Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1883 — “TURN OUT THE RASCALS." [ARTICLE]

“TURN OUT THE RASCALS."

Mr. Dana, of the New York Bun, adopts the shibboleth “Turn out the rascals” as his entire political platform. He flaunts it at the top of his columns in big letters, leaded and spaced. Many have been asking themselves, What does it mean? To whom does it refer ? Considering Mr. .Dana’s location and' environment we have crime to the conclusion that it must refer to the Democratic rascals whom the Republicans of New York foolishly permitted to obtain possession of their Leglislature and their State offices last fall. These Democratic rascals have added $2,226,000 to the taxes of the State. Most of it has gone to pay fellow-Democrats and fellow-rascals for party services, Does Mr. Dana mean that these are the rascals that are to be turned out? The new Board of Claims created by the Democratic rascals absorbs $25,800. Turn out the rascals of the Board of Claims by all means. Permit them not to rob the taxpayers of this amount. An Emigration Commissioner and two deputies gobble $12,800 of the people’s money. Turn out these Democratic Tammany rascals. Insist that they shall be turned out, Mr. Dana. Kick out the Tammany-created useless Captain of the Port of New York, and his eleven subordinate ward-strikers, dubbed harbormasters, and save the tax-payers $31,000. Turn out these rascals, and keep them out. Away with the useless and ridiouloua Bureau of Labor Statistics established by the Democratic rascals whom the foolish Republicans trusted, and save the $11,400 which it costs. It was created to provide fat jobs for two or three ward politicians. Turn the rascals out! Turn out the new Capitol Commissioner and his ex-cock-fighting assistants. They are tax-eaters to the amount of $13,500. Turn the tax-eating rascals out! Turn out the other thieves and rascals w,hom the Democratic Legislature provided fat salaries for at the expense of the State I Turn out every Democratic rascal who was in office and lobbied to have his salary increased! Turn out every rascal who has helped to burden the people with new offices, increased salaries, and added expenses 1 And when Mr. Dana and his friends have done with the rascals who are preying on the State he can turn his attention to the Democratic thieves and ’ rascals who prey on New York city. Let him begin with the Democratic-grogshop-Aldermonic rascals and their bummer proteges. Turn them out, kick them out, the rascals! Kick out the numerous Commissioners who fleece and pluck the people. Turn out the brood of Tammanyitoa who live off the people. Turn them out, kick them out, and keep them out! Here is work (or Reformer Dana. Turn out those Democratic thieves and rascals. In the meantime Republicans will keep on purifying their party by kicking out of it every thief and rascal that they find, as they have been doing, and they may lend you a helping hand as they did when they helped you kick out Tweed, and Sweeny, and Connolly, and your big Tammany rascals. Don’t permit any rascal to retain an official position, to steel the people’s money, to receive any of the people's taxes. Protect the honest people, the taxpayers, good citizens. Kick out every rascal, and keep him out forever; out of every place out the penitentiary, which, though it contains numerous Democratic rascals, has room for more of them. — Chicago Tribune.