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

sisn Of bosstsm and machine politics.
1t has not been due to any sudden
conversion Of old party politicians.
They have been the most surprised
spectators OF these current events. The
daily press and the magazines have
published volumes OF 'r~evelAtions' and
sensational description Of fraud and
criminal exploitation Of the public.
But tho press - longer creates public
opinion. 1t would be hazardous to at
tempt 1t. II is the keen foresight for
what the public wants and demands
and the ability to give them the sort
Of news the people are clamoring for
that distinguish the successful peri
odical of the hour.
1he Peoples Awakening to ss0tates-
manship" of Graft.
'The people have awakened to the
fact that organized plumber Of the body
polite, shrewd manipulations Of the
market and the get-rich-QuicA science
Of getting something for nothing have
been reduced to a fine art by absolute
u INSCRIPTIONS grafters who have
hidden their control Of things behind
good men dummies and historic par
tisan traditions and associations dear
to the popular fancy.
THE present awakening b not . su-
per6cial spasm. although its hrst heat
may appear q little effervescent. The
discussion Of facts has been too frank,
the widespread determination TO seek
better Things too intensely serious and
the response of the people at the polls
too decisive and independent to war
ant the sneer of the cynic or the con-
tempt Of the conservative observer. 1t
u the direct result Of the education Of
the public conscience by the heroic re-
formers OF the last three decades.
stuck to HI Text.
twenty-five years ago the Prohibi.
tionists declared that the two great po-
litical parties Of the nation were I'M
worthy the support Of patriotic ciu-
Gems Speaking Of the Republican par.
u. which had been in continuous pow
e tor twenty years, the Prohibition
party IN 1850 declared it false to ii
duty and false to its loudly proclaimed
principles of equal Justice to all and
special favors to none and Of pro:ec
ton to the weak and dependent Such
an arraignment as this was Of course
considered extreme and 'unreasonably
radical BY the great mass Of the people
In 1880. but the Prohibition party stucl
to it, text and In season and out O
season hGs held to IL Contention. With
out ceasing 1t has warned Amsricai
citizenship that corruption and rascal
ity we're ~masQuerading Under the guis'
Of old party politics.
"Nevee struck oan.s
"ln all this time the Prdaaibit1& pax
y has never struck SAIL to the fear o
temporary defeat Its duty has bee,
to preach the gospel Of civic righteous
meas end nj TIE nation 70 abolish
organised oficial corruption In his'
places by destroying the conversion
Of political gran, the lesalixed tram
In strong drink. For years the ProhI
bition party was the only fearless an
Incorporating prophet Of clean pol
w. ~ WIN HDAACOSCNA aS utkCEly IA
PRACTICAL and fanatical. and its leader
We're scoffed at az the harmless advt
Gates Of an .irfdescent dream in pc
itics. But the most startling denuncil
lions Of old party politics made by PR
hlbitions q quarter Of a century ag
are today mere commonplace. the q,
cepted conviction Of the average ma
and the u%ndisputed assertion Of th
press. A glance Mt current newspape
and magazine comment affords en-
phatic confirmation Of this REMARKABLE
fact.
Remarkable Press ConnxAt en Else
tlons.
The Boston Herald. II strong Demt
cratic paper. under the editorial heaf
line Revolt Against Dishonesty d,
elared that the surprising results q
TIE electionS were a plain uprising q
honest men resolved to countenanc
dishonesty no longer. and it made q
difference to them to what party til
dishonest men belonged Tut for Ill
weapon which the elective franchis
. puts In the hand Of every citizen col
, tinues the Herald. 1t Is not nnlisel
; that such d state Of popular sentimcr
:. a. has been brought about by the rev,
: fatious Of iniqulty under the rule IN
; By the %connivnnce Of party bose
would o have wreGked itself
/ bloody vengeance. as It did In Paris |
i. the eighteenth trntur! ahd as it
doikts IL RussiH ffnlnv.
, "11,c Minneapolis .!ouffH!. indkpeul
!. int !, politics. !dtsiarcs il,s. mora, i
huA Assu' sSJ the elections 'sRaul