The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-25
HOW TO VOTE.

gives some curious advice TO the in
telligent voter who is looking for good
government rather than. party SUI
premacy" Il. advises the voter to
vote to elect Democratic congress
and Roosevelt president.
| 1t Is difficult to see what the Week
| ~ imagines could be gained by such
a condition as 1t would bring about
| Il would simply lock the wheels of leg
! islation for four years and have one
branch OF the government directly an
tagonistic to the other. Nothing
could be accomplished which the Dem
ocrats stand for Certainly no tar.
| if or antitrust laws could be passed
with a Republican president who
| stands for protective" tariff" and
who is receiving the support of every
trust In the country. If there is any
reason for giving the Democrats con
trol of the lower house-and the
Weekly Admits there is--the same
reason holds good for giving them
the presidency If there was any rea.
son for following the 'Weekly's ad
vice-and there is not any-it would
be better to elect Parker president
and re-elect a Republican congress.
Then there would not only be a check
put upon the extravaganza which is
running riot in all departments of the
government, but the country would
feel additional security in having a |
safe and sane man In the White |
House, thus avoiding a continuation |
OF the disastrous Rooseveltian policy |
TN dealing with the race problem and
also assuring the country against be.
coming entangled in disputes and pos
sible wars with foreign powers
through the slung shot idea of the
Big Stick" and playing the big DO.
liceman for the western hemisphere. |
The best rule of action, however, l. |
to vote straight ticket on national |
affairs. If Democratic congress is |
to be elected /. would be folly 10 |
tie Its hands by keeping In power a |
president who would veto every law
which seeks to carry out Democratic |
principles. If the Democrats
are entitled to the reins |
of government they should be
given full control.
The advice OF Golfers is interesting
because 1t virtually admits. in advis.
ing that a Democratic congress be
elected, that the power of legislation
should be aiken out Of the hands of
the Republicans. This admission is in
effect an indictment OF Republican
legislation and extravaganza under
the present administration. And a
party that can't be trusted to frame
the laws OF . country certainly should
not be given the power to veto laws
passed by afparty which can be trust
ed 20 formulate them.
In its peculiar advice the Weekly
is equally unsound and really absurd
In its brief allusion to Illinois. 1t
says: In Illinois a practical reform
er is running against an ordinary. sec
machine Democrat"
There are thousands Of people in
Illinois who would be glad to learn
what Chas. s. Deneen has ever re
formed. And as to machine can.
didate. Golfers nigh. search these
United States over with a fine tooth
comb and not find candidate more
thoroughly, more completely under
he influence and domination of a po-
itical machine than Chas. S. Deneen.
His nomination was secured through
4 dicker With the worst ring that
has controlled Republican politics in
Illinois in quarter of a century; and
upon every stump in the
state, from Cook to Alexander.
The charge has been made and reiter.
a.ed that IN case he is elected. Dick
Yates is TO control the patronage of
his administration. And though he
has been dared time and again TO de.
ny it, Mr.. Dencen has never opened
bis mouth one way or the other.
The Golfers Weekly doubtless
knows of such a paper as .he chica.
90 Inter-Ocean. Ii is one Of the lead
ng influential Republican newspa-
Ders of the United States. Here is
he Inter-ocean's estimate Of Mr..
-has. s. Deneen. written so recent
y that the ink is hardly dry on the
PAPER in which il appeared:
FAR BETTER FOR ILLINOIS .
THAT SUCH A MAN AS LAW.
RENEE q. sTRINcER. WHOSE 7
rs KNOWN TO ALL, a
SHOULD BE PUT IN THE COVER
soH's 1cHAIR. THAN SUCH A
BOWLING SHAM, SUCH a BRkz- !
~ PRETENDER As CHARLES S. Q
erf
The estimate Of he Inter-Ocean.
Hose intense Republicansfm [
not sufficient 20 enable y
10 swallow the Deneen q
,ad Of ~brazen pretensiOn