Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-18
MAJ. Edwards in St. Joseph Gazette.

NEtAJ~ SAWaANH IN ~ SOHtPu O11CNho.
Boys, les war now. Get ready. We
nave all had our say about the generals
who should lead us. In the lull Of things,
and while the democratic legions were
arming, marching aud hurrying forward
to the mastering places, we dealt with men
simply as men, and expressed as many in
dividIIal opinions rs there were asplrants
for the presidency. Some wanted Ran
dali. some Bayard, some Tildeu, McDon-
aid, Field, IIoadly, Cleveland, Thurman.
Flower, Slocum, Carlisle, or Hendricks
but all of us to-day, are aunt in support of
the ticket just given to the country.
Fall in! The battle begins to day which
is never to know single hour OF rest or
tagging until November. Put by the
scarfs and plumes of the dress parades.
get tho baggage wagons to the rear quick
ly. Never mind the holiday attire-there
will not be left to il in week single
scrap OF lace, single shining button.
Never mind the uniform SO only there is
the flag, never mind the pomp and circum-
stance, so only there are muskets, ammu-
milton and rations enough to last through
ali the desperate marching and lighting.
Fall in! II is going to be a stricken
field for somebody. IL republicanism wins,
the Entertainments OF corruption become
impregnable. -Four moro years at the
treasury will make IL invincible like those
Roman proconEuls who plundered prov
ince that they might buy the purple.
Four more years Of a league with corpo-
rate power will so debauch the civil SER
vice; so get control OF the revenues; so fur
ther play fOssilized senate with the license
Of irresponsible power; so further Increase
tho arrogance aat despoSisns of the eXecu-
tive; so further pack, nElzzle, put collars
OF, and label n subserVient supreme court
that liberty would come speedily to its
Black Hole at Calcutta, and all the free in-
situations Of the land perish at the pestilen-
tial touch Of Blaine regime, buttrcssed
upon enormous ring rObberies and the
enormous concentration Of unconstitution-
al federal power.
If democracy wins, the constitution wins.
No more reguery then. No more satraps.
No more Of little Johnny Davenport's
bashi bazouks about the polls. No more
Guitteaus without pistol like old Zach
Chandler, and no more receivers OF stolen
goods like Rutherford Il. Hayes. No
more pillaging at Washington. No more
N ,Nt,1.ltr,
navics, star route ringSters, hil birds turn
cd treasury officials, election piug-uglies
hired TO steal or stuff ballot boxes, and
500 other species, murderers and mcree-
naries called revenue agents. No more
congressional interference with the rights
Of the states. No more Jeffrey work on
the part Of the federal judiciary, organized
to rob In the name Of n black republican
government. No more federal opposition
at home and fawHing and cringing abroad.
No more wrong, fraud, general scoun-
drelism and unlimited rascaIity. There
fore,
Fall ini 1t IL war now-war from Maine
to Matamoas. Smootbe away every
rough point Bury every sentiment. For
get every individual difference OF opinion.
Let the tariff question alone, save as It Is
dealt with by the platform. Unite. Go to
work. Quit pickering, quarrcilng. and
fault finding. The ticket Is good enough
for any democrat, even though that demo
crat was good enough to be caught up to
heaven la a chariot Of fire.