New-York tribune., 1904-09-15

when they came largely because our party. the
peoRe,s party the party of Lincoln and liberty of
n5 Ve has e all all b M TsSn With VT eear o sion
our policies and our administration shall be judged
by their fruits.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ATTACKED.
Mr.. Fassett vigorously attacked the Demo-
cratic party and called attention TO what would
have happened if the Democrats had had their
own way. He contrasted the hard times under
Cleveland with the prosperity since Mckinley
was elected and pictured in glowing terms the
results Of Republican prosperity. He continued
as follows:
lean party i in ne eondaohg he emsa Of m h FPa
affairs of our country. why should there be
dreetioH e1hsr social civil or ndgstTia? t1iiSf p
Mhat new heldS OF Ia Dor or enterprise likely TO
and an adoption Of Democrats theories What
hcd customs are likely to exPerence3 @ ST s!h9 Whst
M PtGieS @ OF any increase r OF peace or honor either
&c @ PSTy , mas ever done or even now promises
fall again into the misfortune of the past in passing
over over rom the known to the unknown, from the
deep darkness Of the unfamiliar?
What accomplishments of the Democratic party
whenever il has been in power durin, the asf hair
century. give US any encouragement to trust them
turbances incident to all political upheavals it is
not @ nat we demand proof not that
but that they will do better than We have done
ddates and read their newspapers in vain for any
@ 69e m & SSem or Pa1 f9T PSte P, T
construction. In fact we find no harmony unity
day there is either silence open opposition among
themselves. on the money question their platform
ton TO declare whether they had any opinions and
SO What III, 6S thsy were ana thTr GsnSd3e G ate has IL
lcan party. as irrevocably established.
CRITICISM OF JUDGE PARKER
Their ex;candidate has promised TO devote all his
now and 1913 to dem9nsttrating that Judge Parker
Il m F 7 me T p To,,t% % eHe arll, tteIr %
berry. Past platforms have denounced the protec-
progressive free trade throughout the world. Their
candidate tmidly intimates that the Republican
Senate would block eny radical changes and that
IN any event alterations in The schedule should be
judicial manner in which to handle a robbery md
an @ rooeeTy az @ ma one &
in passing They tell US that we are robbed AZ
home in order that our manufacturers may sell the
same goods abroad cheaper than we can buy them
The facts are that We produce now annually
$1,000 0oo0o worth of manufactured articles, employ
e4Spioyes the begt paid in The World who receive
g 359oooooo a year In wage. for their production
this amount about 100000 worth are sold abroad
o9eaper 3 e man ran at ~, hGtne ON na Is 70 SAY o
every 5000 worth of goods we make We sell 30
is due to two causes. First to the attempt to dis
s In Of nsaabe g06 an" second Go fo to the fact a
owing to the rebate imported materials
chant chant can sffoTd to sell lower abroad to the ex
tent Of the ratio Of the rebate 10 the cost Of the
SH19og. Moreover IN gaming ana h2idlng new
m mnc6 nT 4 freely asse by Fench ma2
and English exporters than by our own.
PLATFORM SOFT AND TRASHY.
On the question Of the trusts their platform is
Their candidate believes that already there is law
admits that he is open conviction. Their orators
and nHwspapeTs vary IN their ueaiment Of trusts
,nen Who have been aTaatv benefted If nor bIeesc9
by the fruits Of the most conspicuous trusts in tho
On the question Of on. insular possessions their
platform and candidate and leading newspapers
faultdndng because the Republican party is not
the Democratic party insists never ought 10 have
been done at ali with the negroes; Government
acme Of civic virtue in the black belt Of the United
States. The Constitution carries with il ali its
guarantees and protection everywhere except
where il inconvenience Democratic brethren.
They promise they will build the Panama Canal,
3 q the hsnd OF Mo he ce 99 S
make us building possible The country will not
YYao,5elv abomt imneTiolSn and Unconstituittonaih
ism, but they have done that since Lincolns time
There has been no strong Republican in the Pres-
been called czar. emperor or dictator tyrant
There has been no time for fifty years when. in
orator cur institutions not mperilled ana our
Constitution in danger from the aSgresslVeneSS OF
the Republican party
a DEMOCRAT A NoNDEsCRIPT
Unable to agree as TO any of the great civic
principles at stake, they take 10 abuse of the Re
publican candidate. The fact is when you have
called man n Democrat You have not described
him You will NOT know of a certainty what his
public question. You Will not
know whether he is hard money soft money, ex-
pansionist or contractionist prOtectionst or free
trader, trust or ANTITRUST You must know
where he lives what newspapers he agrees with
what business he is in and what leader he follows
and even then, until he explicitly declares him
self. It would be a bold man who dare be sure
what his views public topic.
The Democratic party has become, through long
years of habit. party OF criticism and opposition
II has lost the power to he expansive and creative
II has forgotten how 10 lead, and how to pro-
duce leaders who know how to lead. 1t stands for
the everlasting negative. just the Republican
party stands for The everlasting affirmative An
able and safe and and patriotic opposition
party has its place and its uses 1t good
brake the wheels of government against prog
ress that might be too rapid but even the best
brake possible never yet was calculated to make