Show A DEMOCRATIC NATION The wise and sagacious Democratic Administration has greatly strengthened the Democracy here is the word that comes from Kansas The last election in Iowa proved that the Democracy of that State were greatly strengthened by the same National tonic Rhode Island has just placed herself on record as a generous gener-ous imbiber of the same glorious popular elixir And so with opportunity the life of the people develops itself So with opportunity the masses place themselves on record Iowa Kansas and Rhode Island are strange names indeed to be so gloriously listed The very magic of Democracy is here Three years of Democratic rule and the sceptre of Republicanism is falling where the grasp of Republicanism was the strongest strong-est When three years of Democratic Administration of national affairs has wrested Rhode Island from the grip of centralization has almost turned the heavy scales in Iowa and has paved the way to popular victory in Kansas what is there impossible to Democracy After twentyfour years of repression has come the rebound The Nation is aroused at last from its enforced lethargy and it is a grand awakening Endowed with the clear vision of its emancipation it sees how it has been victimized To it has come a full realization of precious time lost It recognizes who is responsible for this loss and will exact a heavy and fitting fit-ting penalty The Nation is the Nemesis of neutralization The people so long plundered and repressed by Republicanism Republican-ism are the agents of retribution The one man and one party power are of the past Henceforth they will be but monuments upon which the backward glance of the people can read the words of salutary warning A Democratic Nation Na-tion is now the watchword of American politics And this glorious slogan of the people lias been emblazoned upon I the National scroll of the future by a Democratic Demo-cratic Administration the first for twenty four years and one that has yet a third of its course to run The Nation beholds a vista of hope and promise |