Fergus County argus., 1902-07-30
STRICTLY HUMOROUS.

the control of American affairs by
the American people as a whole, and
regardless of condition in life, rath.
er than to allow the passing of such
control to the hands OF the great finan-
cial and corporate interests of the
country. It fights for equal rights for
all American citizens and equal
chance to make for themselves their
place in life-something which is
largely impossible under the prevail.
ing conditions OF industry, and which
is bound to become more and more
impossible as the Republican policy
of fostering the trust system enables
that system to get stronger hold on
the country"
The Democratic party has been best
described as an organized appetite
and 1t has always been ready to ap-
peal to prejudice and ignorance II
thereby 1t could pull itself into power.
It's only hope of success lies in max
ing the people believe that their con-
dition is really worse than It is. Eight
or ten years ago it was the "robber
tariff" that was impoverishing the peo-
pie and apparently majority Of the
American voters were made to believe
that what its spellbinders and or.
gans said was true. They learned to
their sorrow that they had been bun
coed out of money, out OF homes and
out of employment and could hard
ly wait the opportunity to vote the
party of false pretenses and incom.
potency out of Office. Having found
the tariff issue unpopular and by
abandoning it virtually admitting the
weakness of their cause. free silver
was substituted as In issue. 1t was
the panacea for the ills which the
Democratic party itself had brought
upon the country. According to Mr..
Bryan there could be no prosperity
under the gold standard" The peo
pie rejected the diagnosis and pro
scription of these unlicensed political
quacks and accepted the invigorat'
ing and health-restoring remedies rec
commended by the Republican party
The relief was almost instantaneous,
new blood soon coursed through all
the veins and arteries of commerce.
Almost at command prosperity was
sent broadcast throughout the land
that only a few weeks before had
been cursed by Democratic stupidity
and incompetency. Now, when the
nation is prospecting as 1t never has
before. when its money and credit is
the best in the wor's. these same po.
litical vandals and wreckers have the
nerve to ask for reinstatement in the
confidence of the people; ask to be
entrusted with the control of the gov.
eminent
or course. no one is idiotic enough
OF course. no one is idiotic enough
to believe that the Democratic party
could or would SUPPRESS trusts. 1t is
in line with its promises to make the
people rich by giving them free trade
and later by furnishing them with an
abundance of rotten money.
The Tribune says that the Demo.
cratic party fights for equal rights
for all American citizens" How long
since this party was the champion OF
equal rights? During the civil war
majority of the Democratic party
fought to maintain an oligarchy in
this country and today six or seven
of the eleven southern states, states
which furnish Democracy its only
hope of ever carrying a national cleo
ton. deny black men the rights guar
anteed them under the constitution oi
the United States.
When the American people get tired
of prosperity and want a little ad
versity, just for a change. they will
give the Democratic party another
chance. but il is not likely the major
ity will sit up all night waiting for
the polls to open in their eagerness
for such a change.