The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-10-24
PLAIt FACTS FOR DEMOCRATS.
4 Democratic Paper Gives u Searching
Analysis of Its Own Party.

4 Democratic Paper Gives Searching
Analysis Of It's Own Party.
The democratic voters Of the state
are apathetic and Indifferent, and
we believe that apathy prevails
all over the United States. This
apathy is not accidental. 1t pro-
ceeds from radical cause. 1t has
grown out Of the fact that the dem
ocratic party has come to he 4 great
gathering Of all sorts Of people with
all sorts Of diverse and antayonistc
views. and without 'onc single aim in
view that all Of it's members are en-
Enthusiastically devoted to and anxious
to see accomplished. That is the
literal fact, however humiliating Il
confession Of it may be.
One set OF so-calcd democrats are
seeking to make this government
coin up all the silver in the world
into legal tender dollars, worth each
less than 50 cents, while another set
is seeking to hold tho government
down in it's coinage OF the precious
metals to the issue Of gold dollars
and silver dollars which shall be Of
the same value. Here is Il difference
in the purposes Of two SETS Of men.
each calling themselves democrats.
which is rs radical as the difference
between sin and religion. One set !.
calling themselves democrats, de-
mand that in imposing customs taxes
the government shall impose the
same rate Of taxation upon all i'm
ports. 50 that each person taxed shall
pay the same rate that Ill others
pay, While smother set, calling Them
selves democrats, insist that the
government shall impose taxes upon
some imports, but allow others to
come in free according to the whinS
and humors or those Who have lie
distribution ans! assignment Of tic
favors and the burdens.
In addition to these causes Of
apathy, which affect democrats in all
parts Of the union, the Virginia DEM
ocr"ts 'huvc the special cause Of
apathy that our state politics Of the
past few years has developed. The
people have seen IN era Of ring rule
and machine politics gradually grow
up in the state under the cnrrupting
influence Of money used in elections
and cheating at the polls. which has
utterly disc lIstcd and dis}cartcned
the strong and active clements Of the
party. When they sec their party's
authorities stuff ballot boxes with
false ballots, every citizen asks him
self: :Why should vote? Ny vote
will have no influence upon the re-
suit. After all the voting is over
the managers Of the machine will
put such and as many ballots into
the boxes rs will be necessary 10
make the result Of the election what
they desire That it should be. and |
had therefore. just as well have not
voted as to have voted.
There has been no such combina-
tOn Of men seen in this country as
what we now call the d"mOcrHti ic
party since the day that General
Harrison ran for prcSidunt on his
"coonskin. log cabin, hard cider
platform, that WA, to give everybody
everything. i is impossible that
any such combination. representa- ing
such diverse and antayonistic views,
can establish any Strong hold upon
the confidence Of men, or enlist any
active enthusiasm in securing the
election Of it's candidates for office. -
Richmond, Va, Times (Dcm.)