The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-09
Republican Publicity Plans.

| The Republican Publicity Association, which
Bourne at its head, may at first glance appear
like rival OF the National Committee or re-
vival of Mark Hannas campaign OF education for
the nomination and election OF William Mckinley;
but the association announces that it will take
no part in any campaign for the nomination
election of any individual to any Office This dis
poses OF both those objections. The association
will merely gather and disseminate information
(which will demonstrate the superiority of Repub-
lican principles and accomplishments and expose
the defects and failures OF Democratic policies and
administration"
This is a novel but not frcakish announcement.
That this is party government was never better
illustrated than by the present administration.
President Wilson has dominated his party. and his
policies, some OF them made public only since his
election, have been the policies OF the Democrats
lin Congress. The President is the government,
and with ,hc multiplied activities OF the govern
ment and the machinery at work collecting and
cxpending more than $1,000, coo 4 year, it is
difficult for the ordinary citizen to keep before
him the policies that aye guiding the machine.
Some people MAJ still imagine ihat the govern
mcnt is nonpartisan or should be- but the late Sem
ator ingalls, gave definition which is difficult to
contradict when he said: Political parties
social groups in the nation, allied by common pur
poses and kindred aspirations for the accomplish
mcnt OF beneficial results. When parties perish
this government will expire, for all understand
that in tins country the only government is the
party in power. < = A change OF administration
is change OF policies and methods"
There arc political teachers who contend that
there l. practically no difference between the
policies OF the two great parties and that the
campaign have every Jour years is more
than a contest for the Offices. The answer to that
contention is found in the different effects which
;hc Old fundamental difference, touching the tariff
have the country when put into effect. The
Republican party still holds to the policy OF pro-
lection which it declared in its first platform. The
Democratic party still as>ails that policy it has
for the last sixty wears. Republican adnini>tra-
IONS liayc had to deal with SURPRISES Democratic
administrations have lad to deal with deficits. As
COL Fred Grant >ad. 1T is easier to handle a
surplus than a deficit"
Republican Senators and Representatives. have
not failed to we'll present their sides OF the case
IN the last two years, but tho Congress ional
Record j. 4 bulky and unattrac.iyc publication
with d limited c.rcuation, not to mention the TACT
that in this busy age with it. great output OF litcra
turc. Jew citizens have time to read long speeches
% set a few concrete facts. The Republican Pub !
lCv Association can supply this information in a
more condensed if not more readable, form. and
it can stand guard over Republican policies every
day in tho wear. when Congress is not in session .
- we'll Il, when il is in session. It can take the
place OF information bureaus, and supply to Repub
iican members "i Congress information bearing
upon the effect OF Republican and Democratic /
policies, and with candidates to boom oppose,
it can be means 0i harmOnZinc unCSScntial df- {