The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-30
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that he is not as black as he is
painted. 1t is conceded that even
he, bad as he is, has some good
points. When one acquires an
evil reputation, he is liable to have
many things imputed to him of
which he is not guilty. AS these
imputations accumulate, the victim
becomes of a darker hue, in the
public estimation. He is viliied
and traduced on all sides. Men of
all shades of belief unite in hurling
stones at him. This goes on until,
at last, feeling of pity arises for
the poor victim; just as one pities
the strange dog who, being NAL
treated by crowd of boys, casts
an appealing look around, in the
vain hope of discovering friend.
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A fine illustration of the forego-
ing is to be found in the case of Mr..
Cleveland, aud the unanimity with
which the leading papers of all
parties unite, at certain times, to
curse him.
Mr.. Cleveland was elected by the
democratic party. He was elected
upCn democratic platform. 1t
was a campaign of education.
The people were carefully drilled
in the peculiar tenets of democracy.
The drilling was done in the pc
culiar methods of that party. The
people accepted the teaching and
Mr.. Cleveland .'got there" The
democratic party also "got there. "
AS soon, however, as it became
known that Mr. Cleveland had a
democratic house, and a democratic
senate, behind his back, the peo-
Pile were seized with a panic of un.
certainty and fear: Money was
withdrawn from the channels o.
business. Hard times set iu. The
people recalled the despised teach
ings of the republicans and saw be
fore them the yawning chasm tt
which their folly had led them. I
began to dawn upon them tha
democratic doctrines and theorie:
we're only intended for ornament t
that it would never do to carry
them into effect. The consequence
was that an exodus from the demo
cratic party began. 1t, was tn
ebb of the tide. Thousand
grounded their arms and marched
out, some taking refuge with th'
populist, but most of them joining
the republicans.
In this dilemma, the democrati
leaders, ever fertile in recources
and with an unparalleled record Q
ability to hoodwink the people, too
council together. They saw tina
if something were not done to ster
the tide the democratic party woul
soon be merely matter of histor
and not very brilliant histor
either. Mr.. Cleveland had bee
the Moses who had led them out {
the wilderness. OF all the lon
list of candidates of that party
since the days of Buchanan, he wa
the only one upon whose banner
victory had perched. He had res
cued the party from oblivion an
made them a name and power i
the land. His sterling, rugge
honesty had won the plaudits {
his friends and the admiration {
his foes.
The democratic leaders detel
mined to sacrifice Mr.. Cleveland t
appease the clamor. 1t was bette
that one man should go down
unmerited disgrace than for tt
party to meet destruction. 1t We
better for one innocent man to su
fer than for ten guilty men to g
what they deserved. Brutus kille
Caesar to save Rome. The dem
cratic leaders kill Mr.. Cleveland
save the party. Both are spec
mems of the direst ingratitud
Stricken down by the hand of h
friends, as Mr.. Cleveland cove
his head with his mantle, he mi
we'll say, as Caesar said, car
thou, Brutus.
The democratic newspapers il
medlately began to inculcate Il
idea that Mr.. Cleveland was not
orI h,+ bo y,