The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-30
BEWILDERED DEMOCRACY.

| The democratic press is barren Of
any argument as to the efficacy of its
party and is forced to be content with
exploiting dissensions in the republican
ranks. Day by day this topic of dis
cussion is waning and leaving democ-
racy without any logical basis on whi I'll
to advocate it's cause.
Every petty faction in every ward
or precinct, every trivial fact in repu5
lican ranks is magniffed and paradeil
by the democratic press. The Taft
Roosevelt alleged breach has for weeks
been vanishing into thin air. Tafts
steadfast position spells accomplish
ment of progressive reform for the
next two years-as it did in the two
years just past.
Driven to desperation, democracy has
| little recourse left but to allege that
reform legisIation-not equaIed in any
four years Of any other administration
is inhabited with a swarm of
'jokers."
The railroad rate bill, the corpora
ton bill and the postal savings bin are
according to the democratic press
as full of Jokers as a Swiss cheese is
of holes.
Democracy's hope lies in the feeble
attempt to discredit republican accom-
plishment and an effort to create
party split-which it fondly hopes will
give it democratic lower house.
All claims that democracy would be
effective in passing reform legislation
are ridiculous-in view of the records
of the majority of the democratic rep
resentation at the capitol. The demo-
cratic statesman is the ideal mark for
the lobbyist.
Whenever democracy held a balance
Of power 1t threatened national ruin,
How does the present tariff bill com
pare with the old Wilson Gornan tar
if. In all the arguments of democracy
has anyone heard any advocacy of that
masterpiece of ruinous legislation
which closed every mill and factory
lowered the wages of those. it did not
throw out Of work entirely-plunged
the nation into financial and CONNER
cial paralysis-and destroyed even the
market of the farmers?
Is it any wonder that bewildered de-
mocracy turns here and there in search
for argument. 1t has discredited past.
an unsavory present and suspicious fu.
ture.
When raised to power it turned on its
own and devoured it. 1t turned to
every hair-brained theory which prom
Used an issue for a season. abandonir,q
one to advocate another equally inn
possible.
Today the democratic press attempts
to discredit Roosevelt. Yesterday it
wept because the Roosevelt policies
seemed to be abandoned. Tomorrow #
will declare that Taft and Roosevelt
are united. The next day it will tri-
umphantly declare that the breach
widens.
After triumphant republican victory
two years ago which crippled dying
democracy, the democrats find crumbs
of comfort in local fight in Maine
where democracy accomplished tenn
porary victory by siding with the H.
quor interests.
1t is hard to find two democratic or
gans playing in tune. The burden Of
their lay is defective tariff revision.
Perish the thought that this nation
should ever experience the tariff dis
aster promulgated and executed by
democracy. The fear Of such d repe-
tition is matter more of patriotism
than politics.
fS Telephonitis is the latest dis
ease.
az Election day is only five weeks
away.
Ga The cocoon" gown is the latest.
It has the hobble skirt beaten ID 4
fiazzle.
ea' What will the next republican
governor Of Tennessee say to the next
democratic governor OF Maine?
ar The post cards your friends send
you are nice almost as pretty as those
Of Fargo You can send to your friends.
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