Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-10-30

| HE present campaign will be re-
membered as one of misrepresentation
and fraud on the part of the democrat,
ic party. 1t has been the pleasure OF
that party to detract public attention
from its past record Of treason and
faithlessness to the public welfare
The record of its governor, Horace
Boies, during the year of his admins,
tration, in pardOning criminals from
| just sentences has been lost sight of
His subserviency of public veal to
partisan ends has been overlooked
l The rebelliouS actions of democrats in
congress have not received a deserved
amount Of condemnation, the purposes
of the last democratic congress to COM
nit this country to destructive free
trade policy and indeed many of the
short comings and pernicious inclina-
tons of that party have not been given
their deserved degree of condemnation.
Very graciously these subjects have
been well nigh omitted. The campaign
has been narrowed to discussions Of the
silver bill, the tariff, and the Lodge
election bill.
The election bill has been the bane
of democracy for the reason it would
bring about fair elections in fifty-two
districts of the solid south-solid by
reason OF democratic frauds perpetual
ed through a quarter of century. 1t
is framed for the purpose of securing
to every citizen the right to vote and
have his vote honestly counted. No
citizen who comedies this right to his
fellow-men can object to a single line
of its provisions. 1t meets with demo-
cratic opposition because II passed it
would break the rule Of the men who
have counted out the republican vote
in the south for many years. 1t would
shatter the relic of the aristocracy
which held and controlled human chat
tells twenty-five years ago.
The republican congress did not
adopt the policy of Grover Cleveland
and suspend the coinage of two mil,
lion silver dollars per month, hence the
antagonism of the democratic party
On the contrary the republicans pro
vided for the expansion of coinage tc
the extent OF sixty millions per annum
preserving standard value and meet
, ing the increasing demands of thu
country, The clause of the bill permit
| ting contract providing for the pay
ment of a debt in gold is part of tn
law passed in 1873, and has no new eff
feet upon the country. 1t has not beef
operative nor viii it be. The demo
Z Gratis have circulated blank notes alleg
, ed to be in use by an institution nov
: doing business in Iowa, but the allega
, ton is maliciously false and known t
be so by democratic managers. 1t i
circulated to create prejudice but wa
started so early in the campaign tina
3 its influence has been very largel
: counteracted,
r The republican tariff measure Ina
: been attacked with all of the strengt
of the opposition. In this attack the
, have abnormal strength. as their intel
r ests are allied with those of the foreig
t manufacturer and the importers VIII
: contribute a corruption fund fabulou
: in its proportions. The bill has bee
r carefully framed with the purpose @
:: fostering everything that it is possibl
: TO grow or manufacture In the Unite
4 States, thus fayoring our own labo
!. whether employed in the shop or on tn
1 farm. That which it is impossible t
1 manufacture or grow at home has bee
a admitted free. In making up tn
i. schedule the committee Of congress en-
! trusted with the duty called in consp
!. tation representatives of labor employ
ed in factories and upon the farms a
| well as capitalists whose money is EN-
ployed comparatively with labor
: Every interest was consulted. Afte
being revised by economists of varying