Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-16
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
MADISON DEMOCRAT.


The Chicago Tribune suggests that the demo-
cratic party run two tickets at the next national
election. There is no need of it, all they have to
do is to drive Randall and his gang out of the
party and let them go over to the protection
party where they belong.
THE MILLION.
On the heels of the Mexican treaty, clearly
free trade victory. comes the passage through the
House, by vote of III to II, of Coxs amend
ment to the shipping bill, which practically
abolishes, at once and forever, that hoary old
abuse, protection to ship-buiding. and gives this
free country FREE SHIPS. Thank Godl Thank
God for this ray Of light, this rosy finger of
Aurora daughter of the morning. 1t is true, can
it be that America, monopoly drunk, is coming
to her senses? Are we Americans to be free at
last? Are the grand promises of our fathers who
fought and bled for liberty, to be fulfilled? How
the heart throbs Ill this bright. new hope Free
ships!" They are coming ct last freighted
with liberty, prosperity equality, undreamed of
happiness for the American people.
LA CROSSE CHRONICLE.
The democratic party, to insure its success for
1884 must show that it is the party of progress.
1t must make a platform that declares plainly
against the wrong and injustice of perpetuating
war taxes in time of peace. 1t must declare
plainly against the fostering OF a few protective
industries at the expense of the farmers aborers
and business men, who have no protection. II
must declare for a tariff only for revenue, like
the platform of 1876. This sort of declaration
must be supplemented by nominations for presi
dent and vice president that will be guarantee
hot tbp iSps tn no fulfilled in Of q
democratic success. Such a guarantee would be
given by the nomination of William X. Morrison
for president and William Dorsheimer for vice
president
LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL.
Victories are not won by towards nor party
advantages gained by lodging issues. In poll
tics, at least, the compliment philosophy that
''He who fights and runs away may live to fight
another day." is replete with vicious and mis-
leading counsels, If eternal vigilance be the
price of liberty, ncessant battle is the price of
power. We shall never drive out the entrenched
republicans with blank cartridges. Our guns
must be loaded, not with negations, but with
shot and shell. If we have convictions we must
stand by them and fight for them if we are
party, and not Renaissance, or reflection, we
must have policy and assert it. Democrats,
everywhere, gather about this star-eyed goddess
of reform, and fear not, for truth is mighty ana
will prevail
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN,.
Republican politicians particularly supporters
OF Blaine, are very much elated by the failure of
the Morrison bill, and profess to regard it as in
surfing the election of any republican who may
happen to be nominated for the presidency. In
Matthew xvi occurs this passage: % If the blind
lead the blind. both shall fall into the ditch"
No political party, least of all the party III power,
can afford 10 drift out of sympathy with the
people, particularly when popular sentiment
demands to see all advance made. Is tariff reform
a thing less dcrIrable now than when the late tar
iii commission was empoweredto make a consid
cradle reduction that was not at all accomplish
ell? Or is a reduction of the war tariff deplorable
when suggested by democrats. and highly desir
able when proposed by republicans, and if so,
why? The shadow of the presidential campaign
seems TO have passed over the republican party
Ike moral eclipse aud horizontal reduction
which was welcomed when Mr.. Dawes ensin-
eeren it in 1881 is formally condemned by repub
lican platforms in 1854. But this sort of dress
arade nonsense can be carried too far. The re-
publican party will need the independent vote
this year, the aggressive support of men who
champion civil service reform and tariff reform.
it will not be safe for the republicans to assume
that such voters are going to regard the demo-
cratic fight for of the great pressing issues as
"a blunder;;" and decidedly will it be unsafe TO
bait for them with shop-worn and soiled can
didate. The republican citation is rather boyish,
all things considered. 1t will not command the
respect of thinking men.