River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-24
a FORCIBLE INDICTMENT.
What " Triumphant Democracy" Has Ac
cOmpIished i'm Three Years.

What " Triumphant Democracy" Has Ac-
cOmpIished i'm Three Years.
The other evening that Bourbonic
"reminiscences of the days of General
jackson called the Iroquois Club, of
Chicago. gave its annual feed and
drunk, and. of course, wound up the
orgy by speech-making while the
champagne was freely passing around.
This annual gathering of the men who
furnish brains for the Democratic party
of Illinois. and pretend to possess what
little character remains to that politi-
cal organization, would be in no sense
remarkable were it not that man of
eloquenee and some pretense to culture
was called out to respond to the senti-
ment of the "Triumphant Democracy. :"
This man was General Black, a gentle
man who achieved a good reputation
rs volunteer officer during the war
of the rebellion, and has since been
recognized as a man of reasonably
good instincts, until he allowed HIM
self to be placed in such intimate per-
sonal and political relations with
Grover Cleveland that his good quail
ties have become tainted by the asso-
citation.
In addressing himself to the subject
of Triumphant Democracy he took
occasion to belle his political oppo-
nents and publicly SANDER the institu-
tons of his country. but he forgot TO
enumeratc what particular things the
Democracy was triumphant in. Let
the Tribune assist him by supplying.
briefly. some of his omissions:
]. 1t is triumphant in restoring the control OF
the destines OF the Republic to the men who
for four years struggled to destroy the Union
.. II is triumphant in multiplying the National
constitution by dcprlviny the representatives
Of u race from participating in the rights OF
free men through an unfettered ballot.
= II has been especially triumphant in DIS
franchisng six hundred thousand American
citizens in Dakota because they have tho
sturdy manhood and righteous common sense
10 vote the Republican ticket
4 u has been triumphant in defending tho
ballot-box suffers and tal,y-sheet forgers OF
Indiana and OHIO. though II has not been sue
cessful in preventing some OF them from land.
ing in the pcnitentiary.
). II has been triumphant in negotiating a
dorsed by the Senate, bankrupt tho sturdy
American fishermen OF the Atlantic coast
G. II has triumphantly drawn from tax-rid.
den people SIS t0)0.ON OF currency, and thus
congested the vaults OF the National Treasury,
while the arteries OF commerce ihrOb feebly
threatening paralysis to the industries OF the
Nation.
:. II has reduced the cficient ma:l service OF
four years ago to the condition OF the merest
partisan machine. and made CivilScrvice re-
form phrase to be laughed at
: Il has, IN The department presided over by
General Black himself, intcrposed delays IN
the payment OF tensions, ana formulated new
and unheard OF rules for their adjustment, until
the comrades % this rocreant soldier OF the
Union. their widows and orphans. have became
the charity pensioners Of the town aud county
aud burden upon the common pauper-funds
OF almost every community in the land.
Il Is not for the want of material,
but lark of space only which precludes
the Indefinite extension of this indict-
ment The Union soldiers. carrying
honorable marks of Rebel bullets upon
their persons. will not be proud of this
eloquent Iroquois orator and hired de-
fender of the Cleveland Administra-
ton. II is pitiful 10 see a good soldier
80 recreaut TO the noble cause for
which he she'd his blood as to become
the champion and mouth-pieee Of the
principles against which his young
manhood warred. General Black
holds what the world calls position.
but pays more than it is worth by be-
coming the attorney of a modern mon
grcl Democracy. Minneapolis Tribune.
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la The recent demonstrations OF
Senator Sherman's strength among the