Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
Evidence that Popular Opin ion FavOrs
Republican Success.

Although election day is still some
weeks off, it is not too early to review
the progress of the campaign and take
note of the drift of popular opinion. To
doubt that the latter is setting strongly
in favor of the Republican ticket would
seem almost to question the capacity of
the American people to choose between
approved competence in government and
wobbling incompetence along every line
OF administrative and legislative policy.
From the day when the Republican
convention adjourned after adopting
positive platform and nominating posi-
tive candidates upon it, the Republicans
have proceeded to organize their cam
paign with the unhestating confidence
in themselves and their principles that
goes so far to. assure success. Unlike
their adversaries, they have had no in
ternal differences to patch up before tax
ing the field.
The Republicans have simply gone be-
fore the American voters on the party's
record, which is not a document artfully
concocted for campaign purposes, but
scroll of splendid achievements written
in the lie of the republic during the past
forty-four years. The scroll stretches
| from 1866 to 1904 and covers a period
of national development unparalleled in
| the annals of the world.S The story of
| this development and the promise of its
| continuance under the leadership of a
| man who is the incarnation of American
| energy, courage and achievement, has
constituted the Republican appeal to
| American voters
The elections in Vermont, Arkansas
and Maine have shown the natural re-
| Spouse to an appeal based on things ac-
complished.
| In the meantime the Democrats have
! been trying to find out exactly where
| they are at All efforts to bury the
Ratchet between the gold and silver
wings of the party have merely resulted
| in burying it in the heads of the leaders
of the respective factions. William
Jennings Bryan has no more affection for
| Alton b. Parker now than he had the
night when he Denounced the nominee
or the floor of the convention.
| The brief enthusiasm created among
| gold Democrats and in conservative
| business circles by Judge Parker's gold
| standard telegram has entirely subsidized
| as the conviction has become general TINT
| it was brick artfully gilded to coni
NIT his party to the appearance of re-
| pujiatirg free and unlimited silver. The
| subsequent utterances OF the Democratic
/ candidate have entirely dissipated any
| favorable impression made by his te,e-
, gram. and proved him to be a juggler
| with obscure and meaningless phrases.
1 His proffer OF a comparison of govern
| mental expenditures under RepublIcan
| and Democratic administrations has dis
| closed that he was i'll informed as II
| the details of those expenditures and
4 the marvellous national expansion thai
| has come during the past twenty years.
| But the most marked feature Of the
| Democratic campaign has been its in
liability and inirmness of purpose. One
| issue after another has been taken up
| only to be dropped. until now it looks az
| il the party would have to fall back on
! the tariff and the trusts, on both of
| which issues il has been tried and found
| wanting in legislative courage and adj
ministratve effectiveness.
American voters know that the pro-
| tectiye tariff is not robbery" and they
| have more faith in the American anti
trust statute than in any curbing Of mod
| ern trusts under the old common law.
The Democratic campaign started with
| David Il. Hill as its sponsor aud boss.
| but recently Judge Parker sought to
reconstruct its management. going to
New York City and hold. : number OF
| gum-shOe conferences 3; the AstOr
| House with Senator German and several
| Tammany leaders. II is reported that
he succeeded in placating Tammany and
| that Senator German will supplant Tom
Taggart as the real director OF the Demo
cratic campaign. What was the con
sideration promised for the loyal sup
port of Tammany has not transpired.