Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-13
lt I. Between Democracy and A1-
Popular Government and Favors
the Ascendency Of the Financial
Glass, With Which He IL Allied.

Democratic party. Judge Parker Is the
one serious candidate for president
who believes in the maintenance and
persistence of democratic Institutions.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Watson stand
for class legislation and class admins
tration, Mr.. Watson being serious
candidate because every vote cast for
him Is q vote for Mr.. Roosevelt. Every
vote for state communism is therefore
a vote for oligarchic government. The
only candidate for the man who be-
lieves in the free democracy and Is OPP
posed to class government Of any kind
IL Judge Parker.
There is no better illustration Of the
difference between the two leading
parties, as wide asunder as the poles,
than that afforded by the two state
conventions of New York. The Repub-
lican state convention was absolutely
controlled by the BOSS boss" who
shamelessly confesses that he puts his
party above the state by acting as the
party chieftain while he holds the Of
dee Of governor.
AS 1t is with the state so it is with
the nation. The Republican national
convention was controlled by die
tator. 1t was not free convention of
free men. The independent governing
citizen must now be looked for else
where than in the Republican party.
It is IL feature Of our political theory
that party government reflects our po-
litical principles and our system. The
individual Republican, as the individ-
ual Democrat, once helped to govern
his party. Now the party's boss gov
ems the individual. who has no more
voice in the party's councils than has
the American citizen who has emil
grated to the Philippines in the gov
eminent Of his new home. and this
Notwithstanding that he still lives I'M
der the flag and under the laws Of con-
gress.
How wrong We're these forefathers of
ours under the present Republican phi
losophy of politics when they declared
that they brought with them their
birthright of freedom! The descend
ants Of these sturdy lovers of liberty
are now deprived Of the right Of trial
by jury and of self government by the
party which was formed to expand hui
man liberty when they emigrate to. the
possessions Of the United States in
Asia.
| Not only is the Republican party's
rule of the Philippines autocratic, but
the citizens Of this country at home
are beginning to be ruled without their
consent or without the consent of their
! representatives.
| Under the partnership which exists
between Mr.. Roosevelt and the senate
oligarchy, which consists of group
of senators of whom Mr.. Fairbanks,
by reason of his nomination for the
vice presidency, is now the head, this
autocratic power has not only silenced
the national convention and made it
mere recording instrument
It has usulped and assumed the
powers of the general government.
| 1t determines all questions Of inn
portance.
| 1t controls all the unclassifled pat
ronage in its own interests.
| 1t dictates our foreign policy.
| It sustains the presidents lawless
acts
It compelled the appropriation Of
money for the support of his illegal
pension order.
1t forbids the house of representa-
tives to discuss so called measures Of
legislation, which are fast assuming
the nature of edicts.
No legislation can be enacted with
out its consent. The duty Of raising
revenue and Of expanding it has been
taken from the representatives of the
people, where the constitution lodges it.
1t has permitted the president to use
the navy Us he willed in hostility to a
friendly power. Our relations with
other powers are at it's mercy, for it
may plunge US into war at any mo-
ment.
It Is this kind Of a government
which the Republican party has es-
tablished, and it maintains it by exer-
cising like control over the party
machinery for making nominations.
Mr.. Roosevelt explains the reason and
admits the fact when he says in his
letter Of acceptance that half the peo-
pie Of the country are unfit to govern.
consequently unfit to participate in
government.
The contrast to this is the contrast
pf. democracy to autocracy. The Dem
ocratdc conventions at st. Louis and
Saratoga were the free conventions Of
NVYH.