The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-03
DxMocRAcx's DUTY TO THE

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 Sometimes an evil is permitted to TUT its course until 1t becomes absolutely un- bearable. and then. an. earnest and deter mined1 effort is made to check 1t. Our governmental affairs have just about reached that point now. The evils of con tinued Republican rule are so obvious and so appalling that the body polite can no longer quietly endure them. and the time has nearly arrived when they should and must be abated. Had Mckinley lived we are persuaded that the country would have escaped much of the load that now bears 1t down. He was both a statesman and pacih- cator. He had at heart the good of all sections and of all the people. He was not a seif-exploiter nor braggart. The
 bullet of czolgoz killed 8 good man and erievousy wounded good government. It
 was a double crime that the assassin committed on that fatefui day
 The present administration Is neither safe nor creditabie. Roosevelt is not by any means safe man to entrust with power. He is an irresponsible. dangerous man for the head of great people. He believes in himself and exploits himself on ail occasions. He thinks himself above the law and independent of legal or con stitutionai restraints. The proverbiai bull in. the china shop was not more out of place or dangerous.
 And the greatest danger ofraiI Hes Tn the near future should he be elected no man may predict his course hereafter. Now, on the eve of election. he is putting some restraint on himself. Outrageous as some of his acts are he has some mo- tons of policy, some regard for his own chances and some desire for party suc- cess. To make his election sure he makes some concessions to propriety and to of- fcial decency.
 Should he be elected for a full term we have no reason to hope or expect any thing else than that he will take off the bridle, so to speak, and remove all re- straint from his acts. Feeling that he has been endorsed by the people he will give full reign to his unlimited lust for power and be guided solely py his own inclina- tons. He will be menace to the sta- bility of our government and a danger ous factor in It's affairs.
 On the Democratic party alone rests the solemn and patriotic duty of saving the country and the government from the danger which threatens It. If Roosevelt is elected 'government of the people. by the people and for the people, will be jeopardized. His own party is either i'm different or impotent. It either cannot control or retire him or it cares nothing for the future well-being of the people.
 If the country Is to be saved it is tlse Democracy which must save it and there is but one way to do it. No quarter should be given to the impudent Hearst movement end no compromise should be made with plainly undemocratic theories. The party must concentrate it's forces on good man and a good platform and of- fer them to the people. There Is no time for experiments or expedients. A man can be nominated who will receive the support of all who simply desire the success of sound Democratic principles. More than that. the St. Louis convention can put forth ticket which will be sup ported by-msny thousands of conserva- tive citizens who have the good or the whole country at heart and who care more for the public good than they do for party names.
 As we view 1t there has never been a more important civic duty performed by any party tban Democracy is now called upon to perform. It cannot be done by chasing rainbows. It cannot be done by pandering to depraved lust for power and place. It cannot be done by listening to the gasconading of self-constituted party saviors. It can be done with good man and good platform.