El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-09
REPUBLICANS IN
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/ NCoAALAAt1Su rum pe-6S ~
/ dislikes OF differs from some specific
| judicial finding is as mad as q man
/ who would set his house on fire IN
order to improve its ventilation.
/ With all this the Republican party
4 must be everlastingly at war We are
not yet ready TO substitute govern
ment by men Of presumably good in
tentiOns for government by law This
contest within the party, and this pres
| idential election. may decide whether
{ our government is to be republican or
Z COssack-
Political Patent Medicine Men.
We are today infested with DOliti-
cal patent medicine men Ignorant OF
ordinary laws Of political and social
growth. or defying them. they press
upon US the odd and curious nOstrums
OF their own making which are to cure
our evils, TO abolish poverty, to do
away with injustice. and to bring about
that happy and blissful Utopia OF which
certain types Of men with nothing use
ful TO do habitually dream
"PiOus and OraCular aphOrisms are
the stock In trade OF the political pat
Cnt medicine man whose pursuit OF a
higher office is so compelling that he
cannot find time to attend to the du-
ties OF the office which he already
holds. The plain discharge Of present
duty does not seem likely to commend
him sufficiently to a larger and more
important constituency. Neither the
senate Of the United States nor the
gOvernOrshiD Of a sovereign state Of
tcrs adequate scope FOR his activities
and his genius. He must hurry off,
while public business waits. IN order
that he may sound his own praises and
recite his own phrases to the open
mOuthed thousands who assemble to
greet so great q man
TT may perhaps be said that, how
ever misleading these political patent
medicine men may be. however ignOr-
ant and however selfish the popular
demOgOgs OF the day, vet they have
gained so large a following that We
must listen to them and buy their pO-
utical patent medicine or else we shall
fail to carry the next presidential cleo
ton I deny absolutely. I deny that
the Republican party and its principles
are for sale. ] deny that a political
PARTY exists only to win elections at
any cost If IL sells its principles, il
is no longer a political party. but only
an organized appetite
Declares Party's Policies.
so far as one member Of the party
declare myself for brief. simple. direct
and unequivOCalr declarations on the
chief matters which are now awaiting
solution as national questions. or
these 7 name those which are Of most
Importance
Public opinion is asking that great
er protection be given 20 the life and
health of the community: that work
lngmen's compensation legislation be
enacted, and that there be larger and
more prompt recognition OF the social
problem In its many phases.
Legislation should speedily be en-
acted, substantially as recommended
by the national monetary commission
70 provide the people OF the United
states with an adequate. modern and
scientific banking system.
The Just expectation of the peopIs
tnat the duties imposed on fwDorts
should be revised and reduced ought to
be met without delay. Tbere are
lnree ways Of fixing rates of duty an
imported merchandise. These rates ~
Guty may be fixed, first. without anv
knowledge of manufacturfne- ~ - -
mercial conditions Whatsoever. This
Is not good thing to do These rafes
OF duty may be fixed. second. on the
persons only. whether Importers 49,
uracturers. OF Wage-earnrs. This Is NOT
a good thing to do. These rates 81
duty may be fixed, third, on the basis
o. inIOrmatlOn as to manufaturiDa ana
trade conditions obtained by a govern.