Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
CHOICE OF PARTIES.
Why Young Men Should Vote the Rs.
publican Ticket.

clined to make speech FOR Judge fhr-
ker. has found II worth while to write
magazine article OH "Why Young
Man Should Vote the Democratic
Ticket" With what may be regarded
| as the pardonable esotism OF advanc-
ing years. Mr.. Cleveland gives his own
mistake In choosing between Fremont
and Buchauan half a century ago. ~
I . sufficient argument why young men
should make the Hike mistake Of ally
Ing themselves with the party which has
learned nothing and forgotten nothing
since.
II Mr. Cleveland had cited his choice
Of Buchanan as his political Idol and
guide a. q warning to all young men
! To avoid when making choice Of the
party with which they are about To afiiill-
ate his reasoning would have been com
prehensibls. Il may be recalled that
buchanan Was the hast Democratic Presl.
, dent before Me war. The party to which
youns Cleveland tsEe lO) gave bis
callow allegiance In 1856 went into de-
not fully emerge until 1884. when be was
elected President by the Mugwump d.
version Of that year.
From 1850 TO 1884 the Republican
party successfully administered the gov
ernmsut OF the United States through
The tribulatIons Of . terrible civil var.
to which the temporixing vaGllauou OF
Buchanan contributed. aud through the
trying period Of reconstruction, resump.
ton Of specie payments and wonderful
national expansion.
When Lincoln was hrst inauEuratsd
tho population of the United States vas
81. .+43,32i: At the time OF Cieve!snd's
first election Il was 5s.0il.00O. During
the Aams period tho wealth OF the re-
public bad risen from SIC. l5o.GlGO0O to
about S50.0O0.O0O.O0O.
When lincoln was inausurated tho
nat!oaai debt was les. than &oO.OoOOOO:
by tho close of the war OF secession u
bad risen to s2.GIi.si5.sJI By 1854.
| when Cleveland was elected. u had been
reduced. through Republican financing.
over oas billion dollars. to 81. Si.43s.5t:.DDo.
When buchanan was President. fui.
filling all the ideals OF young Cleveland
| OF safe and sane" government. tho CIR
| cuiAtioa Of money In the United States
ranged from &i5.si DOWN TO $i3-S
per capita. During the succeeding
twenty -four year, OF Republican admin
istraiIon Il ranged from $i3.DS CP I"
x-2.::,,5 per capita.
During Cleveland. first term the
msn-y In circulation ranged from &.i!U:
DOWN to f:i.s: per capita. rising frou'
s..s:.5 ~ 10 S.t.5G under rr.-sldcat- -tisrrt.
-on. Republican. eniy To drop again frou,
$.t.oi DOWN to s:i.ti during the SEC
oad term Of the sober and coasefva'
tivv" Cleveland.
Starting al S:i.ti In iso6-ths lowest
pans In slxlsen ycars-the per capita cir
euiatsoa OF u.u~y In the Uni,sd States
has risen steadily durink the terms Of
President. Mcklniey and Roosevelt un.
Ill. seyorilns 10 the latest statcment Of
| the Treasury Department on Octob~r ].
| itOt. IL was sJi.iG. estimated on . tppu'
iatIoa Of s:.:ii1o.
Tn. huetua,ion Of the per capita cir
cpiat!on Of money during Republican
ani Democratic administrations affords
| q representative t.sEosn-t-r OF the sscccss
| or failure OF the ecssiuct Of national AZ
fairs.
Mr. Cleveland says he was attracted
to the Democratic party by Its doctrines
anh methods Tho Republican party
Invites and attracts all young Americana
ts i,s suppos, By tho sounincss Of tts
| principles and an unbroken record OF
| splendid and Substantial resuli.--r-.u5
Mr.. Cleveland -sl.-,sssg campaigns and
bi,ra.;stss Of 1870 sbi ipot. lie speaks
sf frvmoa;'s nomination a. an appeal
| ''ts the pcople's romantic sentiment and
love for the spectacular" while on the
other hand ",hs Democratic party ehal.
lsngci the sober aud Conservative thought
of the country by tho nomination OF the
mature. uudramaiic and experiences
| Buehanan."
| There can tr no mi.takins the uawsr.
Fantr,i parallel this IL intended to suf.
Ec.; aud emphasize. Tha, Roosevelt does
appeal 10 the romantic sentiment Of the
American people is true. but he appeals
10 them because OF the singular csndos
and seauisencss OF his nature. the ppsi.
| tivcness and courage OF his actions. the
remarkable versatility and resoufceful.
ness OF his mini. To dcprcciate Mr.
Roosevelt by infcrriuE that be suffers
| Anything by CONTRAST with buchanan re-
rirei In the person OF Judge Parker
a. beins immsturc. dramatic and iner.
pcriencei IL to invite a comparison alto
srther favorable TO the Republican can.
| iidats. In age Mr. Roosevelt is within
two years Of bsiur as mature as Mr.
Cleveland was when he was elected Pres
idcnt, and In experience he has had
morv variety Of rcst,ons sibili,y than both
Mr. Cleveland and Judge Parker rolled
Into one.
When II comes TO choosing between
parties because Of their candidates the
young voter will not look beyond Theo-
,iore Roosevelt a. the best living incar-
nation Of the spiri; OF aggressive manli.
ness-a duiy.loviux. duty doing citizen.
II the choice IL between the records or
the personnel Of the two xrca, parties
the choice is equally easy. The Demo.
cracy to-day offers nothing TO young men
starting out on careers but ~ornout
crecis aud unfnlfiiej croskines. IL only
survives as brake on the swift ad.
vAncins wheels Of American public life.
On the other hand. the Republican
party invites the afiiliation and support
OF young men because Of its splendid
achievements and the vitality and viril.
ity of It's treatment Of government sf-
fairs. IL stands before the country TO.
day az the party of conscience. candor
and progress as opposed to pre,ense.