Cochise review., 1900-07-07
IAkE YOUR CHOICE.

With Bryan ana stevenson on the one hand, and Mckinley and Roosevelt on the other, there will be strong men at the head of the nation for the next four years. The chief executive and his substitute will be men of brains, ability, high character, sincerity of purpose and moral cleanliness. All of them are thorough church men. Bryan is religious enthusiast, and believes himself to be the instrument of God who directs and watches over his chill dren as the shepherd does his flock. He will go to bed and to sleep the same hour election night, whether he is elected or defeated.
 Mckinley is the only man of the four who uses cuss words to accent his inno- vations. He may have reformed in re- cent years, but in his governor days he would cuss committee as artistically as John Tanner, of Illinois. Still, the use of violent qualifying adjectives like the use of tobacco and liquor, is more of a safety valve than sin. The man who has no visible vent for the depravity with which all men are born is generally an intellectual non-entity or villain.
 2 Roosevelt and Stevenson are both men of scholarly attachments and re- fined taste. Both are of the aristoc-
 
 racy, and each is nearer ''thorough- bred' than his chief
 With the wheel in the hands of any of these men our ship of state will con- tinue to head the worlds fleet. It is highly improbable that any 'commer- cial disaster' or ''unparalleled era of prosperity" will follow the election or defeat of either party. Their chief differences lies in the money question, the one believing in gold standard, the other by narrow margin, believ- ing in the unlimited coinage of silver at an arbitrary ratio. The gold standard is fixed for the next six years, and six years is long time for the most of us. MT. Bryan's election would not change the condition, although it might pre- pare the way.
 On the theory that what is is right, and that a healthy boy will grow, whether his guardians want him to or not, both parties are for expansion of territory, but they differ widely in the theory of governing the annexed terri tory. The position of the democrats appears to be that the constitution fol lows the flag, while the method of the republican administration tlavors of imperialism" Mir. Bryan's logic, in presenting the cases of Cuba and the | Philippines, is unanswerable, but on the other hand, if our government would rule the islands in all that 'im- perialism" means, their people would be infinitely better off than under the rule of Spain. Theoretically, they should govern themselves. Practic- | ally, they might be largely benefited by being kept in leading strings for a time. It is admitted that the best form of human government is absolute monarchy under wise and kind king. As between Spain and the United States there is no question as to which is the best ruler.
 The parties differ more in practice than theory on the rising question of trusts. Both agree that combinations of capital should be restrained by leg islation. The democrats say they will curb the power of the trusts if they are given the opportunity. The republi- cans have had the opportunity, but have failed to improve it. It is prob- able that trusts and government by in- junction present the same terrible pos abilities.
 So far as Arizona is con- cerned, both parties favor Statehood" irrigation" and any blessing that will catch votes, but the republican desire for statehood for Arizona is open to at least. ,