Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-14
Werkipe Candidates.

Mr., Brice, the chairman Of the Demo.
cratic national campaign committee, u
stated TO have said that the Republicans
have an advantage over the Democrats
In that they have Q candidate who helps
himself. We need not understand that
Il he thus spoke, Mr.. Brice was COM
planning of the political inactivity OF Mr.
Cleveland, which he doubtless believes to
b right; but he does express the opinion
that such proper inactivity Is drawback
upon his campaign. In this Mr.. Brice
expresses q common view Of poll.
ticans, who are apt to think that
candidate helps himself by personal
activity in his own behalf. 1t Is such
activity that Is needed to bring poll
ticiaus to the front; but experience
teaches that 1t Is an activity that often
does not help them to the object OF their
ambition.
Mr.. Blaine is q marked illustration Of
the active politician. He has worked
for Blaine like q beaver all his life; he
has not gained the presidency which
has been his goal; as he might
have done il he had been less
active for Blaine, and shown a great
er activity in the exhibition OF more
placid qualities that are recognized as
properly pertaining to the presidential
ONCE in which we like to see the exhibi.
tion OF honesty, decency and unseltish
patriotism.
Men who thrust themselves forward
arc apt to meet with recurrent wave
that thrusts them back aud II they did
what was best for them they would often
trust themselves to the billow with such
exertion only as is needed to keep them
anoat.
Mr.. Cleveland has shown very happy
appreciation Of the dignity and duties Of
his position. He is held to be the child
OF fortune; chitny because when he has
been favored with public Office he has
shown single aim to discharge his duties
well; and has 30 earned public esteem
that has drawn him up from one station
to another until he now stands at the top
Of the heap. Here he is o candidate foI
re-clection; and the same virtue that
has attracted to him the public conf
dence may be relied upon as the
Efficient instrument to retain him in hi
place. He really works best for himsel
when he works best for the country. Hi
party has great advantage in this cam
paign, instead Of disadvantage, In tn,
TACT that he thus works for himself, In
stead Of adopting the common politician'
Z method Of using the national power IL
his hands for all it is worth to reward hi
e1emies and punish his friends. His career
has shown that virtue In the public Sci
Want Is its own reward. Men that started
away ahead of him have been left by th'
wayside, because they did not take car
OF their regulations for honest aud uL
selfish patriotism.
Mr.. Brice has all the help from his can
didate that he can have. If his part.
cannot win on its candidates work 70
the country it would surely fail on hi
work for himself. Mr.. Brice has no
much to do ut the head OF the campaigl
4 committee. He needs but to see that hi
candidates record is published to tn
people, that misrepresentation are Col
rected, and that an honest poll is had
He will find employment in watching ant
defeating the political tricks in whicl
Mr.. Quay Is reported to bs expert AM
II he does this his candidate will cleo
himself upon his record.