New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-15
4 VFRT TIRED PARITY.

A no,itician of sbrewdness and long expert
once commenting on the prevalent lasstude, in
difference and Encouragement among Demo
Gratis. remarked : 81 think this is the last time
anv party will undertake to run candidate for
President in three successive elections. ohou,-
inc for one man twelve years is too wearying Tor
weak human nature. This suggests Tor consider
alton a somewhat important fact. III Is sXty years
since any President was elected who had been
three times a candidate. No party has ever tried
that experiment except the old Republican party
in the person of jefferson, who was a candidate
in 1896 and elected in 1900 and 1904, and the
Democratic party, which ran jackson IN 1874
and elected him in 1928 and 1882. Even III
these cases it will be noticed the defeat came
first: after the candidate was elected he salts
fed the people well enough to secure re-elec-
ton. But TO party has ever yet tried to elect a
candidate after his first term as President had
resulted in his defeat, until the Democracy, IN
its queer contempt for popular feeling, put up
Mr. Cleveland for the third time.
Men do get weary of hearing and shouting the
same name, and it is singular that the party
which processes to be in closest touch with the
popular feeling should have been the only one to
run u GCcSlututldl CduuiuatS INV Ni"'S" 80
cession. But it is Just because the Democratic
party does not closely represent people that II
does and dares such things 1t relies upon
machinery discipline and the trained force OF
mercenares who have held offices and jobs
under a leader and want to hold them again,
and thus the party comes TO care as little as II
pretends to care much for the popular wishes
and feelings Something more substantial and
reasonable than mere WEAKNESS Justihes the as
taste of the millions for perpetual candidate
There is the feeling that his trained cohorts ana
henchmen will have the preference If he obtains
power. and that men who are as worthy ana
fresher can be found for Offices and places OF
trust 1t is not, and never will be- the popular
wish that permanent officc-holding class should
grow up under the Republic.
But the objection goes still deeper. Presi-
dent who has filed one term has necessarily de-
veloped and displayed to the people some policy
in the conduct of affairs which they either like
or dislike If they like it so far that, with the
Improvement and progress which greater eX-
pcricnce promises, they wish it continued, they
reflect him. But if they do not so like 1t, and
defeat him for reelection, what chance Is there
that going back to the same old rut VIII please
them better after the ex-Presidcnt has been four
wears out of experience and familiarity with
public affairs? The country grows and changes
narvellously in four years, and the men VINO
failed to satisfy four years ago are not prcsum-
ably the best men to satisfy to-day. III Is the
less to be expected at this time because
great changes have been effected since 1883 IN
the modes of administration, in the scope and
duties of many branches of the service, in the
revenuc laws and rules and decisions based on
them. in the relations between this and other
Powers and the duties involved by new relations
with them, and in the broad policy of Reel
pr city. Scarcely any man in the country would
be more seriously handicapped than Mr.. Clevc-
land, in attempting to carry forward the Govern
ment under conditions so greatly altered.
There is a natural indifference among Demo
Gratis, because those who are not politicians or
office seekers do not sincerely desire to 20 back
to the methods and policies of 1883. There i
natural encouragement, because Democrats dis
cover that many of their own number, especially
business men and manufacturers. are thoroughly
averse TO tho reactionary change which they
think second election of Mr.. Cleveland would
now involve. They did not quite like his Nd
minis. ration four years 1go, but have since seen
one which they like much better. They do not
want new and violent agitation OF the thrift
question, just as industries are making fine
progress under the now law; they do not want
the Postal Service crippled the Land Office
made an instrument for depressing settlers the
| Pension Office used to worry pensioners ont Of
their lives, the Treasury employed to help for
eign against American producers, and the State
IN Irnal Rncipro,itv and
embrol the Nation with other Powers. Is
pccially they do not want confidence in the cur
rency undermined by desperate efforts to satisfy
fanatical Democ- ratio majority, crazy for free
coinage and :" at least $50 per capita"