The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-01

Unfortunately InlS cOnultlon OF
things prevails most in the National
elections, in which the most vital
interests of the people of the several
States are interested. In these
elections millions of money are
talked Of, and used, with so much
unconcern and indifference that the
practice has become regarded as a
matter of course necessity.
Witness the Presidential election
of 1888, and the example then given
by the wealthy protectionists, from
Wanamaker down. Money is the
power, with the stereotyped motto,
ssput it where it will do the most
good"
Under such ccrrupting circum-
stances, patriotism and party fealty
becomes extremely doubtful things
to depend and figure on for the out
come. The idea is fast gaining
ground in politics that every man
has his price, hence the dangerous
power of money in these matters
when cunningly and professionally
applied.
There is far more pitiful truth
than poetry in the foregoing, and we
feel assured that the picture is not
in any way the least 'oyerdrawn,
but we have an abiding faith in the
purifying principles OF Democracy
and their savin,, power to redeem the
people from the degeneracy conse-
quent upon the money corruption
that now prevails.
The persistent grasping tenden-
cies of the Republican party now
in authority, which eliminated in
the productions and passage Of the
force bill by Republican Congress
has, we fully believe, opened the
eyes of large majority of the
intelligent citizens OF the country to
the real intent of that corrupt and
unrighteous measure, and they clear
ly see that if it should become a law
it would wipe out entirely the free
exercise of suffrage and perpetuate
by right of power and authority the
present political party in possession
of the government, until the people
rose in their might to crush the
party out of existence by sheer
force, or perchance until the masses
were oppressed, Inundated and
cowed out of all semblance to free
American citizens.
May the day never dawn upon
this continent to witness such de-
gree of human degradation as Mr..
Harrison and his satellites are eager
ly paving the way for with fixed
purpose, and we feel assured now
that it never will. The people have
taken the alarm from California to
the green mountains of Vermont.
from Oregon to the Atlantic ocean,
and in November next, the money
kings of America will be driven out
of political existence by the votes
of the horney handed sons of toll at
the ballot boxes of the country.
The dollar will be no longer al
mighty in corrupting the suffrage
Of American citizens.
We append an excerpt from Mr..
Cleveiand's letter of acceptance as a.
fitting close to this column:
The administration aud management
of our government depend upon pop
nlar will. Federal power is the in
strument Of that will--not its mas
ter The attempts of the opponents
of Democracy to interfere with and
control the suffrage of the states
through federal agencies develops a
design which no explanation can
mitigate to reverse the fundamental
and safe relations between the people
and their government. Such an at
tempt cannot fail to be regarded BY
thoughtful men as a proof of a. bold
to secure the ascenden-
cy of a discredited party in reckless
disregard Of a tree expression of the
popular will.
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