The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-10-16
COMING ELECTIONS.

COMING ELECTIONS.
Tho electiopssoontp take place 10 . few of Ii
Atlantic states, California and Oregon. are .
much morethan ussA Importance. By then
will DO decided the question. whethersthe PEG
pie Or the Politician are to rule. 1.-THE Re
publican party succeeds. thespoliticis6s-mis
cradle, selfish demagogues. who for years hav.
ignored every interest but their own aggran
Edizement; and hive managed by ballot.bo,
stuffing, BY repeating, by force. threats and To-
timidation, and by every conceivable species Of
wrong and crime to continue Themselves in
Office and power in defiance Of the popular
will-will have an indefinite lease of power
But it the Independents or Peoples Party car.
ries the day. then better order Of things may,
we think, confidently be looked for. The sue.
cess Of this party will mean. one term for the
President civil service reform aud competitive
examinations for appointive officers; the hon.
est enforcement Of the law. and the punish
nent of great. as well as small. offenders; the
crushing out of monopolies and the dissemina-
ton of wealth, instead of its concentration, a.
now; no more governmental aid to capitalists;
the early repeal of existing tariff laws; fair,
honest elections. It will mean also that the
Tweeds Hsrtranfts, Camerons and Scots,
shall be made to disgorge; and many other i'm.
portant reforms which every year shows more
the need Of There is no prospect of
Democratic victory in any Of the States in
which elections are to be held this Fall, unless
it is in Oregon. nor do we think such result
is expected in any Of the other States. The
Democratic party. unaided, could hardly correct
the abuses at present existing. Besides. the fight
is between the people aud the parties. and not
between Republicans and Democrats; and
Democratic victory would not DO accepted By
their Republican antagonists as rebuke. while
the success of the Peoples party would be a
rebuke which would be keenIy felt BY them
because richly deserved.
Itisa fact apparent to every candid observer,
hat political parties. no matter by what name
hey are called. for what object they were in. |
tituted, or how honorable and glorious their |
'ast achievements. whenever they feel them
elves invncible-that 10, whenever q nomina.
ion on their ticket is equivalent to an election |,
become corrupt and tyrannical When a
arty arrives at this stage, it is no longer con.
rolled by popular will. but by rings formed Of
ublic robbers. and the only correctives the
eople have are by revolution. or to combine
eainst the rings and overthrow them at the
oils BY victory so sweeping that it cannot be
'isconstrued. Such victory we hoped 10
FITNESS in the late California election and we
bill hope to see Booth the choice-and would
Ike to see him the unanimous choce--of the
'coming Legislature Of that State for U. S. e.,
enator. Without Booths election the fruits !,
the peoples late victory over the monopo.
sts Of California will turn to ashes on their /.
ps; tor the monopolists would not fail to =,
'nstrue the election Of any other man into I,
'rtial reaction in their favor. as in reality it 8
ouId be, and to take every advantage Of the !,
and Of the time which would :,
tervene between that and another election to !.
the talons Of their greed more firmly in the :,
tails Of the State