Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-14

! % gigantic so III ganiOus IN the methods
| by which the grasp 1as lagG, a. has never
| been exhibigsd in history. Nothing is
com parubls TO it but India under Warren
Hastings. Other ng ions have been des-
pOIled by cnuqueror1, in the open force
of ualic nsed :onCues; this people was
robbed by me devil mani ipuiation of
it's OVID legislation and emery encies OF
administration IN ths hands of it, sup
posed friends
You know this story; at least so much
as has been brought 70 open ligat; p-rt
only of the shameful whole. Sixty five
millions stand in your etcd public debt
to-day 70 tho account of the PecIfc rai.-
road lCeu, rs the open share OF plunder' s
fa;-feacaing rascaiIty levied GA coming
generation. The broad ezpaEse Of the
public domain, gained under democratic
administrations aud designed for the
uuuIerUu hUmesteRds of Independent
pioneers, you have seen granted 20 cor
poratiOus by Principalitles in area; or
delivered Ia the pe's of partisan power to
b. come the estate Of landed lords, where
some L kins may revyl in sudden wealth.
Tie corruption of public contracts be
came 2 worldwide shame, so thaF
thuUg h;ful men in other countries began
10 discuss the chances Of the RepublIc's
dissolution by decay. AID what a testI
moEy 20 their prevalence and debasiDg
inhaeuce lies in the l-mentable history
of The partnership of Grant and Ward, 10
y HON men of money entrusted large sums
n real belief that the noble hero OF our
war could embark his honor IN public
corruption.
AtIast, ia 1884, the republican organi-
zatioa of today was i'm peached and CON
dcmned at the bar of popular justice for
its crimes against the people, and dis
qualified for offiae and tu5t. 1t had
cluug with relentless tenacity TO place
and power; it spared no means 10 main
tain its hsld. Continuance in possession
was condition of continuance of Iife
Dining the air with it's
PROPHECIES OF WOE,
threatening national ruin, the closing OF
the workshop and the furnace, tho par
alyFis of industry, almost q cessation of
the powers CT nature, if democrats were
admitted 20 rule, yet the mind of the
people was no longer deceived; their
judgment Was recorded, and the con
victed party turned oct of power. And
now, deoayiug and moribund, il c|amOr5
for restoration. The last of il to die viii
be its vOraclOus appesite. BI1 wha5 has
It done since 1884, for it's parifcation?
What penitenco does it show to commend
it. again 10 popular love? What part ha-
ID played during tho last three year5Y
Besides q powerful minority in the house,
shUze laws make the minority III So many
ways more potential than a majOriry-
there is that venerable old club OF ancient
p2rtisaEs, the republican senate.
You may define their party policy of
sno last three years in two words, OBJ
structiOn and Misrepresentation. It mas
manifested but a single purpose, TO pre-
vent to the utmost the aCcUm plishment
of every measure of reform which might
do great service 10 tho people, lest
thereby the democratic party or Grover
Cleveland-the creator of its terror-gain
new credit 8ith them; and as il has op-
posed these measures, SO well-nigh every
man striving to promote great public in
terests has been the object of their in
elimination and slander, brought for
ward and propagated with skill, heyord
the compass of deceui honesty, to com
preheud, either in motive or method.
For tho personal sianders, l+t Us pass
them by; the man who cannot sustain
that condition of public life cGu never
achieve much good for his felloWmep III
this land of vocal license.
But with official obstruction to meas
ur,s for their benefit, tho people have
everything to do; aud to the extent of its
otlicial power the republican party, dur
ing tho last three years, has foreciO5ed all
claim to mercy or relief to their former
condemnation. Tho hour is too short,
my theme too fu'! for the numerous in
s'anc.a Of proof to support this acvusa-
tion.
What was tt matter. again l say, with
the fisheries treaty Repeatedly repub-
Hcan senators we're challenged to
point out what ihey wanted other
wise, what provisions should be
changed, what new stipulation interposgd i
for the advantage or protection of eur
people. Repeatedly they were urged 10
urtsant amendment or suggestion OF
amendment, and at least to exercise the
senate's constitutional prerUgative to
advise the president, if az first they
could not consent. Not word would they
either offer or accept. They simply stood
to carp and cavil, try ing to stir up preju
dice to the political disadvantage of
the president, now enshrined in the
hearts of the people. What then was the
matter with the tisherises treaty? It is
an easy answer The truth need not be
hlinked. Had that treaty gone into eff.
feet It would have composed the differ
eucss between this country,
GREAT BRITAIN AND CANADA.
Carp ut it and cavIl at il as they may,
they know full well Us practical opera
tjon would have been such, that With dig.
uIty ard honor 10 the United States,
tho differences tha' have disturbed
so long would have disappeared.
Fhat vas tho objection. The sec
reravy OF ssnte aud hrs associates made
convention with England whi,h would
have done an excellent service to the PEG
pie OF this country If the senate had
ratified il. That wac the matter with the
fisheries Ire att. And this is Republican
policy! The democracy they -eviled,
the bugahoo os their political prophecy,
nad again shown capacity 10 govern. to
negotiate with skill. \ naUoGSl benefit
that comes burdened with credit to demo
cratic GOverumsUt cannot be accepted !;
the terms are too hard for a republican
senate; this is more than "true faith and
allegiance - ih" constitution" can bear.
Nor Goss the spirit OF oosrruc ion relent
or relax wheG their Own action i accept
in. exhausted every friendly resource,
set cut 10 av3'l himself of the most
,flioseGt means of reta,ia ion, than again
he encountered obstruction, Instead of
receiving co operation. Is it possible
hat she couutry's ho>pr ana interests
cannot command ,heir official help
against the dictates Of party opposition? !?
This Is the question: the people viii pat
to the minority ne rhA sPNatR
Bat Il seems 10 me that vo in the north
vest, must seud another question to the
se'a'ors chosen here, whom we may
rrghttuliy ask to consider our interests.
moments glance at the map, g mo
ment's reckoning of our border business
interests, and the utility t9 western
farmers of Canadian npstition in trans
poryatiou to and from the seaboard, suf-
ices to show that the entire fish catch of
year is but trihs in comparison with
the volume of our western dealings to be
/ injured by an embargo on intercourse
with Canada. Why then did western sen,
ators vore 10 compel retaliation by en-
/ baTgos Aud nov, when the president,
/ carefully surveying the various oppo7tun-
/ lttes, seekss means to press most severe
( iy upon our unfriendly ueiShbor with
least resulting harn at home, are they
still 10 be led by their party autoorats OF
New England and neeolessly saerifcs the
/ west?
| Let the embargo fall first on the sup
/ plies Of Canada. The oGjecs OF it Is to
| teach that country the evil and the folly
1 rs ueiyhhOrly ipiastire in -h. Anoa n A.