The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-18
@rHE PEOPLE STILL RuLE.a
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Under this caption Henry Watterson
has this in the Louisville Courier
Journal
For the democrats it never rains
hut K ponrs This is only another way
OF repeating MIR Tilden's oft repeated
saying that il requires a revolution TO
unseat the party in power and to bring
in the opposition. Nevertheless. while
exhilarating to democrats, out It'll the
cold so long and so used to defeat thar
they can scarcely realize the actuality
and the meaning OF the victory. the
vote 0f the last election should
strengthen the faith Of an thoughtful
Americans in the virtue and intelli.
gence OF the people and therefore in
fhe stability OK free Institutions under
the representative form Of government
We have survived most OF fhe historic
dangers which Through the ages have
assaiied systems and dynasties We
seemed 20 De face 10 face wiih a new
menace. This election secures as
against the perilss Of the one.party
0ligarchy and the oile-man anwer.
In the trst place. il gives assurance
of the sgrYiYal Of wise and genuine
democratic leadership. u tells the
coultry that after years OF inglorious
speculation on the popular credulity.
married by one after another OF disap-
pointing paramount IS sues as with dis
heartening rainbow chasing. the dem
ocratic leaders have seen the light. 1t
Is distinctly a turning out of the mar
row paths OF vague ani visionary theo.
Fizing into the broad. open highways
of democracy unterrifad and undefled
of democracy sound and safe and sane
of democracy seeking The good Of the
many through policies SO stFaightfor-
ward and aboyeaaaTd that BE who runs
may read aud that hE VINO reads may
know.
The single hope OF the republicans
rests upon the belief that this VIII nor
prove 70 De true. b3t ths1. Us az old.
fhe democrats. given the opportunity.
may be relief on at the critical moment
to perpetuate some fatal mastake TAX
IT'S long hook backward and seeking
80 shape the futnre by the instruction
Qt ollr yaie0us misleading in the nast
ghe way ahead ought 20 BE- toierably
plain We shall not have TIE ma5ori
ties ID the two houses OF congress as
control-Re can only in the lower
house foreShadow and formulate lexis
1aEaon Win Ills lower mousse uI the
uew congress therefore. an extraordi-
nary esponsihiliiy Nill rest Upon its
wisdom or folly win depend the elec
tion ot a democratic president in 1919
THE one great question which has
proved a stumbling block IS an parties
IS tiie tarin lf we 40 20 pieces on any
a0eK ne shall SO ID pieces there. But,
NiaA tifm, clear sighted man ia the
speakgrship- Rs we behave
champ CLARK viii show himself To- be-
and q slEc f0oied, Courageous and seou.
selertluas WAYS and meAns committees
j measure 81 revenue reform may be-
constructed on which We NAV go 20 iihe
oaniry united and confdenL
Ehe trae democratic gospel as "a
aAe agi1 is laid u the haste principle
that tbs government has 10 right f0
equity az b law. Is ieyf ana collect a
dn.lnr 81 saaatiun except for its own
suppcri THIS Is az exact contradiction
q iAe doctrine that taxes may be les-
Ifd iog the benefit q protection 81 IA.
forei Industries aud preferred classes
4Ae Republican p4rg stands for the