The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-13
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LET US HAVE REFORM,

LET Us HAVE REFORM.
The government needs reform, so Demo
Gratis declare. For twenty-four years the Re
publican party has been in power, and they
say public affairs are not in the condition they
should be.
The Republican party began by putting
down the rebellion. The Democratic party,
the mother Of treason, feels called upon to
reform things,
The Republican party abolished slavery.
The Democratic party, born with lash in it's
hands, feels called upon to reform things.
The Republican party conferred civil rights
and the right to vote upon the emancipated
slaves. The Democratic party, educated in
the belief that negroes were no better than
animals and fit only to be slaves, feels called
upon to reform things.
The Republican party has paid off over a
thousand millions of the war debt. The
Democratic party, that inaugurated the rebel
lion and stood by it from Sumter to Appomat-
tox, and made that debt, feels called upon to
reform things
The Republican party pays interest on the
national bonds at the rate of per cent, and
can get all the money asked for at that rate.
The Democratic party, that in time of peace
increased the public debt at the rate of $780,
900, 900 annually, and paid IL per cent inter
est feels called upon to reform things.
The Republican party resumed specie pay
ments nearly six years ago, and made the Ma
tons paper worth its face in gold. The Dem
ocratic party, that fought the resumption act
and predicted the direst results if it was at
tempted feels called upon to reform things.
The Republican party, believing in sound
finances, has accumulated surplus Of $14S,-
0O0, 900 to keep up the credit of the govern
ment notes. The Democratic party, that con-
tracted debt of $65, 900, 900 in a time of
peace, and paid an annual interest account of
ST. 900, 900, feels called upon to reform things.
The Republican party has nominated for
the presidency a man of a score of years ex-
perience as the foremost legislator and states
man of his time. The Democratic party, hav-
ing nominated an untried ex-sherif, feels
called upon to reform things.
The Republican party went to one of the
Nations best homes to find its candidate. The
Democratic party taking as its candidate a
man who dishonors womanhood feels called
upon to reform things
The Republican party chose for the vice
presidency a loyal soldier the greatest volun-
teer general of the age. The Democratic
party, selecting an ex-rebel sylnpathizer, a
friend of slavery and disunion, feels called
upon to reform things
The Republican party hopes yet to perfect
the civil service of the government. The
Democratic party, under the leadership of the
federal officials must go to make room for
partisan bummers, feels called upon to reform
things
The absurdity of Democratic professions is
apparent enough to any man who will but
stop and compare its record with its pro-
LESSONS, past and present. During the past
quarter of a century it has never been right
never 1t has doggedly opposed every meas
ure that has been adopted as part of the
Nations polity and become recognized as car
dinal principles in our government. If the
reader doubt it, the record is easy of access
to prove what we assert Yet the Democratic
party feels called upon to reform things!