La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
ALL PREFER PROSPERITY TO PARAL ySIs
Views of o. G. Tiiotson, Late Chairman of the
National Silver Republican Party : Rea-
sons Given by Others

sunber have publicly announced their
change of faith. bot others have sim
ply said TO their friends that they pre-
fer the known and tried Roosevelt TO
the hesitatins. eyasiye and unt1ed
Parker. Tue names OF some OF these
nen. including Oscar Strnus, John A.
Mccall. Major John Bryne. Patrick
Egan, Richard Price Morgan and Eu-
gene A. PhiIbin. have already been print
ID. Among those not heretofore noted
are: Ernest Crawfort. Judge w. NJ.
Chandler. DR.. George ii. Carpenter. Will
liam McLain. w. T.. Williams. John
Ennis. William ID. Harrison. John T.
Doyle. Charles L. Blaney and Daniel
Buchanan.
From Baxter Springs, Kas., comes
ehe information OF wholesale desertions
on the part of Bryan DemocrntS aud
che forscssters predict that Cherokee.
which gave Bryan l.SOO majority In
1896. will go solidly for the Republican
dcket. Prominent among the Demo
crats who have announced their iLsten-
ton of supporting President Roosevelt
are: Il. Ii. Goodwin. mine owner: T..
w. Dow. president telephone system:
Samuel J. Crawford. former governor Of
Kansas; James Ii. Chubb. former mem
Der fusion legislature; J. c. Haskell,
dry goods merchant; Samuel Binns, hay
dealer; Edward Hclgkins. retired mer-
chant: u. Orr Chubb. politician; W. $.
Baxter, editor and {. Z. Collins, poll.
Gcian.
8ad Of silver Republican Party.
An important accession % the Repub-
Acan ranks Is d. g. Tillotson, Of To-
peka, kas.. chairman OF the national
committee OF the Silver Republican party
In 1900. In letter to J. w. Babcock,
chairman of the Republican Consres-
sional Committee. Mr.. Tillotson says
chat the Silver Republicans are salts
hed that the Roosevelt administration
eried to do its duty with the people. aud
for that reason he and his friends viii
support II. This statement is OF i'm
portancs because the Silver Republicans
voted for Bryan in 1896 and 1900. and
u Is believed all will now return to the
regular party organization. In n letter
Go Representative Babbcock. chairman Of
ths Republican Congressional Commit
tee. Mr.. Tillotson says:
Present conditions make any further
attempt TO maintain silver party or
Ganlzation a mere farce and with chang
81 conditions come changed political re-
iatious.
ut appears to me that the Demo
cratic party has forfeited its claim upon
all voters except such ns vote the ticket
from tradition. Indeed. the only Demo
crat who In a generation has stood for
an idea is constrained TO admit that the
candidate OF his party is the beneficiary
OF n fraud practiced upon the convention
which nominated him.
The Democratic party. through it,
attitude and the attitude OF its candi-
dates. admits that the Republican party
A. rtert,t -b. I. Il
mits that the Republican party has per
fected the legislation needed for con
trolling the trusts and moDopolies, per
lection that the Republican party itself
has never claimed. IL admits that. IL
successful, nothing In the way Of tariff
legislation can be effected except such
a. may be approved by the Republican
party, yet it seeks to make tariff tink
ering issue
"It condemns the acquisition of the
right 10 build the Panama canal. but
Gays ratify the act by keeping the goods.
II sympathizes with the Filipinos. but
fails to recognize that the acquisition OF
these islands was ratified by the people
In 1900.
at presents us with candidate whose
political virtues are of the mega
tive sort. He claims that the
Oouy Is Slth us ItAuetg
propose. four years of paralysis. Il
ehis attitude is in good faith it would
appear that there is no good reason FOR
supporting the party or its candidate,
IL In bad faith then there Is every rea-
con for not supporting them.
with no definite programme to ad-
vocate and no settled policy OF govern
naent to assert the opposition is devoiing
its energies to an attack upon President
Roosevelt. His opponents are compell-
ed TO admit that he is man Of virility.
Of high moral purpose in both civil and
onlcial life and one that does not evade
onicial responsibility.
while there are many honest and
spright citizens among his opponents
get the fact remains that the Presidents
vigorous and aggressive execution of his
s6sce has led the manipulation of preda-
cory wealth. the professional agitator
and the political CRATER to make com
mon cause against him. These are thor
sushiy convinced that the President is
not safe, but legitimate and veNed rights
have no cause of complaint.
The voter has to choose between one
- the other Of the candidates Of the
dominant parties or throw his vote away
- Q mere protest BY voting for some
tArd party candidate. 1t appears TO
0e that the President Il entitled to
vote Of confidence. and above all party
eoasiderations the election Of President
8ossevelt il required a. q yindication of
0oeal courage and onicial integrity in
ehe government Of men-a vindication
~ Of the candidate. but Of the Ameri-
saa people,
Rasksr's Letter . Dies ppoinsneat.
Ernest Crawfort. Of Jamestown. y.
T., Democratic county committeeman
and delegate to the Democratic State
eoovention which instructed for Judge
Parker. has severed all connections with
ehs Democratic party and has declared
his intention Of voting for President
Rsossvslt In letter e Walter Ed