The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY.


Editor Register:-Four years ago
therewas great clamor throughout the
country for q change, ''great frauds
are being perpetrated, turn the rascals
out, count the money" was the cease
less cry.
But there were large body of men
who knew that there were no frauds
being perpetrated, that there were no
rascals to turn out and that the money
was all right. But when the returns
were all in it was found that democra.
cy was triumphant. The great civil
service reforming, surplus reducing
and tariff reforming democracy
1t may not be amiss for one who was
never much infatuated with this ad.
ministration to briefly review the past
and see how these numerous promises
have been kept and how many reforms
have been carried out; for those who
are madly in love with the President
appear to regard him with something
like the admiration for a pope and
think him almost as infallible, so that
do as he may it is the proper thing,
from putting Confederate Brigadier-
General on the Supreme Bench to
marrying young girl. I am aware
that shall be accused of waving the
crimson tinted SHIFT in consequence of
this remark. But any one will be
tainted with that who takes down q
United States history to reassure HIM
self that it was Lee not Grant that
surrendered at Appotomax, and that
the Emancipation Proclamation was
really signed by Abraham Lincoln and
not Jefferson Davis.
AS to civil service reform is it not q
hollow mockery to:call it reform at all?
1t has been what everybody expected
it to be, turning republicans out and
putting democrats in, which an adj
ministration paper says is reform be-
cause the democratic party is the re-
form party, ''don't you know"
One of the most curious things about
this triumphant democracy is that it is
entirely dependent on the Solid South
and New York and it is to me an edi-
flying spectacle to see Kansas democrats
dancing to the New York fiddle, and
the Union soldier dancing the Con-
federate horn-pipe, which he must do
if he keeps the democracy in the as
cendant.
"Let by-gones be by-gones" says the
democrat who desires to soothe his
conscience as he supports at the polls
that which he fought with his whole
might in the battle field. and in this |
remark every republican will shout a
loud and fervant "Amen." But Pres
ident Cleveland goes farther than this |
and says: "Walk right in, bring |
your prejudices, your bag and baggage
your lost cause and all we need 'em
in our business" 1 am extremely |
sorry to again use the garment but |
when the other side picks it up and
waves it, while it perverts facts and
destroys records, it will probably be
used in the business for some time to
come. Why an eastern paper in sug-
gesting Gray, Of Indiana, for Vice
President says he has a good war rec
ord which will be north the having in
the coming struggle. If by-gones
are to be by-gones a good war record
will be a very awkward thing for a
democrat to have unless he exercised
his bravery on the sunny side.
The battle flag order should have
formed the subject Of q paragraph. but
the President drew in his horns 80
and gracefully whilst his
admirers rent the air with their plaud-
Its Of Bravo! how courageous y when
he saw Governor Foraker waving the
dag of danger that it may be passed
IN silence.
As have no further use for the "en-
garment" I will now hand
t over to the other side who will no
1oubt require it soon as it must be get
ing time to shout that gigantic fabri-
alton about there being four hundred
md sixty-four thousand more demo.
rats in the Union army than republic
ans, and am sure I should be cory
o rob them of their cherished treas
Ire. I.
1 find sir, that l have exceeded the 3
rounds Of an ordinary letter, and as
am not quite through I will ask the
EDITORIAL permission for this subject to
70 continued. Yours faithfully,
JAMES P. PRICE.