Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-12-23
FRIENDLY ADVICE.
PAPERS AGAIN AD-
WISE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

PAPERS AGAIN AD-
WISE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
With a Generous Spirit the Kansas City Journal
Would Suggest Means Whereby Its Party
Could Be Defeated by a Democrat in the
Next Presidential Election.
Under the title More Free ADVICE"
the Kansas City Journal recalls the
advice that it has given to the Demo-
cratic party, and ventures to furnish
another installmept. The Journal
names its favorite Democratic candi.
date for 1908 and says that if he is put
in nomination he will give the Repub.
lican nominee "a hard run" and will
even beat him should the latter be ga
bad or weak man." 1t will be re-
membered that the Republican papers
we're very generous with their advice
last spring. They were unsel6sh
enough to point out to unwary Demo.
Gratis "the way to win." They dwelt
with affected sorrow upon the defeats
of 1896 and 1860, and attributed them
to the fact that the party did not have
the confidence of the Cuisines ele-
ments." They pretended sincere de-
sire to so strengthen the Democratic
party so as to make it a strong competi-
tor with the Republican party. They
did not exactly promise victory to the
reorganizers, but assured them that by
following q conservative course they
could make the Democratic party a
strong and influential force in poll.
tics. These Republican suggestions
were quoted with approval by that
portion Of the corporation press which,
that it may better deceive the public,
calls itself Democratic.
Judge Parker was the favorite can.
didate OF those papers, and his praises
we're sung loud and long. When he
was nominated :he Republican papers
applauded, although not so vigorously
IS they had praised before. AS soon,
however. as the campaign opened they
began to find fault with Judge Parker.
They began to describe as elements OF
weakness the very things which they
had pointed to before the convention
as elements OF strength, and before
the campaign was over they we're
abusing him like q pickpocket and
applying all sorts of epithets to him.
The more forcibly he attacked the Re.
publican position the more bitter be-
came the Republican condemnation,
and when he pointed out, what every.
body ought to know to be true. that
the President could not finance his
campaign from the treasures Of the
trusts without putting himself under
obligations to them. expressed or i'm.
piled, the Republican press with one
accord denounced him as q slanderer
and falsifier. Before the election the
Republican papers began TO prophecy
that Judge Parker would be beaten,
3" worse than Bryan was" When the
election was over they consigned him
to oblivion without tear or funeral
wreath.
The experience Of this campaign
ought to be y lesson to those Demo-
Gratis who are tempted to take advice
from Republican editors and leaders.
The Democratic party cannot strength
en- itself by following the course that
the partisan Republicans point out.
The Democratic party, if it is Demo.
cratic, must expect to arouse orposi-
ton. Republican praise Of q Demo-
cratic leader is not the best recon-
mendstion he can have. In fact, it is
rather complimentary than otherwise
for the Republicans to assail a Demo
cratic leader. First, it is evidence
that he is prominent enough to at
tract their attention, and second, it is
evidence that they lear the effect of
his attack upon Republican politics.
1t is time for the Democrats to coun.
sci with each other and to avoid tho
snares and traps that are constantly
being set by the Republican leaders.
THE best thing the Democratic lead