The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-09-21

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written by Walter j. Ballardl
WHY does Democracy rage and its
people imagine vain thing CParker's
electiom2
Why do the Democrats hope to &C
complish any good for the country
while their congressman and senators
are not committed to cling to the gild
ed plank which their presidential can
didnte threw out as a life preserver as
soon MS he discovered the unSea-
worthiness of the Democratic ship?
Why do the Democrats complain that
our export business Is not increasing
fast enough and Mt the same time
object to our building n navy sufficient
to protect the foreign trade we al
ready have?
Why do the Democrats seek. as their
platform states, to 50 reduce our brave
army TINT it would he hard to sud
denly turn out trained "cOrporaPs
guard" In time of need?
Why do the Democrats find fault
with the Republican policy of caring
men and those dependent on them who
fought for the honor of their eoun
try's flag?
Why do the Democrats always fight
among themselves when any grave is
sue is before the country, ns now?
Why do the Democrats imagine they
could handle the national finances bet
tor thnu dn tho RenuhIinana yyhan tho
ledger of the country shows that their
last four years try ut that big job re-
suited in adding S262, 100000 TO our
bonded debt simply to pay ordinary
running expenses?
Why do the Democrats fail to see
that the want of business confidence
which would follow the election of
their untricd candidate would result
In worse paralyzntion of American
industries than that which followed
the election of their tried candidate
in 1922
Why do the Democrats in their plat
form set themselves up rs economic
crs of the national finances when in
their last four years of control they
had In time of peace to go In debt
$262000,oe0 to square their cash ac-
count?
Why do the Democrats prntc in their
| platform about the "Jeffersonian sim
| plleity of living" when 1t is well
known fact that MIR Jefferson was an
aristocrat and lived as we'll and as
extensively as did any prominent man
OF his day?
Why do the Democrats insist in
their latest platform for elderly of
personal contract when the silver
plank, still In force, of their two pre-
cedlng presidential platforms sought
In effect to destroy the liberty of
personal contract by making 1t He
gal for personal contract To he made
payable In gold2
Why do the Democrats in their lat
| eat platform demand the sacred ful
hllment of public md private oldiga-
tons when by reason of the absence
of gold money plank in that plat
form their representatives In congress,
bound by the free silver plank of the
two l., ,Cedng platforms, could justly
from party standpoint, seek the en-
actment of II law covering that plank
and that law, IL passed, would destroy
the Sacred fulfillment" business by
enabling II debtor 10 pay in dollars
worth 80 cents or less contract for
which he had received full value In
100 cent gold dollars!
Why do the Democrats falsely de
nounce the Republican party MS play
Ia, 40. q II.,.l
trusts and they put forward presi-
Dental candidate backed by Wall
street and vice presidential candidate
who has become enormously wealthy
through the profits of so called trusts?
Why do the Democrats shy In their
! platform $50 called that protection
| il robbery" and in the same para-
graph carefully refrain from proposing
| It's abolition or even any drastic
changes In the tariff?
Why do the Democrats shout aloud
that Roosevelt was "imperlalistie" In
acquiring what the people wanted the
rights and property of the Panama cl-
mi In face of the fact that the Demo
cratic senators who tried 10 block the
way We're by many southern mass
meetings called Off from further OPP
position?
Why do the Democrats expect the
intelligent voters to east their ballots
for party whose platform is series
of negatlons and contradictions from
the first word to the lust?
Why do the Democrats indulge In
such pipe dream MS the thought that
the people of the United States want
10 put That party out of power whose
policy enabled the country to export
S57S,0O0,0o0 worth Of goods more IN
1904 fiscal year than IN even the very
best Democratic year?
Why do the Democrats fondly in
dulge In the illusory fancy that with
candidate of no political record and
Of no positive opinions they can come
within million votes Of defeating that
American American Theodore Roose-
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