The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-07-07
BIRTH OF GREAT PARTY
DULY COMMENCE TED
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perience OF a hundred years: or 10 de-
grade oar currency at the demand OF
mere ignorance and greed-in all
these cases we saw the proof OF the
homely adage that you lead horse to
the water but may not make him
drink. In spite Of organisations and
platforms. In spite OF the frantic ad-
jurations of gifted orators, hosts of
patriotic democrats walked quietly TO
the polls and voted as their consclenoes
dictated. In the interests of the public
welfare rather than OF party. Even
In so lofty and restricted an arena as
our senate. we have seen the ablest
and most adroit organiser OF his party
fail In the most energetic effort Of his
life to induce his party TO reject a
great national benefit because II was
offered by republican hands. Half the
democratic senator's said this was no
Question for pettifogging politics and
voted for an American canal across
the isthmus,
Help From Democrats.
We are not claiming that we mon-
opolize the virtue or the patriotism Of
the country. There are good men In
|all parties. know far better men
than am who are democrats. But we
are surely allowed In love feast like
this. to talk Of what has been done
by the family and at least to brag
little of the democrats who have help
ed US. We get their votes for one
reason only-because we started right
and in the main have kept right. We
invite accessions from the ranks OF our
patriotic opponents. and we shall get
them In the future. as We have In !
the past, whenever we deserve them. |
We shall get them this year. because
this year we do deserve them. We
come before the country In position |
which cannot be successfully attacked |
In front. or flank. or rear. What we |
have done. what we are doing. and |
what we intend to do--on all three We
confidently challenge the verdict OF the |
American people. The record OF so
years win show whether as a party |
we are fit to govern; the state OF our
domestic and foreign affairs win show
whether as party we have fallen of;
and both together win show whether
we can be trusted for while longer.
The President.
We could desire no better fortune,
In the campaign upon which We are
entering, than that the other side
should persist in their announced in
"a ~ ba Nha
ident Roosevelt. What a godsend TO
our orators! II takes some study. some
research. to talk about the tariff or
the currency. or foreign policy. But
to talk about Roosevelt II is as easy
as to sing 'the glory OF the Graeme."
OF gentle birth and breeding. yet a
man Of the people in the best sense;
with the training of scholar and the
breezy accessibility Of ranchman:
a man of the library and man of
the world; an athlete and a thinker;
a soldier and a statesman: a reader, q
writer, and a maker OF history; with
the sensibility OF poet and the steel
nerve OF rough rider; one who never
did, and never could. turn his back on
q htcHu VI al eHcHiy' man WHUse
merits are SO great that he could win
on his merits alone; whose personality
Is so engaging that you lose sight of
his merits. Make their fight on a man I
like that! What irrelevant carIcaturist
was it that called them the stupid
party?
In our candidate for the vice pres
idency we have gone back to the old
and commendable custom OF the re-
public and have nominated man In
every way fit for the highest place In
the nation, who viii bring to the pres
idency Of the senate an ability and
experience rarely equaled in it's his
tory.