The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
TIVE EoR 1HouonT.


nation Of state officers have bern held-
the coming canpsiSn promises 70 be
more than usually enc of ealhusiasut
and hUrrah, There VIII Se regiments
Of Republican Roagh Riders, ana
marching eiubS and stump oratoTy aud
ffes and drums: martial arsior VIII be
evolved for tEs hero Of San Juan hili,
and the music Of The Union win Be
very much In svifeBce.
on the ezher SIDE. there VIII be APP
peais in TIE nagne oC silver appeals TO
stand By ColoradoTs grand old man
once mors-2T,IisaIs to the reform
forces not 10 dishand on the eve Of
whzr may be a glorious victory. there
VIII BE- appeals also 10 the -nan In
stead OF the doIlar.- and every effort
viii be made to evoke class distinc-
tfous, and 10 persuade the working men
and women that the party in power :
the friend Of --rrusts,- and that del :
sranee form a crushing tyranny can
enly De had by voting -agin the gov
erumenT
When those TINES arrive. ealrn
thought via not be easy. prejudice and
passion will sway the minds Of many;
the full tide Wfli he running. and there
VIII be small opportunity for rejection
Now Is the time, Jhen- for the voter
to think over the political situation
judgment he csn muster; 10 weigh the
claims Of the two great psirties-for
theue are but tpos 10 us3Eh the per
fCrmanees as well as the promises, the
( character and records Of the candidates
as well a their present utterances: and
to determine, solserly and with sense
Of the responsibility Sghieh rests on ev-
cry voter whether the country wil be
better served for the next four years
by the eonrinuanee Of the present ad-
Eninistrstion. or by return to power Of
the Democracy and a complete change
IN the NATIONAL policy
In weighing the claims Of the two
1 parties and thei- candidates, The plat
forms, and perhaps SIN more, the Ut.
terances OF the candidates. mass be
Z taken into consideration; but the Issue
Is not on words alone. Mr.. McEfEiFy
says: Look al what we have donr.-
Mr.. Bryan says: Look at what We
7 promise 10 do Mr. Mckinley Is In
7 complete aeeord with his party, and
/ we know from what has becn done In
the past four years. we know fr0D
what the Republican party has done
for the psst forty years, Just what its
I policy viii b..; and We know from what
It says In It's platform and by the nj
( teraHces of its candidates, Whist It viii
do when the responsibility Of govern
ment Is entrusted to IT.
On the other hand Mr.. Bryan. aiso-
iutely as be seemed 10 dominate the
Democratic convention is not In coEn-
plete accord with those leaders OF his
! party who have the most iufDenee In
Z the largest states. Further, we must
necessarily judge party by what il
has done when II has been in power.
and the last time the Democracy was
in power, during the secoDd term of
Grover Cleveland. ii showed itself Ut
teriy unable TO carry out the promises
and the policies outlined In sts plat
form. and Il made 4 record which AT
the next Succeeding national conven-
ton OF the party ii was Obliged TO re
pudiate In order 10 have any chance OF
Z success At the polls
! Have we any reason to suppose that
the Democratic party has changed Its
+ character as uh0Ie-that Il has grown
more capable. wiser, more efficient. In
the four years last past? Is there any
reason TO suppose that its record. II
I put into power. would be essentially
different for the years 1901 to 1905.
! from what II was in the years 1898 to
1897?
/ These are a few OF the considerations
that thinking men and women in Colo
RADIO VIII do well to turn over in tleIr
! minds before the heat Of the campaign
Is fully on. II they do think these
| things over. we do not believe they
! will make up their minds that this Is
a good time to change national ad-
minlstra,ion which has brought pros
/ perity al home and prestige abroad.
nor a good time to put into power a
: party which whatever its promises