The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-09-10

ing the ground OF principle on which
the party riglltfully claimed the support
OF Enion soll.iers, it undertakes to
purchase their vote in a mass withthe
public money, and that on scale un-
approached by the largesses with which
aspirants to empire bought and degrad-
ed the armies OF Rome. As far as this
is political scheme, il is only the moro
base because it is an abuse Of a senti-
ment az nohle as it is universal the
boundless gratitude of the nation to its
defenders.
Reform in our national government is
essentially one impulse, one principle,
one policy. Demoralizing and iniqui-
tous taxation is intimately associated
with all other aemoraliZing and ;niqui-
tous methods OF legislation and admins
tration. Thoughtful students of history
will see the connection between our
vicious tariff system and that extension
| OF "bossisin' which makes complete
reform OF the civil service more essen
1 tial than ever. They see that the waste
and corruption Of our pensions are large
ly result Of the same cause. They see
that the schemes by which ignorance,
ianaticism, and avaricei are conspiring
to degrade the currency owe most Of
their dangerous strength to the laws
which have trained men to seek wealth
in legislation rather than in industry.
The revolt of 1890 againit the MCKINLEY
tariff was the first expression of an out
ragged people against great wrong, and
the passion which inspired 1T seemed for
the time to be exhausted i'll the effort.
But there is deeper meaning in the
wide spread growth of an intelligent
sentiment of reform, in the profound
conviction THAT public office is a public
trust, and that tspowers must be exar-
cised only for the peoples good. ii is
the rapid growth OF this sentiment, de-
manding q single eye to the nations
welfare in every appointment to Office,
in every enactment OF tax, in every eX-
penditure of the peoples money, that is
the significant feature of American
political life. With the call for tariff
reform as the type of its demands, as the
first and immediate practical end to be
reached by success in this election, inde-
pandents unite with the young Dem
oeracy and proclaim their purpose to
apply this principle everywhere.
/ The independents accept GROVER
CLEVELAND, the candidate OF the Demo-
cratic party, as, on the whole, the fore
most representative OF the principle, and
will give him q cordial support. Not
pretending to approve the views or to
tolerate the methods OF many who call
themselves Democrats with no sympathy
for party bosses or organizations which
subordinate principles TO momeniari
success, they stii! rejoice that within
these reinv!gorated party the power OF
all such elements has yielded to the de-
mand tor broad statesInanship and far.
sighted policy. They believe that tho
force OF truth will consolidate tile dts
cordant fragments which form tie party
or that Ii 1t rcpel some OF these, it will
attract better and stronger support from
, without. and t!iat the way is open to
cay, as it has not been il many years
> FOR an educational CANVASS in tie caus,
. o reform, which shall be all importan
service to the nation, and with til,
: certainty the final triumph of that eaas,
, in the evil administration OF The GOV
erilma!ft at large, as well as in the law
:, of taxation and currency, cannot long b
delayed. i!arpnr's Weekly.