New-York tribune., 1894-04-13
THE DEMOCRATIC EPIDEMIC.

Next 10 the widespread business depression
and financial disturbance which were the hrSt
fruits of the great Democratic victory Of 1892,
and are still everywhere in evidence, the MOST
striking effect Of that untoward event was the
outbreak Of iltempcr, violent language anu
had manners in the party which carried the
election. 1t began In Oregon with coarse ana
impudent dispatch from the Democratic Gov
crnor Of that State 10 the President or the
United States in answer to a civil official com
munication 1t was followed by venomous
outburst from the Democratic Governor OF
Illinois against the judiciary of that State Gov-
crnor Waite. Of Colorado elected by coalition
Of Democrats and Populsts, soon achieved uh-
cnviablc notOricty by the violence of his IAN
g,iage, the recklcssncss of his temper ana 'hc
wIldncss Of his vocffcrations. Lcwclling. Of
Kansas. another product Of the Democrat'fop-
Mist alliance. already had his State by the ears
and the people embroIlcd in turmoil that came
near ending in bloodshcd. In South Carolina
Governor Tilman nj once began carrying thlhgS
with so high hand as 10 threaten conflict, not
only with the local opposition. which ne per
sstcntly cxaspcratcd 10 point beyond chu'lr-
ancc but with the Federal authorizes, over
which he assumed superiority and whose power
he affected TO dcspisc; and he has had his state
two or three times on the verge of civil war.
In Congress Speaker Crisp has repeatedly
given way to outbursts of ill-tcinper and cxhibi-
tions of bad manners Angry with members
of his own party because they would not re-
spond 10 his personal appeals 10 them TO dlS-
charge their duty by appearing In their places
and answering to their names AT rollcall, he
has vented his spleen on Republicans. and with
such arrogance Of manner rs was never Known
before distorted prcccdcnts and violated rules
in pursuance of his own purposes and To graf
ify his spite In Ncw-Jcrscy "A Democratic MI
nority long obsructcd public business trying
70 defeat by lawlcssncss the peoples Will. But
for the patience Of the Republican majority ana
their confidence In the final triumph OF right
through the safe though slow processes of law
the State Of New-Jcrscy would have been
plunged into condition Of anarchy by angry
and hot-hcadcd Democrats. And yesterday nj
Albany the Democratic minority In the Assem-
blv. under the lead Of cx-Spcakcr Suzcr. broke
loose in n scene Of wild disorder thoroughly
characteristic of the party and fairly Nus
trative OF It's tendencies and It's temper. "
seems rs IL an epidemic Of ill-tcmpcr and bad
manners characterized everywhere by violence.
lawlcssncss. coarscncss and brutality. had come
I'm with the party and oycr~pr"ad the country.
Meantime, 1t is hardly necessary 10 add, N'-
publicans, true to their traditions and constant
In their temper. look curiously on. bdng their
time In patience. while the object lesson Is be
fore the country. Never before in our history
did n political party demonstrate 80 quickly
after It's entrance upon power IFS utter uhht-
ness. II has been IN all respects melancholy
experience, and the country will not for long
time entirely recover from il: hut in the cnd II
will prove salutary and wholesome. once in q
generation, perhaps. it Is necessary that The
people for their sins should endure the ordeal
Of n Democratic Administration backed 10y a
Democratic Congress. But once iS enough.