Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-29


that we would consider 1t an insult
tice the. following:
THE Republican party Is un-Ameri-
can in It's tenets and principles"
The converse IL absolutely true. II
is the only party that has made the
name America" respected through
out the civilized world Citizenship
there is n source OF prIds; its people
are looked up to. and America as a
distinct Influence in the world has
been established TO the envy and hat
red of large nations OF Europe, and all
this has been brought about under Re
publican policy and achievment. Is
II nn-American to make America the
foremost nation of the world at the
expense of the dislike Of other coun-
tries? The Democrat cannot name
law In which the people take pride
which was passed by a democratic con
gross and signed by Democratic pres
ident in the last forty years. Not
one measure OF any kind or quality.
fault-hnding. No progress or achieve
ment will ever be charged to its ac-
ton.
''Its tRepublIcan) history is his
tory Of militarism, usurpation. and
Its purposes tend toward concentra-
tion and exclusive privileges to n
few"
We think the only severe shocks
the constitution ever got were receiv-
ed from Democratic presidents and
Judges. The Democratic party has
paraded Its advocacy of the weak and
central government and strong state
governments. and when we turn 20
history for precedents we find the di-
rect opposite to be the practice.
Jefferson and Jackson caused the en-
tire fabric TO totter in their admins
trat lions. II does not mater what the
purpose of the exercise OF power Is;
the question nt Issue Is did either
stretch the prcrogatiye of the presi-
dent? Everybody knows they each
did. And II you ask for the most
glaring instance since the foundation
OF the government. yon run up against
IL In the administration of Grover the
First
Never In the history of the whole
country did president conceive it to
be possible for him to send the ma
tional troops into n state without the
request OF the governor OF the state
Grover sent the troops into Illinois
without a request, Democratic
chief Justice of the supreme court of
the United States sustained the issu-
ance OF injunctions.
Every Democratic governor of Col
orado has used the national guard Of
the state to interfere in strikes
Waite sent the troops into Cripple
Creek; Adams sent them to I.eadville.
and Thomas sent them into Hinsdale
| and Orman said he would send them
to Telluride II the strikers did not de
| liver the property to the owners. He
also told the editor of the Democrat
to mind his own business. that he
knew more abont laboring men than
he did The only party that has
degraded labor in the United States
has been the slave party. which is the
sole portion OF the Democratic party
to which II ever points with pride.
The rest of 1t is SO much worse that
| the managers do not even refer to it.
| Under Republican legislation and the
achievement OF It's policies. labor in
the United States occupies position
OF influence and dignity; 1t enjoys
| power and remuneration beyond its
portion in any other land. Coxey
armies. tramism, stagnation. closed
| IA..tu M fn.t,riac I,i ,Ia
OF for bankrupt laws are some OF the
striking characteristics of Democratic
administration. Rip Van Wrinkle
nigh, in sleeping off the slumbers OF
forty years come to wake and mistake
some things once SO familiar to him
but he would not need to hesitate u
moment in saying what party was last
in power. The hum OF Industries OF
their want would tell the tale.
| 1T has arrayed class against class
and In divers other ways has hown It.
sell unfit to administer the affairs of a
free people"
The only party that has trietd to fat
tS1 ON class prejudice has been the
| Democratic party. The effort TO per
potuato and intensity this feeling was
so marked and characteristic of WI
liam Jennings Bryan that thousands OF
Democrats revolted at the sight. II
was pointed out during the last presi
dental campaign as the reason. chief
of ALL why 1t would not do to make
this man president. He went about
the country pouring into the ears OF
ignorant working men the wrong that
he alleged employers We're heap
ing on them. The intelligent work
ing men were not deceived. Teach
ing people to hate each other was his
sole stock in trade. Never before
did a man try to ride into the presi
dental Office by such arts. For q
pissmire imitator The Democrat is
close onto his heels. Here Is the
asylum. The tide OF migration pours
In here from the labor of all lands
because here the interests of labor arc
best guarded and best rewarded.
party Is in hard straits which has Il
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