Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-14
WHAT "STAND PAT" MEANS.
II Represents Dire Extreme. f"T
ty Forced Against n wall

IL HepreNensS -
ty Forced Against Wall.
pcmocracy's disposition toward exist
4 ing evils and injurious institutions
which have Fastened themselves IN suo
stantiai growth is and ought 10 oe'
I SANE There is No desire on the parI
! of Democracy to wr"ak mischief, to
destroy without regard for the wei
fare Of legitimate business There Is
nn mind to do violence where SOUND
itinihod viii achieve Il better end.
Democracy will pursue no hyStcllcal
Iurpes". but rather Il calm anil srirn-
ttic course of eradication consistent
with til" Least disruption
I:U;. OH the other hand. il VIII Ny 90
uoJlIs C0utCUt Itself With ttc Mud of
conservatism expressed it'll Mr.. Eoe>N-
Hrlt s famous barkdoNu message on
the tariff a#l trusts, IN which Ii. dc
clarnd that The evils in these iHslilu.
lions V"re# oyrrn1atehcd by til" good
and thal "a disturb the e3lIs Would b.
dangerous In fact tho operation Of
attacking them Al al seemed Ia him
to lle 50 Very d,,icaz5 that Inc declined
10 .af#4s' u i!c ~ .urrerrd tHp doc.
t5pi,ss=dt to.as5iion O. his s#ad ~fs5AiS
Sion il jnjast.
DcHoerjez- viii ucf '3asert 10 View
as snz.a,. s.I.Y ",jls.'-s.l,l4 matters a4
feder2l corruption. alflelia& t3rla eo
lection and t6r paI.443,1s#e disorders or
tur tsest-
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ti<e }.,t. ans tfi lis .lr,af and widely
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Mr. Williams Iil13s correctly interpret
ed aemocrsftie conservatism RePnb.
liraii conservatism is Il tIii>noMlef= un-
less the i.-l2tish language his suffered
Il distinct loss Of meaning Tie Hepun
liean party stands pat Oh its federal
scanflaiS. on the trusts, Oh the tariff
and especially on its machine or@anizA-
fiaf1 in, no IA,
| The Republican party is Ioath t0 fore
go the more abundant fruitfulnesS
which eight years perfection Of a alia-
chine holds forth. 1t is Obliged to seek
vindieation upon its past record lis
past politics If is rigdly held " cir
! cunStancnS TO the defense of its ca
reer. lis purposes, its attainneu1s.
Change of ATTITUDES is utterly denied il
It's forced position. from which the
times admit of no escape. is expressed
in the unfortunate phrase stand pat
/ si%nitylne eNtsemn ne2Htion. excluding
the itieA of denomination to act, TO ina
prove, 10 move at all, denying iNteN-
ton and suggesting Impotence of VIII
'S1and pat is the position of Il dire
extreme, party forced Hcs inst Il wall
! Can there be conservatism in such an
ultra attitude?
The country is thoroughly tired OF
J stand pat" which denies not only the
possibility of remedy. but the cXistence
Of essential wrongs. Democracy will
! move along n middle course carefully,
! guarding against unnecessary damage,
seek ing gradually to effect desirable,
changes. st. Louis Republic.