The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-08

been small element OF protection III the
democratic party that saved il from utter
condemnation in certain states Whe.c it
has maintained foothuld, By profc~-
sion of the New Jersey and fenn>A hauia
representatives i'll favor of protection the
democrats have been able To hold control
in the former and at times To seriously
contest the latter. but If we can secure a
sharp and wcll-dcfucd ISSUE the result in
The future will b. different But the dem
ocrats are never quite willing Ia night.
They smother opinion and disregard in
tcrrst>. dcfraud representation Of 6,uoo.-
ouo Of working people in the South, and
unless their clutch on national power
might he shaken they disfranCh>e 3uu.-
uoa White men in Dakota 10y deny ing
them representation in Congress. The
people Of Dakota already lave all the at
tributes OF a state. They have schools,
| colleges. free press. railroads and trle-
graphs, and regularly organized courts
| all the elements OF a free and sell govern
/ Ing community, but unfortunately they
are republicans by large majority. And
against every precedent in our govern
|ment they are denied admission to the
/ Union The motive for this action l.
clear, and is worthy Of all possible repro
D
rage upon human rights, oVerturn> the
principle upon which our gov rumcnt
rests, is hostile to the growth and pros
perty ofithe union. and yet it i prob
able thai Dakota viii lac kept out of the
union until trial of National strength
may he had with the vote of per APPS half
million of people excluded from all OPP
/ portuuity of expression at the polls. In
/ this connection Mr.. Blaine dwelt ut some
| length ON the absolute necessity of purity
and fairness in the popu ar government
! To destroy the representation OF any por-
| ton of the people to deny the free cNer-
else of the ballot to those who are legally
entitled to it is to undermine the founda-
| tons of free government, and tile long
er it is endured the more is the danger
that the outrage will be repeated and en-
largcd The growth of free states IN the
northwest is inimiCal to the interests of
the democratic party. They dread the
admission of Dakota and naturally resist,
without reason and without justice.
They dread still more that Gordon of the
commemorative which stretches away oil
beyond the Rocky Mountains and reaches
the shores Of the Pacific
In these lie the hope and guarantee oil
the future in these free government and
Il fair government Is planted republican
| Institutions flourish, free labor Is hon
orcd, the working man grows indepcnd-
ent. Every element combines TO make
prosperous and powerful communities.
But the first one which presents Itself for
admission with evidence Of strong rcpub-
lican majority among voters meets with
rebuff at the hands OF the democratic
house of representatives, Taken in con
ncction and with the general style OF
southern elections this act is full OF sig
nificance and looks forward to the CON
| tinuance of that habit of government by
minority which southern mind inhcrit-
and which it mstinctiycly impressed upon
the whole democratic party.
Gen. Gibson followed Mn Blaine in i
powerful speech OF one hour in which he
reviewed the history of the Democratic
party and contraStcd the condition OF the
Nation when the Buchanan administration
left it with that when the Republican par
ty turned it over to Cleveland HIS ad'
dress was rapid succession OF telling
! facts, nswerable arguments and APT
illustrations, delivered with Il power ano
eloqucncc seldom reached by campaign
orators. 1t IL useless to attempt to give
an abstract of his speech. \ full stcno
graphic report even could not do 1t JUS
tice 1t must come fresh from his lips IL
his clean cut, complete, intense, c"@ehl
sentences and one must see the man anG
hear his ringing voice to get the full ben
eft of his speech