Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-11-25
The W. w. Journal ON Admission.

reliably democratic, and that all party
reasons that have heretofore stood in
the way OF admission are now removed.
There is no doubt large ingredient Of
insincerity in their expression Of belief
upon this subject. The leaders Of tho
republican party in the past campaign
imagined they could successfully run q
canvass on false pretenses, and they
seem to imagine they can cajole tho
democracy into iulfillmcnt Of its sacred
pledges by the petty arti6ces Of political
jockeys. They have not yet awakened to
the realization of the fact that there is
public demand f,r honesty in politics.
For years, these leaders have industrious.
ly paraded the assumption that they had
saved the country, and the people had
allowed themselves to be persuaded that
the country would 20 to ruin If the op.
position should be entrusted with power.
No philosophy so impresscs human con-
ception as ocular demonstration. Tho
democracy was entrusted with power,
an the country has not in twenty Ave
years had an administration Of public
affairs that so commended itself of public
honesty and economy. The public debt
is being rapidly extiuguished; the public
lands are being held as heritage for the
American people; and tho laws are 90
administered that every citizen is made
to feel that he stands on an. equality
before the law with every other citizen.
In this territory, particularly, has
there been dream that the republican
party was embodiment Of political hon
esty. That dream is past.
The party that enacted the
gross earnings law and refused to repeal
it; that opposed forfeiture until an un-
mistakablo public sentiment showed it,
strength, and then simulated acquiesc-'
ence; that has, in long lease Of power
covered the statute books with legisla.
ton in the interest Of wealth and power
can not hope longer to poss in this terri,
tory as the champion Of progress and
reform. The people have made sufici-
ent progress in political knowledge to
know that the republican party Of this
territory is not the friend Of the people,
but is the efficient advocate and ely Of
corporations and monopolies. And, in
the election this fall, the manifest and
conspicuous strength of Mr.. Voorhees, in
the popular mind was that he had been
TRUE TO his PLEDGES. There il yet
potency 10 political honesty. Every day,
men are to be met with who say that
they we're once republicans, but have
seen reasons for . political change.
There is no converse Of this daily Incl
dent; men are not, in these latter days,
crowned the mourners' bench under con-
viction Of the wholesomeness Of the ~
ticles Of faith laid down BY republican
teachers. The young men now browning
tho scene Of public action take no stock
in the heresy Of protection, tie tendency
toward monopolies and the fossering q
great corporations. Every indication
points to permanent political change.
| But the certainty Of political change
is not the present ovin, consideration
| for democratic efforts to secure immedi-
ate admission. Tho democracy achieved
its recent success through public con
viction Of the honesty Of il intenflons,
and it Is manifest that its future triumpbl
must be born Of this consideration.
While the republican press Of the terri
tory is cropping among tho rubbish d
petty partisan advantage in search d
reasons for admission, the democrae,
> plauts itself in favor d admiAion on e.
J ground Of absolute right, without reeasi
to considerations cf party advantage, ~
with firm eonvictiop that The part,
. cannot sniisr By doing right Withou
inquiry = to the present political -
plexion VI the territory, Il i obvious ~