The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-07-02

| try hinges upon what shall De done
then. If the motive of the convention
party expect, sane and democratic and
| it's action united success in November
NAV be reasonably anticipated. If, on
the other hand, antagonism or selfish
lleaderships are to be put above the
spirit of Cancellation and the considera-
ton of success, no change need be ex-
pected in November.
Democrats must, in order to win. re-
spect the logic of the situation. The
| Chicago convention has served greatly
| to emphasize the fact that republican
| ism is weak in Roosevelt. That con-
were, the invitation to democracy to
come in and win. The republican par
tv has offered a candidate symbolic Of
weakness and danger and illustrative
of bad administrative record. In so
doing the republican party has provid-
ed an issue in the absence of any
others. The standpat platform eX-
pressly puts the Roosevelt record and
the Roosevelt personality in issue, and
| a strong, united fight upon that alone
should reasonably bring the victory.
The way is open for the democratic
,lyyt l,o Nd md
al qualifications of the candidate but
the regime and policies which he rep
resents are distasteful to a majority of
the voting population of the country;
so distasteful as to influence votes.
Democracy need only offer a fair alter
native and the people will register their
opposition. Roosevelt represents a
trust tariff arrangement which most
Americans resent, upon the principle
of government for the people as
against government for privileged in
terests He represents a violent an
tagonism and affront to the south. He
is the embodiment of negro disturb
ance. He typifies a dangerous impe-
rialism and militarism Objectionable
to the masses independently of pOliti-
cal creeds or affiliations. Finally he
represents a machine repugnant to
every American governmental princi
pie, holding itself above and violating
not only the constitution but the very
punitive laws of the nation. The poll
ties incarnated in him and finding eX-
preston in his deeds, official, politi-
cal and personal, constitute a Wis
ible and terrible menace; they move
toward sheer absolutism of party, en-
pire for party ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, the ex
pansion of corruption and ruin. And
they meet the instructive hatred of a
people born in political freedom in it's
! widest sense.
Republicanism and Roosevelt will
never be continued in power by the
people, except through necessity or as
the choice of two evils. The people
only ask half a chance at the hands Of
the democratic delegates who are to
meet in ST. Louis on the 9Th. They will
be on the side of any safe candidates
and conservative declarations.
Normally the country is democrat
more voters disposed toward democ-
racy than toward republicanism. Let
the democratic convention but afford
the whole democracy a chance to act
and the day will be carried without a
single republican vote. Name man
in whom democrats may repose faith
and announce broad and genuine demo-
cratic principles and the normal vot
ing strength of the party will be amply
sufficient for success. Or, negatively
| considered. let the democratic leader
ship merely refrain from repelling
let democracy, in its presentation and
it's platform, demonstrate its posses
sion of a broad purpose beneficial to
the people as whole and gagged by
national experience. and a powerful
accession of republican votes will
! swell the protest and opposition to
Roosevelt and ring rule.
In the light of the opportunity await
| ing united democracy, factional dissen
| sions and selfish leaderships seem
small. There should be no quarrel
over precedence when the gate is wide
enough for all abreast.
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