Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-06-14
Democracy Made Respectable


The readers of the HERALD of Dem
ocratic proclivities will enjoy reading
the following from the Topeka Press;
The proud crest of the republican
party of Kansas has fallen, It's spirit
is broken. Its ranks waver in the
face of certain defeat. For nearly
two decades it has been the unalter-
able foe of democracy and the unre-
lenhng enemy of democratic prlncl.
pies No platform has it heretofore
pulmugated but that rung with bitter
denunciation Of everything demo-
cratic. No utterance came from it
that was not given voice by the breath
Of hate No policy, no act of omission
or commission that emanated from
the democratic party eyer escaped the
sings and arrows of republican vim
dictiveness No speech, no resolution,
no republican newspaper was ever
before given publicity that did not
charge treason, bribery, incapaclty,
speculation, dishonesty, destruction
snd damnation upon the democratic
party. Particularly has this been
more than true in Kansas, where for
a quarter of century democrats
have been jeered at, Aouted, ostrasiz,
ed and scandalized by every individu-
al republican, or platform utterance,
or "loi" republican newspaper that
had sufficient prominence to gain the
public ear. In the past to be dem
ocrat in Kansas was to be scorned as
a monster from hades. He was ostra-
cised in business and social circles
He was unworthy of voice in legis-
lation. municipal, county or state. 1t
is regarded as disloyal and treason
able for a democrat to even aspire to
an elective Office. And the country
was profoundly impressed with the
utter depravity Of community in
Kansas that would allow a democrat
to hold Office. The property interests
of the democrats were solely in the
control Of their political enemy. They
had no voice in the election of Office
of men who controlled the great ques-
ton Of taxation. public expenditures,
education of their children, policy OF
J government or even, to certain de-
gree, their own private affairs and
appetites. All were confiscated by:a
system Of republican satrapy more
; oppressive, exacting and un-Ameri-
can than feudal barons ever imposed
} Even the religious liberties and free.
/ dom Of democrats were denied them
J AS bitter Remuneration of democrats
/ came from the pulpit as were ever
, breathed by a coterie Of political dem
agogues and fxers, The spirit Of
} emulation IN hatred and denunciatioI
, of democrats in Kansas ran so high al
3 that the most proficient demagogut
: In this black arc was carried about OIL
. on the shoulders of an admiring con
stituency and elevated to the fattes
| Office The greatest political savage
that could show the greatest number
t of democratic scalps, and whose fenc,
was hung with the skins of democrats
8 was made chief and the welkin raDl
Z with laudatlons and praise for hlI
r proWess. One such was rewarded
! with eighteen years i'll the UnlteC
0 States aud from him down to pounC
(; keeper the distinction achieved III pre-
5 ferment aud power in the republican
:. party may be measured by the inten
b sity of individual hate and vilificatior
8 Of democrats.
: No man who will be candid anC
fair with his own constance will gain
Q say this presentation of facts. Ger
o tainly no democrat III Kansas vii
9 ever forget it.
9 But the curtain has suddenly fslleI
: upon this scene, The william Ill thu
r play has beeu metamorphosed. A
g sharp turn In the highway of repub
l. lican progress has been ordered. A
J, great state convention has been held
I, and while all the old crowd that have
4 won their political spurs by on
a slaughts on democrats and whose
s whole life history has been dedicated
a to Willy them, got all the nomlna
q tons. Mirabile dictu; bat word II