Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-15

member of the cabinet Is away from
Washington and on the stump using
every falSehood and sophiStry, as well
rs appeals to the worst passions,
fears and interests, TO proven.
a change. The president himself
is away in California, working
for his party. One hundred thousand
office holders are working night and
day, with the energy Of despair. Every
monopoly, all powerful corporations,
and two thousand national banks and
nearly all railroads of the country, arc
united with an army Of otlice-hoderS.
The Blaine and Conklirgs, and Sher-
mans, etc, arc travelling on special
trains, unlike common people. Hun
dreds of thousands, if not millions OF
dollars are raised by Wall street and
capitalists of Boston, New England and
Philadelphia, raised for what? To
corrupt the election and prevent
change. The greatest of all
questions. is thus answered that is,
whether the people are still able 10
make change, or whether, under the
form Of an arch-public, the money of an
aristocracy and otice-holding army had
already become powerful ana audacl-
Gus, us TO he able to prevent it,
and Is constitute snccial governing
classes in this republic. II was not UNI
natural for MIR. Schurz to be opposed To
change. which would cost him his
official head. That WAS only human,
but it was not fair, nay II
was grossly unfair snd unpatriotic
to appeal 10 such talSehoodS
as Mr.. Schurz did to throw the dust in
to the eyes of his countrymCn. Every
argument Mr.. Schurz had used was
really an argument in favor Of perma-
nent government, in favor of mon
archv, III favor of millionaircS, against
maior6es Of the people, in favor
Of political minority to rule
over majority, in favor Of
utter untitnesS of n majority TO
govern themselves; in favor of prac-
tieallv ending the republic Every ar
gumrnt used in favor of the present
party III power WAS really an argument
that llo other party no matter how
largely in the majority, was capable Of
governing. MIR Schur1 declares \
gloomy spectacle about the terri
BILE catastrophe that General
Ilancoek's election would involve
upon business interests, and claims
great credit for tinan cial achievements
and policy of his party but his dis.
nal threats OF danger give the H. to
his assertions. If the election Of
Gen. Hancock Ivy the party which til
questionablv comprises i majority 81
the people which elected the three SITE
ccsslvc lower houses Of con
gress. rs we'll rs the last and
only unlnaugurated president
would endangcr and ruin resumption,
the tariff, our banking system. then re-
sumption. the tariff and or banking
system are NO fixed factS--no rcpuhll-
can achievements at all, but frauds.
mere temporary devices. solely in
tended to keep the republican party
forever aud ever in, and tho
majority patty out Of power
If the country Is as much
in danger to-day rs in 1860, the rcpuh-
lcan party did not save it, and utterly
failed i'll accomplishing anything after
twenty years Of unparalleled power.
According to Mr.. Schurzs assertions
the republican party accomplished Just
this, and NOTHING more: that every
thing Is right only SO long aS the
republican minority rules. Everything
is intended for only that end; hut that
u change Of executive power would
mean utter ruin to the country. If
this were true, it would only establish
the utter failure of the republican
party in everything it undertook,
failure III permanently saving the
union; failure in our reconstruction .
failure i'll permanent resumption; fail
ure in financial policy; failure iii self
government. Fortunately however, ii
was hardly necessary to remind his i'll
telligent countrymen that Mr.. Schur2
was not the best prophet In lS12 Mr..
Schur2 warmly cspoused the cause Of
the democracy and stumped Indiana
for Gov Hendricks, and worked against
Mr.. Hayes election TO congress. In
1876 he stumpcd for the same Mr..
Hayes and against the same Mr., lIcnd-
ricks. In 1S72, Mr.. Schun pre-
dcted utter disaster to the country
if Grant should be reelected.
In 1876, he predicted, III this city, y
most glorious civil service reform in
the administration under Hayes, and
now he stumps for Mr.. Arthur, whose
removal from the New York custom
house in the interest Of honesty he
himself demanded and secured. In 1872,
he called tho republican parry the most
corrupt under the sun, while to-day il
seems to him SO good that lie wants il
70 govern the country permanently and
forever. The republican party Lad
only became worse since 1872 when
Mr. SEIZURE denounced il 20 bitterly. 1t
has since stolen the presidency, pros.
tituted the supreme court. and nov il
is i serious question whether a change
IN the national executive Is still pos
sible That is tho real issue ef
the day # republican falsehoods
about danger Of a change were true, to-
day, they would be equally true four
years and eight years hence, and estlb-
liah permanent government 4
change this year means that We still
have a republic. If the party that stole
the presidency four years ago
could retain power still further, It
would set premium on political cUI-