New-York tribune., 1907-11-27

enthusiastically in all that was urdemocratic
| and have opposed him quite persistently where
! he was Democratic.
! PRESIDENT DEMOCRATIC IN SPOTS"
l have been glad to commend the President
| where I could and have criticised him where
! 1t was necessary. If you ask me whether he is
a Democrat 1 must answer that it would be
| unfair TO him and unfair to the Democratic
! party TO call him Democrat. If you ask me
| if he is Democratic answer after the manner
of Peter Cartwright, the pioneer preacher of
! Illinois, who, when asked If he sanCti1ed.
replied: Yes in spots" The President is
! Democratic in spots and while the spots
not large they ought to be- or as nu-
merous as l might wish them, Democratic
spot looks beautiful to me- no matter upon
whom 1 see It,
am glad to note the growth of reform senti-
ment in the Republican party. but the difference
between the Republican reformer and the Re
publican stand -patter' is Illustrated by story
which I recently heard. A man told me of
visit which he made when a boy to a backwoods
neighbOrhood, where the members of a certain
sect still believed that the earth stood still After
several had expressed themselves on the subject
one member called on who had travelled
enough to become skeptical on the question
Closing one eye and looking wise, he said. Well
she may move. but If she does, she moves mighty
little" One of the others rebuked him and said
You fooli She is either standing stock still
she is going like blaZes
The Republican reformer, having travelled a
little and gathered inspiration from the Demo-
Gratis. is willing to admit that there ought to be
a little reform, but the "stand-patter" is quite
sure that II we do not stand stock still we will
soon be going like blazes.
Mr Bryan then took up his subject and pro-
ceeded TO present what no called the Democratic
view and the Republican view Of government
Jefferson being the representative of those who
view government from the point of view of the
whole people. and Hamilton representing those
who view it from the point OF view of those who
deny the right and the capacity Of the people to
self government He showed how this difference
in the point of view, as seen by him, accounted
for the position taken by different people on
questions relating to the methods of govern
ment He insisted that the Democratic party
looked at government from the Jeffersonian
point of view. while Republican leaders were
more Hamiltonian. and leaned toward central
ization.
He next presented the democratic and aris-
tocratic view OF society, saying that the demo-
crat regarded society constructed from the
bottom, while the aristocrat thought 1t con-
structed from the top. He continued:
The Democrat believes that if you will only
legislate so that the people will be prosperous
their prosperity will be shared by the smaller
classes that rest upon the people. The arstO-
crat believes that if you will only legislate To
make the well to do prosperous, their prosperity
will leak through on those below You cannot
make a man admit that he is an aristocrat. but
you prove il on him by the view he takes of
public questions.
When l want TO ascertain mans point Of
If he is a Democrat he regrets that there is any
one who is compelled to live crumbs. and be-
gins to devise some remedy that will enable
each one to have table of his own, and not be |
dependent on the crumbs that fall from the table
of another. IL he is an aristocrat he says, |
What a lucky thing it for Lazarus that
there Dives near"
This is no imaginary test. 1t is very prac-
tcal one. You will find that the Democrat looks |
at public questions from the standpoint of the !
masses, and asks what will be best for the peO- |
pie as a whole while the Republican leaders |
aIIlO Ooiy ia n Industry
the employer a sort of trustee to whom the |
government should give all that IS intended for !
the employees.
CRITICISM FOR REPUBLICANS.
Why do Republican leaders favor centraliza-
ton? Because the great corporate interests |
want to get away from state legislation The |
Democrats believe that the government should |
be kept near the people as possible, and want |
federal remedies added TO, not substituted for, |
state remedies.
why do the Republican leaders prevent ef-
feCtive legislation against the trusts? Because |
they look at the question from the standpoint or |
the trust magnate while the Democrats look at
the question from the standpoint OF the millions |
who are Vctimized.
Why do the Republicans favor high tariff
laws. which tax eighty millions or people Tor |
the benefit Of small fraction of the popula-
ton? Because they look at the subject from the |
standpoint of the benehciaries of protection.
while the Democrats consider the rights ana IN
terests of the consumers.
Why do the Republican leaders refuse to
enact efticient laws for the regulation Of the |
railroads? Because they look at the subject |
from the standpoint of the railway magnates.
while the Democrats consider the interests of
the uatrOnS and the interests of the StOCkhold-
ers both Of whom have reason to complain of
the management of some of our railway sys-
TENS.
WHY is it that Republican leaders oppose
bItration? Because they view the subject from
the standpoint of n few big corporate employ
ers while the Democrats insist that the en-
pIoyes and the business public have n right to
he considered. The same difference in point Of
view accounts for the difference In the position
of tbe DartieS on the subject of government by
injunction.
why is It that the Republican leaders are
willing TO continue the enormous expense of i'm
periasm when 1t has brought nothing but dan
ger and humiliation? Because the Republican
leaders are considering the interests of a few
who hone to secure Oriental trade. while TIE /
Temocratic party considers both the rights Of |
the Filipinos and the interests of the Demo-
cratic masses who pay the taxes and furnish l.
the required for the military support of a
colonial policy,
And I may add the difference in the point Of
view will explain the difference in the rene
dies proposed to relieve the present financial !
stringency. 1t came from speculation in Wall |
Street, and the Republican leaders have so tied
the country to Wall Street that eighty millions |
of people must shver when the wall Street |
spectators get cold. The Republican remedies
all provide that the high fnanciers shall be well |
paid for acting guardians while Democratic |
remedies look to the protection of the depositOrs
and the business of the country.
And So might take up each question and eX-
plain the difference between the position OF the
two parties by the difference in the point Of
view and this will also explain the difference in
the attitude of the parties on the subject of |
campaign contributions II It is said that the
Democratic party opposes the collection Of cam
Iaign funds from corporations and individuals |
interested IN class legiSlatior because those con
tributionS go to the Republican party. I |
reply that the Democratic party could secure
islation in immunity from punishment. But
instead of doing that it prefers to protect our J.