The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-16
ITS EFFECT.

Now that the smoke OF battle has passed
away, II becomes more easy to measure the
extent of the victory of the republicans
and the defeat of the democrats IN the late
political contest, and to determine the effect
upon the politics of the immediate future
As to the extent Of the victory, Il Is due to
truth to say that II Is far from overwhelm
ng. In fact,in many respects, this victory
of the republicans Is less weighty than the
victory obtained by the democrats in 1884.
The republicans have carried the following
states California, Colorado, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Wisconsin, with an aggregate of a33 cleo.
toral otes,which Is "a more than Cleveland
received In 1885,. But as material Offset
to this, republicans, when the final counts
made, will find themselves with less pop
ular vote than Mr. Cleveland has, defeated
though he Is. OF course republicans will
use the means at hand to the best possible
advantage to perpetuate themselves In pow
er, and to this end they will admit three or
four new states, certainly republican, so as
TO increase their power In the electoral
college preparatory to winning the next
presidency. There Is no Disgusting the
fact that this will give them great advan-
tage so far as that phase of the matter is
concerned. But that party has drawback
that overbalances all this seeming advan.
tage. We refer to the distribution OF the
Offices. This has become a burden,a curse
to the party In power. A hungrier set OF
Office seekers, (and their name Is Legion,)
never approached the gates Of the Capitol
at Washington than that which will set out
on its pilgrimage after the fourth of March
Harrison will be utterly powerless to satiate
the voracious appetite of this greedy horde.
His party will soon be full of kickers and
recalcitrants. An impsrious demand will
go up from this army of Office hunters to
the president asking that every democratic
official In the land be removed from Office
to make place for these "workers" in the
presidents party. These are the men, and
these only, who made 1t possible to elect
Harrison. They are practical fellows, and
work only for pay. They have no concep'
ton of the idea of laboring in politics TO
subserve the public veal, hence they will
feel that all their labor has been In vain II
they do not get the offices. Here the trou
bles which will ultimately swamp Tho
president will begin. Should the president
refuse to accede to this demand for the of
fees, but decide to follow the precedent sc
by President Cleveland of allowing faithful
officials to serve out their appointed term
notwithstanding their politics, he will soor
find his party filled with bowling kickers
This will create party weakness that viii
lead to defeat in the next presidential con
. test. Should Harrison accede to the louc
demands of this army of place-hunters h'
, will stir up and cherish into active hostili
: mugwumps than have ever waged politica
warfare in the history of the country. This
! too, would threaten his perpetuation o
) power. There are many matters Of legis
: lation and diplomacy the settlement O
which will prove stumbling blocks and pit
| falls to Harrison and his party. The tarif
' and surplus question will, like Banquo'
, ghost,do~n at no Par'y's bidding. II is be
lieyed the two political parties in the Senat
will be equally balanced which willof cours
| necessitate a material change In the Senat
1 tariff bill to secure its passage. Then ther
will be the fisheries question which will be
troublesome, But the greatest danger vii
evidently grow out of the rivalry and bit
ter feelings existing between Blaine ant
Quay over the distribution of the sPoil'
There Is fun ahead, but we hope the occa
sion will not unearth another Guiteau.