The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17
ROOSEVELT Is THE ISSUE

The Republican press Of the nation
takes umhr3ge at the sugge dion tina
the Democrats will make the acts o
the party in power The basis of thei
'ampaign 1t expresses the opinion
that the next Democratic platform
vill be made up Of bUndle Of GOA
9laints unless something affirmative
hit upon before the convention meets
This Is very serious Offense tina
he Democrats are about To commit
nd in our humble opinion the par,
hould always consult the wishes @
Important or otherwise II the Repuh
leans had it HI their power to wriu
he Democratic creed, We gravel,
loubt If they would make the presi
lent the Issue in the pending battle
nd We opine that they would en-
lorae the obsolete issues which
rought inglorious defeat in the last
wo elections. ana nominate the doub
y defeated 1t 10 50 easy TO win vic
cries when you can inspire conf
lence in yourself and destroy it it
our opponent Between two evil
he people generally accept the les
'er. ANA that ID very good common
ense.
The Democrats have eyinced a Dc
termination TO write their own plat
FORM in their own way II any go.
,ome from consulting the wishes o
he Republicans, they would be Gale
n council In order TO win the presi
iency it Is absolutely necess ary &
apture the independent vote of thu
ountry This constituency is caugh'
My by showing that the other Eel
on is not as good as you are, and !
he Democrats can prove that Roos,
'elt Is unsafe and that they have
conservative candidate who will rot
.eep the country in commOtion, they
tanl a fair chance of q lleeting the
independent vote. II is incumbent
N them to make Roosevelt the is
ue in the pending campaign, for The
nipple reason that he has made him
elf the Republican party. Time was
before he came on the scene. that Tho
,arty IN power VIZ composed Of units
Vow il has but one unit VIVA
Roosevelt believes, what he practices
What he does, what be says is the be
lief. the practice the deed anl the
ltterance Of the Republican parry
Ie has forced his party into complet,
nbjecton to him and no political or
,anization ever had a more mtocraiC
naster.
When the country is asked 10 dc
lie between two parties, it asks whl
ach has to offer in the way of met
md ideas What sort Of a man hay,
5ou, and what do you propose TO dis
{ you get the administration in You
)ower? Roosevelt has had a firm griI
! N the machinery Of this governmon
,or several years. and he has rW
many Of his party declare that b,
has overturned the law, ami that he
| has disrcearded national traditic.H
that he has thrown to the winds ma,
iOnal customs, that he has DISTURBED
/ the peace OF the general community
and that he is not the proper man e.
I be al the helm 81 state His acts, ey
! acutiye and Otherwise sirse he Scal
into the White Hoasc have bee,
hose of a man 10 be fearel. and
hose acts have been accepted by tn,
/ Republicans as their acts and as they
have elected to defend them, and a!
their foremost men have told the ra
ticD that he is a safe man 1t is forced
on the Democrats to show the contra
ry to be true II does not stand tc
reason that the party out Of power
could avoid challenging Rooseyelt's
record. How can a discussion of it
be avoided?
We do not think that the Rapubli-
cans need worry about the Democrat.
ic platform being barren Of aGirma-
tive IDEAS The conservatives are in
the saddle. and they are lei by men
who have guided the party to It's only
victories in the past forty years. All
Of th1se who have expressed them.
selves are on record as favoring
return to the time-holored principles
Of their faith. and there is no occasion
for anyone freitigg about what tho.e
principleg are. The Democratic creed
KS. the only nc that truly iaterprcta
IN gsniua Of the constitution. II
statds for certain great truths which
fo4 half century guided the dsstin.
lie1 OF this nation, and under them.