Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-08
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHAT
1T STANDS FOR.

The Democratic party, as Its name
indicates, is the party Of the people
IL stands for everything that is for the
best interests of the people. It's life
began with the dawn of our nation
and has existed from that day to this,
without interruption or intermission.
Other parties have come and gone;
some have changed their names, dis
guised themselves and strutted in Dor
rowed plumes Not so with the Dem
ocratic party. II is the house found
ed on the rock which cannot be moved.
Republcanism like the broad man
tie of charity, covers a multitude Of
sins. Prohibition is a matter solely
within the power of the several states.
AS moral question it has no more
place in national political campaign
than have temperance, soberness and
chastity. Votes for it's candidates are
votes thrown away 1t is surprising
that the intelligent and patriotic citi-
zens who compose most of its men,
bers do not take this view Of it. All that
is true in populism, socialism and the
other isms ought to be taken out, the
good thrown into the Democratic YES
sci where it belongs and the bad cast
away. In former articles we have
considered the Republican party in
its relation to Imperialism and central
izhtion of power. Let ms now review
the Democratic party and its acts in
these respects.
Mr.. Fairbanks, the Republican can
didate for the vice presidency, has at
tempted this by declaring that the Re-
publican Filipino policy is in line
with our Louisiana and Florida pur-
chases and our annexation of Texas
and California. How we apples do
swim. +" IL was very smart in Mr..
Fairbanks to try and introduce this
illegitimate progeny Of Republican
mesalliance into the good company of
these offsprings Of Democratic rule
and policy, but it won't do. 1t is
worse than Booker Washington at the
White House This vice presidential
candidate is spoken of as sort of po-
litical refrigerator. 1t looks as if ii
may be So AS for cold brazen effron-
terry this brilliant idea of his takes
the cake. Does he think he can gall
the people in regard to the true issue
by such an unfair statement? What
are the facts? We purchased and ac-
quired the right of eminent domain
over these broad lands contiguous to
our own, but did not send armies of
conquest and occupation to harass the
people and eat out their substance and
exhaust our own, but left them to
manage their internal affairs in their
own way and as they acquired the re-
quisite population under constitu-
tional restrictions-sta were carved
out and admitted into the Union.
That broad territory, watered by the
Mississippi, with its teeming millions
of prosperous and happy people. is an
enduring witness to the forethought
wisdom and craftsmanship of the Dem
ocratic administration under whom
these things were accomplished. The
great st. Louis Exposition celebrates
one of these acquisitions, but a higher
and more lasting monument is the
grand empire itself which is the result
tant of this prudence, Justice and sa-
gacity Where is the similarity of
which Mr.. Fairbanks speaks?
The Democratic party can well
afford to stand by its record and COM
pare it with that of the Republican
party ON this as on all other ques-
tions. The country is confronted with
most serious problem. Upon its So
luton may depend our existence us
Republic. Rome was in her grandeur;
Caesar marched to the Rubicon; he
paused, but he crossed and Roman
liberty was gone, though afterwards
he thrice refused the Kingly crown.
The Constitution, the Declaration of
Independence and Washington's fare
we'll address represent our Rubicon.
A Republican administration has
marched down to its banks. Will it
pause? Or viii it cross? And If 1T
crosses, will its executive head refuse
the kingly crown as did Caesar! 1t
took Rome three hundred years to
die. We are little more than one
hundred. Is history repeating itselfg
Are these parallels TO be continued
TO the end? Who represents imperial
ism? Who represents Democracy.
Choose you this day--not whom you
viii serve, but who will best serve
you and the true interests of the
country.
Two Kentucky matrons fought
knife duel over q man who was the
husband of neither Their social
position can readily be gauged from
the fact that knives are never used ON
such an occasion in the smart set.
Hammers are the thing
The custom of marrying girls when
tbax ara mara childrafl of q or 10 wears