Nevada County picayune., 1886-08-18
DEMOCRACY TIUMP!4ANT.

are not uhtttN N-tfFN dtc dH "lNN asundcr as iile poles. GrecnbacH critics-djShoneS', nnprncipIed, uublushing a>saiIa#tS Of Democra- cv. for the most part pretentlon3 political rrHpgidrS who retired the party fer the 9ool of the par ty-thcsr irrcprt>-iD.c n.}i'o hun, tcrs at any price, on any terms, ny any "r these copper c"jor"d, "yalirr yiSawrd "sODl st works ot God"-Poliital kLrtoma'iArS-. have puiloinad thoigs political "n- der clothing from Heights ot Ll- bor, Whrcltra, etc, and having completed the steal hv stealing the Democratic ovcrcUat tO hide thclr nakedness, a0d create an appear ancc of sleek political respcctablIl' ty-blainless, pennileSs, impndent, raise the wollish cry-pohtlcal par ties are frauds, there are no party issues, Democrats aud Republicans are one, Democracy is the great est fraud of all. Whence and
 wherefore this opposition to Dem
 ocracy2 Is 1t honest opposition! Are these men sincere? Do these men aspire to secure the greatest
 happiness for the greatest number: Do they solemnly believe the Dem ocratic party as constituted inca pabIe of maintaining Democratic principles and unworthy of sup p0rt9 Are they or aIe they not ln- tluenced by personal and selfish considerations? Are not the prom inent Greenbackers of this district irrepressible aspirants for otliae: Did they not quit the Democratic party because their prepDsterous claims and pretenSi0nS were ridi- culed ,disregarticd voted down? Do they really believe that DemOCra- cy created the Civil War. the Ma tional debt, National Banks. an q the lesser evils that aiTlIct tie Na- tion! They are political tigers in sheep's clothing and they know il; political mendicants and medlocri- ties and they realize it; political rcncgades, carpet haggcrs, scala wagS, and every look word and ac- ton proclaim it. They are solici- tous for agricultural and labor or ganizationS, appropriate their plat forms tO secure their votes, em- brace Rcpn5ieaniSm with hypo. critical fervor and shamcleSSuess. whispering you scratch my back and l'il scratch yours. Thir-tIng
 for office, panting for place, fren. zicd to carry the public purse longing with remurstl"ss greed to imbblc at the public crib, these office seeking, lying, political 1 cucko0s are lucal descendants oi l that notorious Greenhackcr, Judas
 Iscariot, who sold his Master, be
 trayed h,s party because the cur rcucy wAs contracted. These pc
 lItical moustroSitic5 are not con tending for good government
 they are contcuding for pl;scc, and { to attain this object they associate
 with the sworn foes of Democracy
 state sGpremacy-local self gov
 crnment, taxation for revenue only,
 economy in public expenditure, free trade, prompt cancellation of ! the N"tional debt, retiring of Na-
 tional banks, (is such) removal of
 trade restrictions and trade pri,i- ] lcgcs, curtalmcnt of honrs of la
 Dor, legal formation by boards for prompt settlement Of trade disputes IT. vigorous superyI'- ion of ali occupations dangerous or
 prciudicial to health or lifc-and
 Democracy mean one aud the same ! thing. w. now what Repuhli caniSm means, intendS-yct these Grecnback purists join hands with
 Radicals for good of the people. ] Democracy is neither dead, dy ing
 nor sick, has not betrayed her
 trust. is not unworthy of her high and holy calling-hut imprrishablc,
 iudcstrHctihle, ubiquitous, pro- claims in tones ofthmdcr, that the
 government of the people, by the
 people, for the people, shall not,
 cannot be annipilated, for the
 voice of the people is the voice of God.
 DcmocTats of Nevada county, your primary vote has elected a
 county ticket. Every nominee is sound Democrat and the choice