Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-11
~ PREsIDENr susrAIvED.

THE PRESIDENT SUSTAINED.
Oregon is small state, and It's politi.
cal influence upon the rest of the coun;
/ try is insignificant; but an important
change Of politics there is Of interest as
showing which way the current is
setting The latest returns indicate that
the Democratic candidate for governor
and most of the Democratic state ticket
are elected. Blaiue carried Oregon by
1856 majority, and the Republican ma
jority for governor in 1882 was 14l2.
The state has been reliably Republican
ever since 1876, when it went Democratic.
The change from Republicanism to De-
mocracy at this particular time is
especially significant and encouraging to
the friends of good government.
In certain quarters 1t has been pro-
claimed that the Cleveland admnistra-
ton is failure. The civll-serylce reform
policy has, so it is declared, alienated a
large following OF the party, whose ex-
pectatlOns of official reward were disap-
pointed by the president. BY this the
party was weakened. The voters would
not rally TO the support of Democratic
candidates when they learned that the
election of their candidates was not to be
followed by gifts of public offices to them
Therefore great disasters were predicted
when the people had chance to vote and
show their dlspleasure. They would
speak in tone not to be mistaken by the
president, telling HIM that If he wanted
to save his party he must override the
law and give them the offices.
That was the theory of the ofIlce-huut-
ers. They made a great deal of noise,
and impressed some tlmid people with an
lea that there was danger If the presi-
dent didn't modify his policy. But the
great body OF the people, who do the
voting, std nothing When election day
came they voted, and generally with adj
vantage to the Democratic party. They,
at least, were not out Of humor, no mat
ter how the politicians might talk. They
elected the Democratic ticket ia New
York last fall, and gave largely increased
Democratic majorties in other states.
Now they have taken Oregon, a Republi-
can state by prescription, and turned it
over to the Democrats, whose president
is steadily adhering to his dangerous aud
odious policy of clvll-serylce reform. If
they are displeased they have queer
way of showing disple assure.
THE GAZETTE does not believe that the
people are dissatisfied with President
Cleveland's policy, and they are not
going to rebuke him by defeating his
party. The malcontents are the men who
sought office and didn't get it, If they
had been put in Office they would have
been as noisy advocates Of clvll-service
reform as they are now obstreperous
against it. They hate 1t because It stands
us barrier to exclude them from office,
and they hate the man who stands behind
II. But there are millions Of honest
people who have more interest In good
government than in getting into office,
and they are not Joining in the cry
against the president and reform, These
men furnish the votes, and they have
shown disposition to stand by al sim
cere efforts to purify and make more
efficient the public service. They have
redeemed Oregon, and we have no doubt
that they win be found supporting the
candidates of that party which, next fall,
promises to do most to advance the cause
OF reform of the public service