Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-02

ing an empire from Mexico and again,
that act was denounced as Infamous
and revolutionary by many Democrats,
just az we md today Republicans OPP
posed to their party's expansion policy.
Senator Hoar and the shade Of John
Quincy Adams are together today,
Rooseyelt's strong foreign policy, his
expansion principles. his action In the
Panama canal matter, his supposed
yelled purpose to crush the trusts, re-
semble J%acksonian Democracy rpns'd-
erably, But Roosevelt is a civil SER
vice champion from his youth, whereas
'Old Hickory was an enemy oil per-
manent tenure OF office to the extent
Of being responsible for the famous
phrase, ITO the yictors belong the
, spolls."
But the conditions Of Jackson's time
and the conditions today are differ
| ent.
This article has tried to show that.
while the past partly influences and
determines the conflict Of principles be-
tween the parties, nevertheless II Is i'm
possible to determine the future 10y his
tory. We can demonstrate that the
Democracy In the past was warllke, ia
vored a strong foreign policy and vas
an eXpension party. But there can be
no doubt about the die being cast, now,
to the contrary. The Democratic par.
~ II %irrevocably opposed TO It's former
policy. Its odd policy has passed to the
Republican party. Both Bryan and
Cleveland agree on that.
Both parties propose TO regulate
trusts, But the fact Is that neither
knows at present what It will do.
The tariff has ceased TO be a national
Issue.
Silver Is no longer an issue.
The great questions are Imperialism,
trusts and strikes, And. with regard
TO strikes, both parties may be expect
ed to hedge In their platforms and de-
pend on the impressions made by their
nominations.
Both parties today are for centraliz.
ed government, Democratic states have
tried state antitrust laws without real
success. Admittedly, trusts must be
dealt with by the United States.
The broad political lines today con
slst OF those who would crush all CON
flIct with existing laws, and those who
want new laws; those who would bring
lduOl unlOlH up WIN u SnHlp urn Unu
those who would want some sort Of ma
tlonal arbitration scheme; those who
would destroy any trusts conflicting
with the laws that exist and those who
would place them under elaborate gov
eminent supervision, and those who
would demand that business shall be let
alone and those who wish to cure evils
by legislation. But, unfortunately, the
issue Of Imperialism and the Panama
canal have nothing to do with trusts
and strikes and. therefore. men who
agree In internal policy disagree upon
foreign policy,
Broadly speaking. the Republican
party under Roosevelt stands for the
executive power Of the United States
government, while the Democratic par
ty Is a legislative party,
Roosevelt IL being Knocked because
his personality lnterferes with the
lineup. With Hanna as the Republic
can candidate the issue would be 20
let business alone. suppressing the de-
mand of organized labor that only
| union men shall be employed and n
strong foreign policy as opposed, prob
ably, 10 n Democratic general play for
the antitrust, union labor and anti
imperlallst sentiment.
II Is thus seen that II IL irreyocable