Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
NEBRASKA SENTIMENT.
The Duty of Democracy and of tho Demo-
cratic Pross of the Country

The Duty OF Democracy and of tho Demo-
cratic Pross of the Country.
The Republican leaders in Nebraska real
ize that the political sentiment with which
they have to deal is not the political senti-
ment OF q few years ago. Democracy was
so in the minority that it had hardly tho
courage to assert itself 1t bowed to the
inevitable and the inevitable was defeat.
This year Nebraska Democracy is not
oowing. 1t is buoyant with hope and conf
dent in strength. The change has been
brought about rapidly. People have begun
to think for themselves and act for
themselves. The fiat of the champion of
taxes is no longer embraced as gospel.
The man who says the war tax is a blessing
Is Obliged TO show why he thinks so, and
being unable to give reason, is rebuked
by the desertion Of his hearers This
State can be carried by the Democracy il
the facts which bear upon points at issue
can be brought before the people, Repub-
hcans clam the State because it has always
been theirs They claim it because monop-
oily wants to levy tribute upon NebraslIa's
broad acres. They claim it, relying blindly
upon popular ignorance which does not
exist. People will not knowingly vote to
perpetuate burden, which they bear, and
which results only in evil. Their intelli-
gence and their sense Of justice would for
bid. Yet this is precisely what the Repub-
lican party asks them TO do.
The only hope of the Republicans is that
the readers Of their designing documents
will read no others, and so not learn the
truth. The Republicans arc busy distribut-
ing literature. They scatter broadcast tho
sophisms of Sherman and the falsehood of
Platt. The influence thus created is tho
one Democracy must combat By begin
s,sx. -. -
the Presidents message and Senator Ken
mas speech are more forcible than any
thing the Republicans can produce, because
they are based upon absolute fact. They
present the situation as the voters Of this
country must meet it. Such facts, IL
brought before the people repeatedly and
impressed upon them, would rescue from
Republicanism, not alone the State of Ne
braske, but many another State which, by
the lovers of the war tax, is regarded as
'"e''irnote nrev. Omaha Rerald.
Atlanta Co,ssfitltton: The Republican party
can never divide the white vote OF tho
South. The tariff question is a very impor-
tant issue in all sections, but Democratic
success in State and National elections Is
more important TO the Southern people than
the tariff question.
New York Times: It will be interesting to
observe on what ground Republican Sena-
tors viii oppose the new treaty for the
exclusion of Chinese immigrants from this
country, for It is to be presumed from the
spirit already exhibited that they viii not
approve Of any thing done by tho present
Administration. however mcritoriops.
Pittsburgh Post: In three-years PRESIDENT
Cleveland has done more to reclaim and pre-
serve from the spoilers I" the peoples hcrit-
agen than was attempted in the preceding
twenty four years. In fact, that period OF
time was mainly characterized by success
full efforts TO loot the public lands, In the In
terest Of spectators, alien syndicates and
land-Rrahbing corporations. Cleveland has
cot beck millions Of scres, -z