Arizona republican., 1904-10-22

the direction of the government, we mus, of course. expect party advo- cacy and honorable personal ambi- tions for political hOnors, but who. among those irdulging in the farthest retrospect of political campaigns. can recall one m which the advantages of the present party in control have been so paipably and unblushingIy used for its perpetuation or in which the func- tions belonging to the entire Ameri- can people have been more insoIent % ly forced to- do partisan services. When before has it been so distinctly claimed that all the virtues. all pa- triotism and all governing ability of ou-- citizenship are found among the. members of one political party. And when before have those of our citizens not among the chosen been so boldly considered as aliens in their own land who should be cast into outer poIitf- cal darkness as unworthy to be en- trusted with the power and responsi- biiity of the government established by the people and for the people. When an all ou- history has a party so pre- sumptuously as now claimed to ba the donors of the gifts Of God or when has one so persistently pIuned itself upon She creation of all prosperity thar has fallen to our country's lot
 Never before have our people been so belabOred with party deIiveraness which, in every line and every word from platform declarations to the last appeal of party advocacy. are so sat- urated with the conceited and tire some claims Of infallibilitv and win superciliOus disdain of all political s.f- forts, except such as are attempteI under the banner of republicanfsun. Shall this pass at a time when at the parting of the ways in our nations development We are especially called 10 patriotic thoughtfUlness and care ful contemplation of party designs and to a viSilant watch against the dan gers that beset us. Mir faith in my countrymen will not permit me to be- heVe this or % doubt that they will insist upon examining for themseIvas the account of party stewardship.
 A party may indulge in self conpra- tuiatiOn when it has efTectuauv de tended the people in their daily life from the rapacity of trusts and com oinations, which strangle private en- terprise and which grow fat as bv their control of the cost of living they cause the homes of our land to grow lean; but the people will hardly aD- prove the vociferous pride which claims that a successful attack upon the merger of the stock of certa in competing railroads has rescued then from their oppressors. They will moi fali to obsprve that huge combinations which directly injure them still flour ish and they may also recall how con- sternation among those implicated in such schemes who once feared a gen eral pursuit, was quieted when the soothing assurance reached them that the government did not intend to run muck" Nor will they prob- ably accept the suggestion that re- pentance or change of heart account s for the manner by which the tbraa ts and animosity of many powerful trus+ magnates have been displaced by thei,. approval and support Of the party. which seeks to convince the people of US trust destroying prOclivities
 This item of the account will not he passed over without reference to tba platform statement that "protection which guards and develops our in
 dustries is the cardinal policy of the republican party" nor without notins the declaration of candidates stand ing on this platform that the protec- live policy ought now to be consider ed as definitely established" The question will be asked. which as American industries that at this tina are in need of the shelter of sucb tarif as that now in force. And is there never to be a time when Amer ican enterprise, American ingenuity and American opportunity will free our industries from their stage of in fancy and permit American insDira- lion and American self reliance to cast away the leading strings of a de hnitely established" protective policy.
 People know that this policy has given rise to reckless greed and to q worship of gain menacsng patriotic sentiment and our love for hlgh stan dards of national greatness and they know that at best it lays burdens on the consumers of our laad With tbesa tendencies and these burdens in mind
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