The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-13
GOING AND RETURNING OF A
 GREAT PARTY

On March 8, 1913, the leading Democratic journal of the United States, it is needless to say that we mean the New York World, printed a widely read editorial headed: "The Rocks That Wrecked a Party" It is not surprising that the World in- weighed against the protective tariff and exulted over Republican dissen- sion. What is far more striking is that it should have said:
 Yet this once invincible organiza- tion has wonderful record of achievement which it's successor must not belittle. During these sixteen years, with Democratic assistance it is true, the Republicans have estab- lished the gold standard, carried on the war with Spain, kept faith with Cuba, liberalized the government of the Philippines and Porto Rico, con- structed the Panama Canada, given us postal savings banks, rural free de- livery, the parcel post, new railroad rate laws and enlightened labor laws, extended to some extent the prin- ciple of international arbitration, and, during the administration now clos ing, enforced vigorously for the first time the civil and crimintl law against trusts" Only a short time before the World had said of Presi- dent Taft: He has given us the greatest supreme court since the days of Marshall and Story"
 Eight years have almost sped and on March 4, 1921, the Republican party will be represented in the White House and will control both branches of congress, the lower by a sweeping, the upper by large ma jority. Can any Republican journal return the courtesy of the World, and speak of the great achievements of the outgoing party?
 The one comment that will be made on the departing Democracy, the comment that has been repeat SN IhouSdHu lllueS where the Tumulty eulogy has been mentioned once is the outcry of Senator Thomas Taggart His sharp censure on the wild waste, the total neglect of all safeguarding of the public exchequer is the best known speech of any Democrat within the last few years. In official documents and informal de- fences of the administration there have been evasions and pretexts, but these are forgotten. The whole coun- try remembers the bitter scorn of "aste1ulness expressed by Thomas Taggart and Benjamin Tillman, both Of whom had fought many a battle for the Democratic party when it had to struggle against odds.
 For years to come there will be praise for the resourceful Garrison who left the war department in dis gust, and for the erudite Lansing who was bullied out of the state de- partment The best remembered sum- mary of Democratic achievement from any Democratic source is that of Senator Newlands: Our party has bad reputation as to keeping it's promises" These are the things that are known. One cannot enter the smallest country newspaper or visit the most isolated club of either party without hearing echoes of what lead ing Democrats have said in chagrin and disgust over the maladministra. t1on that is now about to end. As to the pretences put forth-the claim that somehow or other the party would prevent dumping of foreign goods on our shores, the prediction that dog fish would become the fav. orite food of our people, and the boast that constant concealment meant ''pitiless publicity"-who has ever heard these uttered in good faith or uttered at all save by speakers who had to say something?
 Achievements there have been. The most noteworthy of all was that the president who had pledged our ship ping free passage through the Pana-