Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-09-29
The DEMOCRATIC HOPE
Prospect of Success In the Com.
ing Election Is Bright.
MONOPOLY BORN OF PROTECTION.
It 10 Idle 70 Look to the Republican
Party For Relief From the Trusts.
An Analyst. OF the Candidates and
Platforms OF the Two Great Parties.

Hon. Carter II. Harrison, mayor Of
Chicago, in u letter to the Philadelphia
Ledger, gives strong and convincing
reasons for his belief in Democratic
success next November. Mr.. Harrison
says:
"While I'LL prophecies ure more or
less in the nature of guesses and any
conjecture liable to go astray, the
prospect for Democratic success in Che
coming election is good.
1.-The personality Of the candidates, q
question which has always entered in
to every political campaign, has al
ready been largely dwelt upon by the
press and by political speakers. A
careful analysis Of the characters Of
the two men will show them to he the
almost exact opposites of one another.
In the judgment Of most of the Ameri-
eau people president Of the United
States should be man Of cool judg-
ment, calm and equable as to tempera-
ment and q man Of lirmness.
"By tirmness is not meant that he
should carry chip ON his shoulder,
OF that he should exalt the military
above the civil In government, nor to
be governed by impulses which might
lead him into embroiling the United
States in wars with foreign nations.
That the candidate for president Of
the United States ON the Republican
side Il a very impulsive man his best
friends will not deny. That the Demo
oNdc candidate for president is man
of an even, judicial and conservative
temperament even his worst enemies
Will cteerfully admit The tempera-
ment Of a man does not always change
with advancing years. It is possible
for a man to retain the sanguine and
unfounded hopes Of boyhood until the
last, and. while this quality Is admira'
bic in q friend, it Is exceedingly un-
safe in an official.
The manifold duties and RESPONSE
bllittes OF the chief executive Of our
country require the services Of man
who will bring to the position a just
and passionless view Of men and
measures, resolution to do right
calmly and not in spectacular man
ner; to administer the laws with the
least possible leaning on the military
arm of government; to adhere strictly
to the policy Of neutrality US to for
eign nations and their wars; to pur
sue. in q word, the even tenor of Off
cial ways, devoting his entire time t.
the peace, safety and prosperity Of the
| ,>co,,1o xry4$ho,,< moo 81 IN fHf
false dream Of making us world
power in a military or naval sense.
"As to the platforms Of the two par
ties, while they are similar in some
respects. the same radical difference
is apparent in them as there Is in thu
doctrines Of Hamilton and Jefferson
The greatest menace now existing, OF
ever existing, against the government
Of the United States is the trusts. Tit
Republican party, us the father of {
high protective tariff, Is responsible,
more than any other cause for thu
building up of the trusts. 1t is not {
logical proposition that father should
destroy his offspring, particular,
when the offspring have grown ant
fiourished to such an extent as to b
now the main support Of their parent
It is idle to look for relief from the en-
croachments Of the trusts under Re
publican administration. 1t is useless
to talk Of curtailing the power Of lille
gal combinations Of capital by part!
which owes its continuance in Office tt
such illegal combinations. The trusts
ore the immediate and vital concern o
the American people. And the peopl'
VIII not be able to counteract or sten
J this evil unless there is change II
Washington.
another salient point Of differenc
between the two platforms is regard
ing the Philippine question. This ques
! tion, forced upon the country by Re
publican president has become mos
serious one. touching the very core o
our existence as republic. The Dec
larat1on of Independence and the con
J stitution Of the United States hav'
been nulli6ed, to the establishment o
the world and the lasting disgrace o
our country. Reparation for this, Will
1t cannot wipe away the stain upol
, our national honor nor atone for tn
: blood spilled by men lighting for thei
liberty, can come, even as an act o
tardy Justice, only from the hands o