Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-04-18
A PARTY ADVANTAGE.
Why the Democratic Party Ought to WI
The Republican Party ON the Verge


Why the Democratic Party Ought to WIN
The Republican Party ON the Verge of
aPanic.
The efforts Of the Republican politicians
70 show that the Democratic party is EN-
barrasscd and on the run F" are not likely
70 be crowned with success. They are in
tended mainly to conceal the feet that the
Republicans themselves are in a state of
disorganization, and ON the verge Of panic.
The failure Of the Florence letter to settle
Mr.. Blaine's position in the coming canvass,
the luke-warmness with which Mr.. Sher-
mans name has been received, and the scat
tering search for a Presidential candidate
among the lesser lights Of the political
armament, show that the Republicans arc
much worse OF than the Democrats.
In fact, the Democrats are in splendid
fighting condition. Republican managers
should not aatter themselves with the no
ton that Mr.. Cleveland has committed his
party TO losing platform. or that the De-
mocracy is confined in its choice TO a man
whose nomination means defeat. The tariff
Is an embarrassing issue, but the Rcpub-
lican candidate, whoever he may be, will
have at least half Of the embarrassment in
the Presidential campaign of this year.
There are other questions which are al
ways with US in this country. The party Of
the peOple-the party which believes that
the best Government Is that which governs
the least, which is opposed TO Capitalization
and aristOcratic tendencies, and which has
for cardinal principle honesty and sim-
plicity in the administration Of public affairs
has survived all connections. The De
mocracy is still firm on that basis, and Mr..
Cleveland has furnished an example Of
probity in Government that has indicated
the choice Of the people.
There was no greater question in the
campaign of 1884 than that of honesty in
the Executive Department In that regard
especially the viii of the people has been
carried out TO the letter. The Administra-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland has been free from
corruption and scandal, and it has been a
final and explicit rebuke TO the demagogues
who insisted that the return of the Democ-
racy 10 power would bring about financial,
moral and social revulsion. The great gun
with which the Republican party has been
playing for years on the timidity of capital,
the prejudices Of society, and the ignorance
of the lowly has been spiked. 1t will not
be fired in this year 1888.
The prominent association of Mr.. Cleve-
land with the demonstration of the Demo-
cratic fitness for authority makes him q
dangerous man-not to the Democracy, as
the Republican leaders profess TO believe
but to any man the Republicans may place
in the field for the Presidency In the mat
ter of the reduction of taxation, Mr.. Cleve-
land has written nothing and said nothing
that will prevent him from approving any
just bill which Congress may agree upon.
No distortion of his message to Congress
can disturb Mr.. Cleveland in that position.
He is for the abolition Of unnecessary bur-
dens on the people in the best manner at
tainable. He will do his share if the Demo-
cratic House and the Republican Senate do
their parts.
His course in this, as well as his honesty
and simplicity In Office, will give him ire
mendous force before the people, in the
event of his denomination; and, if he shall
not be renominated, the advantage will be
transmitted to the man who shall be in
trusted with the Democratic standard. In
any event, the Democrats this year
will take their turn at pointing with
pride" They will show a clean Admins
tration, and their pride will justly swell,
and their fingers point with added empha-
sis, when they reflect on the fact that the
more Democrats that have been put in place
the cleaner the Administration has become
--Cinc.gtnai EaOuirSr.