The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-05
A LAST WORD.

With this issue of the JOURNAL. the
campaign. that has been the theme OF
active discussion in these columns Tor
six weeks past. will be practically closed.
When tomorrow sun sets the battle
will have been fought, and the verdict
of the People will have become history
Embracing then this last opportunity
20 speak to the voters we urge them one
and all. democrats and populists as well
as republicans to reflect before they cast
a vote for one candidate even, that VIII
in any way endorse or encourage the
party that has brought industrial de-
preston to prosperous people and alb
solu,a bankruptcy tohundreds of friends
and neig hbors. In the language OF Ben
jamin Harrison. lit is Il condition, not
theory that confronts us. Time was,
when people could theorize on the pos
slble benefits return to democratic rule
would bring the country. but that time
is past. Long before the inauguration
of Mr.. Cleveland. the bare knowledge
that the reins of the government were
t. pass into the hands of democracy, m
duced the money kings of the country
to gradually reduce their accommoda-
tions to country banks. and in sympathy
with thus feeling of insecurity. the value
of all home products declined, factories
closed down or reduced wages, and with
every means of gettings money curfailed
and confidence shaken the financial panic
of 1893 swept over the country and shook
the business world as it has never been
shaken before. 1t is idle to argue that
these successive calamities were not the
result of the election of 1892. No man
| that is not saturated with the danger
Gus dogmas Of democracy will deny II.
| TIE facts are at hand that none can dis.
pute. and il is also proven that the ap-
prehension felt in the business and
| financial centers. on the incoming OF
democratic administration was not
without reason. In every act, the pres
ent administration Of Mr.. Cleveland has
/
1t is unnecessary to summarize these
abortive efforts at government and
craftsmanship. Their history is too re-
cent. too humiliating and too disappoint.
ing for any man to forget that he lives
in the shadow of an utterly incompetent
democratic administration. nor to deny
to himself that his first duty as a
citizen lies in contributing his strength
to an effort TO uproot the party and
reIegate it to that seclusion that IT Occu
pied from ls6D to 1854. while under re
publican rule. the country enjoyed a
growth and prosperity never equalled in
/ the history Of natious. Political prlncl
are plants of tender growth and are IN
complete agd active sympathy with
ones pocket-book No man can stand
up for the political dogmas that are
making him poorer day by day and IN,
'.....f fl- tho burdens Of life to himself
aal his ueighbor-. Why then will any
man encourage democracy 10y even SO
much ae vote for democratic pound
/ keeper. With IT. grip on the throat "i
Il. nation. waiting only for encourage
mrnt AT this election To tighten 1t. de
o. .racy stands 9zpectaut, but appre.
h.a-ive. VII it get encouragement:
Lat il the question for the voters to
decide. Remember that the strength OF a
political party is in its deepest founda.
tioa. the town ami county organization
/ Shatter these all over the country and
the superstructure will crumSle to earth
/ Here as elsewhere. tomorrow there If
this duty 10 perform. See to It. friends
Of good government. that Miles City and
Custer county does its duty 10y electing
the republican ticket from top TO bot,
h9u. This is no time for paying private
grudges. All that Is necessary to kno"
about a candidate is that be Is repub.
and represents the principles that en-,
dowed this country with great pros
perity. Vote for them all and you make
no mistake.