Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
CHOICE OF PARTIES.
Why Young Men Should Vote the Re
pnblican Ticket


Aef' has found it worth while To- write
4 magazine article on "Why a Ynuuc
Man Should Vote the Democratic
! 1icket' With what may be regarded
as the pardonable egotiSm of advauc-
ing years, Mr.. Cleveland gives bis own
HHstahe IN choosing between Fremont
) and Buchanan half a century ago MS
/ a sufficient argument why young men
should make the like mistake of ally
ing themselves with the party which has
j learned nothing and forgotten nothing
since.
If Mr.. Cleveland had cited his choice
OF Buchanan as his political idol and
/ guide as warning to all young men
J to avoid when making choice of the
/ party with which they are about to afliili-
ate his reasoning would have been COM
/ prehensble, 1t may be recalled that
| buchanan was the last Democratic Presi-
dent before the war. The party to which
young Cleveland (age 19l gave his
callow allegiance in 1896 went into de-
served eclipse in 1860, from which it did
not fully emerge until 1854 when he was
elected President by the Mugwump di-
version Of that year.
From 1860 to 1854 the Republican
party successfully administered the gov
ernment Of the United States through
the trbulations of terrible civH war.
to which the temporzng vacillatiou Of
buchanan contributed, and through the
trying period Of reconstruction, resump-
uon of specie payments and wonderful
national expansion.
When Lincoln was first inaugurated
the population Of the United States was
3l.443,32l; at the time Of Cleveland's
first election it was 54.911,O00 During
the same period the wealth of the re-
public had risen from SIG, 1j961G!O0O to
about $5O,00O0OO.OOO
When Lincoln was inaugurated tho
national debt was less than S90O0O,0O0:
by the close Of the war Of secession it
had risen to $2,674S15,S56. BY 1884
when Cleveland was elected, it had been
reduced. through Republican financing
over one billion dollars. to Sl.43S.ji2.9 2.995
When Buchanan was President. full
filling all the ideals Of young Cleveland
Of safe and sane government, the cir
culation of money in the United States
ranged from $l5.S1 DOWN to S13.S5
per capita. During the succeeding
twenty-four years of Republican admin
istraton it ranged from S13.9S UP to
S2265 per capita.
During Cleveland's first term the
money in circulation ranged from S23.O2
DOWN to S21.S2 per capita. rising from
$2252 to $24.5G under President Harri-
son, Republican, only to drop again from
S24O3 DOWN to $2141 during the sec
ond term of the "sober and cOnserva-
tive" Cleveland.
Starting at S21.H in 1S96-the lowest
point in sixteen years-the per capita cir
euation Of money in the United States
has risen steadily during the terms of
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt I'M
til, according to the latest statement Of
the Treasury Department on October l,
1904. it was $31.16, estimated on a popu-
lation Of S2.2l4O00.
The fuctuaton Of the per capita cir
culation Of money during Republican
and Democratic administrations affords
a representative barometer of the succeSs
or failure Of the conduct Of national af
fairs.
Mr. Cleveland says he was attracted
to the Democratic party by its doctrines
and methods" The Republican party
invites and attracts all young Americans
to its support by the soundness Of its
principles and an unbrOken record of
splendid and substantial results.
MIR. Cleveland finds a slight resem-
blance" in and attempts an invidious
between the campaigns and |
candidates of 1886 and 1904. He speaks !
Of Fremont's nomination as an appeal |
ito the peoples romantic sentiment and |
love for the spectacular" while on the !
other hand "the Democratic party chal- |
lenged the sober and conservative thought !
of the country by the nomination of the |
mature. undramatic and experienced |
Buchanan"
There can be no mistaking the unwar-
ranted parallel this is intended 10 sug- |
gest and emphasize. That Roosevelt does |
appeal to the romantic sentiment OF the /
American people is true but he appeals |
10 them because of the singular candor |
and genuineneSs Of his nature, the posi-
tiveness and courage Of his actions, the
versatility and resourcefu-
ness of his mind To deprecate Mr..
Roosevelt by inferrins that he suffers
ANYTHING by contrast with Buchanan re |
yiyed in the person Of Judge Parker
rs being immature, dramatic and mex
is to invite a comparison alto
.ether favorable to the Republican can
Iidate In age Mr. Roosevelt is within
.wo years Of being as mature as Mr.
Cleveland was when he was elected Pres
dent. and in experience he has had
l,ore variety Of responsibility than both
Mr.. Cleveland and Judge Parker rolled
mto one.
When it comes to choosing between
parties because of their candidates the
-ouug voter will not look beyond Theo-
lore Roosevelt as the best living incar-
,ation Of the spirit of aggressive manli-
,ess-a duty-loving. duty-d)ing citizen.
II the choice is between the records or
he personnel Of the two great parties
he choice is equally easy. The Demo
.racy to-day offers nothing to young men
iarting out on careers but wornout
reeds aud unfulfled croakings. 1t only
urvives as a brake on the swift ad-
-ancing wheels of American public life.
On the other hand, the Republican
,arty invites the afiiliatipu and support
# Young men because of its splendid
and the vitality and viril-
ty Of its treatment of government af-