La Junta tribune., 1904-10-15
ATTITUDE OF PARTIES
p0esTiONs OF REPUeLicANs
AND DEMOCRATS.
1hs YSrosr staad for Cersaia vaa-
As0satai ldeas, while the Latter
Are Coatest TO Opposs Everything
O0ersA ~ Their Rivals-

09srsA ~ Their Rivais-
4 y Q common thing to hear IL said
eAat there Is little difference in this cam
paisn between the position of the Re
esbisaa and the Democratic parties, and
eAae saDe people do not much care which
vinA Never was Il more radical mis-
take aade. There is wide gulf be-
svsse the stand of the two parties.
0slff No: oceans separate the out
posss Of each from the other!
TAs Republican party is planted solid
b aPss certain fundamental ideas, and
tAe s1tual working out OF those ideas
Asrms the main rock of its support. II
b Q cen bnation of men who believe In
aetisa, nd by q man of resistless ener-
y. Daring the last half century the
Rspsbkcan party has held together the
American Union and made il q nation.
Il hes abolished slavery forever from
sw shores. II has. through the protec-
tive tariff and other measures. built up
natisnAl and individual prosperity. IL
has, N very recent years, caused the
American nation TO be respected through
sst The world as q frst-class power.
di<tssing. to-day, a policy Of justice apd
fair dealing In international Affairs. in
ssas- u has fought ont the night for
eAe gold standard. putting the natioa on
Q ssund financial footing with the rest
Il The world. 1t stands, now, for hu-
nan freedom. equal justice to all, equal
sppertunities TO all. without regard to
race. creed or color. 1t stands for pros
Serity at home and recognition abroad,
fer heoest money. for national credit. for
practical works OF internal improvement.
II hos initiated the digging Of the Pan
anna CAnaA 1t has begun the irriSa-
0os Sf the arid regions OF the West.
1t has inaugurated an era of education,
Of saoitary reform, Of civil and religious
liberty In the new American posses
ioss h the Atlantic and Pacific. The
kepsb4ic.n party Is party of work.
1t Sess things! 1t Is alive, progressive,
viriIe and practical. 1t is, in its very
natnse, constructive. 1t Is a living,
growing force. because ii is made up OF
tie nsn Of the nation who possess the
psw@ Of taking the initiative In all
forns Of sctivity.
what About the opposition!
AID what about the Democratic party.
the party which some people are saying,
u eot far different. az present. from Its
rival?
What has the Democratic party said
Or As.e during the last half century,
Il has simply laid its ears back and
Kicked II has been the leaden lump
70 lft in all great enterprises under
taken By the country from 1860 on To
the present moment of time. 1t opposed
The war for the Union with all its
strength. In 1864 its National Conven-
tiss declared THE WAR a FAIL
URD." 1t opposed. with heart and soul.
the freeing of the slaves. The district
in which slavery iourished Is still Dem
ecrakic-a 'Solid South" 1t opposed the
protective tariff. and opposes it still. 1t
adopted the wild craze for free silver
and has never repudiated or disowned
its deetrincs of 1896 and 1900. 1t held
back the Panama Canal and would have
defeated It's beginning il it had been
abse 20 do 80. 1t has discouraged q prac-
tical AID humane administration Of af-
faiss In the Philippines. 1t has, at all
tiass, everywhere and anywhere, been
wrsAg. With a certainty which is mar
vsIcss il takes the wrong side Of every
public question.
And now, after the heat and burden of
wsrk borne by its opponent. this party
Of ignorance. iaziness, procrastination
sad disaster asks to be given the reins Of
oAuoDal power. IL clalns Ior lIseiI con-
sideration on the ground of perpetual
faslt-aAding with things as they are
aA1 - they ought TO be!
HSw can any sane man say that the
ai4srsacs between the two great parties
= net greatf One means health. brains,
Asart work. the solving Of hard prob
lens, tie Assisting Of the heavily bur-
deasd, the holding of q great strong
aa<iea 20 its grand purpose In the bet
esrias sf mankind. The other means
standias still. looking backward. and 60
las backward. for man or nation standing
stiu y bound to retrograde.
There must be something In the air
which dulls perception when men can
say that they find little difference this
year between the two great political
parties. Fxtness aad prosperity have
caused some people to lose quick percep-
tisa and judgment. There would be q
rsde awakening for them IL the Demo
crats should win the November cleo
eieasL The chances are much against
any ssch catastrophe for the sleepy
brethren who don't much care" 1t is
. curious phenomenon. however. the fact
Of thHir existence