The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-10

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their primacy sustain and are re-
sponsible for the government ere
safer in his hants than they would be
in the hands of President Paree-
It is useless for Republican partl-
sans to say that there IS no division
of ouinion ia the party over The can
didacy Of MIR. Roosevelt
There has been such division ever
since MI Roosevelt succeeded Mr..
Mckinley.
It has been accentuatod by the
presidents independence Of deport
ment AMI impatience of restraint
when matters of serious Importance
to the country and 20 his party were
under discussion.
While NIr Mckinley was alive Re
publicanism distinguished itself by
unusual deliberation, introspection
and caution in the formulation OF is
policies and the exercise OF s pow
ers. Mr. Mckinley was The omhodi-
ment of the prncip,e Of tariff prctec.
tion Of American industry ami sound
national finances His election saved
and his admins ration conserved the
commercial interests of the country
He aclmov iedged the national Decessi-
ty Of taking the race question out Of
politics, aud helped the south to do
I IT, Pe was The last 20 yield to the
pressure for a declaration OF war wi't
Spain.
After the wa his insular policies
we're so moderate that the moctei
Republican problem of Imperialism
became the hxed American policy OF
expansion. The Democratic party
tried in vain to divide the Republican
party on the Mckinley policy in the
Philippines Mr.. Bryan and the ma
tional platform Of his party in 1900
pronounced imperialism 70 be the pre-
dominant Issue Of the campaign. Mr.
Mckinney confined himself 10 an &C
ceptance OF existing responsibilities
in the Philippines relying upon the
demonstrated conserva ism of his pol
icy in domestic affairs 20 prove his
) conservative intentions in ipsular af
= fairs. Republicanism elevated Mr.
Mckinley and defended him in all h.
, did because he was conservative.
= Since NJ RoOsevelts accession {,
tho presidency Republican policies fix
? ed under Mr. Mckinley have been un
E settled Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Cummlna
3 the ono dealing with u cons ituency
2 urgently requiring reciprocity wit
r Canada. the other representing "th
a Iowa idea" hold views of the pres
D dents tariff intentions each d.fferin
+ from the other and both difern'
r from the tariff declaration of he RI
{ publican party, adopted at the il
/. stance of the Mckinley element a
e Chicago. No Republican in the hous
y Of representatives answered We
'f John sharp Williams asked;
, Are YOU afraid that the prosider
g is not the friend Of the tarlt?"
= Mckinley Republicans charge
a that the administration If Presider
e Roosevelt exhibited unfriondliuess
D the commercial interests OF the con
l' try IN he merger litigation and Il
r. anthracite coal strike. They charge
'e also the revival of the race questiC
Is an attempt TO annul a patriotic pc
n icy TO which Mr. Mckinley had col
D. mitted the Republican party Repu
'l lican partisans do not need to give e
IS TO the denunciations of Democrat
n partisanship to appreciate these dan
N ers Of the campaign, for Republican
ry belonging TO the Mckinley group al
m believing implicitly ir the perm
= nency Of the doctrine cf McKinleyis
! were quicker than the Democra
| partisans 20 discover and ilhminl
! the fundamental differences Letwe
MIR. Roosevelt and Mr Mckinley.
II was the power Of Senator Han
in life which checked The open
| volt against President Roosevelt
the great pro ection states of M
/ York New Jersey Pennsylvania, w
/ Virginia ana Ohio. aud # was d
| Hanna's death which confirmed
] substitution of Roosevelusm for d
/ Kinleyism 10 the national Republic
y party So far Mr.. RCoscVelts car
dacy is disquieting 10 Republica
not only in Indiana but mother ecu
en- ~ important states. for Republic
reasons. Il signalizes readlustme
iii Of Repubicanisn much less eneoar
ing to the campaign managers Of Il
ct par y thar the Democratic reorgani
tion sienalized by Judge FarkS
IoB nomination is TO he campaign man
ers Of the Democracy, becaurc
OF. leaves Republican conservatism we