The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-07-21

Democracy when intrusted With power
will construct the Panama caual speed,
Ily, honestly and economically, thereby
giving to our people what Democrats
have always conteuded fora great H.
ter-occaniC canal, etc." It would appear
The platform.makers Of this convention
bad not figured on the contingency oiau
amendment BY !hs convention which
Would put thea Oh record rs having tsn.
sIdsred only questions that were "cam.
palgn Issues" else this plank would have
been omitted for 1t must be embarrassing
g the statesmen who composed the Res.
nlutIbn Committee Of that convention to
publicly stand committed to The propo'!
tIon that tile buItilb1 81 The isIhmAn
canal Is yet question to DO disposed Of.
The telegram Of Judge Parker 10 "bs.
added" and ''be,fadged" tho delegates
who %en not alrtsat In this condition
or wore, that they really csnnot b
blamed for getting hinga 4 little mixed
In the formulation Of the reply to the
hitherto silent PatiHr. fu the haste and
dsslre to assure AsE nominee that the
platform could be constructed any old
way to confcr n to hIa vlews-unknown-
the convention made Ito platform look
like "thlrty cents. The great work Of
the lamented Hanna settled and pro.
vided for the building Of the canal. The
building Of the canal will be done, 1t |
makes no difference what party 10 In
power, and the question 10 not an Issue
10 this campaign, nor will be 10 any sue.
ceedlug one. In '96 the Democrats In
National Convention said "they were
opposed to life tenure In the public str.
vice." They were then 10 power. III
1904 the convention which admittedly
considered only Campaign Issues" do.
clared In favor Of "elvil service reform"
Under what process of reasoning does
the Democratic party conclude tile civil
service declaration to be an issue? How
does 1t explain lis change Of position on
this question? Eight years ago when
they were In power and "free silver" and
"tarif for revenue only" were The "is.
SUES" they were opposed to "llfe tenure
in The public service" This year when
Iley are out of power and the RvpubIi.
sAn party has as Its candidate for prssi.
dent the most outspoken advocate of the
civil service system they have the au.
dacity to attempt to make 1t an issue and
10 pretend 10 be It's defender. The mag.
mates of Wall street know what they are
about. They know that the leaders Of
Democracy are only concerned In one
hing and that they will consent to any
plan that will put a Democrat into
bower. What the leaders want are the
places of trust and profit. What Wall
treet wants is immunity from molesta. s
ion and prosecution In the organization
If trusts and combinations unlawfully.
{ desires the defeat Of the Republican
andidate, for they know with him they
AVE no hope of evading the just penal o
les Of the law. The real Issue the l,em. l
'crats have In ibis campaign 10 Roose.
elt That IL Wall streets issue; that Is =
)eMocFary's Issue, In Kansas the peo- y
lie read-ihey know what The issue Is aud 9
| Is safe to predict that Roosevelt will 4
ecelve the largest vote ever given a can. Il
ldate for presidents great tribute to o
lis worth as measured by the most indie. y
endent and intelligent class Of voters Of 4
ny state In the union. The isstlc- +
Roosevelt versus Wall street and the !,
luce Hunters. 81