The San Francisco call., 1904-11-08
ABLEST PARTY
SAYS WHEELER
Republicans Do Things and
Do Them Right" Declares
President of University
TO STUDENTS
Weighs Factors in ToDay's
Election and Speaks From
Unprejudiced Standpoint
Berkeley Once San Francisco Call.

berkeley Of0ce san FTauclSCo NaiA,
214s Center Street, Nov. Z.
In his weekly lecture before the Col
lege Of Commerce students to-day
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler made
q good campaign speech on the sub
ject Of to-morrow's election. He told
what should be an educated man. s
duty. He urged all the students who
were Of age TO vote and those who
were not to take an interest in poll
tics as soon as they should be OF age.
He said parties were both necessary
and valuable in carrying on the Gov
eminent and that every man should
affiliate himself with one or the other.
President Wheeler then gave his
personal estimate Of each party, saying
first that he did not feel himself free
TO be allied with any. He character
ized the Republican party as party
without many theories of government,
but at present the greatest party the
country ever had In getting things
done and in getting them done right.
The Democratic party, President
Wheeler thought, was too broken up
and divided within itself to have any
definite policy and simply represented
the opposition to the Republicans. The
Socialist party, he said, should not be
condemned By an educated man with
out a hearing; the Prohibitionist he
did not deem national, and he did not
regard the Populist as of any value
whatever
President Wheeler said in part:
Il IS generally thought extremely dangerous
10 talk about either religion or politics in 9
state university But I think that a study
university II put aside prejudice and par
tisan passion. II our college men are not
EFT has the State derived by educating them
Our institutions are based on the presumption
properly only when there Is patriotism 10 guide
them.
Our two great parties have really become
parts OF the constitution though they are not
written down a such and II Is only through
their agency that all parts Of the government
can run smoothly: Every patriotic citizen 4t5.s
We should not blindly follow a party in local
elections. in national elections il should be
the party, the doctrine, and not the man, for
which we should vote.
The Republican party has not. been very
strong in theory. II has often tended to rep
resent the well-to-do class. But il has al
ways been able TO do things and do them
The Democratic party consists OF three sep
arate wings; the Northwestern radical Demo
Gratis; the South. and the Northeastern Demo
crates represented by Tammany. The party
al present consists only OF the Northeastern
and Southern elements, which were Joined by
Hill. an adroit politician and a crafty and
dangerous man. theoretically the Democrat ts
have a strong case. but Parker made two Sc
rious mistakes when he said that the trusts
should be treated under the common law. and
that the tariff could not be changed, even If
he were elected. The charge Of Imperialism
seems TO be their strong point Their last
charge is one against Cortelyou Of dishonest
pressure on the corporations Roosevelt has
denied this, and his word is as good as gold.
/ have met Mr.. Parker. and he is a MAJ OF
magnetic personality and a clean, old fash
Toned Democrat but not fighter and not a
man OF deep convictions.