The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-04-04

his enquirer that would all depend,
The editor OF the Panhandle was
raised a Republican and cast his first
vote for president for Il. b, Hayes In
1876. because his father and brother
were Republicans and he knew no
better. In 1878 he began TO study
the tariff question and could not
see why the government should al
low any special Interest TO tax him
for protection on any article that
interest manufactured, He was in
business then, running a newspaper
and job business, and he had no
protection, but had 10 compete with
the world In the price OF everything
no did. He began 70 study the tariff
question closely and became Dem
ocrat, voted for Hancock, and for
every Democratic president since,
though some OF those votes we're no
credit to him, az later Developments
proved.
We said 10 our friend, II an honest
effort was made to get the govern
ment ownership plank in the next
Democratic platform. and IL failed
and the convention was captured by
the special interests OF the country
which have controlled the Republl-
can party SO long. and such men as
Bryan, CumU,ins, OF Iowa, LaFollette
OF Wisconsin, and other brave, indie
pendent thinking men should cut
loose from their parties and form a
new party, which should embody the
needs Of the American people to-
day. we should possibly be with
them, but we crossed no bridges be-
fore we came TO them.
We have watched the efforts OF
good men 10 establish new parties,
but never since the Republican party
came into existence. on long moot
ed issue, and succeeded, has any
party been able TO receive any con
siderable notice from the masses Of
the people OF the United States, and
until party comes into existence on
tidal wave, sufficient to sweep the
country, do we believe a new party
can succeed, although It may have
the best platforms, and good men
dominated as It's standard bearers.
The editor OF the Panhandle is a
Democrat. because he believes Ia the
principles which tho Democratic
party stands for. equal rights for
all, special privileges for none" We
believe AZ the government Issuing
every dollar OF the circulating me-
dunn OF the country, whether gold,
silver Or paper, and making every
dollar as good as the other, legal
tender for all debts. public and pri-
vate. We believe In the government
owning and conducting for the peo-
Pile, all OF the great public carriers
OF the country, express and telegraph
service, and in the postal savings
banks, Election Of senator's by the
people, making them responsible to
the people. IN fact we believe In the
Democratic policy Of the government
being run for the people, by the peo-
pie, and not the special interests.
The great Democratic party has
stood for this policy, and so long as
II does, the editor OF the Panhandle
shall support It, trying all the time
to have honest, sincere men nomi-
mated as It's standard bearers. The
Democratic policy on the money
question. the trust question, the
transportation question and many
others has been proven right, by
time, and every issue which Presi-
dent Roosevelt has achieved noto-
rlety on, has been contained in DEM
ocratic platforms since 1896, and not
one OF them ever appeared as a plank
in a Republican national platform.
The editor OF the Panhandle be-
lleves that II every man, of Demo-