The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-17

Now that the Minneapolis convention
has done it's work,scomments arg the or
der Of thed and how EASY to- III. q d ~.
what they will be. The Rei,iubleas -,
generally will extoll the choice risss!ee,
while the demecratic and wefeaIiin ln.nt
instances the independent, will ticrry
the choice, calling it a weak ticket winch
can be easily defeated etc, ;lsytwcln the
old parties who have so-m,rll III %s.5.,ii-
mon and whose few reilainil.. ,....u.-
pies have been so long co,!H;lsis,i for
that they have been worn thread. b s,,..
this might be called Il legitimate nioi1s III
warfare. On the silver question t:ics
are no longer divided. Remember Tie
effecting scene when McKmi j. aud
Mills met in the halls of c%n,,Glpss ,tn
cordially embraced each other. Tie
same was prophetic OF the futu,,; uilion
OF the parties. After the supreme ,iinlt
OF each representative Of their respective
''grand old parties" that knotey G:,rs-
ton OF the tariff had been u>.tilu to on
the one side and pared down on the
other until but five per cent of tifiel-
ence existed between the two. Was not
this q cause for rejoicing? The only live
issue between the republican and demo-
cratic today is that OF office. Under
this condition it is natural that mis-
representation and abuse should take
the place Of argument. Age may force
the peoples party into. the same rut,
but let US keep from it as long as posi-
BILE. The new party will loose nothing
by acknowledging the little good to, be
found in the old. They do not need the
weapon OF Misrepresentation We are
satisfied that the republican party, in
the denomination of Benjamin Harrison,
made the strongest move possible
in the great game soon to come before
| the people. The presence of Blame in
| the cabinet has overshadowed Harrison
but in reality he is the safer man OF the
two. lie has been as greatly under
estimated, as Blaine has been over esti-
mated. The II is q careful conscien-
tious statesman. The other a brilliant
INSCRIPTIONS politician. The opposi-
ton should not deceive themselves on
the ground OF dissatisfaction in republic
can ranks. There is none out side the
Blaine ranks and even here. with the
majority, Harrison was second choice.
1t must be confessed that the republican
party has acted wisely and democrats
may we'll fear the result. Independents
OF the peoples party, however, should
always rejoice to see good men nomi-
mated. This is one OF the good results OF
Independent action this forcing of good
men to the front. But however good the
man il he stands on a rotton or mean
ingless platform lie can accomplish little
for the people. This is a great wealth
producing nation and here in lies both
our pride and our danger. The wealth
OF the nation attracts the vampires OF
all nations and they huye made the old
parties their willing tools. The wealth
OF the country, even more rapidly than
1T IS being made, is passing into the
hands OF the few, into the centers cl
trade, rather than building up where
produced or supporting in comfort those
by whom it is produced. These growing
evils which the people feel, the old par
ties refuse to recognize. They are not il
sympathy with the masses and no mat
ter how good their nominations, under
them the same evils will continue tc
grow,