The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-26
WHAT OF THE HOUR.
We Have Suffered Much. but Our victory
Is Coming.

We Have Suffered Much. but Our victory
Is Coming.
twenty-five years ago the Repub-
Iican party was in its food tide Of
glory and strength.
The government had just emerged
from a victorious war; and the Re-
publican party was in power. 1t was
at the head of the government
In the election of 1865 it swept
everything before it There was
nothing too good for the Grand Old
Party" A popular New York gov
ernor, standing as a presidential
candidate on one of the grandest plat
forms ever adopted by political par
ty. was completely showed under by a
man who knew how to lead an army
to victory. but who knew almost abb
solutely nothing as statesman.
In 1872 another triumph was re-
corded for the Grand Old Party"
Governor Seymour had been beaten
by the man on horse back in 1868.
Horace Greeley was more completely
vanquished in 1872.
And yet Seymour and Greeley for
got more about the affairs of the ma
ton every night than Grant ever
knew. They were as great statesmen
as he was eeneral-the highest
compliment that could be paid to any
of them.
But, by 1876 somehow or other the
faces of the people began to get lit.
flo 1,nr Tbnir i1oS oror +Lo
achievements Of the grand old par
ty' began to grow sickly. The cheers
were fainter; whisky enthusiasm took
the place of the old-time enthusiasm.
Still people walked to the polls and
took their medicine. They endured
the hard times and hoped for better.
In the meantime the Greenback
party sprang into existence. 1t bid
fair to win in 1880. And it would
have won had not the Republican
party made concessions and let up on
the screws! -
In 1880 it was nip and tuck between
the old parties-with the Greenback
party hopeful third in the race
At last the patience of the people
became exhausted.
They became tired of the Grand
Old Party" which had sunk to the
level Of the G. o. p"
They thought Greenback party
had no chance"
They wanted "a change
Consequently they voted Cleveland
into Office!
The change" proved to be simply
out of the Republican frying pan into
the Democratic fire.
The dividing line between Arthur
and Cleveland was so imperceptible
that no one has yet been able to dis
: cover it.
The difference between John Sher-
man and Dan" Manning was like
unto the difference between two peas
grown in the same pod, ~sS "sF
Four years of Democratic rule.
! headed by a 800 pound henchman OF
Wall street brought no change. 1t
was the same old gold-bu grind.
In 1888 the people jumped back
| again-out of the Democratic fire into
the Republican frying pan.
And now they are getting another
four years of roasting" 1t serves
them right. If they get so eternally
roasted" that feel and squeal-all
the better. 1t will put little sense
into their heads.
In this condition of things the level
headed portion of the farmers are
organizing. says the Chicago Express.
The better class of laborers and work
ingmen are organizing. Business men
and manufacturers are taking hand,
also.
Stranger things have happened than
that Peoples party president should
be elected next November. Let us
hope that such may be the case
There ore old friends and comrades,
| let US pick our Aints and try it again!
We have had our Bunker Hill. our
Lexington and even our Valley Forge.
But our York; town is near at hand!
Don't give up the ship!
Rally the odd Guard" and make
the fight a hot one from this time on.