The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
UNDAUNTED.
The Democratic Party Dead Beyond
Doubt.

This election mas settler one tnlnS De-
You'd reasonable question-that the peo-
pie have no further use for the Demo-
cratic party, and if, after they have taken
an inventory, they find they have enough
left rightly TO estimate their true signif-
canoe, then the reign of the Republican
party will be limited to a few years;
otherwise 1t may be prolonged indefinitely.
Will the Democrats do this and then cast
their fortunes with the only party that
can and will redeem this country from
the financial ruin into which Republican
management has plunged it? The last
two elections, to my mi. ID, show our weak
ness in a greater degree than any that
have taken place since we became a ma
ton. The Representative has repeatedly
stated. and truthfully too, that the peo-
pie are the government; and the thought
come home with startling emphasis, if the
people are the government, what kind of
a government have we? Two years ago
the people were thoroughly tired of the
Republican party. so thoroughly permeat-
ed with disgust, because of the multiple
cation of tramps, the closing of industries,
the stringency of the money market. fall
ing prices, and commercial disaster and
ruin generally, that they rushed In battal-
ions to Grover and the Democratic party
1ney We're more than anxious to repudate
Harrison, and signified their anxiety by an
avalanche of ballots almost without a par
allel Now only two years have passed
during which time the Democrats have
simply continued Republican measures
with only mild departure with the Nc
Kinley bill in full force Ohe only national
measure the Republicans have) and these
same voters have gone back on their ac-
ton of two years ago; and not only this,
but have brought others with them, and
given the Republicans the biggest victory
IN their history 1t does seem that a gov
ernment having no more cohesive power
than this cannot long endure Now I
do not wish to be misunderstood / have
studied this matter pretty thoroughly and
would say that these changes might augur
strength if there We're palpable, clearly
marked causes for the change; but admit
mat change was demanded when Har-
rison was defeated, what sense has been
manifested in the speedy return, consider
ing nothing has been done by the Demo-
Gratis out to pursue the policy of the Re-
publicans, with the exception of a slight
modification of the tariff and the repeal
OF the sherman bill relative to silver. The
truth Is we have too many voters in this
country | am beginning to lose respect
Tor my government when 1 reflect on it's
composition. When / see that enough
voters who cannot read or write, hold
the balance of power, enough to decide
any election, | tremble for the perpetuity
OF this republic They are mere tools in
the power of designing men to perpetua te
the reign of tyranny and plutocratic gov
eminent, to keep Shylock enthroned You
VIII not chide me for such views when
to
bell5Ve that all this domestic social
ana financial ruin and demoralizat ton
was brought upon the country by
Grover Cleveland and his aiders and
aoettors. what sort of timber is this for
a government? Bad men in power and
others having sons AK to grind can manip-
ulate such mass of ignorance at will
and thus perpetuate a government solely in
the interests of bankers and millionaires.
grinding the people to powder Since the
organization of the Peoples party our sad
condition as people and the causes thereof
have been most ably heralded to the people.
Never dld Sounder, ADLER political literal ure
issue from the press in the worlds history
that that from the Populist PRESS since the
above date; and in this great work for hui
mainly the Representative, under its peer
less management, Messrs. Williams and
Donnsly, has occupied the vanguard What
has 1t accomplished in the direction of its
work of love? Time alone must answer
this important question. But of one thing
we are assured-nothing is lost, and though
our party has received an apparent defeat
where we expected healthy growth, it is only
temporary; and from this on the growth of
the Peoples party will be simply ph anom-
email; for the Democratic party is dead
dead. dead: and if l was a Methodist in
stead of being a sinner, l would shout 'GIo-
ry to God in the highest" In speaking of
the battle of Gettysburg, Abbott says that
the noble men that went down in the awful
charges there never could be replaced by
the South; consequently this, he alleges,
was The turning point; SO the mighty men
that went down in last Tuesdays battle
VIII never again come to the front, and the
better portion will join the PEOPLES party.
while the most undesirable element will
join the Republicans. Just think of the ma
ture of the defeat and it's consequences to
that party. Illustrious Wilson, Springer,
Bland, Cummings, Hatch, Holman, Docksry,
Outhwaite, Henderson, Heard, and so on al
most indefinitely all gone, never to return
as Democrats. To my poor vision the pros
pect is UNNECESSARILY brighter today than
ever before; for there must certainly will.
be two parties, and these we have So
henceforth the Republican party will have
different foe to fight, one that it can't
handle as it mas the Democrats But, Mr.
Editor, much, very much, must be done ere
1896. We have a wofully ignorant mass OF
voters in this country. l would have the
law SO amended that no one but the voter
could occupy the booth at the time
III he has not interest enough in the election
even to be able to read the names on his
ballot, he certainly is not competent to
vote at all; and so long as such are permit
ted to vote 50 long will they remain ignor-
ant, mere automatons, dangerous element,
a constant menace to our lib arties Rod
path says that it is far better to he gov
erned by the intelligent few than bv the
ignorant many; that nothing is so danger
Gus to the state as an ignorant democracy.
III man has no higher ambition or aspira-
ton than to eat, sleep and drink whisky,
he should not have the right to vote. When
the French revolution was shaking all Eu-
rope from center to circumference, when
the very earth seemed to be giving way
under their feet, when CONSERVATION was
depicted on every face Bonaparte sought
Madame de Stael and made this inquiry
What must be done to save the French ma
tion?' Educate the Mothers, instantly re-
piled this noble woman. You can't enable
a child to perceive that the sum of the
three angles of any triangle is equal to two
right angles until he is in possession of the
preliminary knowledge leading ND to this
truth. Just so it is with the man who has
not interest enough in our institutions to
cast an Intelligent ballot and alone TIL
Peoples party. which is the only real re-
form organization, should insist that no
man snail have the right to vote unless
ne can do so without the aid of another,
Tor under our present law the worst frauds
are practiced, as he can call any one to his
aid; and there is no question that hundreds
OF thousands of votes were cast by men
who did not know for whom they voted.
do positively know of some [ look to the
representa- tive to lead in this much ne ded
reform L want to see our party noted for
its intelligence and then demagogres can't
manipulate them.