The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-14
DEMOCRACY END
SEEMS IN SIGHT
Continued From First Page.

The lack of cohesion 80 noticeable at
democratic national headquarters In
New York, and at congressional head
quarters in this city, is proof that the
long endure Even the pressing ext
gencies of a great national campaign
are not sufficient to subordinate 1frlc-
ton and jealousy. All the democratic
factions are represented, from Belmont
as the spokesman of the ultra-conserva-
tive Cleveland wing, to johnson ana
Walsh, who stand for, the Bryanites.
in principle and purpose, find it difficult
to agree on the character Of the CAM:
paign in behalf of Judge Parker.
The democratic, press ct the east IS
also afflicted with the same inability
to stand together. A part OF 1t IS &C.
chief issue, another part wants the
Philippines dropped, and still another
part wants Judge Parker to come out
of hiding and make personal canvass
of the great political centers OF the
east All Of these newspapers agree IN
bitterly criticising the management OF
the campaign.
After the election, whether the de-
mocracy is successful or otherwise, it is
almost certain that these discordant
forces will break over the restraints to
which they now pretend to submit, ana
begin the work of party demolition. The
work will be fastened in the event OF
Judge Parker's defeat, but 1t cannot
be prevented in the event of his cleo
ton. t..
To the careful student of American
politics, the present situation presents
many novel and highly interesting fea'
lures.
Campaign Is Late. '
The presidential campaign is fully, a
month later than usual in getting under
way. In 1892 the active canvass began
shortly after the national conventions
because the chief, issues thad been made
by the Mckinley tariff act and by M
Cleveland s well-known tariff views. .lr
began early in the summer, for the IS
} sues were we'll and sharply defined. III
the present campaign, however, NOTHING
of the kind exists. The republican
party, in power, has a monopoly OF VIVA
little there is Of radicalism in our POI pc!
tiles, while the democratic party, tn
logical party Of radicalism, has, III th'
; process of it's so-called reorganization
abandoned all it's radical tendencies, O.
four and eight years ago, and COPIED 81
, far as it dared the republican policy
| The personality Of the two candidates
= about all there is to discuss.
| Judge Parker's stock went up like =,
rocket following his gold telegram t.
the ST. Louis convention; it has bee:
coming down like a stick ever since hi
address of acceptance: It is hardly pos
2 sible that his formal letter of accept
ance, which is to appear in short tim
now, will improve the situation. Iii
l active managers see defeat staring ther
: in the face from every quarter. Some o
: them seem to rest under the impression
!, that if the right solution can only b
, found, the problem Of electing Par TX
: will be shorn Of its difficulties, and $
they are trying to organize systemati
: search. In the opinion Of many disir
e terested onlookers, however, the troubl
!, is fundamental and cannot BE overcome
: No political organization. can hope flo
+ success whose several Factions are S
: widely separated: - !
n Roosevelt Papers Strong.
9 In the next ten days practically a
of the remaining state and congressionf
conventions will be held, and then tn
campaign will take on that actiyit
which always characterizes it's las
stages. In the meantime, the letter {
, published. From that letter, and frol
| President Roosevelt.'s made public las
Monday, the campaign will take on II
last and permanent color.
President Roosevelt has been of wo1
derful value to his party this year. H
i HClIteSS duN ltIGcl VI dCCCpIduSO Oh
campaign documents of 11nusu,
strength. They are comparable to tt
address and letter of President McKi
lev four years ago. When read in co
nection with the speech made by Eli
Root at the Chicago convention in nor
nation of Roosevelt,s and the speech
Secretary Hay on the. fftieth annive
l. sary of the repub lican party, they for
E. campaign MATERIAL of&the highest ord
IS and effectiveness, There have be-
n very few contributions such as these
,e our politics., and they will deserve II
er recollection in which they will be hel