The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-01-14


he is at" to borrow a phras,
made famous on memorable occasion
by statesman now out of a job. LIE
aus follow the example.
The results of the November election:
prove that the trend is toward DemOc
racy. That we did not win the house
Is true but we cut down the Republic
an majority by one-third.
Except for the action of one man
President Roosevelt in the matter OF
ahe anthracite coal strike - we would
have captured the house and carried
New York. Even as it is, a great many
persons believe that we did carry New
Nork, for the party which stole the
presidency from Tilden is not above
stealing the governorship from Coler.
The revolution in Rhode Island and
the reduced Republican majorities gen
orally in the eastern states show that
Republicanism is on the down grade.
Since the confusion of tongues on the
ished tower of Babel, there never fell
from human lips more preposterous
statement than that made by General
GroSvenor in the house on Dec. II in
these words when the election was
over, there was nothing left of the Dem
ccratic party"
After winning great fight in which
his losses were frightful, reviewing the
field Of slaughter, Pyrrhus, king of
Epirus, mournfully exclaimed, IF we
.haye such another victory, we are I'M
donew l commend those words Of
wisdom to my venerable yitriolic and
1ubilant friend from Ohio.
At present the differences among Re-
publicans are more pronounced than
those among Democrats. The Repub-
lican factions are getting wider apart,
while the Democratic sections are draw
ing closer together.
The war between the whole hog tar
if Republicans and the tariff reform
Republicans is an irrepressible conflict.
The hope of securing eligible places at
the pie counter may postpone the inev-
stable struggle from this session to the
next, but then it will break out with
Tedoubled fury.
II tariff revision downward prevails,
ahe tariff barons will be disgruntled
and will refuse to contribute the sinews
of war to the Republicans and with
out an abundance of the sinews the Re
Il win
hope to win. On the other hand, if tar
iff revision downward is refused Re
publican tariff reformerS will desert
the G. o. F. in shoals, join hands with
xhe Democrats and overthrow those
who believe in standing pat" and in
'Ietting we'll enough alone" theories
which every unconvicted criminal in
the land indorses most heartily.
On the tariff with Republicans it is
a case of Scyla andE Chary bdis-the
devil and the deep sea-"damned If
you do and damned if you don't"
Republicans have grave cause for ap-
prehension, Democrats good reason for
hope.
The Democrats will reattirm all the
essential features of the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms. plant them
selves firmly on the time honored and
benefcent Democratic principle OF
equal rights to all; special privileges
10 none" more necessary now than
ever before, and wage the battle main
ay on the triple propositions to destroy
Ahe trusts, to reduce the tariff rates to
a reasonable basis and to curtail public
expenses to the needs of the govern
ament economically administered.
Upon that platform all Democrats
and all others who love justice can
stand
Upon that platform we will place a
genuine Democrat OF high character
and approved capacity as Our candidate
with an equal chance of success.
Leading Democrats are already be
ginning to express opinions as to what
manner of man shall be the candidate
and some go so far as to specify the
man.
In an elaborate interview Congress
man Charles Fremont Cochran of Mis-
souri,, one of the best informed men III
public life, after outlining platform
much like the one set forth above.
says:
The nominee in 1904 should be a man in
sympathy with that platform and one who
can prove incontestably his loyalty 10 the
presidential candidate in 1896 and 1900
Going Just little farther back, he should
be able to prove unmixed devotion to the
Democratic platform of 1892 and in nc
way responsible for the enasculation OF
the Wilson tariff bill The Democrats Of
the west would not support candidate
for the presidency guilty of opposing al
income tax or who assisted in puncturlng
the Wilson bill with hundreds of amend
ments each embodying Republican pro
fectionism and contrary to Democratic
doctrines. In my judgment the nominee
snust come up to these standards Wheth
a&r he happens to reside east or west Of
the Alleghenies is not so important.
Hon. Samuel Bronson Cooper of Tex
As, a member of the committee Oh
ways and means, expresses his ideas
Sn these words:
The Democratic party in 1904 should
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