The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-07
Democracy Selling Out the Farmers.

Democracy Selling Out the Farmers.
To long line of deception and
fraud in it's past history the Dem
ocratic party is now adding the
tricks and impositions it is practlc-
ing upon the farmers and grangers.
No sooner was that movement start.
ed than sharp, tricky, local dema-
gogues, in accordance with wink
from behind the Democratic scenes,
made haste to get control of the
organization. And so, from being
a dead weight to all progress, this
old, rotten carcass of Democracy
suddenly and mysteriously trans
formed itself into a party of Gre
form" If it would confne it's
labors to reforming itself, the world
would say amen, and it would not
be out of work for a good while to
come. Going from its acts in pill
ing up large national debt and
bankrupting the Treasury in a
time of profound peace, when there
was no interest to pay on the debt
created by a Democratic rebellion,
to it's 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
party of honesty and purity, and
claimes the right to 60 into the
fore front of the farmers, move
ment .
It is surprising the farmers did
not see through this thin disguise of
hypocrisy at a glance and promtly
repudiate theirproffered assistance.
But generous, forgiving, open and
manly themselves, they knew it was
full time for the Democracy to
bring forth fruits meet for repent
ance, and a few of the more hopeful
were received on probation. Dem
ocratic deceit and dishonesty are
dyed in the wool of that party, and
it is useless to attempt to wash
them out. The experience of the
farmers in their new relations with
| them is overwhelming testimony
| on the subject. In the election in
Wisconsin last fall the farmers were
sold out body and soul to the old
Burbon Democracy, as the result
has shown. All appointees by the
new Governor are ingrained Dem
ocrats. The Speaker of the Assem-
bly, is an old political demagogue
of like stripe. And although the
farmers in that State went into the
contest to secure redress of railway
grievances, it is now openly charg.
ed, and the charge has strong evi
dence to support it, that these
Wisconsin Democrats, elected by
the votes of farmers, are the plant
tools of the railways and ran the
campaign last fall secretly in then
interests. In Iowa and other Yves
tern States, wherever the farmers
have joined hands with the Dem
ocrats they have most general,
been sold out in the same way
And in New Hampshire. where tn,
Democrats are working hard to Sc
cure help from the farmers, it il
| openly charged by a leading oppo
sition paper which has more hon
esty than is generally found j,
Democratic journals, that Weston
) an old Burbon, was nominated TO-
Governor by a most glazing fraut
of railway combinations. If tn
farmers will contrast this course Q
the Democrats with what the Re
publicans are doing in their behalf
they will not need to look twice t
see where their friends are found
The United States Transportatiol
. Committee will throw much igh
upon this subject when it's repor
is made, and its measures and rec
concentrations will doubtless d