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Show DEMOCRATS CRITICISED. Hav Failed In Contrast with Achievements Achieve-ments of Republicans. Wa call th attention nf Ih American Amer-ican popl In the fact that non of ths great mraaurea her advocated by Ih Hepubltcan party could b enacted and non of tb atepa forward hero pro-poaed pro-poaed cniild be taken under a Pemo-crntlo Pemo-crntlo edmlnlatrnilon nr under on In which parly rrapnnalhlllly la divided. Tha oonllnuanc nf preaent policies, therefore, absolutely requires th con-llnuancs con-llnuancs tn power nf that party which believes In them snd which posssaaes the capacity tn put thein Into operation. opera-tion. Dlffsrsncss of Parties. Ileyond sll pisiform declarations thr ar fundamental dlfferenc between be-tween th llepuhllcan party and Ita rhlf opponent which make th on worthy and th olhr unworthy of public pub-lic truat. In history the difference between Democracy and llepubllcanlam la thai th on stood for dehaaed currency, th othr for honeat currency; m on for free allver. tbe other for aound money; tha on for fre trail.. Ih other for protection; th one for tb contraction contrac-tion of American Influence, th other for Ita rxpanalnn; th on haa been forced to abandon vcry poaltlon taken on th great laauea before tb people th oth.r haa held and vlndl-catrd vlndl-catrd all. Advsrslty Against Prospsrlty. In sprlnce tb dlfferenc between Democracy and llepubllcanlam la that on means adversity, while th other mean proaperlly, nn meana low wageB. the other high, one meane doubt and debt, the other meona ennn-d.nc ennn-d.nc and thrift. In principle th. difference between rirmncr.. y and Republic. nl.m la lhat ..n. atanda for vacillation and timidity timid-ity In government, the other for strength and purpoa.; nn. atanda for ol,etro,tlon th. other for conatruc tlon; nn promlaea. the other performa; one find, fault, th nther flnda wnrk. Tsndsncy Towsrd Socialism. Ths present Isndencies of the twe parties .re .yen mnr marked by Inherent In-herent differences. Th trend of liern.e-ra.y I Inward aoclallam. while Ih Hepuhllran party atanda fur a wlae and regulated Individ, inllem. g, .Clallam .Clal-lam would deatroy wealth Rep.ibllr-anlam Rep.ibllr-anlam would prevent lla abuae goclal-tam goclal-tam would give to each en enual right lo take; Itepohllcanlam wnuld glvto each an eoual right lo .rn g.M-lallam would offer an equality of poaaeaalon whl.h would Boon leave nn nne anything any-thing tn poa.eaa. llepubllcanlam wnuld give equality of opportunity which would aaaura to each hla ahar of a conalantly Increaalng Bum of poaaea-alona poaaea-alona tn line wllh thla tendency, th Itemncraltr parly of to-day believes In government ownership, while the Itepuhllcan party bellevea In government govern-ment resolution. t'lllmately, liemoe-r.cv liemoe-r.cv would have the nation own the people, while llepubllcanlam would have Ihe penpt.- own the nation. "Upon This We Appesl to Country."' I'pon thla platform of principles and purpo.ea. reaffirming nur adherence' to very ll.-puhllcnn doctrln proclaimed pro-claimed since the birth nf the psrly. we go before tbe country. Baking ths support not only of thoae who hsve acted with lla heretofore, but of ell our fellow cillaera. who. reg.irdlras of past political dlfferenrea. unite In the dealr tn miilntnln the pollclea, perpetuate perpet-uate the ble.tnga and make aecur the achlevementa uf a greater Amerlca. |