The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-13

all that period the voters have stead
tasty insisted upon the Republicans
retaining the majority and directing
the policies of Government. And why?
The answer is simple; because at each
recurring election. the Democratic
party stood for some policy or polit-
ical principle which the mass of the
people would not approve and be-
cause by the same token the Repub-
lican Party's programe Of Govern
ment was acceptable to the mass of
the thinking people. The House Of
Representative is the direct expon-
ent of the people.
1t is easy to trace, election by cleo
ton, the reasoning of the voters COM
pelling their action at the ballot box
and which resulted in Republican ma
iorities in the House. 1t was the
Fifty-third Congress that passed the
disastrous Wilson tariff act. which
in such brief period of time brought
such woeful disaster TO the industries
OF the country. Men did not have togo
to statesmen or enconomists to trace
the relation between cause and effect.
on the contrary, the humblest person
was the first to feel the results of the
legislation-the first to lose his job
and have his Income cut off by the
failing industries. At the next cleo
ton the voters could not get to the
polls too soon to vote for a Repuhli-
can Congress to put the tariff back
on American basis and start the
wheels turning again.
Next election came the money
question; the Democrats took the free
silver enc, the Republicans the sound
money and. Again the voters put the
Republicans in power. In the sue
ceeding election the question was to
defend their former votes and to keep
the Republicans in power to sustain
the tariff and continue sound money
legislation.s
After that came the war with Spain,
with its consequent Philippines prob
lem. Again the Democrats sought
the un-American and unpopular pol
icy. They were for scuttiing out of
the Philippines and Striking respon-
sibility. Mckinley suggested to the
voters that tie American way, as long
as we had the problem tn asst upon
us, was to stay at work and work it
oIt. The mass of the voters agreed
with HIM and again put 10 a Republ-
can House to sustain the policies of
their choice, now three IN number
= election, sound money and sensible
and human programme for the Phil
jppines. In the succeeding election
TIE Democrats rushed once more to
the breach in advocacy OF alt their
idols, free trade, free si'ver and 'scut
tie" each which had voted and been
voted down by the people once often
err, and again were repu sed by the
voters.
What do the Democrats propose in
this election that is diffe ,ent from
their former offers which have been
repeatedly declined by the people?
The only difference between their
present and Their former positions is
a difference Of sincerity and definite
ness OF purpose. They divided
and uncertain on the tariff; their
Presidential candidate is for gold, the
mass Of their party fors;'7er; they do
not know exactly what they want to
do with the Philippines except to
differ from the Republican policy.
Is there anything 10 their plan of
action which would warrant the
voters in reversing tneif own judg-
ment heretofore expressed on those
policies, and dividing the responsible
ity of the Congress?