The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-11-26
Chr Democratic Aarutate.
WESTMINSTER. MD.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER &c, 1892,
Who Elected Cleveland and Who
Will Receive His Recognition.

The independents and mugwunps have
been laboring hard to create the impress
sion that Mr.. Cleveland was nominated and
elected by the people, in spite oil the poll
ticians. They mean by this tina; a politi
clan is corrupt individual a person to be
despised. despicable creature. Such an
attempt is as unwise as it is unpatriotie.
In republic every citizen is politician,
or ought to be. Every voter should take
an interest in government, study the best
plans and policies for the good of the whole
people. and act and vote accordingly. The
man who is chosen to public Office, and
who has the time and therefore renders
more service for the succeeds of his party
and its principles, is no more OF apollticlan
than he ought to be Nor is the man who
has mastered the science of government
and is endowed with the gift of oratory
GOOD citizen unless he gives something OF
his time and talent to the public good.
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated by the
people and he was elected by the people
This is not to be doubted. But that there
were politicians for him as well as against
him cannot be doubted either. Those who
preferred some other nominee than he can
not be charged with any worse crime than
mistaken Judgment. Their Democracy
cannot be questioned. 1t was the intcn-
sity of their Democracy that led them to
he. cautions. that no mistake be made.
They regarded the issues too momentous
and the situation too serious to run any
risks. The delegation to the national con-
yention from Mr.. Cleveland's own state
was for another aspirant This situation
made many Democrats who would have pre-
fered the nomination of Cleveland hesitate.
New York was regarded by all as necessary
10 Democratic success. aud only by Demo
cratic success could the danger of Force
bill rule be- averted and unjust tax laws be
reformed
Mr. Cleveland had some able and infln-
entail politicians against him, and 1t Is not
TO be doubted that had they remained III
active the battle would have. been lost.
Had Hill. Croker. Sheehan, Murphy, Cock
ran. Sicklcs and other Democrats who pre-
ferred some other nominee than Mr. Cleve-
land remained silent, not only would New
York gone for Harrison, but their inaction
would have been depressing TO the Democ-
racy in other states. These men were
Democrats from principle, actuated by the
love of party and the love of country. They
accepted the verdict of the party decision,
no matter how disappointing, and turned
united party in New York meant victory
in that state This gave hope and eneour-
agement to the Democracy everywhere and
the result is Il sweeping victory.
Aud who are these independents and
mugwumps? Nine out of ten OF them
would have voted for no other Democratic
nominee than Mr. Cleveland. They would
haze accepted Harrison the Force bill aud
higher taxation rather than haze yielded
their preference of candidates They are
Cleveland admirers mcrel y-not Demo
Gratis. NOT party men and affect to dispise
party machinery Upon this point they
differ radically from Mr. Cleveland. He
holds that partsanship is no bar to honesty
or patriotism. He believes in party organ
ization. for without organization principles
aad policies cannot be furthered. These
independents and nngwumps were former
ly party men, too They are not now, be
cause they are ex-poiticians out ofajob aud
men of disappointed ambitions. Their cx-
cessive zeal now with most of them, springs
from anticipations of Office under MIR.
Cleveland. Watch the man closely who
speaks so 1isparagingly of politicians aud
50 glibly of the people, and you will find
him shortly an applicant for office.
The battle of 1892 was won by the peO-
pie, lead by the politicians, the strong. able
and influential men of the party-the trust
ed leaders in the past against misrule and
oppression. The mugwump and indepen-
dent vote wac incpnsiderable. 1t swelled
the Democratic majority. but was not neces-
sary to Democratic success.
These independents and mugwumps are
not despised The Democratic party gladly
accepted their aid, and now that they have
gotten back into the party ranks it is hoped
ahey viii sin 10 more. They must not
consider, however that they are the party,
and want to control it, They constitute a
very small fraction of it. Neither must
they all expect to be rewarded by appoint
sneat to Office. They must get used 10
Voting the Democratic ticket, fight in sew
eral campaigns before they assume to reap
reward for party service. They must not
forget, either. that Mr. Cleveland is Il Demo
Graf aud believes in party. tie will make
honesty and efficiency the FIRST test IN APP
pointees, and as secondary consideration,
but nevertheless an essential one, faithful
party service, as test of devotion to the
principles Of Democracy.
Ex4Coagessplas bIeComas has gotten in
out of therain McKaig has demonstrated
that there is no hope of his getting back
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