The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-06

make it, no matter who may be the
Republican nominee.
No one can estimate the chances OF
the party in the next campaign with
sufficient accuracy to make his candl-
dacy dependent upon the outlook.
While Democrats have reason to be
encouraged by the fact that Democra-
tic principles have grown in popular
ity and that Democratic policies are
now praised by many who denounced
them a few years ago, and while fur
Their encouragement is to be derived
from the fact that the Democratic
party is more united than it has been
for many years, and the Republican
party more divided, still the action of
the Democratic party cannot be made
dependent upon the prospect OF sue
cess.
THE prospects now seem excellent,
but a Democratic national convention
will be held, a platform adopted and
candidates nominated, whether the
prospects are bright or gloomy, and
the party must make the best fight 1t
can, whether it enters the campaign
with fear or with confidence. Demo-
Gratis believe that Democratic princl-
pies are sound, and the Democratic
policies are necessary; they should,
therefore, indorse those principles and
present those policies and then select
as their candidates those who, in their
Judgment Will give the party the
greatest assurance of benefit in case
of victory.
IF the members Of the party believe
that Mr.. Bryans nomination will nelp
the party. it's principles and its poll
cies, he will accept the nomination
whether the indications point to de-
feat or victory. A defeat can bring no
disgrace where the cause is a just one,
but cowardice would be disgraceful,
especially in one who is deeply indebt-
ed to his party as Mr. Bryan is.
The next campaign will be an APP
peal to the public conscience. The in
vestigations have shown not only the
corrupt use of large campaign funds
but the only source from which they
can be drawn, namely, the corpora
lions that seek to convert the govern
ment into a business asset. The Dem
ocratic party stands for the doctrine
of equal rights to all and special PRIV
leges to none, and therefore cannot
promise favors to favor-seeking cor
porations. If it maze such promises
to the corporations it would be guilty
of duplicity, for it would have TO be-
tray the voters, as the Republican
party has done, in order to reward
these corporations as the Republican
party has rewarded them.
The Democratic campaign must be
carried on by volunteers who will
work because they desire the triumph
of Democratic ideas We cannot hope
to appeal to the sOrdid or to buy the
purchasable, even if such a course
would contribute toward Democratic
success. No one should favor Mr.
Bryans nomination unless the party
is willing to open It's books and show
where its contributions come from and
for what the money is expended. Tine
Republican party ought to be chal-
lenged to conduct its campaign in this
open and honest way, and if the Re
publican leaders refuse to accept the
challenge, the Democrats can well al
ford to leave the issue with the pub
lie.
An appeal to conscience is politi'
cally expedient as well as morally
right, for the conscience is the mos
potent force with which man deals
The national conscience has already
been aroused, and large majority o
the voters have been educated to the
necessity of real reform-a reform
that will make this government agar
IA government of the people, by the
people and for the people. 1t only re-
mains for the Democratic party Il
convince the voters that it can be in
trusted with the work of reform, anC
nothing will do more to convince thu
public than a refusal to negotiate will
predatory wealth and an honest APP
peal by honest methods to the homes
sentiment of the country"
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