The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04


their eyes to abuses which, though patent !
for years, they did not note. | am firm
in the faith that the beginning Of the
second century Of our national existence
is to be the beginning of a better state Of
public and private morals, in which learn !
ing and ability will be more honored than
wealth. Our legislatures, city. State and
national, will represent higher. scale of
merit and patriotism. believe the Amer
can people are reforming themselves. and
we can have no other reforms Of any
value. Our government will be all right
when the people are viftuous, patriotic
and intelligent.
WHY DEMOCRACY WILL SUccEED.
sFrom this point of view, then, one Of
the great advantages Of the Democracy is
that they were not in power in the ma
tional administration during the years Of
the prevalence Of this moral malaria
s'It would be great deal to say that
my party, if in power, wosld rot have
been corrupted i'll the times we have seen,
especially If am correct in the opinion
that the corruption in the government
came from the people themselves: but it
is true that if the Democracy had been i'll
power and adhered to its own political
principles, these very principles would
have shut the doors Of the treasury
against it. The greater corruptions OF
the Republican party have grown around
the enormous cutiays Of the public money,
which, as the Democracy hold. the gov
crnment have no right to make. But
the Democrats have not been in power,
and hey will succeed to power for that
reason. They are not entangled
as the Republicans are in the acts Of the
past. They can, as the Republicans can
not. make the needful, thorough changes
in every department that has become
worm eaten with fraud. The Retubli-
cans can no more change the $4,000 place
holders who make throughout the coun-
try the organization of the party than .
man can change his skeleton. They can.
not, il they wish, meet the demands of the
public. They have lost the confidence
Of the :cople and cannot regain it at this
tine. Some Of them are trying to save
themselves by turning States evidence
and going back on those they have up
held for many years. This polly may
have been from punishment, but it never
gains honor.
THE REPUBLICAN SHIP MUST BIB sCUrTLED.
"The Republicans, then, can scarcely
present candidate good enough to win
with y
Il believe that many leading Republi-
cans wish to purify their party, and that
the great body Of their voters are honest
and patriotic, but they must 60 out OF
power before they can reform their or
ganization. They must scuttle the ship
and drown the rats. After time it ma
be raised again and made Of service te
the Republic.
lit is the course Of events, therefore
that co.opcratcs with the Democrats"
"Yes but they must not make thu
mistake Of founding their claim in power
merely on the misconduct of others. Ii
ordinary times that would do, for only
change would be necessary; but nov
there IS dstrust of men and parties. The,
, mus: not only show that others ar
wrong, but that they are right in thei
: views and purposes. Their purpose
must be evidently and unmistakabl.
public and patriotic. They must brinl
forward gooi nen. They must MT crit
else others SO much that they forge: t
! look 10 themselves. The confidence O
the people is not to be gained by politica
strategy. It may be gained by part,
, which proves that it is in harmony an
J sympathy Nth the revived moral tone G
the nation
PUBLIC IssUEs-rgEsESr AND FUTURE.
r "As to the issues, there seems t. b
some difference OF opinion rs to whcthe
the currency or money problem will no
: oyerwhelm reform in the ADMINISTERS
). ton
!. 1T seems tn me that the subject Of r.
form will be the point upon which III
!. canvass will turn. The currency que.
. ton will be involved in it, but the di
!. cussion will not be mar owed down to thu
: point. \ good currency will not Of itse
. give us good government 1t is ; gres
!. elemen. in the problems Of the day. br
= We must not lose sight Of the fac. tn:
4 good morals, good administration Of II
;. government, good sense in Law maker
!. and patriotism do not al grow cut of GOO
n money. The people are anxious for r
!. lief from taxation, relief from the shan
which corruption has brought upon Il
\. American character; anxious for retu,
:. to the honor, honesty and patriotism
n the better days Of the Republic, and du
ID ing the coming years they will think al
- talk and act upon these topics.
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