Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-03-20

sustain its partisan officials who are
proven to be derelect in their duty, in
competent or dishonest. -. In. proof oi
this we need only refer to the scandal,
connected with the federal and State
administrations for years past. aud the
fact that during the present session ol
the legislature, in the Senate, where
there has been q Republican majority
of one vote, it has been possible to in
itia:e and carrv out measures of re-
form to some extent, while the large
Republican majority of the House has
effectually defeated every measure look.
Ing in that direction, even resortiug to
the desperate means Of party caucus
to sustain its corrupt officials. There
seems to be secret or tacit. under
standing between the Republican par.
ty and those combined Interests which
live off the people, that the latter shall
contribute the means to keep the for.
mer in power, and in consideration
therefor shall dictate the Legislation
they may want for the attainment ol
their own private purposes. This Goa,
lition has continued in successful ope-
ration ever since the close Of the war
but they have blinded the eyes of the
people to it by thrusting the bloody
shirt before them, and keeping alive
the old sectional war animosities, and
thereby divertiog attention from their
own evil doings. And only so long as
the Republican party can thus delude
and deceive the people, have they any
hope Of retaining power. Sooner o,
later the bligh,ing and pernicious eff:
fects of Republican legislation and
rule will be too keen]y felt to be disre-
garded or excused; and the people
will discover that, instead Of gnashine
teeth at the South and keeping up the
old sectionl strife. relief and prosperity
can only be found by q return to the
old Democratic governmental theory
and policy Of:
No class legislation.
Free trade and equal taxation.
A currency based upon coin.
Equality among the States, and
each left to control It's local affairs.
No more sectional strife or animoity.
Legislation for the people, and no
dishonest or inefficient officials to be
tolerated.
Equal protection to all, and special
favors to none.
Already the people are beginning to
realize the necessity of a return to
these principles Of government as
the only way for relief from present
evils, and they will have to learn that
these principles can be reduced to prac>
t,ce only by the restoration of the
Democratic party in power. There is,
therefore, every consideration and en-
couragement to induce US and all
friends Of reform to stand together and
press forward. shoulder to shoulder
under the old Democratic banner, and
the next Presidential election will
place our party in power, when the
reforms so essential to the relief Of the
people can be lnsugurated and carried
into successful operation. The vita
issue now is, shall the machinery oi
the government be longer used for the
aggrandizement of certain favored
classes. at the expense of the people
or shall all legislation be IN the inter
est Of the entire people, with favorit'
ism to none. The Democratic party
now, as ever, represents the latter the
ory, and the Republican party tht
former. But the Republican part,
will seek to evade the issue, and prac
tice its old tricks, Of fighting the wa
over again, and enlist the attention
and passions of the people in the affair."
of the Southern States; and thus lost
sight Of those matters upon which
their own aud the prosperity of th'
whole country depends. That an!
honest intelligent person can again o.
much longer be thus deluded or de-
ceived. seems hardly possible.
R. A. JONES, Chairman; D. BUCK.
PHI, RAHILLY, E. M. WILSON,
! Senate.
J. SMITH. Jr., W. NJ. CAMPBELL,
L. l.. BAXTER, CHAs. sCHRoTH,
! HOLLAND.