The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-24
Tile REEnRMERS, CiMPiNY.

We wonder if some of the newly
hedgcd A." Reformcrs ever pause to sur
vcy the company they are keeping.
Should they pause they must be com
PEELED to acknowledge that they
''Flcw on, and into strange va;arics IcIl -
\ sight Of tho strange mixture OF Gle
ments which compo>cs the Reform par
ty shoald sicken anyone Of the prospect.
The Democrat who grew old and gray
in his labors TO forge stronger chains 10
cnslave the black man now turns easily
into the Reform chute. No goading is
necessary he flies there there volunta-
rilv. The frowzzled headed, whiskcy
drinking and umkcmpt "soIidiery, who
came up from the Southern swamps land
marched and counter marched in front
Of the ci;adclS Of freedom Of early Kan
Sas, are, rs a matter or course, uum ber-
cd among the Reformers. The Copper
head who pronounced the war a failure
in 1862 shoves up his head now, on the
stump, to prove that the Rcpubican
party is a iailure-and he is Relormer
The towards OF the North who secretly
gave comfort and aid TO the Rebels, dur
ing the rebellion, wear the guIscS Of the
Rctormers. The men who robbed the
treasury of the city OF New York OF
millions of dollars, under the Tammany
regime, ard the chiefs whether in or
outside of prison walls-arc all anxious
To be classcd as RctormerS. The blood
thirsty williams who wear the garb of the
Ku Klux would suffer no one to call
them aught else but Reiormers. The
originators and supporters Of the fright
fu! war against the black men at the
South, and who are guilty of as black
crimes as are recorded in modern histo-
ry, are all Of them, undoubtedly, arraycd
on the side Of the Reformcrs. The
Judges of tho Southern tribun-
ais, who have tramplcd under foot the
laws of the land which give equal rights
TO all men, whether white or black, and
have given over negro prisoners to be
the prey of Infatuated mobs, while they
have allowed white prsoners-equaIly
go scott free, will be found
enrolled with the Rcformers.
However unpleasant it may be to
some of tao Reformers TO have such facts
for they are facts iwelt upon, they must
acknowledge that their fellow laborcrs
IN the cause of "Retorm have not the
most pleasing appearance nor the sweet
st odor IN the world. Added TO all
his they End coming to their siJc-pcll
ncll-sorehcais and sccdy politicians.
" no having "was;ed their youth in vain
aad think there Is hope for
hem If the Reform movement shall prove
,uccc ssiul.
Another thing which troubles some eli
he Rcformers is the unwi!lingucss with
which the masses acknowledge the ne
.essl.v Of such 4 movement. The disci-
,lcs Of Reform base their whole Reform
structure on the iaiii:gs OF aud what
yer seems corrupt" in the Republican
,arty. While the Reform party Is talk
ng about the corruption Of the Repub-
lean party, the latter goes on aud ELECTS
hose corrupt substances and make its
'wn claims upon the people more bind
NJ. When the old party cas purify it.
Ell and accomplish al needed reforms,
shat is the necessity Of new or-auiza-
ion based simply upon the idea Of Re
.ss.. u Inc Fstien; can heal himself
-ha, IS the use of applying "qaaek rem
diesg' That the Republican party can
eep Up with the spin; OF the times, 81
-ays putting lis platform in accord with