Daily globe., 1879-06-27


to hazard passage and take the chances of
reaching port under such pilot. But, alas
how has the crew aud commander changed
Look at the old tottering water-logged hulk,
how she sets and trembles under every new
breeze. SEQ that trembling hand at the
tiller it almost seems to be the shadow
hand of phantom and, on looking more
closely We discover the outlines of body.
And whose is it. The features resemble
those who defled the Temple in our
Saviour's time. Indeed, they are identical.
We see them now! The face is that of Au-
gust Belmont,the body is that of Rothschild
and the hand is that of the old world mon
eyed aristocracy. The figure head is gold
en- calf and the motto "Might makes right
And this is the ship you ask this new peo-
ple's party to get aboard of. These are tha
old bottles you suggest that we put our new
wine into. No, sir! Already are the crew
going down off her sides and the corsairs of
the Sherman and Tilden stripe are fast gain
ing possession of her once proud deck
Policy has ruined the country. What has
the Democratic party done for the benefit of
the people during the last four years of pow.
or in the lower house OF Congress? Moth
ing. What have they done
for the people for the last three
months? Nothing. What have they pro-
posed? Nothing. But having the control
of both houses since the 4th of March, they
had it in their power to offer some measure
that would recommend itself to the masses;
but no! On the other hand, whenever any
thing of the kind was offered by the repre-
sentatives of the people, the Greenback
men, every obstruction that could possibly
be laid in their path was done. For weeks
and weeks did that Democratic House re-
fuse to hold session on Monday, the only
day that new bills could be introduced. And
when Mr.. Wright. of Pennsylvania, intro
duced his grand bill giving small portion
of the nations wild land to the actual set
tier and enabling him to go onto it, the
Democrats could have carried that measure
had they been, what you claim
for them, the party of the
greatest good to the greatest number -
No Sir, it has not practised that principle,
nor will it while Bay ard, Herman & Co. con
troll its policy. The Democratic party
never was the peoples party, only in name,
not for years at least. When the popular
homestead law passed Republican lower
house (championed by Galusha A. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, Republican, and went to
the Democratic Senate, presided over by q
AoIuOCIdtAC VJC0 pIcblO0uC, Os VI DE6CK0O-
ridge, the vote stood % to %, and yours
and my Democratic vice president voted
against that much needed peoples law.
Did that prove that the Democratic party
greatest number''7 That vote indicated
what the Democratic party thought of
settling up the land and providing
cheap homes for the poor in the over
crowded cities in this and the old world.
do not wish to be understood as endors-
ing the Republican party, for all you say of
their rascally legislation is too true. But,
when you say that the ''so-called Republican
party stole the Presidency,"I I then take issue
with you. The facts in regard to that shame
less transaction are not only disgrace to
the people of the United States, but to the
civilized world and the more Democrat
says in condemnation of it, the more does
he lay the Democratic party open to the just
infalny which viii always attach to it for its
part in that supremest of modern bartoring
Of nations "birthright for mess of pot
tage"-in the shape of political control of
two State governments. claim Mr.. Tilden
was elected. The Democracy sold the presi-
| dency, as have said, for local power. Was
that another proof of the ssgreatest good to
the greatest number?''
CONE HOME TO MINNESOTA!
Two years ago Mr.. Banning was nom-
mated by the Greenback party and also by
the Democrats. The Democrats of the same
school of those who now control the national
policy Of that party defeated him. Can any
one deny that? Last fall Mr.. .Donnelly re-
ceived the nominations of the same two
parties The same men and same elements
were set OF work, and Mr.. Donnelly was
beaten by the party who claim to favor the
greatest good to the greatest number .
| and 9 man elected Who haa ever affiliated