Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-18

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Thy democrats can begin as soon
ns they please, the stupeaduous work
~ redeeming the len thousand pro-
ilises they have been making in the
last i've years. They win be bank
lnpted politically il they make the
sttempt, they viii be b~ankrupted
I.lorally If they don't, There has
been nothing small about those pro-
inf e.. They have swept the whole
gamnt of human affairs. IL there is
Il human interest on . human want
that has not been provided for in
these prodigal pledges, It has not
l.een the fault Of the democratic
party. Within the scope OF these
promises there has been no such
word ~ t~gmposSible." Now let the
people hold the d~arnnnrss.ic party to
u strict accountability for Its multi
piled promises.
A fayorite promise that has been
scattered judiciously through the
list twenty-five years, has carried
the assurance that democratic suc-
cess would Danish hard times, quick
an tho business interests Of the coun-
try, give work to all out Of employ
,aent, and make everybody financial
Iy happy. This cry has been persis-
sN9tly repeated during every epoch
Of commercial depression, and occa-
fi5aaiiy il mas hai It's effect. The
great panic of 1873 was followed by
u Democratic House Of Representa-
lives, and hard times helped the
democratic party win State victories
on many occasions. This is the first
time for many years that they have
had a National administration. and
full sweep is now given them to full
iii their pledges. II Ia true that
since Cleyeland's election almost
every day hH witnessed the closing
up Of factories, and discharge Of en-
pioyes, the determination Of capital
lists to take in sail and prepare for a
storm, but this may be All indication
OF ths ''good times which have
been promised. At any rate the
country will demand that the demo-
cratic party keep its pledge, even if
II vas q lying one, given with no ex-
pectation Of being able to fulfill it.
There's another pledge which may
give the democrats u little annoyance
before they get through with it.
They have been pointing to the
s400, 900, 900 surplus in the Nation
III Treasury, as an evidence of re-
publican mal-administration, and
they have not hssitated to intimate
that when they came into power
immense surplus should be distribu-
ted among the people where, as
they said, it rightfaIly belonged.
The man who did the most dema-
goguic juggIery with this matter was
Hendricks himself, and he broadly
intimated hat this money averaged
about IS to every man, woman and
child, would 90 TO its rightfnl own
Crs, If the democrats were given con.
troll of 1t,
1t lis true that $3.50, 0ne, 900 Of this
surplus represents the gold and sill
yer certificates now in circalation-
md the other sl5o,ooo, 900 are held
for the redemption Of greenbaoks,
In pursuance Of the republican plan
Of resumption. But these facts may
prove slight obstacles to successful
democrats; at any rate there viii be
q very vigorous demand made for
them to redeem their pledges, and
already many men are getting impa-
tient for their eight dollars apiece.
Thero's another promise which the
country wants to see redeemed. 1t
wants ii because Of the astonishing
spectacle it would make. The DEM
ocrats have been promising to re-
duce the tariff, marguerite free trade
and protect American industries 1T
the same time. Now In the name
Of the seven wonders Of the world,
let them do it. The accomplish
ment Of this feat would be the won
der Of the country. There isn't the
slightest probability Of their per-
forming this physical impossibility,
but It will do no harm to remind
them Of il occasionally, and beg
them TO keep their promise,
Then there pledges to magygmps
and pledges to Bourbons, pledges to
copperheads and pledges to traitors,
pledges to loyal men OF The north
and pledges irredecmable and il will
soon be time to take them out Of
pawn and dispose Of them. The re-
publicans have becn fulfilling their
promises for sAe past twenty-five
years, sometimes at an awful cost Of
blood and treasure, Now they can
rest while tbs democrats redeem
their pledges, or give up She attempt.
To redeem all the pledges Of the
Hrmocrat:c party, would ruin the
strongest party, but population will
prove equally fatal. Let the demo
Gratis take whichever horn they will
the republicans viii try and bear mp