National Republican., 1888-02-01
wanted-A New Basket for Democratic
Eggs.

lbe C0mpacent MugWulnps are getting
alarmed at the bright prospects oi the IL.
publican party. They even discover the
danger that may arise from limiting the
Democratic choice TO one man, even though
that man may be the first and ouly Mls
wump love. That spirited Cleveland
clacBer, the Springfield R,peJ!irp, In
dulges this ominous wall
40 party, any more than an iudvidutl, cIu
piord to have all itS eggs In one bAske.
suppose Grover Cleveland should die tO'm)r
row, what then!
In the present ragged con lition of the
Democratic parry this Gonundrum Is inleel
portentous. Whether the Springfield or.
gan Is seriously alarmed or whe'har II puts
out this solemn suggestion for the purpose
of encouraging the vigorous sclapperclaSjng
now IN process among the united aud hu-
monious Democracy it is difficult to deer
mine. Can 1; he that even the "retOr.n-
crs,n 60 called, are SO disatrected on ~.
count Of the vigorous way in which tn,
ofllcehoders have been running tn eau
cuses for Mr.. Cleveland that they Yearn for
another candidate?
10 any view the question becomes q serl-
Gus one. Should the bottom fall out Of the
Cleveland basket where will the poor De-
mocracy get another And il they get an-
other will It hold eggs9 Will 1t be a ine
grained basket that will hold all kinds, even
TO the tiny blue eggs Of the English g 0 as
you.please free trade sparrow. or Will 1t
1t be coarse grained and only capa9ie OF re-
tanning goose eggs? What world OF specu'
lation is opened for the distressed DJ-
mocrscy In this query of the Springfield
organ.
Now, as to the answers. Where Is the
basket that can take the place OF the Cleve-
land basket and hold in loving association
so great variety OF eggs? There Is the
Hill basket to begin with. 1t will hold a
large quantity OF Democratic goose eggs
perhaps more than any other, as its friends
claim. But the little superiiue English
sparrow eggs would fall right through the
bic holes in 1t and escape. Even the larger
sized eggs OF the moderate reform bantam
fowl might creep through and be lost. The
| still larger incidental protection eggs Of
| the LeghoTn variety would be In danger.
| Then will come the serious question,
whether the Democracy can survive solely
| on goose eggs.
No, indeed \ basket of finer make
must be found. Suppose they try James
Russell Lowell or George William CARTS
basket. These baskets are silklined aud
warranted not to leak even the eggs OF the
humming bird, and as for the eggs OF the
English sparrow, they are as secure as II
they were deposited on their native British
soil. The eggs o. the bantam reforners
would also lud a resting place. There the
| line would have to be drawn. Tne re Il
Mugwump basket is limited in It's capacity,
| u has no room for goose eggs.
II having been demonstrated that DE-
mocracy cannot exist solely on goose eggs,
now the question arises, Can 1t thrive with
| out them? VIII It grow fat on the deposit
| OF the English sparrow and the choice ban
tam fowl9 Impossible Canary seed auj
light wines will not do for corporea
existence usually extracted from pumpkins
and beer.
Where, then, can the Democracy turn fol
an egg basket so that 1t may have variety
aud the spice Of life? There Is the VOORHEES,
basket and there is the Randall basket
But they are, like the Hill basket, mad
capacious for goose eggs, but not llue
grained enough for the nicer varieties. $,
the hunt for other baskets for Democrati
eggs seems to be a vain one. The part
must stick to its one and be content. n,
other except the Cleveland basket is 81
constructed as to contain In the ful
strength of their ancient ell lvia all sorts o
eggs, from those of the ostrich dow
through the products of the goose and th'
English sparrow to the bird of tinest form
and bluest blood. The Cleveland egg bis
ket is political phenomenon never to b.
duplicated