The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-16

IN have lne ulklef GlScoaf 1zeA1e4tS
n 81 the party in opposition
been more clearly defined than
hy the heroic struggles OF the
l,emocrats since the defeat Of
douglas. Tilden inspired them with
h0pe and under CleTeland they
s.ere successful. bat Tilden com
pretended the nature and the scope
90 the task before him. which can not
De- said 81 any other Democratic
leader since the notable triumph VI
Lincoln. Mcclellan and Hancock ha1
80 gifts Tor leadership whatever. ana
cleveland vas elected because the
majority was willing 10 test the &C
cgracy Of its views by a change al
administration. which Tiiden had ia
muustrated might be done at that
time with comparative ease. for Gar
field plurality vas very slight Then
after HaTrisou's term the disposition
10 experiment with the tariff again
elected Cleveland After that the
people said, with Shakespeare. What
Tools We m0rtalE be-" and rebuk.d
their own curiosity by reversing their
Judgment There has. In fact. been
no serious or profound alteration in
public sentiment since the control
20 the government passed into the
hands 81 the Republican party. And
this stubborn truth disheartens and
oFerWhcims the men OF broad intel
lclt whose lot. for veal or woe. is
cast with the party in opposition
Bryan was incapable OF fully reaiiz-
ing o. and Hin has not the lea5t
conception 81 H. u is a matter Of
small momeat whether a man halls
from the East OF the West. or wheth-
ar b. has sound or unsound views Of
the currency. SO long as he represents
principles in government that haze
placed against him the bulk Of the
voting population and held IL fer
nearly half a century true to its con
viction
II Is the slowness Of the American
people 10 reach definite conclusions
and their subsequent constancy. that
give 90 our politics its phase of i'm
mensity and II David b. Hill has the
sweep OF vision 10 see this mountain
in his path, his great swing round
the circle viii be but for the sport
az d. He Is too attenuated TO strike
the blows that the occasion demands.
You can see that by his plan of cam
u1ign He is already nervous. aud
when be gets frisky in action will
likely find the best OF his forces have
been wasted In anxious anticipation.
We never know lust how weak a man
ie until he stands forth as the eulo-
Eist Of his cause and himself Brv-
ans Federation OF principles and
collecting patronage on his fidelity 20
them robbed his speech OF it's native
,luquenCe and put him in the horri-
bic light OF ieste~ And Hil s
funnier than Bryan His talent is less
feliCitous and conspicuous and he is
therefore more serious. he is one
~ those painstaking and conscien-
tious fellows who revel in RESPONSE
hilitv. The best role in all the wo- Id
Tor Hin Is Atlas There you've Sot
him az his mark Bent beneath he
globe he'd smile and call IL fruit.
lie Graves the awful responsibility
~ the presidency. But the place for
a political leader in quest OF nomin-
alton OF an election is the recess Of
great forces from any position aud
hinder any circumstances. but OK.
periencc has designated the rear 5
the place Of observation and com
mand and the front for practical OK
ocution. And II Hin seeks the Gre
dentials 20 lead the Democratic hosts
or is commissioned 20 do so. and has
any inkling OF what he is TO go against
he will az least find il no disadvan-
tagc 10 keep hack OF his men.
From any point OF view the party
in opposition has rough road TO
travel and this is so primarily re.
cause the people think. and think
more deeply than we suspect. The
thought Of great and independent
nations majority is a formidable
thing 70 attack and TO dislodge Il
or affect IL permanently the rarest
craftsmanship and the weightiest IS
sues are requisite, II was this ex.
traordinary combination II will b.,
remembered. which wrought the rev.
olution in our politics that gave the
Republican party the ascendency
Curtin. % PENNSYLVANIA. hit upon .hs
tarin and Lincoln and Seward dealt
with slavery. and on the two com
hined the Republicans We're victori-
Gus. But there are no vital issues
now In opposition and no statesman
shin 20 ind the opportunity for in
venting them. And until something 1
Is brought forward that promises I
radical change for the better con-
ditions viii remain essentially as IN ~ 4
are. This fact is somewhat obscured 1
10 Democratic politicians by their 4
blind adherence 10 jefferson. whose /
authority is oracular He is their /
fountainhead Of political wisdom. and i
all that emanates from him is cur 4
rent Yet he lived at a time when 1
some Of the truths that embellish our /
national history We're unknown md /
unsupported. one OF these. and pro-
hahly the greatest Of them. is a pro
found sentiment and its slight var.a.
ton or fiuctuation. Jefferson did ROT
know how deep an impression he
made. though he lived to see the end
q his dynasty and the election Of
Adams
He seems 10 have been convinced
TRAIT one guarantee. at least. OF the
safety of the republic was the near
ness 10 equality in numerical strength
~ the two leading parties and their
frequent alienation in controlling the
government. Aud he was optimistic
IN the hope that political power might
be kept evenly balanced He had
seen twelve years of FederaliSt aud
twice that Of Republican supremacy.
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