The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-09-19
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF

luz wing Pdrty uicu Will tho uoioo
of General Scott in 1852. 1t had elected
it's president in 1S48-Zachery Taylor
who succeeded James X. Polk, a demo
! cratic president. The same issue
high protective tariff-which killed the
whig party, is presented to the republi,
can party today. That party elected
Harrison, who succeeded a democratic
president. Thus far history has re-
peated itself. The parallel is preserved
up to the present time. 1t will be car
ried to the November election in 1892,
when the republican nominee will be de-
feated and with his defeat will go the
life of the republican party. AS the
wing party found a retreat in the know
nothing party and a home in the repub-
lican party, SO will the latter find a home
in an alliance with some Of the isms
which is now annoying the people.
The republican party is 10 in its de-
cadence. This is shown in its condition
in the northwest which has been re-
garded as it's stronghold. Iowa was ever
the banner republican state, Minnesota
not far behind in its re~publicanism, ands
the Dakotas, both North and South,
while a territory were so strongly re-
publican that democracy could not even
maintain for a long time any party or
ganization. Iowa now has a democratic
governor, Minnesota came very near be-
ing blessed with one, as the result of
recent elections, and in South Dakota
some of the republican newspaper or
gans have been striving to have the
special election to fill the congressional
vacancy occasioned by the death of Con-
Gamble, deferred until next
year. so fearful is the party of defeat.
And there is reason for such apparent
timidity since an anti republican senator,
last winter, now represents this
formerly republican stronghold in the
United States senate. The breaking up
the republican column also found voice
the triumph of the Farmers alliance
asst fall in the great agricultural states
If Kansas and Nebraska and the success
If the democratic party in Wisconsin and
illinois.
OF these states Iowa and South Da.
,ota are the only ones that hold cleo
ions this fall. and the present outlook in
hese indicate the success of democracy.
Certainly if the democrats and independ-
nts fuse in South Dakota their candi-
late will be practically assured of an
lection. since the aggregate strength of
hese two parties last fall was 1900,
lille that Of the republican party was
My $4,000. And this margin of 5000 is
hat is frightening the republican press i
{ that state. t
In Iowa Governor Boies was elected l
yo years ago. He has been rcnominated
lis year. The same issues are now be-
IRE the people Of Iowa that were when t
e was successful, and if the outlook is
OF sadly misleading, the same potent /
will secur his election this year. C
And what is true of the decadence of n
he republican party in the northwest t
'pears to be true, though in a lsss de- C
perhaps, all over the country. L
lrely President Harrison need not be
fearful lest Mr.. Blaine will secure the n
publican presidential nomination. "
rom the present outlook it would APP is
ar that such a nomination would only r.
lin for n the distinguished honor in Il
story OF being a defeated presidential b
ndldate. r,