St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-28
Easily DONE.

TIE GLOBE says if Congressman WHITE
''expects to accomplish anything during his
congressional career in the way of helping
the agricultural classes he will have to slide
over to the Democratic side of the fence. p"
We wish the GLOBE would particularize lit
tie. Haven't the Democrats got large
enough majority in congress to plan some
legislation that will bring relief to our farm
ers without calling on the Republicans to aid
them?-Wright County Times.
In response to the request of our Month
cello contemporary the GLOBE files, as Its
bill of particulars, the record of the admin
istration of the government from its for
NATION down to the present day, and more
particularly that part of it embraced within
the last twenty-four years of Republl-
can ascendency. Until the Republican
party came into power the farmers
knew nothing of the expressions of
monopoly In the fifty years of Democratic
administration previous to the advent Of the
Republican party into power, agriculture
thrived above all other Industries. 1t was
under Republican fostering that tariff in
EQUITIES were established, the people were
robbed of their public domain, silver was
demonetized, national banking was estab-
lished, railroad corporations were enriched
at public expense, corporate power and
monopoly in every conceivable form We're
built up, and thousand and one evilsnever
before dreamed of as possible to exist in
free government were inflicted with the de-
clared purpose of crushing the agri-
cultural interests in order that they
might the more easily be made a
prey to the rapacious greed of their rob-
bers. Such is the history of twenty-four
years of Republican administration as com
pared with half century of Democratic
rule, when none of these iniquitieS pre-
vailed. Whatever concessions were gained
for the people during Republican ascend
ency was gained through Democratic infiu-
ences. 1t was by Democratic effort that
silver was remonetized. Although in the
minority, it has been by the most persistent
fighting that the few tariff reforms
have been accomplished. 1t was by the
most courageous opposition that Demo
cratic members of congress succeeded in
checking the rapacity of soulless corpo-
rations and preserving to the agri-
CULTURAL dilu ldDOlLlS ClelSoOo 1llC ICN lights
and privileges they now enjoy. While we
hope for good deal to be accomplished by
the Democratic house in the next congress
with the aid and encouragement Of a Dem
ocratic executive, we are forced to admit
that the opposition of Republican senate
will prevent the accomplishment OF many
reforms that ought to be secured. On the
other hand we have the consolation of
knowing that the Democratic house and ex-
ecutive can restrain the Republican ma
jority in the senate from further encroach-
ments upon the rights of farmers and
laborers. Until they gain control of
the senate it is hardly possible that
the Democrats can do much more
than they have in the past. that of
standing as barrier between the people
and the party of monopoly. We might
appropriately answer the question pro-
pounded by the Times in real old
Yankee fashion-by asking another one.
When did the Democratic party ever fail to
legislate in the interest of the agricultural
classes? And when did the Republican
party ever fail to Cypress them when the
opportunity presented itself? We stick to
our original proposition-that if Congress-
man WHITE expects to accomplish anything
during his congressional career he Will have
to slide over to the Democratic side of the
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