Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-02-01

surely be an object lesson to ~ -"
presume to make ducks and drll.si -
lahlic morality and then Try I, eoai
the people into giving them a~m1..ic-
lease of life The tide OF public in
dignation,' continues the Journal.
against sin in higi, places. which has
It's height. 1t is still rising. Let the
political bosses. the trickstcrs, the
shysters and the g~rafters beware
CHICAGO Tribune ON Party Graft.
"Einally. US a particularly vivid e.
ample Of the secular press comment OF
the day. nothing il more interesting
than an editorial utterance OF theC Chi
cago Tribune Of Nov. &c regarding
Grating In 10th PARTIES Ii deserves
preservation and should be learned by
heart by every I'rohibitionist and
Christian voter In America. The Trib.
II IL IL Republican paper with an In.
dependent spirit.
1.-the recent revelations OF corrup-
tion,' declares the Tribune, show TINT
no party has IL monopoly Of virtue or
Of grating
Continuing. the Tribune delivers it.
self in the following significant Ian
guage:
Republicans used to say that their
party was the party Of great moral
IDEAS" Republican spellblnders point
ed to Tammany Hall. behold it."
they said. There 1t stands, the exem-
p%lifcation Of all that is corrupt in pub
lie life. Vote the Republican ticket or
70 shall all likewise perish!"
Recent disclosures in New York and
Pennsylvania do not support the pleas
ing doctrine Of invariable Republican
virtue. go
"'All the political grafters and cor
r%uptionists who have been brought to
book lately in the north have been Re-
%publicans.
Republican bosses have not -four
ished exclusively In the east. Cincin-
natl has had it's Cox. There have been
bosses nearer home who have protect
ed" for a price the corporations that
were willing 10 hire them.
""Three Republican United States
| senators in western states have been in
ulcted for malfcasance in office.
""TIIE GROWING OPINION THAT
| THE BOSSES OF BOTH PARTIES
ARE ABOUT EQUALLY CORRUPT
HAS PROMOTED VIE INDEPEND-
| ENT VOTING WHICH is SO CON
SPICUOUS A FEATURE OF LATE
ELECTIONS. PARTY DISHONESTY
is SAPPING THE FOUNDATIONS
OF PARTY LOYALTY. 80"
I'm VIEW OF ALL THIS. HOW
LONG WILL 1T BE- asks the Tribune,
BEFORE THE IDEA GETS ABROAD
/ THAT THE TWO GREAT PARTIES
| ARE ABOUT EQUALLY UNTRUST-
| WORTHY IN NATIONAL AFFAIRST
The Prohibationists' Triumph.
This sort of open discussion in the
public press would have been hot only
impossible, but Uncomfortable, twenty
FIVE years ago. The Prohibitionists have
been bitterly denounced for just such
assertions Of fact yer since the reor-
%ganization of the party movement. In
the education Of public opinion through
oil these years and the stirring up OF
popular revolt against such conditions
the Prohibition party has had no small
part. That public sentiment has stamp
ed the seal Of It's approval. upon this
mucl, Of the Prohibitionlsts' uncompY0
missing message Is u notable triumph
And 1t Is we'll to consider ut this pom
how wise its so called 'unc3mpromising
policy has proved to be. Because Of IT
absolutely fearless loyalty to truth Til
Prohibition party today commands tn
respect and confidence Of the Americai
people more certainly than any othe
party in the fcld. Millions who hav
never voted for q Prohibition party can
didate are ready to listen to it's appea
because 1t has made q unique reputa
ton for integrity df purpose and &C
curact Of moral vision. Because Of II
indefatigable agitation the people hav
arrived 1T the conviction which the pal
y has t~enaciously held FROM the begin
nin4-namely. that you caHhot expec
honest reform or Christian Governmen
from parties whose Leaders were !
league with corruption and 6nancialt
Interested In protected vice. 10 be sur,
. the victory Is not entirely won IN
liquor party bossism Il hot yet perma
nently overthrown. But popular COZ
Adence In parties whose power depend
: upon the perpetuati6n Of graft. Of whic
: the liquor graft is chief. has been shall
: en- to its foundations and h great hos
: Of. voting American citizens find then
: selves adrift from their former polite,
: m0orings.
To Prove It to tie Nation.
ut Is for the Prohibitionist today I
take advantage Of the situation an
prove to the nation that the TroNibitlo
party has the requisite capacity III
craftsmanship to meet the emergenc.
. THE election returns from rcnnsy
vania. New York and other states III
:, evidence that We are rapidly succcc'
ing In this endcavor. Forced by !
resistible public sentiment the lines y
tween graft and nnti-g.aft are squared
drawn in the Keystone State. II
grafters united their forces under IL
banner of the Republican party M
for the time being Democratic vo