Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-12
Found Wanting.


the ''irrepressible conflict" being
marshalled- It does not require the
ken Of prophet to see upon what
lines the leaders 90 of both the
Democratic and Republican parties
would like to see the conflict arrayed
For instance, as a sample of Demo
cratic declaration of faith" notice
the following from a Washington
correspondent. Mr.. O'Ferrall of Vir-
ginia, spoke the truth the other day
when he said that there are 'ques-
'tions of Democratic principles para
mount to the question of the free
coinage of silver. The Democratic
campaign in 1892 will not be fought
'on the single issue. The Democratic
party will again ask the SURFACES OF
the people. on the ground that it is
for the people. and against oligar-
'chy; that it has struggled to pre-
serve the ancient privileges of the
people to conduct their own cleo
tons, against the effort of the Re-
publican partisans; to do their own
registration, counting, and certifca-
'tion," let settery and so4th', as A.
Ward would say.
We wish some good old democrat
would tell us of the younger gener-
alton how long the Democratic party
has been ''for the people and against
oligarchy''. In view of the fact that
Wall street and oligarchy tally al
most nearly enough to be used inter
changeably, and also that the city
that seeks to continue to rule and
rob the rest of the country Is largely
democratic "after the straitest sect,
it Is difficult to see where the for
the people" comes in, and the Dem
ocratic moguls may just as well take
notice now that the sovereign citizens
of this great country can no longer
be deceived, and divided by partisan
stuff such as will be dished out for
the next two years. 1t would be bet
ter for them to stand from under,
for there Is bound to be a crash, and
the old rotten structures of both the
Republican and Democratic parties
will topple to the ground, burrying
not the honest citizens, though they
may be partisans from training or
choice, but burrying those who have
stood in the van and held up the
banner OF division, when they ought
to have used their talents and exper-
fence to make our country good and
great, noble and happy, contented
and prosperous, instead of what it is,
a wrangling, discontinued populace.
We say they Of both parties will be
buried in oblivion, and justly.
Though the one may spring a sec
tional issue for the purpose of attract
ing public attention, it will not work.
The Peoples line of battle is formed,
and being strengthened every day
The true issues are already before
the country. The eyes of every man
are "front'. The yeomanry of this
great commonwealth are being
marshalled from ocean to ocean; from
the most northern boundry of this
land to the sunny shores of the Gulf,
and the hearts of the people of the
west beat high, for the hope of a
united country is sprlnging up in our
breasts. Due notice is served upon
the dominant parties both north and
south, that they have been weighed
IN the balance and found wanting,
and that the people are sovereign,
that country is above party, and that
the time is ripe for laying aside sec
tionalisms, and for us to shake
hands across the bloody chasm'', and
make our country free in fact as IN
name.
No, no, Mr.. Old Party, which ever
one you may be, you can't force the
issues, they are already made and de-
fined in the st. Louis platform. You
contain Mr.. Gould. Did you ever
hear of him? He said once upon a
time, that in a republican locality, he
was a republican; IN a democratic To-
cality. he was a democrat; in a neu-
trial locality he was neutral, lone
would think, if he had stopped there,
that. like Paul, he became all things
to all men, that by all means he
might save some''). but he makes the
whole matter clear by saying that he
was Union Pacific Il. r. man first,
last and all the time. A sort of a
mig or puppy to suit the occasion.
And that is the condition of things.
It is not country that those men are
concerned about, but how they can
pile up more and more wealth at the
expense of the masses.
There is no reason why single
patriotic citizen should train for
another day under the influence of
the old parties.
Our country can be made just as
strong and united as we will allow it
to be. The people are tired of strife
and division. They want to be able
to look upon each other, without
hatred or suspicion. Then let us be
Americans in the full sense of the
word, and frown down every effort to