The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
TURNING TO DEMOCRACY.

All pOllllcul observers KNOW ull0t tile
trend Of thought is toward the Demo-
cratic ticket. Whether the tide that
Is now running with the party will
continue to do SO up to election day,
and If so, whether it will be strong
enough to reverse the verdicts Of the
last two elections, it is too early to
say. Already the Republicans admit
that the impending campaign will be
close and hard fought. There is every
reason to believe that the favorable
impression already made by the Demo-
cratic candidates and platform will
increase as the days 80 by. The coun-
try is impatient for change. In
every quarter there is discomfort. The
labor situation is characterized by the
numerous strikes in the different in
dustries. The attitude Of capital is
shown by the marked change for the
better, which commenced Immediately
after the st. Louis convention. The
whole country is tired of the rule of
the Republican party. 1t is sick of the
stand pat" attitude OH n tariff system
which allows our manufacturers to
sell cheaper in foreign markets than
they do at home. Over and above all
the country is tired Of Rooseveltism.
People who ut first applauded are now
tired of the man who emulates the
German emperor. They are tired of
the continual talk Of war. They have
sickened Of the eternal swagger which
marks the present occupant of the
White House. They want Il return to
Il government under the constitution.
They have heard so much about boots
and spurs and San Juan hill that they
gag ut the thought Of four years more.
1t is not the money power; it is not the
laboring men alone; it is the common
people Of the country who are i'm
patient for a rest. In recent editor
ial the New York American says in
part:
"A president in khaki, living by
preference in the limelight, and clloos-
ing the spectacular German emperor
as his model, substituting his will and
pleasure for the fundamental law and
the statutes, is not to the American
taste.
MIR. Roosevelt has overplayed his
part of master of the republic. There
is no applause any more for uneXpect-
ed charges up diplomatic San Juan
hills. The fierce grimaces and menac-
ing sword ratings are stale. So are
the virtuous preachings on civic right
eousness, with the ghost of Quay and
the living Addicks, Platt and Payne
occupying conspicuous seats in the pull
pit behind the speaker.
Judge Parker's character is known,
If his political opinions III detail are
not. He is a man of weight, balance
and dignity, with nothing of the hare
brain or charlatan about him. Every
body feels that heis safe in the sense
of being composed and deliberate. 1t
is believed that he trusts to Judgment,
not impulse or uneasy egotism for
guidance to action. Those who have
had the best opportunities for study
ing him, especially his brethren of the
bench, testify to the solidity of his
understanding and the calmness of his
temper. He does nothing for display;
his eye is never fixed on the grand
stand when rendering decisions.
ut is because Judge Parker is ac-
cepted as the antithesis of Theodore
Roosevelt that he is being taken into
favor by the American people.
This good opinion the Democratic
candidate has but to extend and con-
firm between now and election day in
order to lead his party to victory by a
great majority.
--r. Roosevelt has fallen into unac.
customed silence. And it is announced
that he will not take the stump.
yet, while President Roosevelt sits
| mute at Oyster Bay, attempting at
the eleventh hour to acquire reputa.