Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-16
PATRIOTIC pARrY1oYArrT PARAMOUNT.
The Republican Party Stands for s. Many Important
Issues That 1t VIII Be Upheld in any
Event
From N pioneer Pres ]

Those politicians who are counting on
any noticeable detection from the repnb-
lican ranks. between now and next
November, on account of the disagree.
ment with this or that item of {.
legislation on administrative policy OF
the past three years, are apt to make
very insufficient allowances for the
spirit of loyalty to party, for patriotic
reasons which has never in the history
of American politics been stronger than
among the republicans of today.
| When politicians hear republican
contending for cessation of the war in
the Pailippines,or denouncipg the Porto
Rict tsriff or 'cussing" the delay II
congress in enacting antitrust legis1 a.
ton OF clamoring for the recognition of
the Boer republics, or getting into a
sweat because President MeKinely's
Interpretation of the eanteen law is diff
ferent from that of the w c. T. o.,
they will exultinglY claim that republi-
cans vote as sure to be counted on
their side in the coming contest
These sanguine Organizes continually
forget the republican party stands for
vast deal more than the expansion
policy alone, or the constitutional cover
of congress to govern our territories as
neutrality in the Boer war alone. or the
antitrust movement alone, or for any
one Of a hundred benefcient causes
alone. The republican party stands for
every principle Of unity, Of free individ-
ual opportunity, of sound finance and
wholesome industrial Developments
which has contributed TO make on.
Union strong and great. It stands next
like rock in opposition to every one on
the visionary schemes rotten theories
and demonstrated untruths which are
customarily included under the name Of
Organism. So although republicans
in considerable numbers may dissent
from the party position on the points
named, and on others exercising in
such dissent their undoubted privilege
a. free men, and losing no respect among
their fellow republican, for their indie
parliamentary are not going over to
the democracy because they cannot have
their way on all points Not, at least.
SO long as the democratic party follows
the lead Of William J. Bryan and free
silver.
A case in point is that of the Port
land Oregonian. No republican paper
in the country, probably, has differed
with the Mckinley administration on
more points, or been more open or force
full in its criticisms of the president and
the present congress than this journal
istic Roannergers of the Pacific coast.
Particularly bias it been severe in its
structures or the Porto Rico tariff and
on everyone connected with the enact
ment of that measure But this is
what it says, in part, in reply to those
who condemn it because it still supports
the party responsible for that act.
The question In this case IS which Of ahe
swo parties for one or the other must cc'.trol
lis the party that can be trusted, more ra-
tionally, with the direction OF the affairs Of
the country The country is afraid of the
Bryan party, and 1t has reason to be. There
Is much l.: the course of the republican party
that IL dots not approve; but these are trifiing
matters compared will tho deadly menace Of
the anarchistic spirit, the collapse OF finance
and Industry, the IN teruption OF national and
individual prosperity. the surrender of the
principle OF national growth and exp ansion,
the black death to business at home, and the
degradation OF the country before the world
all ~ which belongs to the program OF the
transformed deformed party that goes I'M
fortunately, under the democratic name. 1t
certainly Is not difficult 10 see why men who
mud fault with much in the policy and &C ton
OF the republican party yet may oppose the
efforts OF the Democratic party to obtain the
ascendant in the government.
The Pioneer Press ventures the pre-
diNttoh bhd5 WHERE tne OTeiS0nlau STANDS
win be found standing, next November,
very nearly the whole number of dis
satisfied republicans upon whom the
Bryanites are counting for reinforce
ments. With the republican phalanx,
too, will be found standing countless
number of voters. who under various
delusions, voted in 1895 for the Nebraska
spellbinder, but who have been awak-
ened by the logic of events TO the sound
ness OF republican contentious and to the
real perils which lurA in Organism.
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