La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17
It's Professions and Promises
Compared with Its
Performances.
vesI1AsLE CALAMITY PARTY
Preactes Tie Gospel Of Discestest ssd
Wsstes Tine II Obstruetias Wise
asd Besefieest Repsbiieas
Policies.

Congressman ]. Adam Bede tells of
meeting a typical member OF the party
of promises and calamity howlers. The
Democrat had just come out of q saloon
when he told Bede he had been buying
some lining for his underclothes. In
reply to Bede's query as to how he was
getting on. the unfortunate descipls OF
Jefferson answered:
That his horse went dead and his mule
And be lost six cows in q poker game:
And blew the house where he lived, away:
, Aud an earthquake came when that was
And swaIIowed the land that the houss
Then the IA. collector soon came round
Bede said that his friend thought that
was Carrying the single tax too far. But
II Jon could anaiyze his case and those
Of all chronic complainers and kickers
you would find that, out OF . hundred
Of them. at least ninety-eight ought to
20 out and kick themselves.
Short on PsrformaseA
Democrats do not know the meaning
ef the word performance" when ap-
piled TO doing anything for the gen
sral good. the advancement Of the hu-
man race, or the betterment Of man
kind. A . party it has been trying
to write It for more than . full round
century. and yet It has not succeeded in
forming the first letter. To do anything
constructive or Of permanent benefit
seems utterly beyond its moral and
psychic conception, or physical capacity
to perform Its normal attitude II with
its face to the past and its back to the
future. II never sees an opportunity un-
I'll the Issue has been permanently set
tied By the Republican party and public
sentiment Then 1t will stand up. with
unblushing and inconceivabls s6rontery.
and say: Il did it."
II the question Of locomotion. with
Il, depended upon the two limbs Of prom
. iss and performance. Il would limp
through its course Q loathsome deformity.
The promise leg would reach several
times around the earth and then to the
moon. while the performance member
could net be found, intact. with-a . pow
. .erful magnifying glass. Il has been .
helpless victim Of promisephobia for
Aundred and one yeafs, and there II not
Q single symptom Of relief In sight. The
disease II conceded BY the best author
lties to b fatal. but . slow death car
: ries It's own peculiar form Of retributive
punishment.
Yossdsd - 1fistaks.
Jefferson, its father. while . man Of
deep learning and consummats diplo-
macy. hated Washington. and early op-
posed the cardinal principles Of the Fed
eeal Government. He organized the
Democratic party to aid him in this op-
position. Washington and Hamilton
wanted . strong protective government.
JeGesson wanted . weak Government
that would govern the least" Founded
en the idea Of resentment. resistance, ne
-Gstion. subversi0n and an academic and
false conception Of personal privilege,
ths party has quite naturally been
'.fosninst" all sane measurss directed
toward ths healthy progress Of the espn-
.tsy and the real advaneensat Of its pso-
ebs1uetioa lts policy has besa 70 prsaeh
calamity and foster discoatest: 70 peom-
- everything and actually Do nothins.
Rassy 0asso UsAss ysehssa.
. II Js9ersoa vas the feundse of DE-
aocfacy. Jscksna IL its patres saint. A.
tsr IL JeRerssaian period. 10O1-25. cane
conee e ths Jackson era oe De0ocrncy
liss ID ths fact that ~ vas ale to bsild
. nacAiss froo tie rabbis - ths less
ldseatsd classes. that snabisd hin act
uaily b ssssss his elains ia esalict with
IL Csastitutioa ard against ths idea
e RspSbHcanisn. He assumed Q Dosi-
tSsu bstvssa C1asrsss asd IL people. -
4 vsss; q . patFiarchal rulse Il ths r.
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ubses fer law. TIE Afst clear synpteo
e H. dseiise q healthy psiitieal spirit
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