The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-21
Mr.. FINDLAY ON PARTIES MERITS.
What Republicans and Democrats
Stand For-Former Party of Deeds.

Il think that former Secretary
Roots convention speech nominating
President Roosevelt may be taken as
fair representative of the Republican
party" said Hon. John V. L. Find
lay Saturday ,''apd on the other hand
the speech of Mr.. Littleton nominat-
ing MIR. Packer is fit representative
of the Democratic party. One was
calm, dignified and logical appeal to
the record of the Republicans, and the
other, particularly in its opening, was
a wild, hystericai and strained rhet-
orical rhapsody, standing for moth
ing bnt windy and wordy declama-
\ tion.
1.-The Republican party is party of
deeds, and hence Mr.. Root was in a
large measure, an historian, whereas
Mr.. Littleton, as representing the
Democratic party, which is simply a
party of words, was nothing but
rhetorician, ard by the limitations to
which he was subjected could have
been nothing more. Roosevelt as a
man of deeds is a fi5 representative of
his party, and Parker, as a man who
has never done anything but write
opinions, is also proper representa-
tive of the Democratic party.
when say this, l do not forget
Judge Parker's famous telegram,
which has been so mnch Landed as an
act of sublime heroism, more so than
Roosevelt's charge up San Juan Hill
or the late settlement of the labor
strike, or the Venezuelan question, or
any of the illustrious deeds with
which his name is imperishably asso-
ciated and all OF which, according to
the Democratic journals, have been
thrown into the shade by this auda-
cious telegram. l would be the last
person TO depreciate genuine boldness
and straightforwardness in a public
man, for of such characteristics there
is great dearth in the land, but was
this a genuinely bold or straightfor-
ward act?
Il agree with Mr.. Bryan in his com
ments on it, and think it it very clear
that if he had made the announce
ment before the nomination was
made he would not have been nomi-
mated at all; but once nomina ted he
knew it would be death to the party
to turn him down, and no new nom
ination under the circumstances was
possible. ...
Il don't think that he can object to
having Bryan quoted as an authority
against him, becauseBryan claims and
by thousands of Democrats is believ-
ed to be the straightest Democrat in
the party, besides, Parker voted twice
for Bryan.
The country has had too recently
under Cleveland taste of what Dem
ocratic rule means, and that taste is
too bitter in its mouth yet for Parker
to get the benefit of desire forchange
which is the uppermost motive in the
breasts of certain class of voters. |
look to see Roosevelt and Fairbanks
elected by a large majority. The
country is reasonably prosperous and
the Democrats certainly give no
promises in their platform why it will
be any more so if they should elect
their ticket. They are not even
! agreed on the tariff, which the plat
form is foolish enough to denounce as
robbery. Imperialism is dead issue,
and Parker has been nominated on
the theory that more money can be
collected out of Wall street for his
campaign than Roosevelt can com
mand.
This stamps the Democratic party
at once as the friend of the money
power and the enemy OF labor from
the Democratic standpoint. The in
consistency and hypocrisy of it is
manifest, and, therefore, the trust
busters have not much to keep their
zeal warm for the ticket. The Repub-
licans have had all of the A years
since the war, with the exception of
Cleyeland's eight, and it looks to me
that we were about to add four more
to this brilliant record by the election
of President who is worthy success
sor to any man who ever sat in the
Presidential chair"
Killed While En- Route Home.
Carl Powell, aged Is, son of Amos
Powell, of Grafton, was struck by a
train at Newburg early Monday morn
ing and instantly killed. The lad left
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