The Russellville Democrat., 1890-11-27
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a GRAND VICTORY.
The Peoples Protest Against spollAtieE
susruie Sna sryranny.

The Peoples Protest Against sPoIlAtlon,
sUsruie sad sryranny.
The people have spoken. Little IS
wanting 70 add emphasis 70 the express
sion Of their viii The earthquake roios
Of aiscon cent wish the dominant party
was followed by the tidal wave which
swept away that party's majority in the
popular h-Ansh q Congress
The issue Of these elections has 3 sig
niacance which reae hes far beyond party
lines. Ii is triumph Of popular goF-
eminent II is new vin6icaton Of
Democratic rule. moi IN tine mere parti-
san sense a The term, but N the
broader meaning o. Government by
ire people and for the people Thepe
pie have demonstrated sgain their
capacity 70 protect themselves from the
selEshness Of individual greed and the
madness of party spirit
Never. perhaps ia our political an
nails has there been snrer. swifter or
more striking popular condemnation
Of las deIlnc asncies OF political
leadership In spite q the soPhis-
tries with which the Repr blican
leaders sought 20 betog the Issue,
IL spite q The countless missIzGe-
nents by which the Republican press
has tried 10 uislead the uniformed.
the people knew that the Kckinley bill
was an utterly in5efensihle measure.
viewed from whatever standpoint they
might select TheF preceiyed clearly
enough that il pat up the prices OF the
necessaries OF lite and sddsd 70 she
burdens which they had cteerfRlly
borae when there was need. buf which
they wished 10 lay down when the ne
cessity was past They saw with .
clesrness that no specio1s fallaries
could obscure that there was no public
reason for these new impositioas- They
could not fsii TO see and they
did see, that this measure was
but the payment q 3 political debt
whiea Quay and Others had oonrracsed,
and for the payment OF which they had
assumed. without authority, 10 lar a
mortgage upon The property Of the PEG
pledge the faturs earnings OF labor.
Against fhis colossal uxurpaFi0n. this
zatoc-aEie assumption. this Arrogant
and insupportsble tyranny. the treemen
Of America revOlte3. and they kaew
how % make thst revolt eEectuaL They
spoke tAesr will in words plain enough
and terms load enough &c exclude ali
possibility Of mistake
TIE new tariff isw was proTocasioa
enough for 3 populzr uprising, but there
Hss something raore. Behind the giant
spolisiion ssslksa the sinister speefer
% force The Lodge election bill Was q
menace % the tr7zqaillity OF the CON-
try. 3 needless menace, . ,grz5Eltous
6Istsrhanoe. an faSaaenf defiance Of
publie sentiment bora % political reck-
lessE-ss ant bonn1less greed of power.
When We say il was a defiance Of pub
lie sentiment. we speak advisedly. for
she country waars pezre. We have had
enough q hate. enoawh Of recriznina-
ton. enough Of strife evoked ard fos-
tered 70 smooth some one's path 10 the
honors az place ard the em0laments Of
ofHoe- The people 81 tie different SEC
Eions need 3 rest from strife and dis
tarh&noe. that they Ezy learn 70 know
one another better, 70 do Justice 10 the
sterling qualities that ara foun3 among
the inhabitants Of every division Of this
magnificent country, and. 10 Join their
en5eavo-s 70 build ID the waste places
and vie with each other along the path
way Of development and u.oxresS IL
Is 70 s destiny such as thls- il Is 70
achievements q this kind. that tie vic
tories Of the ssh instant unerriEgiy
points and il is 70 this spirit that are bail
them as h&rhinrers Of hope, as cheer
ing and Suspicioas omens- not merely
FOR the Democratic party. but als0 for
all the people o. the grandsst Republic
beneath the heavens. --LoaisviIe Cour-
ier-Jo4rzzL