Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-08-30
Tie E.rmer I. Interested.

The difference between the two great
political parties can be concisely stated.
The Republican party has policy;
knows exactly what It wants to do and
does it. The Democratic party has M
policy as an underlying principle, and
when they have the power to do, do not
know how to use 1t. The Republicans
carry their ideas into effect; the ideas OF
the Democrats Onall of the great ques-
tions that affect the prosperity of the
country are negative.
To claim that the one is always right
and the other always wrong would be
absnrdity, but to claim that the results
of the policy of one, as it affects the
daily life and well-being of the people,
as against the lack of definite, we'll de-
fined and we'll executed policv of the
other, has been proven over and over
again to have produced the greatest good
| to the greatest number Is easy to demon
strate.
If this was an exclusively agricultural
country or an exclusively manufacturing
country, the problem would be easier to
solve. But It is both, and rules that
benefit some sections, seem to injure
others. Absolutely free trade that might
help the farmer, would destroy the
manufacturer, and where so many varied
interests have to be considered the policy
that benefits the greatest number and
the country as whole is the one that
should be carried out.
Apparent injustice is done to some
interests by any tariff law that might be
enacted; but still greater would be done
by none at all or one so inequitable that
Its effect would injure the country at
large.
Political economists of worldwide
celebrity have differed as widely as the
poles on the question of protection OF
protected interests, and free trade, or
tariff for revenue only which is practi
cally free trade, but political economists
like all other theorists, see only "ont
side of the shield" and all theories thai
are applied to facts are vain.
The present condition of the United
States, in its unquestioned prosperity
and it's steady advance to commanding
position among the great powers OF tn
world, owes that position more largel!
to it's tariff than to any one other condl
ton.
q The country is populated with an In
, teligent, Industrious, brave and honor
able people. Within its borders 1t ha
the soil and climate to produce almos
everything that grows on earth. Ii
mountains TEEN with metals. Its Goa
and timber and oil are inexhauStible
, The enterprise of its citizens is bound
less. No happier people than those VIII
, have so many of the necessities ant
luxuries of life at their disposal exis
} anywhere on the globe; and it is not to-
much to say that the wisdom of the he
, publican party has had much to do wit
putting it in their power to take ad
. vantage of the circumstances by whic
3 they are surrounded.
3 1t is not the purpose of this article t.
3 analyze and take up in detail what tina
party has done for the country, but t
Q soberly ask the intelligent voter whethe
8 it is wise to change from this known, sue
cessful, prosperous system, to the un
3 known, experimental and unsettle
i, policy of the opposite party, no matte
, how admirable may be its standard beai
. er, or how honorable and patriotic it
: leader.-America Dairyman.