The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-06
BEARING THE BURDEN.

The recent Republican platform
says:
We affirm our adhesion to the principles
set forth in the platform of our last ma
tional convention at ST. Louis. and ex-
emplified in the administration of William
Mckinley The work Of undong the mis-
chief wrought upon American industry by
the last Democratic administration. is be-
ing prosecuted with a viGor that COM
mends our admiration The wisdom of our
Republican congress cannot be too highly
commended for it's efforts In providing Sucn
remedial legislation as is necessary to re-
form abuses growing out OF Democratic
misrule. to supply ltheIwants of an ex-
hausted treasury and REPAIR THE DAM
AGES PRODUCED BY THE GROSS MIS-
MANAGEMENT OF1OUR NATIONAL FL
NANCES BY ENACTING A TARIFF
WHICH AFFORDED NEITHER PRO
lection NOR REVENUE, AND WAS
DESTRUCTIVE OF THE INTERESTS OF
THE WAGE FARMER.
In the broader field Of our rela tions with
foreign powers, the administration, by it's
patriotic action in applying American doc
trines and principles to all questions re-
lating thereto, is doing much to rescue
the national honor and prestige from the
humiliation brought upon it through the
WEAKNESS AND INCAPACITY OF DEM
OCRATIC POLICY AND RETURN TO IT'S
FORMER HIGH STANDING.
There you are, slanderer Owen, bull
headed Bowler, foxy Lynch, hairy and
senseless Dobbyn, veracious Stacy, and
all the rest of you mongrel group.
Stand up in a line and shoulder your
burden Go out on the stump and de-
feat slavery and Jimmy Buchanan, and
Vallandigham, and the Democratic
platform of 1864; and, worst of all,
that abomination of all denominations,
old Grover Cleveland!
You are Peoples Democrats. Surely
you won't turn your backs on your
brethren?
The Republican papers encouraged
fusion, and you did what they wanted
you to do, and now you are going to
have campaign against the popular
William Henry Eustis, in which the
delegated Republican spell-binders will
drag over the whole history of the last
so years, and pile hot shot into you I'M
til you cant wink
Oh! you are jolly set of jackasses!
You are politicians and statesmen; and
when you wag your ears the day -
darkened.
We wanted you-if you must have
honorable cooperation go into a
citizens movement" and hang the
Democratic label up on the wall for a
spell, but you felt sure that it was an
ornament, and delight and "a thing
OF beauty and joy forever" and now
you are going to have campaign about
that and nothing else. And about the
time you are through discussing the
issues OF 1861 and 1865, it will be cleo
ton day, and you will require affidayits
to show that you had a ticket in the
field.
1t may be you can answer success
fully every attack made on the Demo-
cratic record during the last hundred
years, but is the game worth the
powder? That's the question.
Would it not have been better to go
into the fight as the Populists proposed
under the banner OF new party, with
out history ora record, and put the
Republicans On the defensive from the
first hour of the champaign:
| is this q time, when you are trying to
reform state, to- burden yourselves
with a century of history, upon which
mankind has made up its mind irrevoc-
ably? Are you fools? Id.