The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-09
ER. TURPLN and THE REV. DR.
D0nD


Harperz weekly.
The Democrats usually carry the cleo
tion overwhelmingly some months be
tore it takes place They proclaim
themselves to be the party of avenging
virtue. and all goes presperously until
the votes are counted, when il turns out
thai they have not enough, The expla-
nation both of this seeming prosperity
and ef the fatal want At the polls is OBJ
vlaus, The party in power is judged
by every wrong deed and by every
wrong doer. Even it's own intelligent
and independent members join in the
criticism and censure. and tothatdegree
are in sympathy and harmony with the
opposition. The general tone of COM
ment seems to be adverse to the dcni-
nanI party. In this situation the eager
but o6tuse opposition sees 10 every Re-
publican critic Democratic voter It
redoubles its loud protestations of hor-
rnr and its professions of virtue. The
excellent Mr.. Richard Turpin is deeply
g-leved that pocket has been appar-
emily picked, and the Reverend DR..
Dodd has heard with indispensable eor-
row that somebody has been forging. Il
il too sad. But Messrs Turpin and
Dodd will be only too happy to gusran-
tee the apprehensive against robbery and
forgery.
When il come To the decision, howev-
er, the frying pan is thought TO be as Sc.
cure as the hire, and there is a general
suspicion that Dick Turpin is q queer
defense against thieVIng. and DR.. Dodd,
a drpn prophYlactic against forgery
This is the reason that the prosperity Of
the canvass vauishcs at the polls, and
that the Democrats who walk so gayly
and trlumphantly over the course before
| the race begins are, so 10 speak, nowhere
when it ends. In 1868 they assured the
country that if It wanted sound consti
tutienal reconstruction, the Democratic
/ party was still doing business at the ole
stand Of the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions. In 1872 they announct
fthciF dttestation of the unfraternal atti
tude OF the Republicans, and their ar
dent desire to shake hands over the
bloody chasm. In 1875 they lmplorcd 1
stricken country to rest in their temper
ate bosom safe from the hands OF whisky
thieves. In 1880 they were sure that the
only refuge from. the Credit Mobilize
TascalitY was among the allies of Green
hackers and the resIduary legatees o
Tweed The sirens sang. but the willy
Ulysses. Misunderstanding himself, stopped
his ears and held on his course-ant
saved his ship.
We are again approaching the cleo
ton. 1t will take place in November
1884. and already in August, 1888, the
unwearied testers have overthrow tn
Republicans, horse. foot, and dragons
There is nothing left of them: they arr
sunk in the sea and such Is the awful
fate of the once great Republican party
II is certainly dreadful, and 1t would b
even more appalling ii, as the boys say
We had not all been there SO very often
But the country has had serious ex
perience during the last twenty-five
years, and the one thing in which
will not now be deceived il the charac
ter and probabilities of the party t,
which it commits Its welfare. Lonl
tenure of power by party is undesira
BILE for many reasons. But long ten
ure is not the worst of perIls Th'
party which would relieve tn
country of that evil must be able Il
show that it will do better. Its protes
tations and promises will be impartialll
heard. It's explanations and excuses o.
|, its familiar career, OF its. performance
when it has recently obtained loca
power, of its alliances and its inconslst
encies, will all be patiently weighed
But unless something more forcible anC
promising is presented than has yet beef
offered, the judicious country will prob
ably inform the deeply grieved BIZ
Turpin and the sorrOwing Reverend Dr.
Dodd at the polls that their argument
are very touching, but that, upon thu
whole, it Is not satisfied that they are tn
safest guardians of the national homo
and the national treasure.