Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1886 — Democratic Administration. [ARTICLE]

Democratic Administration.

Indianapolis Seutiual: When in power,the Republicans startled the country from time to time by great robberies of the Treasury and other bold corruptions. The offenders being pets of the party were usually allowed to escape withlible punishment, or none at all. The effect of this corruption oil society was highly demoralizing, and to the cause of liberty it was very prejudicial. Apprehensions were aroused in patriots throughout the country, and we were scandalized in the eye , of other nations. To stop this corruption was the imperative want of our country. To stop it Avas the great task undertaken by the Democracy. To stop it was the great pledge made by the Democracy to the people in the last national campaign Upon this pledge above all others, the people wrested power from the incorrigible Republicans and confided it to the Democracy, by Avhom it has now been exercised one year and four months. In this time Avliat a i emarkabie exemption from administrative* robberies, frauds, grabs, has blessed the count y.— This exemption is a fact ns conspicuous, as impressive, and is conclusive of the Democracy’s fidelity to the people in the great pledge. Democratic administration, as yet at least, shamed the country Avith no such indellihle infamies as the Republican ‘star route parade,’ ‘whisky ring,’ ‘naval ring,’ ‘safe burglary,’ e'tc. As to grabs, not only have none been made in the time named, but the Democracy has Avrested from Republican grabbers large bodies of land and restored it to the people; and resolutely continues in this good work, despite the protests and wails of Republican monopolists. And, too, the Democracy executes its noble work in spite of the fact of being hampered all the time by hosts of inimical Republican officeholders, imbued with corruption. There is, of course, no brilliancy in purging the Government of irruption, but the solid value of this purgative to the people and to the cause of liberty is incalculable. The Avorthiness of Democratic administration is amply attested by the poor pretexts for denunciation of it to which in the absence of adequate cause, astute Republicans, like Senators E munds, Ingalls and others, are driven by their exigency. Denunciation is the party’s only resource uoav for Avarmth to maintain its vitality out in the cold. People of any government naturally lookup to it for their standard of conduct. There is nothing, therefore so demoralizing as profligacy in government. In ridding themselves of Republican proflgacy the people of this country haA-e revived confidence in all friends of liberty, have vindicated popular government, and have conferred a mighty blessing upon themselve s This they have done through tlie instrumentality of the Democracy.

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