The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-02-23

there II a party whose progressive
principles has brought to our eOun'
try great good and continued pros,
perity. All this was brought about
by twenty-five years OF Republican
rule. Although the Republican
party was born ON the eve Of a glgan'
tic war, Of rebellion OF the south.
ern wing of the Democratic party
the old ship commanded by the
immortal Lincoln, sailed safely
through the turmOils and vieissi.
tudes Of I at war. Why Is IL tina
the wOOl-dyed Democracy never lik {
to hear e speaker on the issues of the
war; All, II is because their party's
record Is besmirched and black with
treasouable deeds against the life Of
this nation. Now. some erring Dem.
ocrat will say that / am "waving the
bloody shirt" but have this to say
that II telling the damnable record
Of this party before the war and dur.
ing the war is waving the "DemO-
cratic bloody shirt" ali I have ia
sav is, let IL wave from one end OF
q e land to the other. How any
man who fought to save his cOun-
try's honor, could come home and
vote the mOssback ticket has always
been a profound mystery, aud yet a
great many did that very thing.
The young men Of the country
who have read the writings Of Chas.
Sumner and Thaddeus Stephens will
stand firm in the faith. IL should
be remembered that IL was the Re-
publican party that saved this
nation from disruption, that tore
the shackles of 4,OO0,000 human
beings, that brought our country
from impending bankruptcy and
sore distress TO prosperity, and to q
recognized place among the fore
most nations of the earth. So much
have the principles and doctrines of
Republicanism done for the country
in twenty-five years.
The "great minds" OF the De-
mOcracy are Just now very much
VeNed about the "surplus I'm "Uncle
Sans" treasury. Yes, | am fully
aware that the presence OF q large
surplus" is very un-DemOcratie
indeed, il is i'm very great danger Of
being "stolen'-by the hungry De
mOcTacy. BY the way, how does the
present surplus" compare with the
condition OF the treasury when
James Buchanan stepped down aud
out. without waiting TO be enlight-
pned by by some mOssbaek, ! wish
to say that Uncle Sans crib" was
practically depleted. No money, no
credit, surely Uncle Sam Was IN a
bad plight. Now, kind reader, this
was the condition of things In those
good old Democratic times, befO'
de wah." From all indications and
the tone Of the message Ofhis honor,
G.. Cleveland, the Democracy would
like TO give the cOun try repetition
Of those free trade times previous to
the civil war. Here Is the moss
hack idea," viz: a very small sur
plus, small wages for the working
man, free trade in general, with q
small army of Democratic nabObs ~
the higher class, and not too many
public schools for the education Of
whites aud "niggers."
IL the wOOl-dyed reprObates, now
the leaders of the Democratic van,
think that the people Of these mod
ern times, aud especially the wage
workers, will submit 10 such theories
as free trade, they will be sadly mis-
taken. The time has passed In the
history Of America for the teaching
Of such heresies. And no Presiden'
dare, In the light Of these times, =
sue a free trade message to a people
who have for the past twenty-five
years the benign influences
Of q judicious protective tariff. The
President having espOused the cause
Of free trade has the mOte surely en-
cOmpassed his own defeat and the
general rOut OF the old erelie OF
slavery days-the Democratic party.
rhe rank and file Of Republican hosts
remains unbrOken, beyond the loss
Of a few old jaekasses like John
Peter ST. John, ct al. The Only ad-
vice that can be given such dlsci-
pies Of Judas IscariOt IL to crawl In a
hole. aud then pull the hole in after
them
On fair fight, |. e., q free ballot
aud fair count the Republicans lead
the Democrats three to one. But
since the new southern idea, bet
ter known as the Mississippi plan"
has come into play, the freedmen Of
the south are deprived Of their right
Of suffrage; thereby losing to the
Republicans the electoral votes Of
i've southern states, viz: the two
CarOlinas, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana. These are bOnafide facts
aud can be proven. Any Of these
states contain 3 population Of two
thirds cOlored. l wish 70 say Ia this
that the new mode of car
ryiDg elections in the states named
is the old, reliable Democratic plan,
with no improvements to date. How
long the people will submit 20 such
remains to be seen. We
often hear allusiOn made TO the
fraud of lS78,n bat the real gigantic
Of all frauds was the fraud Of 1884.
aud defy any Democrat to make
else cut Of it. l predict
the defeat and rout Of the Democra-
cy at the polls next November, to-
Rether with all lts annexes.
In conclusion / wish to say Il II q
very great pity that the country
has 70 be pestered with that
eminent old reprObate, St. John.
Strange to say, and yet not at all
his most ardent support
ers and admirers are the disciples Of
IA iJeffersOnian simplicity and he is
to-day one Of the chief aids in
furthering Democratic success, and
It was said he received q handsome
sum at the hands Of the Democracy
for service rendered In 1884. With
out diving any further into the sub
lect Of st. Johns hardWinklng tao
ties, we will voice the sentiment Of
the great majority OF Americans
n we say Prohibition II not q nation
Al issue; it 70 q question for each
state to decide for herselfs ss has been
done In Kansas. All other Moves
70 make it q national issue emily aids
he eOuntry's hOaFy foe. Mr. 81.
John may be sincere, but when be
attempts 10 mallgn the Republican
party, the eOuntFyis best friend, he
4 the worst Of lars, q hypOcrite to
boot, and not unlike the PhariBee Of
Did I think It would be advisable
Tor this tssaintn Of national probi-
bltion" to retire and give the eoun-
nv an tiesernal rest" on his black
guardism Of the Republican party.