The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-06-06
ages.

The summer sun has scarcely warmed
vegetable and insect life into renewed en-
l%stence, but its few kindly rays have
aroused the politicians from the torpor
into which they sank when the last cam
paign closed. Already are the two grand
old parties holding conventions, laying
wires, parceling out the Offices and pre-
pairing to make such trades as may be
necessary to enable them to get achance
at the public crib. Why this unwonted
activity 80 early in the season? The
custom has been heretofore to wait un
til the heat OF summer is past before the
"soft-handed gentry" exerted themselves.
We may be wrong, but our conclusions
are that the ''leaders" are becoming
alarmed at the attitude and activity OF
thedespised farmers. That combination
which has so often provoked the merri-
ment and taxed the wit OF the SER
wants ~ OF the "dear people" has as
sumed proportions all unlocked for,
causing the political cheek to blanch
and the political knees to knock together
as did those OF acknowledgements of old.
The Jokes and jibes which have so long
been a source o~fpleasure to the brainy(D
crowd have bsen laid aside along with
the many terms OF contempt by which
the granger" and his Glow" avocation
have been called. All! yes, something
must be done. Already the machine or
aans are busy playing the tune of party
loyalty to the voter "who follows the
pillow" and has the hardihood to think
there is Something rotten in Denmark"
The republican farmer is told that he
q get all the relief he needs inside the
party OF Lincoln and Seward, while the
democrat is assured in fearful tones that
the party of Jefferson and jackson con-
tains thepanaeea for all the a%gricultur-
lists woes. The local politicians are taking
up theory and with all the fervor OF hungry
dogs at the back door OF a soup house,
are ~button-holing the alliance men, in
quiring after the health of the family;
the condition OF the stock, the amount
OF crops planted, the prospective yield
and finally, "How do you stand on this
independent move OF the farmers?" Then
follows an eloquent and absurd argu-
ment on the necessity of 'staying with
the party"
Farmers, don't be deceived for an in
You know that the men
who are taking 80 much sudden
interest in you and yours are
the sharks who have fed, in PAM
pered idleness, off your toll foryears and
they only want your help to again
obtain some soft place. Party loyalty
ls q snare and a delusion. Why should
y man vote for an unfit candidate simply
because he is a republican. or fora worse
one simply because he asks office at the
hands OF the democrats? Casting avote
q simply hiring a servant. Would any.
oi you be foolish enough to employ al
Iazy, dishonest man to work on the farm
showing him to be such, simply because
his political faith has formerly been like
,onrs2 Hnot, why should you act with
eos Judgment when you hire a president,
governor, a treasurer, a sheriff or any I
'ther public servant? :
Last year the farmers Of South Dakota ,
ad the political control Of every office !
lithin the gift Of the people. They were 9
pId then as now to stick to the old par !
and get relief. They stuck and the !.
suit Was the election OF Moody and {
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