The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-01

I
Think Of IL, Iaw-abiding citizens oI
at least five states practically dis
franchised, and their lives threaten
I'd II they attempt to exercise the
right Of suffrage, the right OF free
speech as American citizens. Is mol
this the true fact In the case? Where
il there a Democrat who has the
"cheek" to deny this statement
While Democracy "winks"at such 6
fraudulent scheme, the intelligent
voter will put the seal Of condemns
tion on such practices at the polls
next November. The people will
then speak as they never have
spoken before, and will relegate this
relic Of slavery days to q back-seat
for another twenty-five years to
come. After all, the intelligent citl-
zen, who has the true interests of
his country at heart, cannot but
| come to the conclusion that Demo
cracy Of the present day is very old
fogyism. which has long sgO out
lived its usefulness, II 1t indeed was
ever beneficial. 1t is only a"sPOils"
party, and to the average Democrat
civil service reform Is merely nom
sense; their great cry was turn the
rascals out!" I'VE want TO see the
books!" and so on. Well, finally,
through the shotgun policy and the
dOctOring Of New York election re-
turns, the great reform party" got
access to the books, finding "de-
felt" Of two cents since the grand,
magnanimous Republican party
was elected to assume the control
Of the government. With a few ex-
eeptions the "spOils" have been d.
vided between rank seoessionlsts Of
the South aud their Northern SYM
pathizers. AS we have q good case
in court" we arraign the Demo-
cratic party as a machinatiOn Of un-
adulterated fraud, which has pOllut-
ed the ballot box, Obstructed leglsla-
tiOn for the good Of the country, and
whose leaders are in league with any
unfair and unjust scheme to pro-
mote the sucae4s Of their party, and
we say now with emphsis, turn the
rascals out, The Democratic party
has cOnspired against the labor in
terests as well as that Of our home
manufactures, and Its leaders are
avOwed free traders. What can the
nation expect Of a party that advo-
Gates free trade 1t seems to me that
any intelligent citizen could hot but
decide that such q policy as free
trade Is un-American, and that only
fools and knaves would advocate
such a doctrine. We care not what
Professor Mullethead may try to In-
still into the students Of his class of
the "glOries Of free trade; an edueat-
ed, bigoted fool is probably the worst
OF all fools We, who have enjoyed
the benign influence Of a judicious
Republican protective tariff for the
past century, cannot but acknOwl.
edge that the policy Of protection
has made this great and mighty
nation what it Is to-day. This is
very solid food for q mossback to
digest, but then 1t Is beyond contra
diction and truth Is mighty and |
will prevail" The record Of the |
Democratic party is a very"brilliant
one" and they refer to it with so
pleasure" We hear
them speak in laudatory terms Of
JefTersonian simplicity" but they
are not very much exercised over
'Buchananism" and the empty
United States treasury, which was
The only "bOon" the Democracy left
10 the Republican party when It was
driven from power in 1850. The
party's record from this period on
you are no doubt familiar with. A
.ew points Of interest may, however,
De pointed out, viz: The Democracy
declared that the war was q failure;
hey were in open ,avowed sympathy
With the JEFF Davis cause, except
hose who allied themselves with
he party Of patriotism then in con-
rol Of the government; il was the
Of conspiracy, and so
.Onspired against the life Of the
latiOn, and the constitution, which
hey formerly swOre they would
'rotect at the risk Of their lives.
les, my cOuntrymen, treason is
.isible in the black record Of Demo
racy. It has not yet been effaeed,
nd its deep dyed stain cannot be
Such is the party that
ONES and asks the suffrage Of the
Intelligent American citizen. The
talk about the RepublI-
ans raising the sectional issue"
ut on the issue Of gigantic fraud
hey are as silent as death. AS an
.bolitionist Republican, Of Key,
one origin, and q true American,
ear no i'll will towards my South
n brother who erred so grievous-
?, and who has repented and sworn
stand by the stars and stripes,
ut the unrepentant rebel, who per-
sts in disfranehislng the humble
,lored citizen and defeating the
III Of the people, we have no SYM
lthy for and give no quarter. A
aitor to his country-this beautiful
nd Of the free! What dlabolieal
ime! After twenty-five years and
t a rebel still! Defeating the will
the majority with the shot gum
reason, you filthy birdl and as ex- ,
in the South-the offspring
Democracy how much longer
IRE you thus tamPer with the rights
the American citizen? Let the
untry speak at the polls next No