The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-11-13


the support OF democrats. The fail.
ure Of democrats to support him In
that proposed reform would provide
better proof that the democratic par
ty is dying than the New York World
is able to cite il the patriotic, demo-
cratic and consistent attitude taken
by democrats generally with respect
to Mr.. R~oosevelt's efforts to enlarge
the powers of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Former Senator Caffery of Louis
lana has not for many years been an
authority ON democratic opinion, and
that the republicans of Massachus-
etts are approaching the democratic
position ON the tariff question gives
no eason for the belief that the dem
ocratic party is dying.
Democratic principles as they were
presented in 1896 and in 1900 are, ad-
mittedly, more popular Today THAI ev-
er before. And when we see distin-
guished republicans advocating dem
ocratic methods in the effort to pro-
vide the people with relief-and pre-
vented from establishing reforms be
cause their party is welded to its
corporation idols-it is absurd for any
one to contend that "the democratic
party Is dying"
More and more the American peo-
pie are coming to realize that the
democratic party represents the real
conservatism of the country-that it
stands between the radicalism Of the
republican party ON the one hand
and the radicalism Of the socialist on
the other. More and more the people
are coming to understand the evils
of monopoly as described by demo
Gratis in 1896 and in 1900, and more
and more they are coming to believe
that the democratic methods for re-
form along these lines must be ad-
opted If popular government is to
be preserved.
The Washington Times. in an edit
torial printed in its issue of Septem-.
Der 81, while displaying its gratitude
for republican victory in 1895 and
1906 ON account of the money ques-
ton, added: Now it is clear to us
that practically every other notable
feature Of those two demagogic plat
forms was fully justified" And the
Times further expresses regret that
the opponents OF the democratic par
ty in those two campaigns were too
"pig-headed" to perceive that while
that party's deductions might be all
awry it's premises might in the main
be sound" Also, that the opponents
Of the Democratic party in those cam
paigns would feel better today If they
had not jumped ito the p~eposterous
extreme of contradicting every prom
Use on which those policies were sup
posed to hang down to the Ten Com
mandments."
Time was when political parties
were presumed to display strength
and political leaders were regarded
as statesmen when they withheld
their endorsements Of proposed re-
forms advocated by the opposition;
and there have been instances where
men vigorously fought the very re-
forms they had previously as vigor-
ously advocated, and all because the
opposition had adopted their own
plans. But such things are of the
past. |
II Democrats are not sufficiently i
sincere and patriotic to support their
own plans for reform, even when
those plans are adopted by sincere
Republicans, hen they are incapable
of giving strength and vitality to the
organization to which they
belong.
II the Democratic party were made
up Of men who would desert their
principles and their policies simply |
because an honest Republican had