The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-09
DEMOCRATIC VITALITY AND REJU-
vENEsCENCE.

The New York Sun says that 1.-The vi
tally, rejuvenescence and steadfastness
of the Democratic party, even against
odds so great as to be almost overwhelm-
ing, were shown on Tuesday wherever
the fight was not complicated by the bur-
den of the federal administration in Of
flee since March 3, 1893" Now, 1t is al
ways commendable to take a cheerful
view OF a hard situation AMI try to ex-
tract comfort even out of disaster, but
this should not be done at the expense
of truth. That the Cleveland administra-
ton is extremely unpopular is true, but
hen 1t is asserted that 1.-THE vitality. re-
juvenescence and s~teadfastness of the
Democratic party" were in evidence any
where in the recent election it. is time
to call for a bill of particulars. The Sun
not complicated by the burden of the
Cleveland administration. But that bur-
den existed everywhere, as IL would in
an election from Maine to Alaska, and so
general a condition could hardly be
called a complication. When a person is
sick all over and all through with one
distinct and well-defined disorder ply
sicians do not call it a complication of
diseases. For two years past the country
has been sick all over and all through
with Democracy. and on Tuesday last
the disease came to the surface and
broke out in va dozen States. The only
exception was New York city, and really
that ia about tho nnlu nlooo uvharo tho
Democratic party showed any vitality
or rejuvenescence. There the disease
struck in and resulted in a Tammany
victory.
1t will no do for Democratic papers to
try to make a scapegoat of III Cleve-
land administration The President Is no
more unpopular tina his party. In fact,
unpopular as his administration is, it is
not certain but he is the most, popular
man in his party. The true diagnosis of
the disease from which the country is
suffering and which the people are try
ing to shake off is not C~levelandism,
but Democracy.
There is reason to believe that the
Suns well-known dislike of Mr.. Cleve-
Iduu mas uimmeu the clearneSS OF ltS
usually bright judgment. A careful read
ing Of the following discloses a degree or
personal feeling scarcely compatible with
unbiased judgment. 1t says:
II, outside of New York city and a few
other places, the Democrats Jared badly on
Tuesday. Ii Is a consolation to know that
they were not the only victims of the days
fusillade. In the neighborhood OF Washing
ton, ID. G., within, so to speak, the shadow
OF the White House, in tne meres of the
Virginia shooting preserve. the squirrels
Jared badly on Tuesday. A lynx-eyed MINI
rod, gun in hand. made short work, during
voting hours, OF the squirrels who came
within fire. Thus chipmunks and Democratic
majorfties fell fast on Tuesday.
This is almost unkind. 1t seems to
imply that for Mr.. Cleveland to have
taken a harmless outing while the Demo-
cratic party was being showed under was
almost as bad as was Nero's exhibition
of musical hilarity during the great fire
at Rome.
But, leaving Mr.. Cleveland's PERSONAL
ity and hunting habits out of the ques-
ton, the Sun would confer a favor by
stating ~whereabout In the recent cleo
tions, except in Tammany's victory in
New York city, the Democratic party
showed any signs of vitality and re-
it1yeneScence