The Monitor., 1891-04-24

What pretty mess the Democrats of
this State would make of it, truly, should
the tables be turned upon them this fall in
the election of Republican members of
both branches of the legislature. A pretty
pickle indeed, and that, too. in spite of the
late gerrymander of counties and districts
upon which they rely to make perpetual
their lease of power in the State. And
yet the thing is not at all improbable, and
if il is the unexpected that always or
sometimes happens, it may be looked for
and soon, much sooner than now seems
probable.
Somehow it seems that the right, sooner
or later. will always assert itself, whether
the wrong be committed by the individual
or society, and, like Banquo's ghost, will
not down at the bidding of anybody or set
OF any bodies. There is retribution in his
tory, and there is something that follows
upon the overlooking of the national
stomach, so to speak, that can hardly be
dignified as history, and yet quite answers
the purpose. A retchiDg and upheaval of
this kind has occurred several times within
the recollection of some now living, and
may easily occur again.
There was something akin to it in the
closing days of President Buchanan's ad
minstrstion. when the whole power Of the
country and the supreme court was in the
hollow of the Democratic hand, and wht n
the most unlikely thing likely to happen
was tae transfer of this power into the
hands of others, and yet as every one now
knows they were hurled from power by
the thunder of popular indignation and
the party relegated to obscurity for many
long years. 1t had its Illustration again
soon after the close of the war, in the re-
buke of the then all-powerful Repr blican
party, which, mistaking the popular de-
mand for the suppression of the rebellion
and the maintainance of republican insti-
tutions, for an endorsem ent OF their polti-
cal methods, forced, at the point of the
bayonet, measures at once repugnant and
Irritating to the mass of the American
people. This violent partisan idea, with
out, perhaps, the first benevolent or bn-
maDitarian principle involved, brought
reaction in opposition TO the party in
power until now we see. as indicating Il Q
trend of public opinio1, that Of forty-nine
States in the union, twenty-eight of them
have Democratic governors and twenty
one of them Republican. The States hav-
ing Democratic governors have popula-
ton of 46. 734 $50, aud the States and Ter
litories having Republican governors 15,-
o87, 260-about one-fourth of the total
population of the country, which, accord
ing to the census of 1890, foots up so, 622,-
$50 souls. 1t will be we'll to remember in
connection with this also that the four
Territories and the District of Columbia
are governed by those appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison, and are not there by the
choice of the people as expressed at the
polls, but at the will Of one man.
1t will be inferred from the above and
in the light of history that no party or set
of people, however powerful or entire nched
in power, can afford to defy the will of the
people and fly in the face OF the popular
will. No party or class has caveat on
the will of the people an bouT longer than
they respect their wish and bow to their
mandates. For doing the reverse of this,
in the appointment of an Excise Commis-
sion for New Jersey, and thereby over rid
ing the will of the people in some parts OF
the State, aud for other short comings, We
expect to see the Democratic party called
to speedy account by the people, whose
servants they are and to whom they are
amena5le.