Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-21
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Revolutionary Character NJ New Yorl
Republicanlsm.

Revolutionary Character NJ New York
Republicanlsm.
IT the country ever doubted the revo-
lutionary character of the republican
party. all doubts must now be cast
aside when viewing the present atti-
tude of that party in the state of New
York The temptation was tremen-
dous, perhaps irresistible, when by rev.
dictionary methods they overthrow the
will of the people and defrauded the
nation of its legally elected president
IN 1876. That great wrong never can
be condoned- Nor can the people for
get how with despotic feet a republican
senate trampled upon the rights of a
state just born into the union and shut
Its doors against its legally elected
democratic senators. Nor will it for
get the wicked revolutionary methods
of political car, strengthened and
sustained by republican majority of
an American house of represen tatives
who, rough shod. rode like a squadron
of mailed robbers over the constitu-
tiona1 rights of a minority and enacted
legislation which has enslaved the peo-
pie and so impoverished the treasury
Of the country that its authorized mill
tary agents have been obliged to sus-
pend work upon the Notifications of
New York city and discharge two hun
dred workmen, with two months pay
due them for labor performed, notwith-
standing the fact that the Harrison adj
lninistration began its sway with a
surplus of hundreds of millions in the
treasury.
The same revolutionary spirit now
seizes the party in the state of New
York. Having stipulated with the
democrats that all contests of the legis-
lature should be finally adjusted by the
court of appeals, the highest legal
tribunal of the state, and that they
would abide forever by said decision
the court having given judgment
against them-they now seek to over
ride the courts authority by methods
of the most revolutionary character
They have ruled the state SO long By
means of a wicked gerrymander they
are 10th. to surrender, and hug the de-
lusive hope of preventing the demo
Gratis from correcting the evil by block
ing the organization of one branch OF
the legislature by absenting them
selves from its sessions. Having been
repudiated by the people by MAORI
ty Of over fifty thousand, and every
Office of the state taken from them, as
well as the control of the legislature,
in their desperate straits they resort to
the methods of robbers and would put
in motion the whirlwind of revolution
First, appealing to what they agreed
was a non-Partisan court, asserting
their entire willingness to abide the
result whatever it might might be. re.
lying, they alleged, upon the justice OF
their cause, they endeavored to hood
wink the people into the belief they
would rule by the forms of law. Over.
thrown by this high court of appeal
they return to their natural level OF
revolutionists and disorganizers-
The country may be assured. how.
ever, that the legally elected and law
abiding democratic legislature will or
ganize each body in accordance with
the forms of law, and in obedience to
the will of the majority, and, withou,
resorting to the imperious ways, nor
embracing the example and revolu-
tionary methods of the billion-d ollar
congress, proceed at once to inaugurate
the reforms in legislation so long in de-
mand-Chicago Herald.