New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-17
NONPdRTISANSHI

When Democracy wants to get any decent
or necessary thing done 1t always has u ap-
peal to the other party Then we are always
told "this is not party question. linen
with anxious faces and trembling hearts all
the sensible and honest men OF various parties
are implored TO forget everything except the
immediate emergency and to come up to The
help Of the Lord against the mighty. But who
are the mighty? Invariably the majority OF
Democrats. Who are the enemies of public
prosperity and public honor who have TO be
nut down by a great non partisan uprising "i
all good citizens? Always the majority OF
Democrats. They use the votes OF respectable
Democrats 10 get power. and then pa! the
mischief with that power so outiageonslN that
grand non partisan uprising Is necessary 10
save the country.
Men are beginning to ask whether it would
not be cheaper t. put down and keep down the
Democratic party and palti>anshlp. from when
the recurring pcrl> always come W hat j. the
use they inquire. OF voting the Dcmociahc
par1v into power in the city or the state IN
thc House or the >cnat' or the White House.
when the next thing j. always ptcous appeal
70 Tie pcopl, who have votcd against Democracy
ism and save the Land from the pcfllS which
Democratic victory threatens? II II takes u
united dead lift Of all the patriotism III the
country L. avert Gi.a>tcr and diShOnor. when
Democrats have once obtained power to do any
Mischief would il not he cheaper and more
sensible 10 unit" in 4 general non-partS1n up
rising 70 keep 80 dangerous a party out oi
power?
Democracy has not begun as yet 10 Use the
great legislative power intluStcd T. 1t by the
yct : Of last November. But the on" thing
certain is that = large majority oi the Repro
>cntltivcS and senators OF that party are bent
upnu changes which would send the bu>ln' -
and indnsi1i. f the COUNTRY 10 the dogs. The
dread Of such changes has alr ady drought
disasters. in MANY respects gr alter and harder
- bear than those which followed the ranic
Of 1879 Yc. tho Democratic majority goes
on its way. atiribuiing all evils 10 a gradual
increase in the use Of silver. and Vet insisting
that the oalv remedy i, sudden AMI complete
substitution Of silver for gold III use Inc
peril is realized BY cycry business man. y cry
ggcS no which few but Dem cratic repre- sent
4 YES would hear unmOycd. But because two
thirds or thre n-quait"rS of the clear majority
in both houses j. desperately and blindly ing
wrong men of every shade Of political opinion
are lrsouglt 4 put ASIDE all partlSanShip and
help f. resist and overthrow this dangerous
Dem, cratic majority.
II is a good thing TO do. But ii would have
Lccn an infinitely Letter thing II keep tins
mischief making Democratic party oui of power
last November. That would have saved the
county, countless millions. VI that time thou
sands Of anxious patriots. who are now begging
ever, body 70 he non-pirti>an. and thereby Ia
ave the country from the horrors Of Demo-
cratic finance were Iabid partSanS of Dcmoc-
r9cy ard It's candidates. Then these men
In ug!t partiSlnShip OF Their kind was the only
ratriotism Now they are on their knees beg
eng every body else t. save them from the con
sequences of their own victory. There II
wanted a new dictionary. partsanShp
appcars to mean. first Of ALL To give the Offices
and the power II Democratic partlSans. and
then 10 keep the Democratic tiger chained if