The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-12-19

DnyIEght fsr he I5rsnecracy..
yIcaory and the FIeebposs Of
Egvpf In sight.
We take it for granted that The
democratic party intends to carry tbs
next Presidential election if it can
It is not day too soon for it to make
preliminary survey Of the field and
decide on general plan of campaign
The election of Speaker Crisp on
Monday was decisive step in this
direction. It unites the democratic
party in Congress and Throughout,
the country. 1t is victory for con
servative democracy, victory fol
common sense. IT is not personal
triumph for Crisp. Hill or Tammany
nor for Smith, Blown or Robinson
but a triumph for the whole party
Its effect will be to destroy all cliques
all mugwumps, cranks, isms and by
brid local factions of every stripe
The conservative forces of democra-
cy now stand united as truly ma
tional party and appeal to the sober
common sense of the American peo-
pie, who have had enough of narrow
minded extremists.
II all that is said about Speaker
Crisp is true honest taxation for reve
nue. only is already in sight His
election will mark the brightest day
the democracy has seen for many
years. We want no extremist policy,
but common sense, moderation and
taxation for revenue only. We are
glad to feel that Mr.. Crisp's election
goes far to show that we have all
along been in touch with the pulse
of the genuine democratic common
sense Of the country.
For many years the democrats have
tried to govern the country from the
State of New York. Before the wal
they occasionally let their choice fall
upon Southern man, their greatest
discovery in that quarter being An
drew Jackson. In 1852 they made {
zigzag line for New England and
scored another success, though of 9
much feebler kind, in poor Pierce
Pennsylvania supplied them will
James Buchanan. Then came Ions
series of reyerses. There was til,
gigantic nuddle Of 1872, when the
political rag bag was turned inside
out. The democratic party lost it
self scrambling over Horace Greeley
Charles O'Conor, Gratz Brown, and
bewildering variety of competitors
and the republicans had no difficulty
in dispensing their antagonists like
chat before the wind.
Twice, and twice only, in the course
of fifty five years, have the democrats
carried the Presidential election with
candidate hailing from New York
in 1886, with Martin Van Buren,,
and in 1881 with Grover Cleveland
Since 1886 the growth Of the West
has been stupendous. The republi
can party has not been slow to recog-
nize it. That may be one reason why
the West has so often given its sup
port to that party. The democrats
have taken it for granted that they
could not win over the West, and
therefore have chosen no candidate
from that section except for the Vice
Presidency. or course, war issues
estranged the West from them, but
now totally different series of ques-
tions present themselves. There is
the tariff question, which alone will
give the democrats great advantage
in the Western States, provided it is
treated with skill and good Judgment.
What, then, is the reason that it
should still be considered necessary
for New York to supply the next can
didate for the Presidency?
The answer may be given in one
word-Tammany. That organiza-
tion insists on debating to the whole
country. On what ground? Has it
ever rendered any distinguished SER
vices to the nation? If so we cannot
recall them. Has it always borne a
good name or been renowned for pur
ity of aims and of administration
The first man one meets in the street
could give prompt reply to these
inquiries.
In 1892 it still threatens to block
the way. 1t must rule or ruin. What
course do the democrats of the rest
of the country mean to take? Will
they cast themselves helplessly be-
meath the wheels of this modern Jug
gernaut or will they grapple with it
in determined manner? Win the
great democratic party acknowledge,
once for all, that it is what Tam
many chooses to make iJ-that and
nothing more? On the answer to
that question depends, in all prob
ability, the issue of the next election.
We will be told that it was owing
to the influence of Tammany aud
Hill that Crisp was elected. We are
sure that Speaker Crisp will rise
above such influence. 1t may be said
that his election is decided Tam
many victory. Well, suppose it is.