Cañon City record., 1904-09-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
Evidence that Pop.iar Opinien Havsrs
Repnbiicau euccess.

Although election day is still some
weeks of. IL Is not too early to review
the progress of the campaign and take
note OF the drift OF popular opinion. To
doubt that the latter is setting strongly
iu favor of the Republican ticket would
seem almost to question the capacity of
the American people to choose between
approved competence in government and
n'oobiing incompetence along every line
of administrative aud legislative policy.
From the day when the Republican
convention adjourned after adopting
positive platform and nominating posi-
tive candidates upon IL. the Republicans
have proceeded 90 organize their cam
paign with the unhesitating confidence
in themselves and their principles that
goes SO far to assure success. Unlike
their adversaries. they have had no in
terusl differences to patch up before tax
ing the field.
The Republicans have simply gone be-
fore the American voters on the party's
record. which Is not a document artfully
concoc,ed for campaign purposes, but
scroll OF splendid achievements written
Ia the life of the republic during the past
for;y-fcur years. The scroll stretches
from 1850 TO 1904 and covers period
OF national development unparalleled iu
%
this development and the promise of its
continuance under the leadership OF
man who Is the incarnation of American
energy. courage and achievement, has
constituted the Republican appeal to
American voters.
The elections in Vermont. Arkansas
and Maine have shown the natural re-
sponse TO an appeal based on things ac-
complished.
In the meantime. the Democrats have
been trying 80 find out exactly where
they are at" All Efforts to bury the
hatchet between the gold and silver
wings OF the party have merely resulted
In burying 1t In the heads of the leaders
OF the respective factions William
Jennings Bryan has no more affection for
Alton II. Parker now than he had the
night when he denounced the nominee
or the floor OF the convention.
The brief enthusiasm created among
gold Democrats and m conservative
business circles by Judge Parker's gold
standard telegram has entirely subsidized
as the conviction has become general that
II was a brick artfuily giided to com
init his party TO the appearance OF re-
pudiating free aud unlimited silver. The
subsequent uttcrances of the Democratic
candidate have entirely dissipated any
favorable impression made by his tele-
gram. and proved him to be a jugrler
with obscure and meaningless phrases.
His proffcr OF comparison OF govern
mental expenditures under Republican
and Democratic administrations has dis
closed that he was III informed as to
the details OF those expenditures and
the marvellous national expansion that
has como during the past twsnty years.
But the most marked feature of the
Democratic campaign has been its in
stability and inhrmness Of purpose. One
issue after another has been taken up
only to be dropped, until now Il looks as
IL the party would have to fall back on
the tariff and the trusts. on both OF
which issues 1t has been tried and found
wanting In legislative courage and ad-
ministrstivc effectiveness.
Amc-ican voters know that the pro-
tectivc tariff Is not robbery" and they
have more faith In the American anti
trust statute than In any curling OF mod
ern trusts under the old common law.
The Democratic campaign started with
David Il. Hin AS its sponsor and boss,
but recently Judge Parker sought to
reconstruct its management, going TO
New York City and holding a number of
xum-shoe conferences At the Astor
House with Senator Gorman and several
Tammany leaders, II IL reported that
he succeeded In placatine Tammany and
that Senator German will supplant Tom
Tageart as the real director Of the Demo
cratic campAien. What was the con.
alteration promised for The loyal sup-
port Of TAnnany has not trsnspircd.