Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1898 — WON BY DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

WON BY DEMOCRATS.

“Democracy has won a otable triumph in Chicago,” says the Dispatch. “All the towns cast heavy majorities 'or democr itic candidates, and the republi. ans were complete ly snowed under and discofited.— The north and south and west towns and the Town of Lake all rolled uo a democrat c majority which swept the republicans completely off their feet “Of course, the republican newsoapers aie all saying this morning hat the el chon had “no especial significance. ” It is also to be observed that the democi atic victories in Ohio and Michigan have “no especial significance.” If republicans, however, had won the victory then there would have been “special significance” in that fact. Chicago is now souadly democratic . The people are tired of the nyoorrisy of the republican party. They want no more to do with it. The state of Illinois is democratic. Ohio is turning from the republi* can partv, and Michigan is following Ohio. False promises, plutocratic supremacy, trust rule and bulldozing tactics have had their dav.

“There is something “specially significant” in the Chicago election which r emocratic leaders would do well to consider. The Dispatch has all along warned all those who are in the lead to beware of flirting with gold advocates. This warning was not heeded m some instances, and gold advocates were nominated on democratic tickets. In three cases such gold advocating candidates for the co pciil vere defeated 1 emocrats are believers in bimetallism. They will not vote for those who cling to the heresy of gold monometallism. Let the fate of the three men who asked for the suffrage of democrats, while be*, longing to the gold clique, serve as a warning. Hereafter put none but true democrats on guard.” * * * ,5

The warning against flirting of self-assumed leaflets with suppose ed dissatisfied members of other political organizations has dcLe more to retard the growth of the democratic party, with the success of its principles, than all other causes combined. lv there any who believe that the policies of the democratic party are better calculated io advance she geneial welfare, they should cheerfully join in to secure these results. they should not be ask for concessions; pledges sho’d not be given; nor should they be rewarded in preference to times tred bmroemhe sitfe old party.