The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-03

publican press about revolutionary
methods. 1t is a notorious fact that
every revolutionary movement thus
far has been by the republican party.
The movement began by counting
Mr.. Rosenthal out of seat which
every body conceded belonged to him.
When amended returns were received
by the canvassing board before it's
adjournment establishing beyond a
doubt the fact Of his election, the
board persisted in it's determination
to issue the certificate to his Republi-
can opponent. The Peoples party
sought redress of this outrage
through a Republican supreme court,
and that court decided that although
ROsenthal was elected, there was no
legal remedy for the wrong which
this canvassing board had done.
Here is the first revolutionary step.
In the case of the Coffey county
tie, the canvassing board ignored the
provisions of the Republican lottery
law in such cases provided, and with
out notifying Mr.. Rice of the time
and place of the drawing of the lots,
drove all spectators from the room,
and, behind barred doors, proceeded
to declare the Republican contestant
entitled to the seat. The Republican
supreme court could find no legal
remedy in this case. This was the
second step.
BY reference to the report of pro-
ceedings of the first days session of
the house in another column it will
be seen that the Republican represen-
tatives refused to recognize the secre-
tary OF state. as had always been the
custom heretofore, as presiding officer
during the temporary organization of
the house, and he therefore retired to
his office. When Mr.. Semple, of
Franklin county took the stand for
the purpose of placing in nomination
candidate for temporary chairman,
the Republican members, led by Mr..
Cubbison, at once elected chairman
for the Republican side of the house,
which of course left nothing for the
opposite party to do but to effect a
like organization as matter of self
protection. This was the third step
in the revolutionary proceedings. of
the Republican party.
Following this the Republican side
proceeded to effect permanent Or
ganization, and the opposite side did
the same. In every revolutionary
step the Republicans led.-Topeka
Advocate and Tribune.
Open Letter to Cleveland.
d. j. Hammond of Idaho, writes /
see by the papers that you are re-
ceiving thousands of letters congrat-
ulating you on the great Democratic
victory. Probably the majority of
these letters come from those who
want some of the loaves and fishes.
Do you want the honest congratula-
tions yes tens of thousands, of your
countrymen when four years have
rolled away? Yes, more than that,
do you want your name enrolled be-
side Washington's and Lincoln's?
Since the war no president has had
as good a chance to gain an immortal
name as you have now. Will you do
it? The great common people will
watch anxiously for your moves on
the political chess board. Will it be
your policy to be the country's
savior, or will you put in your best
ticks for Wall Street and, gain
wealth and the curses of the liberty
loving people? Thinking people
realize that the next four years will
decide whether. this shall be a
republic in fact as we'll as in name,
without bloodshed. You realize that
the American people will never sub
nit to be enslaved without a fight.
Don't fatter yourself that because
"under the policy of the Republicans
and Democrats for the past thirty
years." millions have become home
less, that you can be instrumental in
making the balance homeless without
kick. The old Greenback guard is
largely composed of men who have
suffered from the goldbug policy and
they have been kicking for years at
the ballot box and will, if they must,
shoulder their old muskets again for
the liberty of not four million blacks,
but fifty million whites who are being
slowly but none the less surely en-
shaved by the class legislation of the
two old parties. In conclusion you
can't blame the Republicans if you
fail to help us this time. So for the
sake of thousands of 'Little Ruths"
throughout this land, for the love of
God and humanity, get on the right
side and stay there. Chicago SEN
tinel.