La Junta tribune., 1904-10-22

0sses o1ssssee IL Whsthss . 1spsbis-
eaa Or Deoeerstie AAoieissrssies
Shah ceaA Get the ARairs - Govern
neat = OD0esisiss ls Nesthss eass
Hss aans.
Although the Republican party vel
comes . comparison Of the character
and personality of ats candidates with
those Of the candidates OF the St. Louis
convention. IL prefers to urge the slec-
zion Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks as 1T
ting representatives and Instruments Of
che party's policies and intentions
II 1t wers true. which il 10 not. that
there 10 anything in the career Of Judge
Alton b. Parker TO justify the conten-
don that he would make 4 ''siner and
safsr'' President than Theodore Rooss-
welt. the fact would remain, that. tied
up with the Democratic party. 4 Moses
With the modern equipment Of Glad
stone. could not insure as safe and sane
Q government as the Republican party
has administered under President Roose-
Welt.
II 10 not pretended that Judge Parker
POSSESSES any superiority of statecrart.
character or experience to Grover C1eve-
land. In fact, he has been accepted BY
the conservative elements Of Democracy
- . Disappointing alternative for the
oouderous oracle of Buzzarl's Bay. and
As has only been accepted BY the radical
1p Bryan element of the party. because
be had demonstrated the lack Of Cl.ve-
land's safety and sanity by voting for
trss silver in 1893 and 1900.
In these two votes the proef = com
olsts that there 10 nothing h JsdSs
Parker's convictions. character o. con-
science to promise anything better, should
Be b elected, than 4 weak. vacillating
and reactionary Democratic administra-
don.
Worse than this. whatever may be
ehousht OF Judge Parker's personal char
acter and ability. he stands bsfors the
world a. the presidential creation OF
David b. Hall. aud his chief associates
and advisers since his nomination have
besn Hill, "Bilr' Sheehan. Pat" Nc
Carren. Charlie" Murphy and others
Of the Manhattan brand Of Tsmmany
Ststssmen for revenue only.
"Mr..rscing- Beth wsya."
Nothing In his campaign utterancss
has saggssted that Judge Parker pos
sssses any OF the stern attributes Of
leadership that bind parties to the will
Of q strong. conservative, conscientious
ehisf. On the contrary he has earned
ths sobriQuet, bestowed upon him BY
Speaker Cannon. OF "Mr.-FsGng- Both
Waya"
Therefore q vote for sAs safe and
cane" Parker and his octogsnarian mats
u only to be justified BY trust In the
safety and sanity of the party whose
oominees they are.
For forty years-barrins ths two
Cleveland intervais-ths Democracy has
Sssn excluded from power. because the
American people have mistrnsted its
safety, its sincerity and its sanity. Dur
ing all that period II has embraced with
In its ranks nearly all the elements OF
discomfort, discord and reaction that are
che signs and proofs Of hopeless politi-
cal stagnancy and decay.
A q party 1t threw every impediment
within Its reach In the way Of the sner-
gstic prosecution OF the war for the
preservation Of the Union.
That the reader may understand that
che Dsnocratic leopard has not changed
its spots In forty years Il nay be re-
called that on July 2. 1884, ~ Demo
cratic members Of Congress put forth
an address to the people Of the United
States in which. according to George
William Curtis in Harper's Monthly.
President Lincoln was charged with the
<ngrossment Of power; with military in
eerfsrencs in elections: with the crea-
tion Of bogus States; with illegally rails
ins troops; with unnecessary and hateful
eonacription: with the payment of ex-
>rbitant bountiea; with employing colored
troops on an equality with white soldiers:
With sstting mp false and ruinous 6nan-
eial system; with placing % In peril Of
foreign intsrference: with endsavoring TO
corrupt the race b. amalsamation with
oegross."
I. August Of that same year August
8>imoat, whose son b now pulling wires
Aehind the sphinx Of Esopus," ~ tenn
perary chairman ef The Democfatic Ma
tlsnai Ceavsntioa. said that 'four ysass
ct nnfsruis By Q sectioaal. fanatcal and
>errupt party had brought our country
- ths verge Of ruin. The past and pres
>nt are sumcient warnings Of the dis
astrous Consequences which would bsfall
- IL Mr.. Lincoln's reelection should b
0ads possible By our want ee pAtHotism
anA unity."
0syoeusss osssiossts
Hor,tie Seymour, Il his speeeh a.
Defmaoent chairman Of the same con
vsutioa, inveighed bitterly asainse LIN.
Ssln's administration and tie Republican
oafty, saying: They were animated b.
latoIsranes and fanaticisn. and blinded
- IN ignerancs Of the spirit Of oar In
e6itutisas, the charactsf Of eur people
anA H. eoodition Of our land." step b
stsp.~ ~ eoatinssd. ''they have marched
= 70 results fro0 witch at the OUTSET
tAsy veald havs shrunk with horror:
al svsa now whsa var has dssolatsd
Ses hna, hSs laid In heavy burdens upoa
seAss.- anA whsn baiksuptcy and ruin
~vesiaas -, they viii Def have ths unisa
eesesssd 6zespt upsa esaditisas unknewD
g ehe Ceaseitutios.w He eeacluAsd b.
AenasS3ng the fsstofatjsa q ths Uaien
Skrs1sh Dc useeoditieaal sarfssdsr sf
- 1liecipIe of nat5oaal sslf-pcooervA-
sspa anA "sAo full recssnitea 08 IL
eanafn r. IT, 4fntaa~ Aama1Ael n t.