Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-05
AS TO THE OUTLOOK
WILL CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS
BECOME REPuBLlcANs3

Party Not Unlil<ely to Cast Their
Fortunes With the Forces of Prog
ress and Prosperity.
In most countries the political divi-
sion il between the conservative and
radical forces, constituting two oppos-
ing parties and each to some extent
modifying the platform and position Of
the other. The Republican party in the
United States occupies unique posi-
ton, because it is conservative so far
as the maintenance Of such established
principles as the protective tariff, the
gold standard in finance and republican
form OF government are concerned,
while progressive in such matters as
larger intercourse with other nations,
expanding markets and development of
natural resources so as to make them
effective in modifying the worlds trade.
The Democratic party under the leader
ship of Bryan has been radical in the
revolutionary sense by putting the ak
to the root of those principles which in
this country and in other countries Of
dignity and power have been consider
ed essential to successful government,
and yet in those well ordered and fair
" considered methods which mean ma
tional prosperity and growth the Demo-
cratic party has been woefully lacking.
It has had a fiery head, a Populistic
heart and Socialistic hands.
With this new cleavage which the
election is sure to make the duty of the
citizen who believes in maintaining
what have been established at so great
q cost is plain. If he is a Republican
he should remain in that party, which
has just indicated itself as again
worthy Of the confidence Of the care
full and judicious element in American
life. If he is Democrat who has felt
it necessary to rebuke the tendencies
Of his party he must be convinced by
this time that the safest way to ad-
minister that rebuke is to get out Of
the party and to ally himself with
those who stand for the preservation
Of the American order of things. The
next election will be another struggle
between the preservative and subver-
sive forces Of America, with the Re-
publican party maintaining its princi-
pies, with the great augmentation Of
numbers which was indicated Nov. 8
and opposed to the re Organized Demo-
cratic party, including such elements
as those which supported Weaver and
then Bryan and then Watson, and
gravitating steadily toward those other
forces which, under the leadership of
Debs, demand the entire reconstruction
Of the social fabric. ,,--,,-.r--
There 10 no use Of dividing on minor
issues. The stability Of the social struc-
ture will be jeoparded unless those
who believe In the maintenance stand
together as against the approaching
union Of those who believe in its pull
ing down. The Republican party has
been thrice selected an the successful
weapon for defense against an attack
which twice seized the Democratic par
ty for its use and the third time threw
1t away as discredited and no longer
effective. The people are to be con-
graduated that their only partisan de-
fense-the Republican party-is led by
men who are not only wise in their de-
votion to well tried principles, but are
also pure Of heart and clean in hand
Troy Times.