The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1884-11-20

Yes. let it die. Let the republican party
of Monday, November 3 suffer righteous
burial, but let the republican party of to-
day cement itself into compact stronger
and more potent shan it was in co. more
powerful than in r. -, and more right
eously popular than in SO. With Gar
field, Chandler, Morton and Alncoln gone
there were but twG national leaders Lett
Blaine and Conkling. Blaine was nomlna-
ted, but through hatred borne OF jealousy
an element in New York state commenced
its poisoned thrusts at the party selection
and have finally succeeded in dethronng
the party. Through mere innate jeal-
ousy the cloak Of sanctimoniousness was
successfully enrobed about the reality OF
hypocrisy, and the combination of fanata-
cism, hypocrisy and stslwartism was sue
cessful in the overthrow of the party that
had nurtered them and given them the
only real sustenance they may ever hope
to enjoy. But it required more chan one
element to defeat the old guard andalmost
superhuman efforts to grasp the laurels Of
ictory from the contend;ng factions. All
the cunning and vlsetousness of the earth
combl ned was not sufficient to place Cleve-
land in he chair, and it became necessary
for natio. nal committee to bodily pur-
chase 6gur. head at which the suicidal
fanatics might eulininate their own
burial. The solid. fed body of democracy,
stalwartism and mu swumpism, powerful
though it we're, was but a cringlng suppli-
cant and in a helpless minority until
the appearance of the ma nlacal St -'ohn,
and even then the victory was but halt
won. The lecherous Beecher was called
upon at the last moment to detame the
realms of supposed christianity and NOR
ality by stating that the world should
honor a traducer who had made amends
LATER and that the people should yindi-
cate one who had promised to do better.
Then at the Belshazzar feast at Deimoai-
CO s it became necessary to turn back the
Irish vote that was drifting toward Blaine
and halt-crazy preacher was secured to
do the rum Romanism and rebellion"
act. And who is to blame for all this. 1t
was not democratic votes that elected
Cleveland, but rather combination of
jealousy and fanaticism led by the cunning
of party who were thirsting for spoils and
crazed by the desire to again come into
control of the government. Had the trail
torous stalwarts or the Arnold independ-
ents stood by the party they yet uphold,
the republicans would have carried
the state OF New York by majority Of
$4,000, or had the temperance fanatics
did their simple duty the state would have
rendered handsome Endorsement. There
was probably some cause for Conkling sdis-
affection, and Beecher in his dotage may
have turned toward his partner in vice
merely out OF tenderness toward a bird of
the same feather, by why an honest or
true prohibionist should have cut his own
throat along with killing the republican
organization by sticking to the St. John
crank, is more than an average republican
can understand. Had the republican par
ty always bitterly fought their issue as has
the democracy, there might have come
out of the analysis motive of revenge,
but when direct stab in the back is giver
to the only party who ever considered
their claims then human endurance ceas
es to be a virtue and radical ifno decisive
means should be taken to pick up tn
glove of defiance and cast it back int
their faces.
The republicans of Dakota have al
along favored the prohibition movement t
certain extent, and the temperance ele
ment are well aware that assistance, IT
comes at all, must come from the republl
can ranks. But now there is a bitterness
toward this movement that cannot be ei
faced for years, and upon the heads ofth
prohibition leaders is heaped the curse
and imprecations of an element in the N
publican party that will tend to obliterai
for all time a movement that at one tim
bid fair to accomplish much good and vi
) told success. When the prohibitiGnsts