New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
LOVE AND POLITICS.

We find a little piece of legal intelligence in
1.-THE Boston Traveller" which Is calculated to
cheer the hearts of all who have a good eye for
the fitness of things. This is it,
During the last Presidential election young lady
cheered for Cleveland, and her lover, who was an
ardent Republican, broke the engagement on those
grounds Now the jury awards her 81 900 in breach
of promise suit
The young lady of course did perfectly right
in cheering for Cleveland. If she had refralned
from doing SO she would have been painfully
lacking in the courage of conviction-one OF the
chief charms of her SEX OF course it is difficult,
not to say impossible, to understand how Cleve-
land came to be her choice for the Presidency
when Belva Lockwood was running for the once
What chance is there for the advance OF woman
suffrage or of cognate reforms in which they are
specially interested if women decline to stand oy
one of their number when she is runnlng-or say
gracefully sauntering-for the greatest Office with
in the gift of the greatest people of the greatest
land in the world? This question. however, is
thrown in parenthetcally. The point upon which
we are insisting is that since she was for Cleve-
land the Girl is heartily to be commended for
cheering over his election. 1t follows inevitably
that her lover in breaking his engagement with
her because she thus lifted up her voice plainly
indicated that he was good deal OF donkey.
A swain who conducts cOurtship-as he evident
Iy did-to the motto,
could not love thee, dear, much.
Loved l not politics more.
writes himself down in large distinct characters as
that sort of animal.
ANY attempt to introduce politics into that new
world which is the old" ought to be sternly
frowned down upon by the American people
For it is generally admitted that we have too much
I;,; in
four wears the United States is thoroughly torn
nm from ocean to ocean with the National can
vass: and in the years between there are engross-
ing State and municipal contests. Perhaps we
should not object to such condition OF things
in a government of the people. But let tine po-
litcal line be drawn somewhere. Let it be drawn
at courtship 1t is desirable that the young Amer
lean should be taught that he must enter the
drawing-room where the idol of his soul is await
ing him whispering to himself " lie VINO enters
bere leaves politics behind" If the donkey of
whom for of which, The Traveller tells had
not been damaged by jury to the extent oil
n 600. others of his kind in whom pdfltlcs Is
strong might have been encouraged to initiate MS
wretched example. May the day be far dis
tart when young lovers shall cease to spend their
time in singing duets, playing croquet, reading
Ialla RooSh. getting up amateur theatrcals, dis
cusSing Browning, swinging on the 'front.' gaze ana
in similar light-hearted employments. and shall be-
gin to take such profound mutual interest in pol
tiles that if one of them cheers for candidate Tor
public Office the other will proceed TO break the
engagement if the candidate is not the one he is
rallying around 1t may be said that the girl In
question began the row by cheering for Cleve-
land But that's nonsense. The man-that is to
say, the donkey-was at fault for taking the
| cheers seriously. What he ought to have done
| and would have done if he had been another sort
| of a created being, to cheer her for cheering
without of course, modifying his own political
convictions If he had pursued that tolerant
generous-hearted policy, it is more than likely
| that the girl would have been so infatuated with
his chivarous nobility of character that she would
| have renowned Cleveland on the spot and have
| embraced lis candidate.
Our only regret is that the Cleveland girl sued
| him for breach Of promise. As it is, 1t is to bt
| hoped that she will throw away the $1,000
| She can do so efectually-the advice is purely
gratuitous and she need not take it unless sht
| chooses-by contributing to the campaign fund fol
| the reelection of her candidate in 1892