Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-30

ously transformed itself into party
of s'reform." If it would confine
its labors to reforming itself, the
world would say amen, and it would
not be out OF the work for good
while to come. Going from its acts
in piling up large national debt
and bankrupting the treasury in q
time of profound peace, when there
was no interest to pay on the debt
created by a Democratic rebellion,
to its gigantic frauds in New York
CITY, to say nothing Of its Chicago
Cages and lesser lights, all at once
it has set itself up as the model par
ty of honesty and purity, and claims
the right to 60 into the forefront of
the farmers movement.
1t is surprising the farmers did
not see through this thin disguise
of hypocricy at glance and
promptly repudiate their proffered
assistance. But generous, forgiv-
ing, open and manly themselves,
they knew it was full time for the
Democracy to bring forth fruits
meet for repentance, and few Of
the more hopeful were received on
probation Democratic deceit and
dishonesty are dyed in the wool Of
that party, and it is useless to at
tempt to wash them out. The ex-
perience of the farmers in their new
relations with them is overwhelm-
ing testimony on the subject. In
the election in Wisconsin last fall
the farmers were sold out body and
soul to the old Bourbon Democracy,
as the result has shown. All ap-
pointees by the new Governor are
ingrained Democrats. The Speak.
err of t, Assembly is an old politi-
cal demagogue Of like stripe. And
although the farmers in that State
went into the contest TO secure re-
dress of railway grievances, it is
now openly charged, and the charge
has strong evidence to support it,
that these Wisconsin Democrats,
elected by the votes Of farmers, are
the plant tools of railways and ran
the campaign last fall secretly in
Their interests In Iowa and other
Western States, wherever the farm
ers have joined hands with the Dem
ocrats, they have most generally
been sold out in some way. And
in New Hampshire, where the Dem
ocrats are working hard to secure
help from the farmers, it is openly
charged by leading opposition pa
per which has more honesty than is
generally found in Democratic jour-
nails, that Weston, an old Bourbon,
was nominated for Governor by a
most glazing fraud of railway com
binations. If the farmers will con-
trast this course of the Democrats
with what the Republicans are do
ing in their behalf, they will not
need TO look twice to see where
their friends are found. The Uni
ted States Senate Transportation
Committee will throw much light
upon this subjcc, when its report is
made, and it's measures and recon-
mendations will doubtless do great
good. The Republican Governor
Of Illinois led off in recommending
and urging the adoption Of atisfac-
tory methods of relief when the
movement was first started. Other
Republican Governors have taken
similar action. The nomination OF
Farmer McCutchins IN New Hamp'
shire shows that the Republicans
are in full sympathy with all need
ed reforms of this character. l,
may have been q Scry indiscrcet
thing fox the Democrats to show
their c:oven foot so soon, but We
trust it will be lesson our farmers
especially, will not soon forget OF
| fail to fully improve. The extent to
! which they have already been sold
out is only an intimation ofwhat the
Democrats would do were they re-
stored to complete power in the gov
| eminent, and ought to be sufficient
| to put farmers and all others upon
their guard.