Show NEITHER gIt IS A J DEMOCRAT g r I One of the weeklies has reproduced a cartoon from the Denver Post that cleverly expresses the sane ane view lo loof of a a. political situation When hen some sonic man ninn mo e moved t to nominate Mr Roosevelt as the tho candidate of the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party Mr rr Bryan Bran Is quoted as having haYIng sal said nervously nerv- nerv and with apprehension that just because Roosevelt advocated some of tho the policies for which tho the great Nebraskan has stood was no reason for tor considering Roosevelt a Democrat And the Post artist has depicted elt Roosevelt naively retorting Just because Mr lr Bryan Bran approves of or many things thing's that I do o is no sl sign n that Mr 11 Dr Bryan Brjan an Is a Republican Which looks like c the retort courteous It has been said for a goo good many years ears that the I Republican party and tho the Democratic party stood fo for r precisely tho the same things In a sense thero there is some truth In the tho statement Under the tho partisan label men of both parties are citizens of the tho United States honest hones and sincere In their every ery endeavor They want the laws enforced They want an equal chance for Cor all men The They want no special favors for any one ono or any class They want trade conditions such that the can with a reasonable employment of or industry and enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise realize prosperity They want the republic rep l to grow row and advance They want the nation honored abroad and happy at nt home They may have tal taken n different ways to arrive at al these general results but the great mass of oC the citizenship citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship of the nation is made up of or honest and earnest men no matter what their party part name namo may boo bo It Il happens that the Republican party part has achieved the results which all men desire and that tho tho Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic clatie party has not It Il happens that Mr 11 B Bryan an has asked for some things which the Republican party part has secured d. d It happens that Mr 11 Roosevelt has eSla established some somo conditions which Mr 11 Bryan has considered beneficial beneficial bene bene- to the tho tho public So that the logic of the situation Is that the Republican Republican Re Re- pu publican lican party is tho the one to which all the people should shou turn for tor the achievement o of results which are arc necessary and beneficial It happens that Is the party to which men should g give gi c their allegiance if IC the they really want tho the square deal the equal chances the enforcement of law upon rich and poor alike the conditions of or prosperity pros pros- the tho insuring of happiness at home homo and honor abroad Is the Republican party pany A And nd so while Mr 11 Bryans Bryan's asking for things thinS's the tho Republicans get doesn't prove provo him a Republican yet et It Il by no n eans means bars bats him from Crom uniting himself with ith the Republicans and lend personal aid aril in their party cause caus-c If he shall see see fit fit To 10 be sure the Republicans will win will whether or not ho he aids them But think how pleasantly Mr 11 Bryan BIan would vary the current of his lifes life's experience if It ho he were to get into a party which not only demanded right things but secured them |