The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

debt, the other means confidence
| and thrift" We might have ex-
pected the Republican party to avoid
the panic question. At least, we
might have expected 1t to sing low
on prosperity with the memory Of
the recent panic still fresh in the
minds OF the people, and the dis
cussion of high wages ought not to
become boisterous while wages are
being reduced in the East. And why
speak Of "doubt" and debt and
confidence" and "thrift," when
doubt on the part of depositors who
are the debtors of the banks has
provoked the Republican party to
advocate postal savings bank rs n
means of restoring confidence among
those thrifty enough to have some
thing to deposit.
Here is another specimen; I'm
principles, the difference between
Democracy and Republicanism liz
that one stands for vacillation and
timidity in government, the other
for strength andpurpose; one stands
for obstruction, the other for con-
strurtion; the one promises, the
other performs" Again the writer's
of this platform sacrifice truth to
phrase-making: ejaculation and
timidity" are characteristic OF the
conservative, and the Republican
party is conservative in that it OBJ
structs progress. strength and
purpose, on the contrary, are the
characteristics of the reformer and
the Democratic party stands Tor re-
form. The Democratic party in de-
| feat has been strong enough to
coerce the Republican party into II
reluctant advocacy of some remedial
| legislation. The Democratic party
has had purpose strong enough to
| furnish inspiration for whatever re-
| forms the President has attempted.
The Republican party has been the
OhstructiOnist and the Democratic
party has been the constructive
party. The Republican party has
been long on promises, while the
Democratic party, even while in Il
minority, has supported the Presi-
dent in the reforms that he has ac-
complished and urged him on to
| others.
! The platform attempts To make
the Republican party the champion
of iudividualism and the Democrat
ic party the advocate of socialism.
! 1t says: "The present tendencies of
the two parties are even more marked
by inherent differences. The trend
Of Democracy is toward socialism,
while the Republican party stands
| for wise and regulated individual
ism. Socialism would destroy wealth,
Republicanism would prevent its
abuse. Socialism would give to each
an equal right to earn. Socialism
would offer an equality of posses
sion which would leave no one any
thing to possess; Republicanism
would give equality Of opportunity
which would assure to each his
share of constantly increasing sum
of possessions. In line with this
tendency the Democratic party Of
today believes in government owner
ship, while the Republican party be-
lieves in government regulation
Ultimately, Democracy would have
the nation own the people, while Re-
publicanism would have the people
own the nation"
During what years did Socialism
show the greatest growth? During
the four years that interviewed be-
tween 1900 and 1904. So great was
the growth OF socialism during those
four years that the actual numerical
increase In the Socialist party was
greater than the increase in the
strength of the Republican party.
Between 1900 and 1904 the Socialist
party gained more votes than the
Republican party did, and that, too,
in spite Of the fact that the Repub-
lican party boosted of its great vic
tory In 1904. During those four
years the Republican party was in
power and the failure of that party
to reform the abuses that have grown
up under indlvidualism is respon-
sible for the rapid growth of social
ism. Even to-day the Republican
party is encouraging the socialistic
idea by it's defense of private mo-
nopolies, Instead of discriminating
monopolies, it only asks for regula-
ton, and experience has shown that
imonopolies regulate the government
instead of being regulated by the
government. When n Republican
presents an economic argument in
favor of monopoly in industry, he
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