CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-10-27

demand that Immediate encrts be made for
cessation of hostilities. with view to an
other pcaceabie means. to the end that at
the earliest praetieabie moment: peace may
be restored on the basis VI the Federal
Union Of the States
Demanded stats's Rights.
In another resolution the principles and
purposes OF the Belmpnts and SEYMOUR
OF 1864 were set forth In these <radi-
tional terms:
Resolved. That the aim and object Of the
Democratic party is to preserve the Federai
pared snd 'n tsey heIsbg 81 des.rs tss, the,
consider the administrative usurpation Of
extraordinary snd dangerous powerr not
granted by the Constitution. the subver-
sion Of the civil by military law In States
not In insurreetton, the arbitrary arrest.
can citizens In states where civil law EXISTS
In full force. the suppression Of freedom
Of speech and Of the press the denial Of
the right Of asylum. the open and avowed
disregard Of State .rghts. the employ
Of unusual test oath., and the Interference
| TO bear arms. ss calculated to prevent 4 re-
| storaticn Of the UnIon and the perpetuation
| of q government deriving its Just poveu
| from, the consent Of the governed
| With the omission Of n few phrases
having reference to the then prevailing
condition of war, there Is nothing TO di5-
| tiuguish these utterances OF the Demo
cratic party forty years ago from those
of the snme Bourbon party to-day. The
similarity of phraseology used TO de-
nounce, TO declare and to demand: the
| Invocation OF the Constitution TO pre-
serve rights and liberties from imaginary
pcrils of administrative usurpation. mill
/ tary subverxion and individual invasion;
| the fictitious concern over non-existinx
financial and Industrial burdens-ail 20
to show that the Democratic party OF
| 1904 stands In the same old shoes OF
| 1854. snarling at the heels Of the Re
publican party which now, as then. In
doing things for the Advancement, peace
and prosperity OF the people Of the Uni-
ted Strtes-
II win he observed that In August,
1904. DE Democratic party assumed to
express ''the sense of the American pco-
pie" in its arrsignment of Lincoln and
the Republican party. an assumption
which the American people In Novem-
ber promptly rspudiated By the follow
Ing vote:
Popular Bisese..i
iAneoin and Johs.en. .e.2I60sI i12
MecieIlsn and Pendleten. .i.sus.1es q
Delaware. Kentucky and New Jersey
were the only States In the slim Demo
cratSe column that year.
saas OiA Cry.
Every foar years dncs 1864. the Demo
cratic party has gone through the same
formula of arraixning the Republican
party ~ the party Of uneonstitutionai
| usurpation. fanaticssm, secsionaiism. ex-
travagance. financial bankruptcy. cen
tralisasiou. corruption and abuse Of pow
er-and With two exceptions the Amed-
can people have returned the sams ver-
dict they did In 1864. In 1854 and 1882
certain exceptional conditions. for which
the Republican Iverty was in nowise re-
spon-ieie. caused the American people
90 lend trusting ear TO the reiterated
Impeachment OF the Republican adminis-
trstiop. Ciereiand's two terms were the
result, both giving conclusive proof of
the Incompetence vf the Democratic
party to administer the government ex-
c~pt by adopting every Republican policy
and practice they bad denounced.
In CicveiaBd's second administration
the Democratic party attempted to re-
place the Republican tariif with 4 mon
grel mixture OF free trade, class pro-
, tection and special bounties, and then
came to pass the very conditions Of rev.
| euue deficits. social disorder and wide
spread despair and misery Of which the
American people had only dreamed under
the spell OF Democratic dcmasosy.
The restoration OF Safety aud Sanity
fairs came with the election of William
Mcninicy IN 1sss6. Since taen che nation
has experienced period OF prosperity
uncxampled IN the history Of the world.
II has wagsd a successful war resulting
| In establishing liberty and 4 popular
government In Cuba. in extending Ameri
can freedom. Justice and protection In
Porto Rico and the Philippines and In
| advancing the United States to q power
full. almost a commanding place. In the
polity of nations,
Nothing like the national development
of these eight years has been known In
the past OF the republic, and with II
have come worldwide responsibilities
and duties, as well as problems of In
tcrnai government.
The Republican party within the Con-
! stitu,ion. without straining any OF the
powers reposed IN the Executive or Con-
Ere~.. has met the demands OF the hour
with courage. wisdom and success, to
which the chorus Of Democratic deciama-
tion. dcnuncis,ion and demands pays the
highest tribute.
so to-day In its history. it's policies
and its candidates. the Republican party
| appeals to the American people as the
party OF achievement. Of resources aud
OF the courage 60 rrappie with every
new phase Of national life. II Is the
party Of sound principles. safe finance and
sane execution Of the laws. The proof
OF Its capacity to govern is written in the
healthy progress OF the United States
during the past forty years. The guar
anty OF its fitness TO continue In the
execution OF that great trust Is in the
character and experience OF its leaders.
which VIII You Tru~sY
Let the American voter look across
the stage OF public life to-day and ask
~.