Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-09
The GeneraIIs,ue.


uaign Is Progress sgains1 Reaction.
Since the Il Louis Convention Of
IS the watchwor,ls Of the Democratic
party have been advancement and NJ
form Its policy has been literal, en-
terpYising and suited 70 the duties Of
bealing the WOundsof a great conflict,
restoring the healthy and united ac-
ton Of AL parts Of our governmental
system, and making Laws and admin
isteriDg them In accordance with the
requirements Of the new era Of peace
and reunion. Fraud in 1876 and
Misrepresentation Of issues in 1850
postponed the opportunity Of progress
through fraternity until after the g
lection Of 1884.
During tenure Of executive power
Of little more than three years great
advance has been made in spite Of
difficulties created by the survival Of
Republican laws and prGc.ices and
the constant opposition Of one branch
of the National legislature Respect
ing public lands. foreign relations,
the interests of lal o N I the admiE-
istration Of all departments Of the
Government, the Democratic reform
scheme Of public control has made
great Roadway. Every one nOw under
stands hte situation, and that under it
the country is bound to 20 on gaining
in wealth and prosperity and in the
enjoyment Of the rewards of labor
All apprehensiOns have been dispelled,
all sections dwell together in unity,
and radical theories have found no
eountenance IN plain. practical, com
mon sense course through which the
conditions Of the time have been met
and dealt with masterfully.
There has been no attempt at sudden
or violent revolution either as to meth
Cd or as to men. The march forward
has been straight and steady, without
confusion OF rush. and every step gain
ed has been deliberately taken and
firmly held until the next advance was
made
Under the conditions that exist -four
years is not long enough To complete
50 conservative and orderly change
conducted 50 entirely in accordance
with the spirit Of our institutions But
good beginning has been made, and
the achievements Of the Administers
ton are solid and enduring. This is
what the Democrtic party has done
and is doing for the country.
Now what do the Republicans pro
pose? Under the utterly false cry Of
opposition to free trade-false, be
cause by no Democratic authority OF
organ'is free trade proposed-the coun
try is asked to 90 back to the extreme
doctrine Of monopoly protection which
was introd iced only as a war expe
dient. and then alphabetically, as born
of great necessity. Now after a quar-
ter Of century of the failure Of thai
theory to satisfy American labor or pre-
serve American commerce we are cal
led upon by the Republicans not mere
ly to save and respect existing inter
ests as Democrats are doing, but II
make the isolation and the still strong
er protection ofthose capitalists whose
wealth and special privileges already
set them apart as an aTigtOcracy among
our people.
with a monster surplus the danger
Of which every one admits If is urged
to extend the policy under which tina
surplus accumulated. In the face Of
unprecedented labor agItations it is re
solved that the system under which
those disturbances arose should BIZ
made permanent and unassailable
And as part of this programme Of hi
gotry and reaction the country is in
vited to renew the hates and proscript
tons Of the period Of reconstruction
to live ever in the memory of ciyi
strife, and to remand the people of tn,
Southern States back again to tn,
condition of defeated insurgents OF
probation and under discipline.
This is the issue of the election
that of Progress against Reaction. /
depends, not upon the individuality
of the Republican candidate, but OF
the essential conditions Of the Repub
lican party. Whether Gresham, Depew
Hawley, Harrison, Sherman, Allison
or any other be the Republican pres
idential nominee, does not matter
The question before the people vii
continue the same: Shall the countr,
go forward in the path Of peace
progress, prosperity and equal rights
or, turning its back to the light anC
its face to the darkness, retreat alonc
the road leading to the despotism O
monopoly, industrial and commercial
confusion, administrative extraya
gance and sectional hate?-Star