The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
Garter Harrison Looks for Demo
cratic Success Because of
This Fact.
IMPERIALISM NOT RELISHED.
EOcschenst-in Thinks Vermont
Election Does Not Forashad
"w Result nf Prc-idcn-
ti.il Election.

! EE.i'J BILC sPE.IAL
Chicago. Ii Sept. i" According 10 chi
! casO's Democratic Mayor. Garter n Har-
[ ri-oa. the outlook for tn. triumph Of the.
| Parker and Davis ticket Is excellent So
FAR a. the country at large i- concerned
While Mayor Harrison has not had thins-
| his way lately. his views are Of distinct
| Importance from the fact that ne always
ha- been able 20 hold his ear Close to
the ground and read the signs 81 the tines
With uncommon cIesrnsss and accuracy
Speaking 10 The Republics correspond
| ent- Mayor Harrison said:
| IT - not too much 20 say even at this
early dats. that the signs pointing tn Dem
oeratIc success ia <ov-mb~r ar. decidedly
encouraging There H. this year no excuse
for any man sho calls himself = Demo
| cat 10 fail - support the ticket. 10 mat
ter u n felt obliged in some prsvious
/, campaign. temporarily TO sidsstsp IN MS
allegiance to the party % jefferson.
Again. 81 should i-- remembered that
the party J. especially fortunate !u the
Personality uf - presidential candidate
Not only IN Judge Parker abb. 20 com
lnaud The confidence and admiration OF all
Democrats without regard TO farti0na!
views o. pr-ilcic-S. but hs II just the
kind Of man 70 appeal 10 the sound and
sober Judgment ol the independent voter.
f-mpersm-utzIiy President Roosevelt Is
the opposite q JEdg. Parker His tend
@tcy. as Indicated by his official act j.
-r in th- direction or a lzrE. military an
hilton. ard towards = disregard - fradi-
il"Ea! sad constitutional restraints. wner-
'hes- seem 70 stand ia the way - real
izat'on Z his immediate purp0s-s and pol
itics.
HAYS ACTION DIsAPPRovED.
TIE diplomatic activity % Mr Ro0ss-
yeli's Secreiary q STATE. VINO i UnGoubt-
ed.y faithfully carrying out the policy of
the chief Executive i undoubtedly Dis
approved -: by the conservative element
81 our citizenship II J. said that FE.s!-
dent Roosevelt ;s on record. IN one % he
books. with tE- statement thai when h~
came n Little Mountain ne VS. af once
MADE fsnlliar Vitn tn motto Never draw
ni.sS sou mean 70 shoot and that he
auC-d rn- comment thai tnl- i sound pol
icy FOR a nation
'-Th- American people are also inclined
10 feel that the strenuous President NAY
some TIM b. led into IT, mistake Of
drs Nins once too often. Evidently the
Republican L. IdeE- feel that. especially IN
TN State from. which Lincoln snd Grant
came q" the nation. st the tine OF its
great peril. the attitude of President
Roosevelt toward the expansion of our
naval and military power Will be iullE
-iIsi-lu-d AMI approved Evidently they
cnrnuisfeIv ov.rlssk.d the sixrifirant fact
that We have hundreds 1f thousands 81
citizens Who were born under one or an
other of the military governments Of Es'i-
rope. who came TO this country 10 -Etoy
immunity from precisely that kind of
thing. and TO whom anything apruechins
Enilit-ry government is hateful and at-
horr.Ilt In the .Itrem. These citizens Of
foreign birth are. perhaps. even more
JEALOUS 81 our free Institutions and osr
constitution! government than are the
iiE.lt descendants % the Puritan Father
ANY i1si.ustiCu or the part of the PreSi-
dent Of the United States TO disregard
constitutional limitations. 70 exercise a
not upheld hy th- traditions OF thiS coun-
tTy. IS certain to awaken II" distTust and !
4. approval of these lib.rty-loving citi- I
rcns who have left their native country ]
h-caus@ they have suffered hardshipS. and !
have endured limitations imposed by I
form % government personal and military I
In its character.
GERMANS HOLD POWER
There are enough German citizens I
alone. TO reflect this sentiment In Prac- |
teal way at the polls. 30 give Illinois 1
to the Democratic party Il once. and with 1
one mind. they become convinced that /
firesiden; Roosevelt intends 10 make this /
country a great world power in the mill !
iaTy sense. and that he would. II neces- 4
Sarv to PUT through his plans and pur- 4
poses. oversteT the plain limitations Of 1
rights. violate the best
traditions u our Government. and fail n /
rph1ld our free institutions in she most 1
strict aud loyal manner
SIGNIFICANCE OF VERMONT
Concerning the Vermont election. Chair
man Bo.Scheas,ein said:
'-Th. Vernon; election has no signii-
carce. Vermont has a population OF 5+i.-
sr. oS which but 400 ara foreign horn
Of this number 500 are Canadians. There
are but 7aca TriSh Germans and Roherni-
ans in the State. Illinois has populs-
r.on Of 5ps.s. and fully lxss.p OF this !
number ar. foreign horn OF this million
only 5e.CpD are Canadians. The others are
Germans. ITish- Scandinsvians. Bohemians
and 80 forth
The issues Of this campaign are 'np.ri-
voters are intensely inter
este,i Such issues did not appeal to Yer
mont bu, they will In Illinois. where one
Hfth Of the population = Of foreign extrac-
in other States having cos
population. That is why con-
tend that the Vermont election Indicates !
nothing concerning the rest Of th- coun-
Try"
STATE PARTY PLANS
Illinois Democratic editors will meet AZ
the sherman House September Il. IL IS
planned TO have the Democratic nominees
for State offices meet with them. and a
general plan Of campaign. In which the
Democratic county papers can take part
MIL be MAPPED out
The Parker and Davis Democratic club
" Chicago Is preparing to hold a barbecue
II Kedei. avenue and West Jackson hoGie-
rard on the afternoon and evening OF Sep
-rnber y. SPEAKERS Of national repute
lave been promised and the State and
,ouniy nominees will he present
PRIZES FOR NEAIES1 YARDS.