The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

OF specie Payment. Claiming to he in
laFUr of a higher standard of living for
the W"rNlnEnan. it enacted free trade
measures which sent him into indefinite
enforced idlcncsS. and reduced him and
bis family to the level Of the paupel
labor Of Europe. Processing the utmost
patriotism, it gave all possible aid to
the rebellion.
Some Comparisons.
NoniraStcd with the grand old Rcpub.
llcan party: the one abolished slavery.
the other upheld it to the last; the one
put down the rebellion. the other sup
ported I'll" rebellion: the one preserved
the National faith and credit and paid
the National debt. the other tried every
scheme and eNpedicnl to Stultify the re-
pubic ana avoid the debt: the one pre-
served the standard of value unchanged,
the other sought to tampcr with it and
destroy ii.
Gets Worse Instead of Better.
The professions and promises of the
Democratic party, during the past forty
three years, and the absence of all per-
irrmancc are as notorious as ever. They
show the lack of ideas, or purpose, but
abound in hypocritical dogmas and
Hatulent prctcnscs. 1t has reversed
itself on almost every important Ma
tlonal measure and brought upon itself
the rdicue Of right thinking people
Apropos of this deplorable condition in
the party, "Mr. Dooley" proposed the
following want adj. a little while befoi,c
the 81. Louis convention:
"WANTED-A good, active, cner@cti
Dimmycrar, Sthrong v lung an lim}
must be in favor " sound money, but ne
too sound: an anti-impccryalist but Fl
holdin' onto what we've got; an inimy Of
1hrnstS. but friend iv orsapizcd capital:
q SympathiZcr with tn crushed an down
,hroddcn people. but not be amy mcaus
hostile to vested inthrcsts must advocate
sthrkrs, govcr'mint be Injunction. free sill.
yer, sound money. greenbacks. II single
tax, tariff FIR rivinoo, tn CONSTRUCTION
to follow tn, flag as far as it can. an no
farther; civil service rayform iv tn la'ads
i'll Office, an all tn great an gioryous
or amy great an sloryous parts thereof.
lie must be akclly. at home In Wall street
an tn stock yards. in tn parlors Nv tn
r-rich an tn kitchens iv tn poor
Clevelandism and Democracy.
During Cleveland's administration our
National debt increased half million
dollars day in the face Of the party
promise of better times. Each day we
lost half million dollars in foreign
trade. During that administration tho
value of farm products decreased more
than five hundred million dollars. Dis
trust and panic paralyzcd the great in
dustrial system of the country. Banks
closed their doors; business houses as
signed the balance of trade was against
us; capital withdrew from the fields OF
legitimate enterprise into secret places
labor was forced into unwilling idleness
we had deserted mills. smokeless facto
rics. silent machinery. We had tramp>
and heggars, industrial armies, starvin.
women and children. Two million able
bodied men were begging for work
the opportunity to earn bread for thcil
starving families
Unworthy of Existence.
This happened during the administra
ton of the Democratic party which dur
ing fifty years has added nothing tc
progress. nothing to the cause of liberty
nothing to freedom, nothing to the glory
of our common country. This is tht
party that. no matter what it promises
always goes into partnership with calam
ity L feeds on disaster and fattcns or
despair. The only time it has had con
troll of this country during this gcner
alton. it shut the doors Of industry and
clothed labor in rags 1t fought undc!
the diShonorcd banner of free silver i,
opposed keeping our flag III the Orient
and advocated that it be lowered il
retreat and trailed in the dust of dis
honor. Such is a part of the record OF
the party of calamity. professions ant
promises-the oft-dcfeated. discouraged
disorganized, dsgrace1, divided. decrepi
old Democratic party. 1t stands to-da.
without an issue, without principle
without a policy. without platform
without leader and without hope
In closing we quote S. Il. KiSor. o
the Nebraska Independent. who put
these words in Bryan's mouth as regards
Parker and his party:
"Brynn's Position.
"Fricnds and countrymen. let's trust him
Though he's not Il man to trust
Let's endeavor to elect him.
Though his cause is far from just;
| have put away all rancor
AS ] promised them ] would,
l am for the splendid ticket,
Though 1t isn't any good
''Iet us grid ourselves for battle
But l hope we cannot win
Let us pray to be successful,
Though success would be a sin;
Let us give the peoples banner
Unto him to nobly bear.
But it's dangerous to do 1t,
For he isn't on the square.
.'Ict us wave our hats for Parker,
The poor tool of foxy Dave;
Let us rest our hopes upon him,
Though he's Mammons cringing slave!
Let us raise him up to power,
Help to send him whooping through
But rememDer-here / warn YOU
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