08
PREPARING FOR 1888.

The democracy are terribly exercised
over MIR. Blaine's movements In New
| York. They see In the reconciliation OF
the chiefs of the republican party the
certain defeat Of the democracy In 1855,
and are holding their breath while the
negotiations are pending which will. II
| successful, make the National party on
again. The New York Times, the Orga n
| of the mugwumps, Is heartily sick OF its
position on the outside; is very willing
| to accept any OVertures for peace that
may be made; is heartily disgusted with
the administration of the man whom II
supported two years slice, and longs TO
return as IA penitent prOdigal to the faith
er's house from which il came out. Its
| declarations of repentance were made
| over ROOsevelt's candidacy for mayor OF
| New York, and the olive branch thus
! held out has not been dlsregarded y
| the managers Otrepublican matters. The
| day OF the Times mugwumpery has
pass, d. The great question now Is 10
wha, extent Roscoe COnkling will aC-
cept the situation, and make common
cause with the republican party for the
overthrow OF the democracy. II
his vanity Is greater than his
party patriotism and fealty, If
! he hates Blaine more than he loves re-
publicanism, he will stay out in the cold
and the republican party will enter upon
an uncertain contest in 1888. IT, how
ever. admOnished by the experiences OF
the past and taught wisdom by defeat,
he sees only continued disasters attend
ing upon the exclusion of the republican
party from the national control, and
sinks personal animOsity for public
good he will let the dead past bury it's
dead and throw the great weight OF his
personal influence In favor OF the Candi-
dacy of Mr.. James G. Blaine as nCOm-
parabIy the strongest man before the
people to-day. When this is done, and
for this all good republicans look. Mr..
Blaine will enter upon the canvass for
1888 unhandicapped and with every
prospect Of success.
Since the overwhelming defeat Of
Morrison and Hurd, and the wiping out
OF C, rlisle's majority in Kentucky, the
democratic party have begun to trim
their sails for proteCtionist democratic
candidate for president for 1888, and
Rsndall's name is being prominently
mentioned for that position. The vote
81 Of
states will be clearly adverse to a free
trade candidate in the next national
election. The handwriting or the wall
this campaign settles that. The
democratic party will take no
chances two years hence. Ii
Is not principle, but presidency that
they have in their eye. Though they
have damned Randall without mercy for
being republican and have endeavOred
to read him out of the party as utterly
undemOCratic in his tariff views, they
will gladly avail themselves of the very
quail les in him they have condemned
If thereby they deem themselves any
more favorsbly circumstanCed in the
race 'or the presidency two years hence.
or the free trade democracy the party
managers have no fears. 1t is only the
vote Of the prOtectiOnist wing, growing
stronger every year, which it is feared
will ally Itself with the republicans for
the e.ection of an OutspOken protection
ist leader. Randall is so well known
as prominent prOtectiOnist that by
putti1g him forward the democrats
would naturally spike every proteC-
tiOnis gun that might be turned away
from the party in 1888 by putting free
trade candidate before the people. The
move is Il very sbrewd one and shows
most iOnClusively that the democratic
party see the inevitable prOteCtionist
policy and tendencies of the American
people and will take advantage of them
despite the tradit oDs f the fathers.
The immense labor vote cast for George
in New York, and the 30, 900 prohibition
vote in Pennsylvania, admOnish both Of
the great parties that there are contin-
gen"ies arising in the future which no
man can forsee, and the consequences OF
which no man can forecast. The uncer-
tainty increases from year to year, and
will grow from month TO month between
now and next presidential election.
This much may be accepted. The man
ipula ions Of the politicians will have
less t. do with the election of the next
president, and the voice of the people
will be more distinctly heard in choos-
ing our next chief magistrate than has
been he case in this country for many
years
LIBERTY enlightening the world is
glorious motto, but would not the
liberty and the enlightenment material
lie little more rapidly il foreigners
who know not one word OF our language
were excluded from the polls until they
understood somewhat the principles OF
81.