The state herald., 1904-09-30
THE CAMPAIGN.
Evidence that Popular Opinion Favors
Republican Success,

Although election day is still some
weeks OF, it is not too early to review
the progress of the campaign and take
note of the drift of popular opinion. To
doubt that the latter is setting strongly
In favor Of the Republican ticket would
seem almost TO question the capacity of
the American people TO choose between
approved competence in government and
wobbling Incompetence along every line
OF administrative and legislative policy.
From the day. when the Republican
convention adjourned after adopting n
positive platform and nominating posi-
tive candidates upon IL, the Republicans
have proceeded TO organize their cam.
paign with the unhesitntins confidence
in themselves and their principles that
goes so far 10 assure success. Unlike
their advcrsarics, they have had no in
ternal differences to patch up before tax
ing the field.
The Republicans have simply gone be
fore the American voters on the party's
record, which is not document artfully
concocted for campaign purposes, but
scroll of splendid achievements written
In the life Of the republic during the past
forty-four years. The scroll stretches
from 1860 to 1901 and covers period
of national development unparalleled In
the annals OF the world The story of
this development and the promise OF it,
continuance under the leadership OF
man whp Is the incarnation OF American
energy. courage aud achievement, has
constituted the Republican appeal TO
American voters.
The elections in Vermont. Arkansas
and Maine have shown the natural re
sponse TO an appeal based on things ac-
complished.
In the meantime. the Democrats have
been trying 90 find out exactly "whcre
they are at" All efforts to bury the
hatchet between the gold aud silver
wings of the party have merely resulted
IN burylng II in the heads Of the leaders
Of the respective factions William
Jennings Bryan has no more affection for
Alton II. Parker now than he had the
night when he denounced the nominee
or the floor Of the convention,
The brief enthusiasm created among
gold Democrats and In conservative
business circles by Judge rarkers gold
standard telegram has entirely subsidized
as the conviction has become general that
Il was n brick artfully gillel TO com.
NIT his party 10 the appearance OF re.
pudlatln. free and unlimited silver. The
subsequent utternnces OF the Democratic
candidate have entirely disslpa,cd any
favorable impression made by his tclc.
gram, aud proved him 70 bc a jugglcr
with obscure and meaningless phrases.
His proifcr Of comparison Of govern.
mental expenditures under Republican
aud Democratic administrations has dis.
closed that he was III Informed a. 90
the details Of those expenditures and
the marvellous national expansion that
has come during the past twenty years.
But the most marked feature Of the
Democratic campaign has been H. Ia
stability and lnhrmncss " purpose. One
Issue after another has been taken up
only 10 be dropped. until now I, looks AZ
II the party would have 10 fall back on
the tarif nnd the trusts. on both OF
which issues II has been tried and found
wanting IN legislative courage aud al
mlnistrhtiye effectiveness
American voters know that the pfp1
t.ctlrc infin ls not robbery and they
have more faith IN the American anti.
trust statute than IN any curhing Of mod,
rrn trusts under the old common law.
The Democratic campaign started With
David II, nm as lts sponsor aud boss.
but recently Judge Parker sought 10
reconstruct IL management, going 10
New York City aud holding number NJ
gtm.shoa conferences At the Aalnf
House with Senator tiormnn and several
1ammnny leaders. II Il reported that
hc succeeded In placatinr Tammahy nnl
that Nennlur gofmnn will supplint Tom
TnFgart u. the real director of the Demo
cratic campaign, What was the ran
alteration promised for the loyal SUP.
port Of Tammany has not fansplred