Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-31

"eDiio auopted q set
u resolutions that are thoroughly
democratic. No doubt of it. Tho
document Is characteristic one and
composed Of fossilized platitutes and
Daid,neaded statements thoroughly in
keeping with the traditions of the or.
gan'zation. The Republicans, OF
course are responsible for all the ills
'ne country is heir to. II the com
mittee on resolutions had been given
more time it would undoubtedly have
made u clear that the Republican
party is responsible for the great
oackwardness of the present season
MOODS IN the Mississippi valley and
otner sections, the recent destructive
cyclones in Kansas. the prevalence of
the grip. and they might have gone
back into the mysty past and accus-
cd the Republican party of advocacy
OF secession and slavery which re-
suited in creating debt Of three bill
IONS OF dollars. Farmers and labor
ers have contributed their portion
toward the liquidation of this enor.
nous debt, and as "the attention of
farmers and Iaborers is called to the
fact that everything they complain
OF is the result of thirty five years of
Republican legislation" we naturally
infer that the Republican party, by
opening war against the Union and
for the perpetuation of slavery, is
responsible for that cause of COM
plant. However, the Democracy was
careful not to make specific mention
OF this little matter. The idea that
Americans shall use American made
goods hurts the Democracy and any
Legislation tending to build up our
own manufacturing industries is some
thing terrific, and calls forth whole
lot of very elegant diction. Then
again the unrestricted immigration OF
pauper labor is another iniquity the
Republican party is responsible for
Somehow or another the impression
has been prevalent that the Demo
cratic party has not exerted itself to
any great extent against such immi-
grafton but has been rather favorable
to it, and that the Republican party
is the advocate of restricted immigra-
ton. 1t is not many years since the
Republicans were accused by the I'M
terrified of being too thorough,
American in this respect and the
Democracy laid claim to being the
particular friend of the poor and op-
pressed of all nations and worked thi:
as a vote catcher and succeeded tc
quite an extent. Well, they always
fall in at the rear end of the process
sion. They are even now beginning
to claim that they were the true anc
only anti-slavery and anti-secessinr
party, and twenty or twenty-five
years hence they will be claiming tina
they were the sole and only orlgina
tors OF the protective tariff system
and reciprocity. "The public inter
ests demand immediate survey of th
public domain within the State.
All, ha. Why don't we get the ap
preparation? Who has any doub
that with a Republican House W
could get it? With the great ''re
trenchment and reform" party in
big majority in that branch of Con
gress, who expects an adequate ap
preparation? Stick to your Demo
cratic doctrine of opposition to appro
priations, and be consistent. Th
protective tariff is described as cas
legislation. 1t is, but it covers
mighty big class--65,o0 of pee
ple--including the Democracy. I
course it works to the detrlment
European manufacturers, and the
plants is swelled by the great vole
of the unterri6ed, pitched in the san
key. Verify the Democratic pla
form constructed in Pocatello is
model in the way OF sweeping charge
wonderful statements and gener
i. forcibleness of diction.
Gso. P. WHEELsR, talented WI