The Red Cloud chief., 1890-09-26

Let 10 Pcepoe - 0eogd.
Al the present tine there Is . beld
movement on the psTt Of the 3ss1ess
and nechauics Of This sssee % slip the
old political yoke that they have 90
long worn, ssd make . stand for
themselves in the hope Of betserine
their con !l:ion asd welding the
power that rightly belosgs - them.
This 6ghs in Nebraska eecms 70 be 10
keeping With the spirit Of the times
in many other Districts al over this
whole country, and man,fesss . DIS
eonteated aud in dependent feeling
that Will to some cxtcnt change polit-
ical rule aud tactics.
A Pittsbarg paper tells % that the
cir Of Pennsylvania is pslsisg With
prenonitions Of the great political
battle. Everything points to . polit-
icsl battle such - the present gen.
Grafton has never witnessed. Tie
disturbance in Pennsylvania is traced
to the same fundamental cause - in
Nebraska uprising. The oppress on
Of the farmer aid wage worker is at
the bottom of it all. hut such .
state of Affairs in this state, suppl
mcnted with tho amendment fight.
makes one Of the most complex cam
paigus ever known and the result 10
eagerly awaited.
Il is the opinion Of tho Gazette
that the voice Of the people will be
heard. II has been heard in that the
old parties have each placed csndi-
dates in the field with . view to
catching the labor vote, and perhaps
with . desire to advance the interests
If this worthy class Of eitise'. But
notwithstanding this effort on the
part Of the two great parties TO place
unobjectionable men in the field, men
Who would be friendly to the interests
| of the farmers and laborers, the agi-
tation Of the oppressed condition Of
these classes has become % intense
and exciting that they have not seen
Ct to impose confidence in their Elm
c%erity, but 80 OF on an independent
tangent hoping only to find redress
outside of the present dominent par
ties.
An independent spirit is always in
dicative Of eventual good. It says IA
party leaders, shear Us or 60 down."
Aud If . party is slow to act in ,
good cause, it urges and compels 1t u
hasten or give others IN opportunity.
The people must be heard, il moi
through one partJ, then through an
other.
But it is also true that in any i'm.
portaut movement among the com
mcn people, there srs many Who
would act without mature ~deliberatioa
and preparation. There = always
disappointed and disgruntled politi
clans who are eager to eapouse thu
cause of those who claim to be op
pressed, and often succeed in de
ceiving numbers. At . critical tim,
like this the name Of wouldbe Mo-
eses is legion. It has always been
great detriment to the cause ct bant
because of unwise and unjudicious se
lection of leaders.
It is our opioion that tho presen'
movement on the part Of the laborin:
class will result eventually in good
But it will not come through the indie
pendent leaders who have slyly work
ed themselves into confidence, for th'
sake of personal gain and the spoila
The Independent party will make
stir and create . political sensation
and may succeed in defeating lOca
candidates for Office, but relief vii
not come through this move or it
candidates, and it will lot be lonl
till many will be disguised With then
selves because they were adroitl,
taken in and usei BY political shys
tiers. This has ever been the histor,
of such moves. It affords an oppol
tuuity for political renegadcs 70 pu
themselves rs benefactors and states
men, when they sre IN reality the mos
dangerous class Of citizens.
Inasmuch as this independen
movement 10 without stability AMI
therefore without permanaucy, thos
who slip the old yoke, will be com
PEELED to come under again ~ befor
but in . moro humiliating attitude
The principles advocated BY th
peoples party will in the main b
carried to the front and be inoorpol
ated in our laws, but the life Of th
separate party will be % grass. Th
wind of one campaign passeth over
and it is gone.-Minden Gazette.