The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05

the many old soldiers who have had
enough of democracy. The writer i
known To number of Grant county
people. some OF whom served with him
in the army:
MEpFoRp MINI Sept IT, 81.
EDITOR OwAToNNA JOURNAL
Dear Sir:-For more than forty-fve
wears, two Of which were spent in the
service of my country, have voted the
democratic ucket. 1t is not pleasant 10
sever old associations and form new
ones, especially after man has passed
the meridian of life; but it seems TO nle
that the time has come for every man
who loves his country more than his
party to speak out, and come out III IA
vor of his country.
Two years ago, under the promise OF
tariff aud civil service reform, the dem
ocratic party was put III control OF all
the branches ot the government, with
Grover Cleveland at It's head, for his see
ond term; but had the weak spots in his
character been as we'll known as they are
today, he would never have been elect
ed; or as the IrisLman put it, had his
second term been his first, he never
would have had his second" His cleo
ton SO inflated his vanity that lie
thought he was the government. and
that he could punish the Mordicas that
refused 10 stand in tue kings gate or
move for him.
Filled with envy, he attempted TO
stock the federal offices with the person
al enemies Of the man who ovel shad-
owed him IN his own state, only to meet
with the reouke he deserved and we, ken
and demoralize his party. His foreign
policy, in his abor,ive attempt to over
throw struggling Young republic and
enthrone dissolute and unworthy wo-
man upon It's ruins, is alike unworthy
of his position, un-American, unknown
In the traditions Of this government aud
utterly repugnant TO the sentiment of
OF the people. A president may propose
but the people depose, aud to-day the
turbulant waters OF those sea girt isles
break IN profound peace at the feet Of a
sister republic. The man Of destiny
but yesterday stood upon an emineuce:
to DAY he stands at the head Of disrupted
party and divorced from the confidence
Of the people. How are the mighty
fallen!
With such a leader, not much could be
expected of the party, and while the
great sugar trust, with enormous Doodle.
was menacing his administration and III
viding his party into waring factions
the industrial interests Of the country
failing to obtain relief, became paral, zed
and labor was turned into the street to
beg for bread. In possession Of the
executive and both branches OF congress.
with more than eighty majority on joint
ballot, still unable to pass bills of the most
urgent necessity, shows most plainly the
partys incapaci,y to administer the af
fairs Of The government, even in times Of
profound peace,
After year Of labor, congress has
brought forth a sickly bant,ing in the
name ot tariff reform, and gobbhnc its
sugar teat promises at some future time.
to sweeten the nursing bottle OF the non
descript. The people now know what
they have got for the loud and oft re
peated promises Of tariff reform and for
eighteen months of democratic misrule
The citizen soldier that freely offered
his lite upon the altar Of his country.
that this government might live aud be-
come one Of the great nations Of the
earth. now finds in less than a third Of a
century after the overthrow Of the rebel
lion, his government IN the hands of an
administration, who finding the old SOL
der going down the western decliyity Of
life, struggling under the weight OF accu-
n.ulating years, puts spies and detectives
on his track and place hunters 10 fatten
at his expense. and cast cloud OF doub,
over his right to q partial compensation
for his services, which former admins
trations had allowed and which every m.
trioiic citizen had endorsed. This too IS
democratic reform.
Cleveland's ambition is evidently 10 re-.
main the last IT the long list of demo
cratic presidents that have graced the
esuntcheon cf the Republic, while lis
party Is on its nees imploring the people
whom they have deceived and plundered
Tor a longer lease Of power. But The
people have already had enough, and
are impatien! for an opportunity 10 hur,
them from the places they have dishon-
nred and flmisaie every department of
the government from the virus OF corrun.
tiOn and cOYnrnnnian, that dA,nno-.,;