The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08

7 perialism, are. each and all, important
| subjects, but no one of them can be segre-
gated from the others and voted upon by
| itself. In other words, the Democratic
| party can not be restored to power as to
| one proposition and be excluded from
/ power as to others. It must go in foot,
horse and Dragons or not at all.
You can not adopt its views as to the
Philippines without at the same time
cepting free silver You can not agree
with it about trusts and differ as to gov
ernment by injunction" The proposition
that the constitution follows the flag" is
coupled with free trade, and their lamen-
tations about the Declaration of Inde-
pendenee and the consent of the brown
men who are to be governed in the far
distant isles of the sea are coupled with
a defiant notification of the Constitution,
and a brutal denial of violence, rapine,
blood and murder of the most sacred
rights of the negro citizens of the nation
who have perilled their lives for the flag
and with gallant heroism won honor and
renown for the republic the battle
fields of the nation To make a long story
short, you can not vote a mixed ticket
or have a mixed result. You must choose
between Republicanism on the one hand
and Democracy on the other-not Democ-
racy in this, that or the other particular,
but Democracy in all particulars. 1t is,
therefore the duty of every voter to sur
vey the whole field and then, with the net
result in mind, determine whether the
present administration shall be continued
1t should be enough that this adrninistra-
tion is Republican.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Our experience with Democracy has been
more than unsatisfactory 1t has been
disastrous. There are many wise, capable
and patriotic men in that party, but the
party as such somehow lacks capacity for
the successful administration of public af
fairs This is new thing. Such has
been the case since long before the war
The following extract from the annual
message of President Buchanan shows the
deplorable state to which Democratic poll
cies and incapacity had reduced US in 1851
He said:
We have possessed all the elements of
material wealth in abundance, and yet,
Notwithstanding all these advantages,
our country in its monetary interests is
at the present moment in deplorable
condition. In the midst of unsurpassed
plenty in all the productions of agricuI-
ture and in all the elements of national
wealth, find manufactures sus-
pended, our public works retarded, our
private enterprises of different kinds
abandoned, and thousands of useful la
borers thrown out of employment and re-
duced to want
We have only to recall the distress that
overlook the country in the last admins
tration of Mr.. Cleveland to show that, if
possible. the latest effort of Democracy
was even more unfortunate than that of
Buchanan. Business paralysis, commercial
ruin, idleness and despair. with loss of
credit, both public and private, overlook
and almost destroyed us because of what
Democracy, in its lack of statesmanship
and general incapacity, undertook to do
for the country.
The truth is that the Democratic party
has been on the wrong side of every great
question for more than fifty years.
Slavery abolished, the Union was
preserved, the constitution was amended,
our hanances were re-established. specie
payments were resumed, our credit was
restored and prosperity was made uni
versal by the Republican party, not only
without the help of the Democratic party,
but in spite of its bitter and determined
opposition.
In all these great measures, and through
all these e 1entful years. the Republican
party has shown the highest order Of
craftsmanship and capacity for pubic
been constructive and aggressive in all its
polcles and purposes, and by arduous
work done has gained the confidence CT
the country, and led US steadily onward
very front of all the nations OF the EARTH
According to familiar principles this
record entities to preference not only
TO continue approved policies, but also and
more particularly, TO solve new and diff
cult problems.
Tested by practical arguments and con-
siderations the same result follows
Certainty as to our government and its
know what the Mckinley administration
Is Who knows what Bryan administra-
ton would be? No one can even intelli-