Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1888 — DEMOCRACY'S LAST RESORT. [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRACY'S LAST RESORT.

The information is sent out on reliable authority that the Democrats are preparing to resort during the closing weeks of the campaign to methods of falsehoods, fraud and forgery in the most unblemishing and unscrupulous manner. The information comes from reliable democratic sources, and may be depended upon as true, so far as democratic intentions go. The tide of political drift has been steadily away from the Democratic party. Each week of the campaign has witnessed new accessions to the Republican ranks, and corresponding gloom and depression at Democratic headquarters. Grown desperate by the prospect of defeat, the Democratic managers are preparing to employ the most infamous methods that cau be devised. They will wait until the campaign is nearly over, so late thst thßy ean hojre that their despicable plans cannot be exposed, and then will rely upon foul means to secure what they cannot hope to get by fair ones. It is intimated that forgerwhich the Morey letter of 1880 will seem a trivial affair. Itshould not be forgotten that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee is the same man who, as chairman in 1880, boldly proposed to buy the electoral vote of Oregon. It should not be forgotten that the author of the Morey letter was a democrat, hired by Democratic money. It should not be forgotten that the Democratic is the only party that ever has attempted to carry elections by fraud and violence, and then boasted of the fact It should not be forgot-

ten that having had a taste of the delights of power, the democrats are more fierce for its continuance than they were for its possession four years ago. And remembering these things, it behooves all good citizens to be on their guard from now till election against any desperate measures which the Democrats may undertake. Republican speakers and Republican papers should warn their hearers and readers to be prepared for a flood of Democratic forgeries and falsehoods in the closing week of the campaign. The fact that democratic sensations and pretended discoveries are held back till then, should be in itself evidence of their falseness. The people know by this time the issue between the parties. Any attempt to spring startling sensation of a personal nature near the dose of the camlpaign; should "be promptly so, pounced as forgeries and falsehoods. Such roorbachs we hare

reason to believe are being held back for that purpose. Let the people therefore be on their gaard. If prepared for tench displays of democratic desperation, they will not be deceived. The prospects are very bright for Republican success. Let eyery Republican speaker warn the people against the desperate schemes of the opposition, and by being forewarned they will be forearmed.