The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-20
WHO is A REPUBLICAN,?

Several weeks ago the New York
World startled a. discussion by asking
the question, Who is a Democrat p"
This discussion has given the press of
the country a chance to comment upon
the many differences which now and
for years past have rendered the
Democratic party incapable of win
ming victory.
After everything is said about the
many factions and many pet theories
that now find their home under the
Democratic banner. it seems more i'm
portant to ask. Who is a Republican"
The various views held by those call
ing themselves Democrats are not one
bit further apart than the views of
those calling themselves Republicans.
Those who call themselves Democrats
have had trouble for several years in
determining what is Democratic doc
trine. They have been SO intensely in
earnest in fighting the question out
that the winning of office has been of
secondary Importance. Republicans
during the same period have differed
as widely upon what is or what ought
to be Republican doctrine. but they
have been so intense in their struggle
to acquire and keep office that the
matter of policy and doctrine has been
of secondary Importance.
This seems to be the great difference
between the two parties. The one
party at the present time seems to be
made UP Of body of men intensely
in earnest in trying to establish their
various views as the doctrine of
party whose history synchronizes with
that of the Republic. The other is led
by a body of men who think it of the
first importance that the party should
be kept In power and who smooth over
differences of opinion in order to con-
tinue in office
1t has been the practice for several
years to point out the barriers that
prevent Democratic harmony The
differences between Democrats than
have been kept constantly to the front
and yet there appear to be no more
dlfterences between Democrats than
there exist between Republicans Who
is Republican in Wisconsin,. John c..
al ~r11 %
former is the particular friend of the
corporations while the latter spends
his entire time in attacking them, vet
both men served in the Senate at the
same time. elected by the legislature
OF the same state as Republicans Who
is a Republican in Iowa. Leslie NJ.
Shaw or Governor C,rmminso Shaw is
at the head and front Of those Repub-
licans who cry out day and night that
the tariff must not he meddled with,
while Cummins has conducted two gu
bernatorial campaigns upon the slogan
that the Republicans Of Iowa demand
a revision Of the tariff.
Who is a Republican in New York,
Senator Plat or Governor Hughes?
Platt since the death of Hanna and
Quay is the most prominent exponent
OF crooked machine politics, while
Hughes has made good record as
the destroyer of machine politics. Who
is a Republican in the nation, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who is President, or
Vice President Fairbanks. who would
be President in case Of Roosevelt's
death? Roosevelt is the idol Of the
masses who call themselves Republic
can. He stands at the front in the
fight for the people against predatory
wealth, while Fairbanks is man who
enjoys the confidence of those whom
the President has been fighting. What
is there in common between Roosevelt
and Fairbanks except the fact that
they were elected on the same ticket
and hold ONCE at the hands of the
same party? The country has heard
about Bryan Democrats and Cleve-
land Democrats until people are led to