The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-08-21
VICTORY THEAIR
The Peoples Cause in kentucky
and Ohio.
. GREAT SHOW OF STRENGTH.
Carlisle Astonished Into Silence and John
Sherman Warned of His Impending
Fate-Great Reform Victories
for Ncxt November.
Copyright, 1891. by Reform Press News Asso-
citation, New York;

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am tempted to write a message of
congratulation to the thousands of
friends of reform who read these arti-
cles weekly. The cause of right, the
cause of the people has been making
wonderful progress these hot summer
days. The strongholds of corruption
and of dead conservatism have been
nightly assailed, and a prophetic note
of victory already rings in the ears of
the reform army. What CONSERVATION
has been carried to the enemy by tho
splendid reform victory in Kentucky!
How panic stricken he has become over
the marvellous show Of strength made
by the independent forces in conven-
ton in Ohio!
doubt if anything that has happened
before has SO thoroughly alarmed the
professional politicians of the country
as these two events on opposite banks of
the Ohio the same week. The great AL
lance victories in Kansas and South
Carolina last year excited great aston
ishment throughout the country, but the
old party leaders did not give them their
true significance. They regarded them
as off-year political hukes rather than
as the forerunners of a great political
revolution. They happened in western
and southeastern extremes, and they
were ascribed in great part to local
causes. But now comes a tremendous
demonstration Of the same spirit of re-
volt in the very center of things-Ken-
lucky, the very heart of genuine old
fashioned Democracy, has given the
form party. Ohio, the great pivotal
state in many national contests, has
made plain its intention to retire the
acknowledged leader of the present ma
tional financial policy in the senate.
Verify, these are critical days in
American politics. The cry Of the old
party politicians has changed from ridi-
cule to alarm. Carlisle's confident proph-
ecy of collapse of the peoples move
ment in his state has been followed by
an eloquent silence. Sherman sees at
last the handwriting of political doom
upon the wall, and is preparing to make
as gracefully as maybe the enforced
exit from public life which Ingalls, &C
complished so prettily last winter. But
Sherman will not initiate Ingalls, sub
missive spirit. He will not kiss the
hand that smites him.
Very rapidly all over the country the
political situation is developing into
great activity. Nothing like it was ever
seen in any but a presidential year. 1t
is a matter of business with the people,
farmers more than all others, to take an
interest and an active part in politics
this year. Rallies are already being held
in most states, and as much excitement
and enthusiasm is manifested as usually
appear only in the last days of a cam
paign. 1t is a good sign, a healthy sign.
When the people are ono aroused there
need be no fear Of the result. / look for
, results at the polls next November which
will astonish and alarm the corruption
lists even more than the splendid work of
last year.
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The national committee of the Peoples
! party, appointed at Cincinnati in May,
| is doing magnificent service. 10 it and
especially to Chairman Taubeneck and
) Secretary Schilling is due the credit in
great part for the result of the Kentucky
; election. Now they are moving ON Ohio,
3 and l have no doubt they will make a
splendid campaign in that great state,
which will furnish an inspiration to the
friends Of reform everywhere. John
Sherman and the financial ideas which
he representative to be the objects of at
: tack in Ohio. To that end the new
party will aim almost solely to send its
f men to the. Legislature, which chooses
Sherman's successor in the senate. State
3 officers will not receive much attention
2 from the new party.
The National Economist has some
t true words on the general situation,
which all may read with profit. 1t says:
f "In comparing the present condition
, of the order with that of year ago,
when the state meetings began, a decid-
, ed improvement for the better is at once
!, 'discovered. Notwithstanding the fierce
opposition the Alliance has increased in
numbers; become more solidly united,
and is every way stronger. 1t is today
better equipped for the struggle for re-
: form, better equipped to cope with its
7 enemies, and better qualified to take
care of itself and defend it's principles
; than ever before. There are many EVIL
dences :.of this condition. Among the
first might be mentioned the activity
and vindictiveness Of the regulation pol
8 iticfans.
r "This class of people are the keenest
: and shrewdest in the country, and Can
scent danger to their profession with IN
q erring precision, as the buzzard does its
8 food: They have discovered unmistak'
j able signs which point to their total do
. strnction in the principles of the ALI
ance. and hence the bitter attack which
they have made on the order. To ba or
friendly terms with this class means ser.
!. Witty, self abnegation and an entire alb
y sence Of manly independence. Even.
neutral position gives -tacit consent tx
' their nefarious practices and %corruptine
j., influences. There can be no compromise
= between honest methods. patriotic aims
and. unselfsh devotion to. principle or
; the one hand, and fraud, corruption ani
: political chicanery on the other.
! Nothing save a desperate struggle, il
: which n or the other must, go down
y can for a moment be considered by those
. who are earnestly and conscientiously
d connected with this reform movement
. It is this deliberate, uncompromisine
o position taken by the Alliance that is
q bringing down the wrath and vengeance
q of. the political leaders in both sold- par:
q i Hion ThaA tho e.aa. la.. Lee. a.l1aA3L1