The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01
The Thing Needfnl.

There are thousands of voters who
are anxious 10 do their duty this year,
but are not yet sure that they see the
path of duty. Possibly the result may
turn upon their final decision. They
see that the Republican party has so
governed that, in all material things,
the country is more prosperous than it
ever was under any other party. They
see that labor has better reward and
capital more solid foundation. They
see that the Government has been
steadily reformed and improved in adj
ministration, so that It's loss OF revenue
by misconduct of officials is less than
one-t -thousandth part as great as it was
under George Washington, and that
less than one dollar is lost now, in pro-
portion TO receipts and disbursements,
where two thousand dollars were lost
under the last Democratic President
TO thoughtful and conscientious men,
therefore, the cry, Turn the rascals
out" seems grotesque, ridiculous and
impudent Yet some have doubts rs To
their duty.
Can they not push their reasoning
one step furtherp They see that the
rascals who want 10 get in are the only
people in this country who have the
amazing mendacity TO say "Turn the
rascals out. But can they not also see
that the reckless defamation Of public
men has become great evil, which it
is their duty to resist with all their
mightP
For twenty years the Democratic
party has been trying to put back into
power the worst set Of rascals the coun-
try ever saw, by saying: Turn the
rascals outp' The rotten rings of New
York, the Democratic State Govern
ments at the South, which have their
very birth In the most infamous
crimes. and are kept alive by such
crimes only, make the Democratic
party what 1t is, and give it nearly al
It's strength. Yet, with sublime impu.
dence, this party Of rascals has been foi
twenty years pretending TO seek RE
form" In It's dishonest endeayor, moi
single public man Of influence has
been spared. Abraham Lincoln was
accused OF enriching relatives by specu'
lations in cotton. General Grant was
accused Of participation in the "Black
Friday" speculation. General Garfield
was called .'De Golyer," and ''SS2y'
was scrawled on pavements by crea
lures meaner than snakes Now the
same engine of villifcation Is turned
upon James G. Blaine-was turnad
upon him eight years ago by the Con.
federate Brigadiers who dishonored
themselves In trying TO manufacture
public record against him.
This defamation Of public men ha'
become the main weapon Of the Dem
ocratic party. 1t does not dare to ad.
vocate free trade in the Eastern Statos
and at the West 1t Is powerless. Il
does not dare TO meet Republican ar
guments on any question Of public pol
Icy. Its sole chance Of success is X
blackguard and vilify all prominenI
Republicans so persistsntly and 20 out
rageously that honest voters shall q
last think "there must be something ir
It." In that foul effort the Democrats
no longer stop at lies about the public
acts OF men, but make war upon wivei
and children, and desecrato graves x
give their falsehoods q better chance
All these things they do In the name o
Reform, while supporting canzi
date who owes his nomination 10 Hu
bar. 0. Thompson. and pretending X
wAst "clean government" through tn,
election Of Mr.. Cleveland, whose per
sonal character can NOT be discussed.
The duty Of the people ut this time L
TO rebuke the resort to defamation q,
the sole weapon of political party. Il
Is TO tell men that, II they are manly
enough TO advocate free trade, or Q
change OF National policy In other re
spects, they shall have hearing, but Il
they dishonesty seek change OF public
policy by means of infamous ISLANDERS,
they shall be trampled under foot as
yipers, and held enemies OF the human
race. There can be neither good gov.
ernment, nor good order, nor social Inn
proyement nsr intelligent considers
ton OF any public question, II reckless
defamation Is suffered to have mors
weight than sound argument---M v
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