Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-08

snakes. worms, lice or bugs. Under protest
we gulped 1t down, and were told the rea-
son why We were asked to take it was, il
would kill the republican party. The idea
of democrat swallowing such a dose to
kill Il republican. 1t looks now as though
We had killed ourselves. Let us see what
we have gained. We got what was sup.
posed to be i United States senator from
North Dakota. He was elected BY twenty
three democrats, seventeen populiStS and
seven republicans. He was not only Il
compound. but 4 mixture of all parties. He
was 2S-4' democratic, l1-47 populiSt and
IA republican. AS the principal iNgre-
dent was democratic. and as his election
would make a majority in the senate. in
dependent OF populiSts and republicans.
his political birth was hailed with enthuS-
laSm and delight from one end of the
union to the other. He waS presented at
the national capitol as a granite keystone
from North Dakota to finish the triumphal
arch of democracy. But if ever fame
was a mockery and success u howl
ing farce the election of this sen.
ator on a mongrel combination shows it.
1t fond parents ever lavished their at
%fections on a beautiful daughter. if they
ever spent time and money Of her dress
and education, and b%edecking her.in jewels
and silks, to have her abandon home and
run away with a colored coachman, they
could mot feel any worse or more humili-
ated. and as though life was q failure. than
the democracy of North Dakota Over the
vote OF Senator Roach on the repeal of the
purchase of silver. Instead of taking his
seat in the senate and acting in harmony
with the representatives of the people inIthc
house and with the president he abandoned
the hreside of the old home and went OFF
with the coachman. If this is a sample
of democratic brains and reform, lam only
surprised that Ohio, the home of such
democrats as Thurman aud Harter. had
not given Mckinley 100000 majority in
stead OF the small one lie got. 1t is enough
to make Samuel j. Tilden turn over in his
grave. = X X The democrats of North
Dakota were supposed to have gained a
victory, the party never was in as bad
shape as it is today. 1t is without head,
tail. legs or body. 1t is illtreated by its
own leaders and without the respect and
confidence of its " members. If an elec.
ton was had to-day, there is not a promi.
nent democrat in the state who would take
q nomination for anything: and if he did
he would never know he was running.
This may be too much truth told. but it is
the truth just the same. 1t would have
been a very easy matter for a democratic
senate to have Endorsed the house of repre-
sentatives and the president on repeal.
This would have given four months before
the regular session to have tested its bene.
tits. Simply because the government wished
to discontinue the purchase of silver when
it could not use or derive any benefit from
such purchase doesn't effect the value of
silver at all as money. 1t simply means the
government shall not buy what it does not
need or cannot use. Silver is just as much
money as it ever was-and those who want
1t can have it-either work for it or
buy it. This right has not been dis
turbed. Grover Cleveland's conduct
has paid me for being a democrat. If
another democrat is never elected l can die
happy. Those who attempt to account
for Senator RCachs vote claim it was
not the Holy Ghost but the ghost of a sill.
yer King thar came upon the seven repub-
licans in one night and couuSeIed them to
vote the democratic ticket just once for
the sake of reform. One Herr Won Leisti-
kow of Grafton, is said to have discovered
the burning bush. and straightway the
needed seven fell down and wOrshiped.
1t is now reported, how true l cant say,
that Baron Leistikow has a large silver
mine in Montana. This is no disgrace.
We would all like one. 1t is also reported
that no true conversions took place until
Herr von Lelstikow appeared and prayed
with the unconverted. Then the burning
bush appeared and the way was clear.
Roach's vote against the administration
and his party is regarded by some as a
dead give away. Such democracy is no
better than the rottenest republicanism
If this is the result of a union between
democrats and populists, there is no reason
why the republicans should not carry
every state in the union. There are just
as noble and good democrats in North Da-
kota as ever lived. But the best and most
faithful who helped elect Mr.. Roach sena-
tor, can't conduct a postofice in their W
town, and they are not half so we'll off
politically, as they were before. Instead
of having a granite key to the arch we
have a freed :shaken by the wind. The
party better back up if it doesn't expect to
be buried.
f! A RAILROAD MASACER