The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-08-20
WHY CHANGE?
TFrom the Indianapolis Journal

The Philadelphia Press relates the
following incident of recent occurrence
In that city N5sh
"Three men, strangers to each other,
stood together the other night on the
edge Of political assemblage. Unable
to get into the meeting or hear the
speaker, they fell into conversation.
After little preliminary talk, one said
to another / don't know what your
politics may be, but / have always been
a Democrat. For three or four years I
have had great difficulty in getting en-
plpyment; the shop where work has
been closed much Of the time; 1 have
had hard struggle to support my fam
lily. Now we are busy again; work is
steady; pay comes every week /; every
thing has frightened up; I am afraid of
change, and, though Isneyers voted
anything but the Democratic ticket 81
am now going to vote for Garfield.
That's just my case exactly said the.
third, who had stood listening & I have
always been q Democrat, but I shall
vote for Garfield because don't want a
change" q
We have no doubt this expresses the
feeling Of thousands of persons through
out the country, who have heretofore
voted for the Democratic party, and that
this class includes not only workingmen.
but manufacturers, busine il men, md
all who are profting by the universal
and extraordinary season of prosperity
which the country is now enjoying. The
question for al such to answer IN con-
nection with politics is, why make o.
change in the national administration as
long as the country is as well and hon
estly governed as it is at present? There
never was o time when every branch Of
business was more prosperous. Manu-
factories Of all kinds are running full
time, and are overwhelmed with
orders. Workingmen have; steady
and remunerative employment.
There is no unemployed labor
in the country-that desires employ
ment. Our agricultural, commercial
and mining interests were never more
prosperous. Our foreign and domestic
trade were never as great. The Govern
ment is honestly, economically and
faithfully administered, and every citi-
zen enjoys its blessings in as high, de-
gree as is possible. Why, then, should
any person desire change, except from
purely selfish motives, such as d desire
for Office, or personal advantages of some
sort? The political and financial policy
of tle Republican party are settled and
understood, and under them the country
is prospecting MS it never, prospered be-
fore. The policy of the, Democratic
party is mystery. 1t is impossible to
predict what it would be except that it
would be in all respects different from
that under which the country is now
pfospering so grandly. If the country
were misgovemed, or if the Republican
| party had in any way demonstrated its
unfitness or incapacity to administer
the Government we should say, let us
have change J No party ought to ask
TO be retained In power after it has been
shown to be corrupt, unfit or incapable.
But, so far from this being the case with
the Republican party, it has given most
signal proof Of its capacity to administer
the Government, and to-day every branch
of the civil service is in higher state Of
efficiency than ever before, and all
classes are enjoying the benefits of good
government. Under these cireumstan-
ces, why incur the risk of the disadvant-
ages and dangers involved in change,
especially as the Democratic party has
most conspicuously demonstrated its ut
ter unfitness to be intrusted with pow
l or and its incpnacitv To adnlinisfar II, q
Government