The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
Reading Men Out of Parties.

"A WISCONSIN IN Ws paper spf1ngs the
name of Senator sLa Follettel FOR the
demoeraticanominati FOR president eons
the alleged ground that his principles
are democratic and that he has been
read out Of the republican party Is,
not this taking an unfair advantage
Of the Wisconsin senator, to- pitch fork,
him into }one party before he has shadg
notice that he is out of the other9 Sen
ator La Toilette is no more out Of the
republican party, than Governor Cum :
Minis Of Iowa. These are examples of
men who have put partizanship to one
side while they stood for what they
conceived to be the larger interests sef
the people. They have not parted FROM
their party. They have merely parted
with partizanship, where it means
nothing but party success and without:
party pledge to do something. ~ '~ ~
The difference between La Toilette
and Cummins and the rock-ribbed, moss
backed republican may best be under:
stood from a speech Of W. P. Hepburn
in the house Endorsing standpatism.r He
said in part: T
All, gentlemen, there are those who
attempt to deride us and belittle us by
applying as opprobrieus. the tenn
the only "standpatter' is that one that
is dead. Not SO. We mean by that,
| having tried the various policies, to
hold fast to that one that we know
is good-the protective system. Cap
plause.) That is what We mean: We
have shown that, holding fast $to our
principles, we have been right making
that progress that the nation has
able to push at forward !. Everything
great or good that.has bean:, suggestad
to the men. Lying on this continent
during the sfortX-five :Xears has CONG
from the republican partyI cloud APP:
plause on the republican, side:5 Pro:
gEessiyel. 0hs!.sYes, I'VE; sare: = We. could
progress from the old stea chings efathe
9!d aasterg toIthat hsdght Of pq eta
f pfcSes 13 rS o g 2 Ss sos sn
! ,tering into the 4grea test war that the
atiions EhaN We KIN wan in tordersto: preserve
the union: = We could make. sacrifices
of hseapraYest : tel ell afaettsf S%in order tt
restore the states. We could build VI
the broken fortunes of the republic BY
restoring it's credit. We could progress:
from the penury Of the qold days to the
splendid. cog editions of currency and q
credit Of today. J
Here is. a, speech Of the vintage @
'76, when the Republican" orators TOT
the people that fthe democrats, # the,
got back into &.power,@ would pension
the rebel soldiers and pay the Con
Efederate war debt. It. Is q good oil
strain on the virtues of, the republican
party. But it leaves out Of the accoun
/ a lot of men. WHO are not living in zth
j. past, who have reverence enough TO
the. soldiers and sailors of the ,rebellior
; but, who do not understand why tn
= g1ories of ]those days sshjotfFds be- a pa
+ TO acquiring new esglories in their oV,
lTdayh sTlieys Il rot know, for exanp'ie
why the taking of Vicksburg shout
prevent congress from Srevising th
5 tariff, or why the victory Sof Meade9
s. Gettysbufg should relieve ths. Tasspnt
lican party from the duty p, Of, takin
: care of Z the public lands. 20 Tn l@<ott lhe
Words they. are not interested in -,
| party which lives entirely on it's pas
;, The party must adapt itself to ne,
, conditions. s;t"".: -. '>>:* u
j Partizanship is weak in the countrr
l today. The machine is less capab]
; victories out of sorga ntizs
t ha VAN t1s'I Fhhs 81 qun
e voters are prepared to support th
= party which advances the best idea
t The republican party has the ideas,
h it will but use them. But it will ne
/ be using them if It substitutes for tt
J. vital activities of such men as La Fo
J. lette, Cumminse, and Roosevelt the s.
d norous phrase-making Of the. Hepburn
the Lodges and other historical repu1