Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-24

every effect there must b q cause, and
what. l ask, 10 the cause of this deplOrable
condition? answcr, the misrule OF the
republican patty, aud say that 10 time for Il
70 step down o out, giving place to the
parry toat can and. will correct tho evils
from which We suffer. d
In the estimation OF Mr.. Trip and al
other democratic 1t 10 eminently proper to
discuss the past record Of the republican
patty. But as to the past record of the
democratic party.-t mustn't be spoken of.
To mention it is to wave the "bloody shirt"
Is 10 rake over dead issues, is to play upon
the prejudices Of the past. The history of
these two great parties has run along to-
gether and. is 80 closely intermlnglsd as to
become one history in the teachings Of the
present. Each ofthese two parties created
its " share Of this history and each Is
responsible for that which 1t produced.
We can see no reason, therefore, why II is
perfect good taste to refer to one and an
outrage upon public sentiment to take up
the ether, Mr.. Trip enquiries. "has the
government improved" under republican
rule: Going backward TO the day the re-
publican patty come into possession and
institutipg q comparison between then and
now, the deduction is that it has. From
the chaos Of a powerful revolution the par
ty has constructed peace, unity and prosper
i,y. tie asks, "arc the people happier. more
free, more independent" under republican
rule. About four millions Of them are more
Thirty millions are happier because of the
freedom aud Jude pendence which has come
to the four millions through the efforts of
the republican party.
The picture of financial and commercial
distress pictured by the democratic cand;-
date for congress is the natural result Of
the Indebtedness which has come upon the
country and as that. Indebtedness is d&:
rec,ly caused by the revolutionary efforts
of the democratic party it would seem some.
what out Of place for him to bring it for
ward al this time as an argument in favor
of his party.
In . discussion of these matters one drifts
imperceptibly into the forbidden realms Of
the CORY sovereign of the bloody shirt. To
speak of hard times leads directly to the
cause Of universal depretsion-the nation,
poverty, induced by the extraordinary ex'
penditures incident to the conduct Of the
war. The IVA is = dead iaeue, and We hav.
no business meddling with it, says Mr.
Trip. To obey his mandatory edics is te
give over all discussion Of political Issues a.
presented by the champion of Dakota dem.
ocracy. He originates no suggestions for tbs
bett=rment Of the people. He advances nc
theories upon which they could possibly
build prosperity. He institutes no new Fl
%nancial schemes whereby the masses may bt
relieved Of the distress brought upon then
BY the expenses of q democratic revolution
He simply reviews the past Of the republi
can party and adjures those whom he assail
that any defence they may make will con
stltute an objectionable innovation upol
the etiquette of politics. This, then, is tn
reAex of that magnificent ability that was t
lead the people as children are led and di
rected by the superior intellect of their che
sen teachers. This peurile plea is tn
browning creation ofthat mental lever whicl
needed only the fulcrum Of the people
votes to enable it TO move the social an
political structure to a higher plane Of in
t~lligeuce and power and there poise it be
fore the gaze of an admiring nation. Their
are many disappointments in this world
and not the least of them comes out of IN
very commonplace manner in which tn
stick Of the democratic rocket returns t
earth. 1t went up with q glorious shove
Of sparks aud a wonderful Gszing Of explc
sive chemicals. 1t falls with a dead THUG
and we realize that Bartlett Trip ia n
more than any other man. His one politics
.peech has been spoken, and friend or to
can find nothing in it beyond the --latest r.
hash of worn out observation-disclosures stal
with age. and topped of with the time hor
U------ H. Hood. ,lsrt