The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-20
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Now that we are defeated in Penning-
ton county, What2 Shallwe liedownand
tell the oppressor to bind us with his
chains? Shall we tell him that we 'sgive
up, acknowledge ourselves whipped,
and will never fight any more? Shall we
tell him to make out his muster roll OF
slaves, and enter thereon our names
and those OF our children, leaving blank
spaces for othelsE lhnrnIn
the future.
Well, that is not exactly the way our
ancestors OF Anglo-C eltic-Saxon Ger
menic blood did i'll the past. Every
thing good in the way OF justice and
liberty which they gained was bought
by hard fighting, and one defeat, two
defeats, or adozen defeats never.stopped
them; they went right on with the bus
mess OF fighting until they captured the
blessing they were in search OF.
Our revolutionary fo~refathers,in order
to gain political liberty were Obliged to
make asteady fight for seven long years
they neverfaltered, and had no thought
OF giving up the battle, but stayed right
by the heavy task until they were vic
torious. Their long seige OF it was a
mere trifle in point OF time and sacrifices,
to the contest for freedom waged by the
heroic Netherlanders. For e~ighty-two
years they fought naughty SPAN. Chill
dren were born-grew up-married, had
children and grand children OF their own
and at last died OF old age, but still the
mighty war for liberty was pushed
bravely on and never ceased until the
united Netherlands emerged from the
battle smoke, free, victorious and the
foremost nation OF all Europe.
There is no such time OF trial and
delay as this before us; but if the
independent party is destined to save
this land-if it is destined to restore
Washingtons republic in it's purity if it
is destined to bring back Lincoln's fond
ly cherished government OF the people,
by the people and for the people, then
an era OF patient work and willing sacri.
flee lies ahead OF the. farming MASSES
which must be entered upon right now.
There can be no hanging up OF guns
and putting away OF ammunition,
There can be no lying down for a com
Portable two years rest until 1892
Now is the time for making your town.
ship organizations OF the independent
party. Now is the time for drilling oul
forces and weaving indestructible bonds
OF fraternal unity between the tillers o.
the soil. Thus and thus only can victory
be made sure two years hence.
The Prussia OF Friedrich the Greathad
only about three millions OF people, yet
for eve years that fighting monarch
maintained successful a against the
allied forces of France, Austria and
Russia, whose aggregate population was
over eighty millions and at last wore
them out, tired them out and fought
them out.
How did he come by his wonderful
victory? Hegained it by having the best
disciplined army in the world.
The banded m~onopollsts are tireless
and their hireling host is thor
disciplined. The banded farm
ers have superior numbers, but they will
be cut to pieces and scattered. unless
they meet organization by organization
by discipline-and work by
work.
The independent party was born six
months ago, and for its age it is the
most stalwart political %youngster OF
which there is any record.
And it doesn't take much OF a prog