Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-09
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The democrats o. tho west Wouu WY |
much like TO know upon what Issues INC
leaders Of congress expect thoit
Marty TO conduct the coming pfesidenlial
,amp,inn. The republicans have
mir, ndy defined the issues upon when lhey
propose to conduct their campaign
The Finy.second congress has been In SEES.
sion about six months, and democrN M
over the country nre Indignantly asking III"
"what has It done for the demo
cratic party7 Why doesn't IL bring demo
cratic principles prominently to the ftoht
and give us chance TO ii1htT' IL
needless to say that up 10 date the country
has been dlsappolnted.-lDicki County |
News.
These democratic leaders, are very |
ungrateful wretches IL they have been
smothering the issues In that way
They ought to be ashamed OF them
selves. How in the world are the
News and other leaders Of democratic
public opinion expected to know what
to believe or say upon any political
issue? Isn't that the sole prerogatiVe
of "dem ocratic leaders," They ought
TO Immediately tell the News just what
1t is expected to believe and teach on
all the great questions Of the day This
thing OF waiting until the national
convention meets before telling the
boys what is the correct thing to think
and say is all very wrong. This pain
full uncertainty as to which side OF the
political issues the rank and file OF the
democracy are to array themselves Is
not to be longer tolerated. ltisn't fair
to the democrats. The republicans
alway "have tier issues defined, "and
there is never any uncertainty about
what a republican believes. But the
principles of the democratic party are
determined by the Tipping OF penny
on the eve of each election; and until
that penny is dipped the whole rank
and file Of the party are compelled TO
sit back and wait, like our esteemed
contemporary, and beg the demo
cratic leaders" for an issue.
by way of apology for the seemingly
unusual delay this year of the demo
cratic leaders" to send out definite
instructions to their following, we
would suggest to our aggreyed contem
porary that the penny has not yet bte
dipped, and "leaders" have at present
writing no tissues upon which they
expect the party to conduct their cam
palgn.n TIE party Is now In Thu
same unfortunate condition that IL ha'
occupied for thirty.two years; II Il
absolutely without any democratic
principles. Although 1t pretends t
trace its political lineage back through
Jefferson Davis, James buchanan an'
Andrew jackson to poor old maligne'
Thomas jefferson, yet the party ha
not had definite political principle
upon which to "cOLduct campaign
since Mr.. Davis unceremOniously qni
politics, and upon second thought on
Cedar street friend must see that til
democratic leaders Of congress" haT
not brought any democratic principle
prominently to the front" for the YER
excellent but simple reason that til
party has no principles to bring any
where.
The other query, "What has thi
congress done for the democratl
. partyY" is pertinent, but likewise yer
easy of solution. 1t has demonstrate
. what most Of the people have Ion
known, that the democratic party is
party Of hypocrisy; that its leaders al
Y willing to practice upon the people an
= kind Of deception to secure the spol
e Of office; that its boisterous tirat
Q against "the Mckinley bill' was T,
campaign purposes only; that /
promise to enact free silver bill vi
u solely for the purpose of catchiI
. votes; that its great howl about Il
V "bilion dollar congress" was sole
. that It might get its greedy hands in
% the national treasury and take out
billion and quarter dollars; that
Is cannot be trusted by the people AZ
n that 1t is wholly incapable of managil
1t the affairs of the government; that 4
q next president of the United Stat
10 will be nominated at Minneapolis ne
" Tuesday. When the News says Of &
democratic party that "up to date t
country has been disappointed" 1T max
., the very great mistake of leaving
al inference that somebody expect
" something good to come out of den
NJ cratic congress. There has been
10 disappointment, because there were
" expectations.
Tho alleged combine of democr'
~ and alliance ixers who went over II