The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-19

In view OF the tact that the llEEALD- |
ADVANCE, the Republican organ OF this |
county, has never lost an opportunity to
ridlcue the aims aud objects OF the Pop
ullsts, declaring them To be anarchlsilc,
visionary and lmpractlcable, 1T Is quite
surprising to see il come out as 1t did
last week, IN favor of the plan advocated
by the Popalsts, known as courts Of con
citation and arbitratsn, whereby dis
putes, especially those involving only
small sums, may be settled without 90
ing into circuit court where the expenses
OF litigation is several times greater than
the original sum at issue. 1t is surpris
ing, we repeat that the Republican
organ, which is SO bitter and unreason
able in its opposition to any reform de
vocatei by the new party, should so far
forget itself as to favor a reform that has
been SO strongly advocated by the Pop
ulisis The Il HERALD-ADyANCE must now
do one thing or the other, viz: Admit
| that the Populists are right IN their de
mand on this question. or that ii forgot
or was not aware that it was Populistic
plank or it would not have sanctioned
retorm.--ltevieW.
1t is one OF the peculiarities OF the pop
ulistlc press to lay claim to all the virtue
of the age, and the vast field OF morality
and reform over which it has spread
itself makes it impossible for one outside
Of its hallowed circle to touch any Of the
christian graces without populist bob
bing up and excIaiming "hands oft, that S
my particular reform In fact SO far
has this been carried that one OF the
Minnesota leaders lately laid claim to
the ten commandments and the sermon
on the mount as being the particular
tanets of the populist party, which pro-
fame republicans and democrats had no
right to approve or discuss until they
had first been baptized into the fold OF
sub;reasurvism by st. Loucks or that
second and greater John the Baptist
Wardall whose voice will no longer be
heard in the wilderness OF Dakota crying
out '.make way for Fidelity fire insur-
ance, Scandinavian elevator stock and
coraa@e trust schemes y Now that the
| field Of areform" has been 50 completely
monopolized by the new party our neigh
bor should not get SO worried if a repub-
lican colt happens 10 stray over into his
preserves tor 4 little green picking after
feeding for SO leng on the dry heritage Of
republicanism We humbv beg his
pardon however, as we were not aware
that populism had also appropriated the
beatitudes, particularly that one which
says: BLESSED are the peacemakers,"
but as they have we freely admit that
they are right on this question, and also
..populistic plank In fact one would
never have discovered 1t BY observation
OF the recent performances OF the Kansas
/ pops. whore Mrs Lease, Gov. IleWellyn
and Satan himself have been holding
high carnival, making the sunfloWer
state the laughing stock Of the nation;
nor in Minnesota where the Donnelly
Fish fight has been attracting attention.
i and in which each OF the two leaders
swears that the other has been selling out
the party and stands ready to prove thai
his o, ponent is il liar, perjurer and tool
of monopolists, which the great majority
Of people believe they coatd easily do:
nor do we find the plank in anyway oo-
served in this state where the most bit.
ter personal charges cf dishonesty are
banded oack and forth between The lead
ers as they find time for It while picking