The Saline County journal., 1892-02-04
FULFILLING THE PREDICTION.

erring accuracy the Democratic
party is fulfilling the prediction
made by General Grant to the effect
that the Democratic party could be
depended upon to commit enough
blunders to keep the Republican
party in office. Blunder No. l was
made when the Democratic house
refused to concur in q resolution to
send one Of our naval vessels to con-
vey the bounty Of the good people Of
this nation to the starving Russian
peasants. Blunder No. = occurred
In the house the other day when an
obscure Democratic representative
from Missouri introduced q resolu-
tion asking the president to recall
Minister Egan Of Chill. or course
there are other blunders the Demo-
cratic party has committed and will
commit In the future, but these are
notable ones.
We might have mentioned the
sneaking, and underhanded method
OF the Ways and Means committee
of The house i'm attacking the Nc
X 'nley bill. Instead Of opposing 1t
fuzzy and upon equal terms il sees
fl &" go behind the bush and oppose |
it by employing the tactics OF the
bushwhacker and guerrilla. Separate
bills have been introduced, or will
be introduced, to repeal certain |
schedules of the tariff law of the 5lst |
in place Of embodying the
whole into one bill and putting il /
forward as party measure. There |
is less danger In attacking the law in
separate places as these are less like
ly to draw the opposition Of the
whole Republican party. This is
what the Democrats calls tariff re-
FORM" to be sure ii is not real or
honest REFORM" but 1t suffices to
quiet the few consciences there are
in the party, and enables the bosses
to refer to 1t as works in redeeming
the promises contained i'm the plat
forms. Nothing is to be feared from
these attacks, however, as q Repub-
lican senate and Republican presi-
dent stand iu the way.
Modern Democrats, Cfor even the
Democratic party has been changed
with the march of time) lay great
stress upon being "alive and aggres-
sive," that is, they are always enter
pr sing and up to something. OF
lat. the most enterprising Demo-
CT ts have been such fellows as
~ b. Hill, Of New York, the
Ajax Of New York, who defied
.Dreme court, and put his state
shame. German, the Mary
Ia snstorial boss, who believes
In potency Of the spoils system.
Br =, the rainbow chaser, who
rer resents Ohio, though living in
New York. Breckinridge OF Ken
lucky, and his recent unpatriotic,
and dishonest at
Isck upon the administration in the
house Of Representatives, and q long
line of others. And then behold the
yrest Stuffed Prophet that cometh
m the name Of Reform. Even he
mas fallen down upon his capacious
belly and worships at the shrine of
rammany. Ye Gods, what
'pectacle for men aud angels to
weep at! Grover has again and
gain been referred to as the Iegit-
mate successor OF Samuel j. Tildeu,
lie of cypher fame. ridden gained
lis standing as sn opponent to Tam
many, and here is his Legitimate
uccessor," allowing Tammauy to
Iictate whom he shall support for
and who shall have the .
luuder, dictate the platform and
IL.
They are already defeated in the
election, end they know {
!. Honest Democrats have admit b
I'd it In our bearing already this year.
Iere In Kansas where they have
ecently recovered from utter an \
they are already quarrel
~ over who shall be first in the
ingdom. or course the majority G
I them will not change their votes,
ut there are some, and . goodly L
too, who always become
Isgusted with their party in presi- b
ential years, and vote with the OPP
osition or remain at home. We are
nsbie to say whether the party Ii q
ted on account Of Its yiciousness. "
: whether IL is doomed on account q
! some OF its members being dis q
listed. It's like enough q combina- n
on Of both; at all events you can e.
Il it down as certain that this year 9
Ill witness another defeat for the Il
emocratic party, and its own null fo
b stupidity plays no small part in
that end. u