The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
. Gloomy Prophet.

Herbert Spencer '
,,'Io,ophe1 confesses in a recent
r.,szine article that his once strong
- in free institutions "has in
-. later years been greatly de-
,.,,sd by the conviction that the
,h.,acter" for them sis not pos.
a. . BY any people, nor is likely
' ~ posssssed for ages to come. :"
"a nation of which the Legislators
:. a. they are bid, and of which
J. vorkers surrender their rights
y selling their labor where they
sse,' he goes on to say, "has
.,hsr the ideas nor the sentiments
.sded for the maintenance of lib
w. Accordingly he reaches the
I:omy conclusion that "we are on
\ vsy back to the rule of the
.-onq hand in the shape of tina
,rpsuatic despotism of socialistic
,oapization, and then of the mill
Az despotism which must follow
: II indeed, some social crash
MS not bring the latter upon us
,ors quickly.
Unquestionably this conclusion is
,und if the facts of the existing
mjsl and political situation are as
hey appear to Mr.. Spencer in the
soondent mood into which he has
,en because of long-continued i'll
s,lth Neither can it be denied tina,
here are appearances which seem to
,,tify his evil Judgment. The
lIingness of great bodies of men
the most enlightened countries
subject themselves to the tyran-
Of trade organizations, looks
ss q tendency toward socialistic
sspotism. Such despotism would
lsrely carry out the same principle
its extreme, and fasten its chains
/, all society. n this country the
.velopment of the mania of
levelandism seemed at one time
afford reas IN for such hope.
lie prophecy as Mr.. Spen-
Ts. Under the theory to which
ii. government by the people has
ned its maintenance for more than
century, the election of presi.
snt mad meant tie triumph of def.
lie principles and principles as
presented by q political party, and
pt the triumph of an individual!
nply. The theory of Clev Gland
is that rule is to be by the cap
be Of single man, and not by
70 established principles of great
(rty Nis the theory on which
Ir Cleveland has proceeded from
be time he entered the White
louise for his second term
3ore especially. 1t is that he lays
own the policy for his party, instead
his party laying down the policy
pr him. Il is that ne is the master
the Democratic party, instead OF
sservant,
The actual working of this theory
prlng the last eleven months, how
(er has already exploded it. The
amocratic masses will have no
(ore of that humbug They will
fry 1t beyond the possibility Of
Murrection.
The next time the Democratic
Vy elects a president it will be
lie that he is a Democrat. The
snocracy will not leave it in
Pabt whether the declared and
mite policy Of the Democratic
NY, or the indefinite policy of 4
Ne individual, is to rule at Wash
glon. One year of Clevelandism
Toe White house has Ell ectuall Y
led them of the disease.
icy will now return to the old way
party government.
therefore, so far as the country
lfee Institutions goes, the melan
oly forecast of Mr.. Spencer is not
s'lhed by anything in the exist
spolltical situation. The indica
'as are all the other way. The
Ssple are showing that they have
'as and sentiments "needed fol
maintenance of liberty" by sc
wa turning away from the hum
= and delusion of Clevelandism
W experiment with it has beer
rough for them.
me majority of workers, too