Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-03-19
REPUBLICANS NOT UNCOUTH.

! REPUBLICANS NOT UNCOUTH.
The Republican Bosses Still Deuding the People
| of Our Country.
''They," the Kansas legislature, "are
an uncouth conglomeration. ."-Republic-
an papers.
Note the fact you who are still deluded
by republican pretense of friendship for
the farmers and laborers, that Just as
soon as the representative of these classes
appear in any legislative body, the bitter,
vindictive tools of the 6. o. p, stigmatize
them as an ''uncouth conglomeration, "
or similar expressions, and ply them
with every possible epithet of contempt;
thus showingsthat the most servile ass
knows his masters crib and is willing to
earn his husks. .s
The standard definitions of ''uncouth, !"
are unfamiliar; unusual; strange; odd;
unseemely; clumsy; awkward boorish.
These definitions cannot apply to any as
sembly of republican legislators; for they
are perfectly familiar with the dirty
work their masters, the monopolists, ex-
pect them to do, and it is the most usual
thing in the world for them to do it.
They are never odd. for there is perfect
uniformity amongst them in schemes to
sell the interests Of the people to the
grasping shylocks for the highest offer
they can get, and there is nothing strange
in their passion for public plunder. They
are never qt1aseenaly, for after thirty years
of republican crookedness, it is the most
seemly thing under the sun that they
should predominant in any assembly
where the people are to be robbed by
piratical legislation. They are not cl,l'nsy
and aacEacard for monkeys in a menagerie
never exhibit more agility than they in
climbing to asiy roost their managers bid
them, and no trained dogs were ever
more nana1e at the crack Of their masters
whip. They are not boorish for they are
the most refined and affable liars that
We're ever elected by deception and fraud
No, their is no element of un-
couthness in these fellows from jim
Blaine up and up and UP to the remains
Of the>late, lamented Mr.. Sitting Bull
These epithets of contempt, which repub
licans are so fond of applying to the in
dependents are never very expressive Of
truth, but being born of an undying love
for the laboring men, such as Vanderbilt
and Jay Goulds, they furnish good texts
or pretexts, for lacking them up once
ina while
Every movement in the interest of hon
est industry heretofore attempted, ha!
been bleaten, not by argument, but by
ridicule and sarcasm and the same tactics
are being applied to the Independent,
party. Now propose that we change
ends with our weapons and taking oul
daggers by their handles, meet these fel
lows on the ground of perfect, republican
reciprocity"
To show how fair republicans fight,
will quote two little extracts from lead
ing paper of the party, the editor Of
which have known for years as a news
paper man Of marked ability, but who
has never been able to crush that web.
weaving spider of the mind, prejudice.
The extracts quoted are from adjourn
ing paragraphs. In commenting on the
work of the late South Dakota legislature,
after speaking of the abilities of the lo,c-
gers of the senate, the editor says, ''In the
house, however, not only was the ex-
perience lacking but the great mass of
the members are unfit for law makers in
point of natural ability and educations y
"A blind man could see the antnaus of this
criticism; they were the farmers repre-.
sentatives, and must get republican
side-winder. Again l quote from the
next paragraph, ut will be found that
the laws which have been passed will
bear comparison with those made even by
the best legislature Dakota has ever
known" Now this last declaration is
either not true or the above criticism is
prompted by pure, partisan prejudice,
which is probably the fact. A "grea,
mass of non-ability and ignorance never
made intelligent laws. Just think OF
crediting a great mass of ignorance
with making and passing complete and
comprehensive school law for the state
Oh, pshaw! further comment is not nee
essary, unless suggestion is in order,
that Fitteredge, Krench, .Joshabaugh,
Melville anc Motley, of the senate, made
and passed all the laws.
L. Meybery from Minnesota has moved