The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
THE RESULT INEVITABLE

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Of the game. the ExrREss pro
ceeds to tell how it happened -it's
about the only thing left to do-a
sort Of tribute Of respect VIC pay
to all men and eveuts at their
passing away.
Explanations Of the unprece-
dented landslide to the republicans
will Be varied, depending some
what on your point Of view, like
wise to some extent on your polit-
ics.
Republican philosophers viii
aitribGte il to the heroic character
Of their candidate, the transcend
ent merits Of their political doc
trines and the benefcent effects Of
their rule. all Of which claims con
tain germ Of truth intermixed
with forty-acer field Of fallacies.
To even the semi-unprejudiced
observer, the defect Of the demo
crats offers little occasion for won
der, but on the contrary, upon
proper analysis il will appear in
he light Of the inevitable. Of
course, we didn't talk this way
before the election; we would have
been fools if we had. It's a kind
Of habit both parties have Of
claiming everything even when in
doubt and it is good sense for il.
b eips to generate and sustain the
enthusiasm necessary 10 success.
It must be conceded that there
are elements III the character Of
Theodore Roosevelt which, with all
his shortcomings, appeal strongly
10 the American people. Bold,
seif-willed, determined, erratic, he
IS like the head-strong youth who
gives any amount of trouble and
yet remains the idol Of his parents.
His independence and strength Of
character, although to the keen
analytical mind it may vacilate in
critical moments, make him hreo
in the popular mind.
Judge Parker, IN the other hand,
a man Of judicial temperament,
with neither a career nor a person
ality that appeals to popular fancy,
never possessed any striking at
traction for the public in general.
In the second place the demo
Gratis entered the campaign with
their ranks still broken with dis
sensions that dated back eight
years. 1t was far from a united
party. Up to the last moment Of
the nomination, reorganizers and
disorganizers hammered away at
each other. 1t was too much to
expect the opposing factions with
in the party to become welded TO-
gether into a winning force in the
few months of campaign. Much
however, was done in this direction
and this is one Of the salutary and
perhaps the best result Of the cam
paign to the democrats.
OF still greater weight was the
fact that there were no well-defned
is sues III the campaign. Issues,
there were. il is true, issues Of the
most profound importance, going
to the very foundation Of govern
ment, but they were largely alb
siract issues which do not appeal
to the masses. In this age Of CONE
meTcialisnl, the only issue that /,
ever changes a vote is one that
touches the pocket book. Roose-
welt might have been a monster
and Parker a patriot; Roosevelfs
platform, revolutionary and Park
er' S safe, but in the absence Of
economic conditions that would
compel attention, no great political
change would have occurred. n
Il is undeniable that the country
generally isin prosperous condit- {
ion. blatant demagagues claim for
a politicSI party the credit for all
that divine providence and human e
industry has accomplished and 1