Show THE TWO GREAT PARTIES OF THE DAY THE republican party has given to the country many proofs that it is a 9 party of force determination and whatever it resolves to do it endeavors to accomplish irrespective of present obstacles or of former views or attitudes As senator Imn galls would say to get gel there is its object and it permits nothing that it c in n remove or suppress to stand in its way of late years it has adopted many principles and ideas th tint it were once supposed to be the particular and peculiar property of the democrats if necessary to success it would adopt many others it is thus progressive and if apparently inconsistent in principle this line of policy is consistent with its general bourse the line of demarcation between the two great political parties of the nation so far as political doctrine goes is quite thin and rather in definite the two organizations are as hostile as ever but each has absorbed theories that were held by the other and there are few essential differences of opinion between them there are republican free traders and democratic protection protections ts and neither party would now advocate a complete policy on either pie A modi modified fled tariff is the end sought to be reached by both republicans public ans and democrats in congress on and the difference between them is rather one of details than of principle of course each party misrepresents and exaggerates the views and acts of the other ether but tariff reform not free trade was attempted when the democrats were in power and tariff reform not general protection is now advocated by the republicans mills and mckinley both work for a reduction of duties not for their abolition or their impo siti n upon a all 11 import m ports what they fight about is the manner in which the common end shall be reau reached hed and the articles that should be relieved or protected so in regard to the doctrine of local self government an essentially democratic doctrine the party that has preached it for a century has gone back on it as it relates to the territories adopting the tx republican notion of the MI eu preme power of congress and other anti democratic antidemocratic ideas on the other hand many republicans have become advocates of the rights et individual states as against the encroachments encroach ments of federal authority in certain directions while maintaining generally the principle of centralization and the power of the Ia Vla tion as a strong Gove government in the full sense of the word and not a mere aggregation of independent states but whatever the republican party adopts as a policy it perseveres in carrying out and hence its advantage in a conflict with its old time political opponent the democratic cratic party lacks the courage the will the unity and the determination of its ta well organized enemy and while it embodies the fundamental da tal principles of republican government it falls fails of its purposes and becomes an easy prey to its more vigorous if less principled foe the passage of the fejeran elections bill and also of the wyoming and idaho admission bills affords illustrations of the ways and methods of the two parties the republican party resolved on these measures it went to work straightway determined to get there in spite of everything the right or wrong of the matter the constitutionality of the power conferred upon election officials or the question as to whether the territories named had sufficient population iopu lation and other qualifications under existing rules were not counted at all when the purpose was concluded and the policy was decided upon let what may maybe be said about individuals divi duals of the two parties com combining bin to make states of idaho and wyoming the fact is apparent that their admission la is a republican measure forgarty for party ends idaho goes in with its restricted suffrage constitution ution and its infamous ious test oath provision wyoming goes in with its unrestricted constitution and woman suffrage provision Mor mins and women may not vote in idaho both may vote in wyoming the two states are needed by the re republicans publicans public ans they meant to have them and they have hav e got there the rho democratic party has missed party many itie for lack of boldness union and fidelity it remains weak and stands on the defensive while its aggressive and determined opponent t leads out in I 1 a the attack and at nothing in pressing for a victory what Is really needed in this country is a third or constitutional party stand standing ingon on the basic principles of american republicanism maintaining the dignity and power of the nation as a consolidated government ern ment witia with power to enforce its laws and sustain its dignity while securing local rights to every commonwealth mon wealth which farms forms part of the federal union such a party should draw the best beat elements from all ether other political organizations be a party of principle and strike loose from the politicians who are but demagogues and time servers who work for personal and party ends and ftp are leading the people away from those doctrines and institutions that have made the nations great prosperous and strong and who are preparing the way for another civil conflict anich if not averted will deluge the land in blood and prove a hundred fold more horrible and disastrous than the fratricidal war of the one rebellion |