Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-26

again. The Republican party in Ohiv

Again. the Republican party In Ohis
is endeavOring to have Sunday sancti-
fed by the Legislature. The working
people want freedom on Sunday. They
wish to enjoy themselves and al the
laws now making to prevent innocent
amusement beget q spirit Of
resentment among common people. I
feel like resenting all such laws, and
unles the republican party reforms In
that particular, it ought to be defested.
regard those two things a. the princi.
pal cause Of the Republican party's de-
feat In Ohio"
''Do you believe that the Democratic
success was due to the possession 0f TO
verse principles"
II don't think the Democratic yarty
is In favor of liberty Of thought and
action In these two regards from princi-
pie. but rather from policy. Finding
the course pursued by the Republicans
unpopular, they adopted the opposits
mode, and their success isa proof Of the
truth Of what I contend. One crest
trouble In the Republican party d its
bigotry. The pulpit II alwsys trying 20
take charge. The same thing exists I'm
the Democratic party 70 . less degree.
The great trouble here IL that its worst
Observation-Disclosures 10 endesvoring
TO get control"
What causes operated In the Repuk-
lican success In I0wSf"
Iowa Is . prohibition state, and ai.
most any law on earth a. against any
thing TO drink can be carried there.
There are no large cities In The stats,
and It 10 much easier to govern, but ev-
en- there the prohibition law 10 bound
to be failure. II will breed deceit,
and hypocrisy, snd in the long run tho
influence will be bad"
"Will these two consideration cut
any figure In Che presidential campaign
In lSS4P"
1.-The party rs . party will have moth.
Ing to do with these questions. Thess
matters are local. Whether tho Repub-
licans arc successful will depend upon
the cointry's prosperity. II things
should be generally in pretty good shape
In 1884, the people will allow the party
to remain In power. Changes Of admin
istration depend . great deal on the
feeling Of the country. II crops arc
bad and money II tight, tho people
blame the administration, whether it 10
responsible or not. II q ship going
down the river strikes snag or encoun.
ters storm, o CRY g0es up against the
captain. It may not have been his fault
but he Ii blamed, all the same. and ths
passengers at once clamor for another
captain. So 1t is in politics. II nothing
interferes between this and 1884 the Re-
publican party will continue. Other
wise 1t will be otherwise. But the prin.
ciple Of prosperity as applied to admin
istrative change is strong. II the pan.
ic Of '7s had occurred In '76, there would
have been no occasion for commission
to sit on Tildsn. II It had struck us In
80, Hancock would have been elected.
Neither result would have its occasion
In the superiority Of the Democratic
party, but in the belief that the Repub-
lican party was In some vague wsy blam-
able for the condition iof things and
there should be change. The Repub-
lican party is not as strong Is Il used to
be. The old leaders have dropped out
and no persons have yet taken their
places. Blaine has dropped out and is
writing book. Conkling has dropped
out and is now practicing law. and 10
might 90 on enumerating leaders who
have severed their connection with the
party and are no longer identified with
it."