Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-18
The Time is Short.


The Time is Short.
In the York Age the Hon. Cbauncey
Forward Black is reported as saying
that he had expected to be eleced Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. He gives this
reason for his defeat:
1--WE have been shot in the backs by our
own people. The anti-Administration DEM
ocrats have performed for me the same gen.
erous service which Mr.. Blaine's friends
rendered to Judge Folger in New York I'm
Cleveland nearly 100000 majority and put him
In the way of an election to the Presidency
over the man who then and there compassed
the ruin of his own party"
These are plain words and they have
no pleasant omen. It is well known
that the Pennsylvania Democrats at
the beginning of taeir campaign were
hopeful of electing Mr.. Black. The
RepAblicans themselves were appar-
emily frightened even toward the close
Of the campaign. and called In Mr..
Blaine to help them. There is no
doubt that he helped them wonderful
| iy, but even with his aid they could
not, if the Pennsylvania Democracy
had been united, have given Gen.
Beaver. apparently weak candidate,
the unexpected great plurality he re-
ceived over Mr.. Black, apparently
candidate of exceptional strength. Ths
dissatisfaction excited by the course of
| the Administration caused a large
number of Pennsylvania Democrats to
keep away from the polls. Mr.. Black
was made to suffer for Mr.. Cleveland's
acts.
! That there should be anti-Adminis-
i tration Democrats anywhere, and that
/ in an important election their resent
ment against the Administration
should even have carried them to the
extent of sacrificing Democratic candi-
dates in themselves perfectly accepta-
BILE and certainly not responsible for
the policy of the Administration, is
much to be regretted. But facts are
facts. There are such Democrats, and
their numbers are considerable. They
have allowed the election OF Beaver in
Pennsylvania. They have given Indi-
ana to the Republicans. Their dissat-
isfaction has made itself felt in Ohio,
i. Virginia, Illinois, even in Kentucky.
That dissatisfaction, it may be added,
is shared 10y many who were ready at
the last election to go the length of
furnishing Democratic candidates on q
; State or Congress ticket for the delay
or unwilling of the Administration to
become thoroughly Democratic in spir-
it. purpose, and effect. II this dissatis-
faction continues, the Democratic party
cannot enter upon the campaign of 1883
with the enthusiasm and the harmony
without which victory is most unlikely.
Considering the detection from the
Democracy which the new labor party
|, NAV cause if it concludes to try its
. hand at national politics, the chances
are the Democratic party will need all
the votes it can get in 1883. Certainly
: it cannot afford to lose those of the
: earnest Democrats who are for the
, present estranged by their distrust of
the Administration. 1t would be most
fortunate if the Administration should
, heed the repeated warnings 1t has re-
ceiyed, and resolve at length to place
itself thoroughly nsympathy with the
f party. There is still time to do this,
2 but the change should come at once.
:, The elections have shown that there IL
, widespread dissatisfaction, and 1t is
! for the Administration to aIlay it and
: to strengthen aud unite the Democ-
f racy.
: For Mr.. Cleveland this is critical
moment. A change in policy Ii much
8 longer postponed, will come too late.
2 Indeed, if such change Is still post
5 poned, there can be no hope O. recon-
: Cling the Administration and the anti
t Administration Democrats. Irrespec-
b tive of any hopes Mr.. Cleveland may
: have of renomination, has he care
q fully considered what disaster to the
!, Democracy the failure OF his Adminis-
: tration might bring with II? Does he
: wish to be remembered IN the poll iticai
e history Of the United States as the
o President whose Administration YVES
e fatally weak because it was not solidiy
8 based upon the confidence of the party?
e Does he wish that his four years OF
= power should be only mild continue
Y tion and lnterregnum between Repub.
lican Administrations? Is he willing
l. that through any policy of his the De-
j. mocracy should be made weaker and
Il not stronger on account nf his Admins
Y tration? He Is a man OF no small self
d esteem. 1t cannot be pleasant to hin
e 10 see. as he must see il his eyes are
e open, the dissatisfaction which ha.
d been growing i'm the Democratic party
b since his policy became known.
It It is still in his power TO perform /:
J. substantial service to the Democrac,
n and to silence the murmurs of the dis
x affected. At Cambridge amid the an
1T plause of Mugwumps Mr.. Lowell com
,e pared him 10 the just and tennciou
ID man whom Horace extols. Firnnes
Or and courage are good qualities, an,
n Mr.. Cleveland has them, but there is
ID firmness In holding to the wrong a
re well as to the right; and there is
e. courage more splendid, perhaps. thai
a. any other, which abandons wron,
m course even at the sacrifice Of pride Z
I'd opinion. If Mr.. Cleveland Is noy
capable of such courage, he has nobl
n- opportunity to recommend his Admin
ls istration to all Democrats, and, muc
I'd more important than that, to inspir
at the Democracy with hope and vigoI
n. But he has mighty little time left
o make up his mind in.-N. Y. Shn.
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