The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-21
HONESTY PROGRESSING.
The March of Common Sense AZsInst tn
Dishonest Democracy


Dishonest Democracy
What an insult il is to the stalwart
people of the great west TO say tSat
dishonest schemes of initiation flourish
there whenever times are hard, and
fade away when good crops and revival
of business come. This is President
Cleveland's idea, and western demo-
Gratis may be held pardenable il they
resent 1t and deny its truth. Illinois
and Missouri are at present the centers
of fierce struggles within the demo-
cratic party at the west, and in both
states the free silver men appear to
have the upper hand, but only inside
the democratic party. II that were
ont of the way, both states would
without hesitation support a thorough
IL sound policy-one incomparably
more sound than the shifty barter
with paper and silver infia.icnists
which was urged in Secretary Carlisle's
speeches Throughout the west the
trouble is the same; the democratic
party is rotten TO the core, as respects
monetary questions, and its least I'M
worthy leaders are hoping that an i'm
provement in business and good crops
may uplift, not the people, but the
democratic voters into the daylight OF
financial sanity.
These reasoninSs would brand the
people of the west with dishonesty,
because for many years democratic
leaders in that section were dishonest
enough TO teach that Reputation and
imitation were justified by the intoler-
able conduct of eastern creditors who
had loaned money to the west Caring
nothing for the welfare of the coun-
try, or even for the future of their
party. these knavish demagogues
preached for thirty years TO their
dupes that the money lenders, whose
advances on western farms, mines and
railroads had made the west a posi-
bility. were guilty of hideous crime
because they looked for return of the
same money they had loaned Under
such infamous teachings this genera
ton of western democrats has grown
up, and ever since Mr.. PendletOn pro-
posed to rob the nations creditors By
paying" of the bonds by an enormous
issue of legal tender notes the demo-
cratic party at the west has been q
hotbed Of all sorts Of monetary knsv-
cries.
It IS disgrace 10 the more intelii
gent and practical democrats Of the
west that the have tolerated this kind
of teaching year after year. knowing
that it was dishonest and dangerous,
but hoping it might serve 20 capture
some republican votes and win Offices
for their party. Verify they have
their reward, when they cannot find
out whether any democratic party ex-
lists IN such great states as Illinois and
Missouri. Juss as rar as they were
able they have dragged down, de-
moralized and degraded the repub-
lican party also by tOleratiug such in
famous teachings, and by refusing to
aid any honest republican who set
himself againsG the current Here at
the east few realize with what OBJ
stacles republicans have had to con-
tend in battling for honest money at
the west because of the attitude Of the
democratic party there, and the most
dishonest and dangerous of their op-
ponenCs were the democrats who knew
better perfectly well and privately de-
spised the doctrines taught by their
party. and yet for party's sake refused
20 overthrow the fascally demagoguns
who were teaching them.
Westward the day dawn of honesty
aud common sense has been steadily
moving. Twenty years ago this year,
when Hayes opened the white house
ior himself BY facing and beating
Down financial dishonesty, Ohio was
the center of struggle and Of doubt.
Now there is no state this side of the
Mississippi so doubtful as Ohio vas
hen. and Missouri seems likely TO be
the field on which the next great vic
Tory for honesty will be won. Bat at
5veTy sep the advance has 70 be made,
as it vas in Ohio, over a beaten demo-
cratic party and by educating demo-
Gratis themselves TO overthrow their
own party because of its readiness 70
ruin and dishonor the country for the
saIfe of partisan success-N. Y. Tribune.