The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-06

A memorable campaign closes in the
United states today aui on the verde
which is to be returned by the jury the
gravest National policies hang. Mr.. BY
an said the other day that the issue in
the Sixties was whether We should have
one republic ar two. but that now 1t is
a question whether we shall have even
one.
However people may differ on specific
questions OF the hour between the Two
great parties. no intelligent man will dis.
pute the proposition that the tendencies
OF repub!icanism are toward a strong cen
| tralized government at the expense Of
the States and the citizen, while the ten
denotes of democracy are toward decen-
tralizat.on. Naturally all those agenclg 5
which must depend on government d
and favoitsm rather than the good vii
OF the people for their successes. cluster
around republlcanism and c.amor for a
stronger government" Reduced to its
elementary condition this IS the pa
mount issue" today-whether we shall
increase the power and functions Of the
government at the expense Of The peopl',
or reserve to the people all power not
by letter delegated to the government
in the Constitution.
( IN its concrete manifestations today
this great underlying issue takes tho
form OF Imperialism. subject colonies, q.
larger army. control by The executive or
congress Of new territories without special
constitutional warrant. or. on the othes
hand, a strict adherence to our olde,
traditions and policies. avoiding colon al
expansion, keeping the army to the mini
MUM, denying special privileges 10 any
one class and defending the rights OF the
individual as the essential basis OF the
continuance OF real self-government
In broader terms It is crucial test
today to determine whether we are to
maintain the old or create a new AM
different republic in this country.
The question naturally ana necessarily
involves The political and the trade rgh,s
of every citizen in the country. 1t IA
a question OF the continued dignity ana
Independence of the citizen or his vir
tual disappearance as specific objec,
OF concern by the government.
In other words shall we sink all Ii.
diYidual interests ana considerations IN
a policy that looks only to making the
power, the prestige. the extensi n ant
the encroachment OF the g3yeranbnt the
supreme object Of our National existence,
The Post is for the political and ma.
terial rights and interests of the CHI
zen rather than the mere glory and ag.
grandizement of the government. The
government was made for the man moi
man for the government
Believing in these fundamental theorie,
and principles OF the democracy and
dreading that they are now more in dan.
ger from the tendencies of republican
ism than ever before in our history. Tn,
Post can and does appeal today to ever,
friend of the people among its reader
to grasp the true significance, the tire.
mendous Importance of this struggle, an,
to vote democratic ticket.
Vote II not because it Is so muci
necessity in this particular section, ba
, because it Will be right aud will exhibi
that proper devotion to principle without
which in the masses no government cal
r long stand.
And vote It straight!
! Let 1t be matter OF pride with 70,
to say that you have done your dut!
{ toward the preservation of the old Re
public and the cherished traditions o
r your fathers.