The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-02


condition of the people of this repub-
lic-"prosperity luxuriant as never be-
FORE" said he, or something like it;
"the gold of the world flowing in upon
u.s." said he, or words to that effect;
"all the happy conditions which good
government and wise policies bring to
a free people prevail" said he, and
the Republican party in power! What
q syllogism from which to draw Dem
ocratic inspiration and hope!
People Will Remember.
Does not the senator imagine that
when the people find the gold of the
world pouring in upon us. as he says;
that when the people find themselves
enjoying prosperity unexampled, as
he declares, and then reflect that the
Republican party is presiding over the
destinies Of the land at a period SO
fortunate-does he not think that when
the people consider, they will give a
verdict at the polls that they are pretty
well satisfied?
when the people recall the fact
that this prosperity has come to them
since the Inauguration of William Nc
Kinley, and that this golden daylight
of prosperity followed midnight of
disaster, and that that disaster &C.
Cured under Democratic administra-
ton, the senator must no impeach
the intelligence of the American peo-
pie by fancying they will return to
their former condition.
Unhappy Condolences.
Nov, with reference to where hard
is not my disposition to split hairs,
but I will be permitted, even by him,
to call attention to the fact that the
Democratic party is at least unfortu-
nate in it's condolences. Whenever it
is In power hard times come; when
ever the Republican party is in power
good times come; explain 1t how you
will. 1t follows, then, that it is either
the fault of the Democratic party, or
else that party is very unlucky. Let
the senator take either horn Of the
dilemma; either is equally uncom-
Portable. 1t is a melancholy organi
cation, which is always either at fault
or unfortunate. Why should the sena-
tor continue a member Of it? 1t is a
waste of splendid material for a man
like the senator to remain with an
organization which seems to be fated
even in it's best efforts.
"Whatever the reasons may be, the
fact exists - Democratic supremacy
and hard times; Republican suprem-
acy and good times; explain it how
you will. Explain and explain. yet the
facts remain, and with those facts the
senator will find that the American
people are content.
Partnership COMPOUNDED.
Consider the achievements Of this
administration. In the great question
of legislation concerning modern in
dustrial organization, so wise have
been the policies which the Republi-
can party, under the leadership OF
Theodore RoQsevelt has proposed,
that all the power Of craftsmanship was
not able to consolidate that side Of
the chamber against them. This side
of the chamber stood a solid phalanx
in favor of those measures concerning
trust legislation, and you of the oppo-
sition admitted that they were so ex-
| cellent that you divided upon them,
many Of you being forced by the merit
OF those measures to give them the ap-
proval of your votes.
Then we came to Cuban reciproci-
ty, a measure Of national honesty and
OF national good business, too; and so
wise was that measure that. declar-
Ing you would oppose it forever, when
1t came to vote a large number of
you Of the opposition supported it.
| Opposition Always Divided.
| Then we came to that great world
work of the centuries-the Panama
canal-the eternal wedding of the two
grea. oceans OF the globe in the in
terests of the commerce of mankind
and the ongoing and welfare of the
human race 1t was fought for weeks
by distinguished leader of the opop-
sition, who was in desperate search
OF an issue, and he thought he had
| found in Panama a new one. Yet SC
| wise was the administration policy
that you could not by all the power OF
partisan discipline, consolidate your
votes against it.
$50 that in every great constructive
measure of the Republican party In
the last three years, you yourselves
have not been able to solidly oppose
them.
I well. then. when all the powers