Cañon City record., 1904-10-13
ATTITUDE OF PARTIES
POSITIONS OF REPUBLICANS
AND DEMOCRATS.
The Fsrner stand for Certain Fun
lassntai Ideas, while the Latter
Arc Content to Oppose Everything
odsrsd by Their Rivals

a4 b q common thing to hear It said
eAat there Is little difference in this cam
Yaign Between che position of the Re
pabuean and the Democratic parties, and
thsf ssne people do not much care which
VIVA Never was more radical mis-
take oade- There Is a wide gulf be-
tween the stand OF the two parties
Cuff No; oceans separate the out
posts Of each from the otheri
The Republican party Is planted solid
u usea certain fund amental ideas, and
the actual working out OF those ideas
forms the main rock OF its support II
is . CEN Animation of men who believe In
action. ted by man of rezistless ener-
~. During the last half century the
Republican party has held together the
American Union and made 1t nation.
II has abolished slavery forever from
our shores. IL has, through the protec-
live sariH and other measures. built up
- tenai and Individual prosperity. IL
has, IN very recent years. caused the
American nation to be respected through
euf shs world as q hrst-elass power.
dictaaiaG. to-day. a policy Of justice and
fair dealing In international affairs, in
Europe. Asia and the islands of the
seas- IL has fought out the fight for
the gold standard, putting the nahon on
. sssnd financial footing with the rest
of the world II stands. DOW, for hu-
man freedom. equal justice to all. equal
spps~<HnIties to all. without regard 20
race, creed or color. II stands for pros
serity at home and recognition abroad.
for hsses, money, for national credit. for
practical works OF Internal improvement.
Il bse initiated the digging OF the Pan
ana OsusL II has begun the irriEs-
tioa sf the arid regions OF the West
1t has lnsugurate3 an era of education.
Of sanitary reform, OF civil and religious
hberty In the new American posses
sieas ia the Atlantic and Pacific The
Repsbiscan party is party of work.
Il Asss thinxsI Il Is alive. progressive.
viriis and practical. IL Is, In its very
natsse. constructive. II Is a living,
ero~tax force. because II is made up Of
the men of the nation who possess the
power of taking the Initiative In all
forms Of sc,ivity.
what Abost ths oppositioar
And what about the Democratic party.
the party which some people are saying.
10 NOT tar different. az prcsrst. from its
rivalt
Whist has the Democratic party said
or done during che last half cen;nry1
II has simply laid It's ears back and
kicked! u has been the l-adcn lump
to lift In all great enterprises uDdsr-
taken by the country from lsGo on 10
the preseus moment OF time IL opposed
the war for the Union with all its
strength In 1864 its National Conven-
tIoa declared THE WAR A FAIL
URR- II opposed. with heart and soul.
the freeing OF the slaves The distric,
In wSich slavery Bourished is still Dem
ocrstic-s "Solid South" II opposed the
proseetive tariff. and opposes 1t still II
adsp<ed the wild craze for free silver
ssd has never rcpudiated or disowncd
tts Ssctrines OF 1895 and 1900. IL held
back che Panama Canal and would have
defeated hs beginning II II had been
abis % DO 80. II has discouraged a prac-
dcai aad humane administration of af-
fairs In tbe Philippines. II has, at all
times, everywhere and anywhere. been
wrsnG. With a certainty which is mar
veisus Il takes the wronE side OF every
puhNe question.
AnA now. after the heat and burden OF
work borne by its opponent. this party
Of tIzorance, lazine.s, procrastination
aud disaster asks TO be given the reins of
aatiosal powcrl II claims for itself con-
alteration on the ground OF perpetual
iauR-huu'nk Win tninEs as tncy are
sad a. they ought Co bel
Hsw eau any sane man say that the
diGerssee between the two great parties
u sSt xreatf One means health, brains.
heart work. the solving of hard prob
tems, tie assisting OF the heavily bur
denea, the holding of q great strong
nation TO It's grand purpose In the bet
serinE Of mankind. The other means
standisE etill. looking backward. and go
ing backward. for man or nation standing
sajh 10 bound to retrogradc.
There must be something In the air
which dulls perception when men can
cay that they find little difference this
rear bstwecn tho two great political
parties. Fatness a,d prosperity have
caused some people to lose quick pcrccp-
ton and Judgment There would be
rsde awakening for them II the Demo-
Gratis should win tho November cleo
Gons. The chances are much asains;
any such catastrophe for the sleepy
brethren who don't much care" II Is
q curious phenomenon, however. the fact
Of thelr existence.