The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-22

The Republican Party Has Foialiea
Every Promise and Made
Few Mistakes.

The republican party has its sins Of
omission and commission. Men whose
motives are not 10 be scrutinized have
allied themselves with II, as unworthy
men, self-seeking and INSCRIPTIONS,
are in the habit of doing with all sue
cessful movements. 1t has laid Itself
open TO criticism; IL has not always
walked in the narrow path of righteous
ness, but, alas, IL is feared that those
who condemn II with greatest severity
mny sometimes be themselves found
treading the primrose path of dalliance.
But in the main, the republican
party Is animated by trustworthy i'm
pulse. BY its general record. and not
by the misdeeds or plumbers OF individ-
ual members, 1t will be weighed, and
therefore when il is made the object of
cheap and indiscriminate abuse by q
party that has no settled principles ex-
cept to obtain the spoils of Office, SEN
sible and intelligent men are not likely
to hesitate as TO which Of the great par
ties deserves support.
The two parties are standing before
the people TO be judged. The repub-
lican party points to the record of
things accomplished-to the reduced
tax rate, to the execution OF every
pledge that has been made; to its def
erence TO the reform tendencies Of the
time; TO the good work performed in
recent sessions OF the legislature, which
includes the enactment Of laws for the
publication of the electoral ma
chlnery; for the completion of the cap
itol; for good roads; for municipal re-
form, and score of other measures
which will bring sweeping and radical
reforms in the public service.
The democratic party points to mo-
work Ii has performed. II makes no
mention OF its theft OF the state SEN
ate; of its prostitution OF the electoral
system; of the wild and dishonest com
munistic proposals IL has made TO the
people; of its devotion to currency
throw the business OF the country into
confusion. Not one of these gross and
criminal propositions receives atten-
ton. 1t simply asks to be returned to
power because republicans have been
derelict here and there. II promises, as
IL has promised time and again, that
IL will be virtuous and honest IL the
people will trust il one more time, and
to impress the people with the necessity
OF giving ii another trial il again dis
plays its unquestioned talent for vitup-
Grafton.
Picturesque and variegated as that
may be, IL is not satisfactory. IL will
not convince the people the democracy
is any better than ID should be. or has
improved in any particular since the
days when IL debauched the ballot box,
defeated the popular will by infamous
practice and advocated ell kinds OF
shameless and dishonest plans Of gov
eminent
1t may be granted the republican
party Is not as free OF reproach as il
might be, but is the democratic party
better? In what respect does the lat
ter organization approach the former in
It's earnestness OF purpose to advance
and elevate the plane of public affairs?
In such trial as these parties now are
undergoing, generalities will not suffice.
Facts, clear evidence, demonstrable
propositions are demanded, and this Is
not embodied In loose and reckless
statement.
The republican party stands on it's
record, state and national. Where does
the democracy stand? What does il
offer? What does IL advance as sub
stantial reason why II should be re-
stored TO the power IL abused in scan
dalous manner? That party does not
suffer from too much modesty, but II
does not care, apparently, TO recount
the reasons why IL should be preferred.
IL contents itself with saying the re-
publican party has made mistakes, and
having made that charge, the democ-
racy, stepped in many infamies, insists
IL should be let loose on suffering tax
payers.
What an argument TO use for an in
telligent publicl--Albany Journal.