Thursdav, May 10, 1928. HISTORY of the two POLITICAL PARTIES AND THIR CREEDS fought for the* cause of free m will ever die in the hearts of ' »■ rmonle. The Gracchi of Rome mr.pioned the cause of the poov 'Ten none defend them, ano name of Gracchi is a holv name sr -» 1 in the annuls of Roman history. ( >ut of the West a new kind c* ’ was to come, the kind ' ;it Jefferson advocated, but new to •n. c ncrAV’-nfivo pnrtv. Beyond the A'leghany mountains the wild nrai >(.< tlm unt vn mmeled forests wrought fov“h a thnf r>nt ' shame the old fossilized aristo- of t.ho The partv of 'himilton had died as it should have ,( one. for it took no of th« grow- of +he This followed hv the Whigs until the < j i-nf.rdri. a western nro ' ’et. The Democratic party kept its name intact and even so until this day. Men are made strong and great in proportion as they exercise them selves in the conflict between ex istence and progress. Men of the forest grew great and strong- like great trees of the forest; men of the prairies, grew rich in intellect and force like the rich and fertile soil they cultivated. God has his own way of making men great and wise. The piqr.eer was strong in will pow er, strong in his combat with the forces of nature and the forces of men; he was honest at heart, and his life was filled with love and esteem for his fellow men. The west gave u s great and good men; it put all on equal footing. There was no difference between the rich and the poor. No plutocratic senselessness to tie hand and foot the honest heart and minds of those who were born in cabins or in humblest circum stances. On March 4th, 1928 there was a scene in Washington the like of which had never been seen before. People from every degree of life came in wagons and carts, and on horse back to see Old Hickory— Andy Jackson—safely installed in the government. The aristocratic of ficeholders likened t?ie gathering to the invasion of the Barbarians of Rome. Ten thousand surged around Old Hickory to shout his praise. All night long men stood in the plush bottom chairs in the White House or on the mahogany tables to drink their toasts to Old Hickory. What did ail this commotion mean? Here is your answer. It meant that Democracy had come into its own. It meant the death blow to snobbish autocracy that had driven hard the affairs of government so long. It meant that the people no more would look to Virginia or Massachusetts for presidential timber. A new faith had arisen—faith in the people. The social institutions of the East, with their caste systems, had driven the Jacksons, the Lincolns, and the Garfields to seek an untried country in the West where the poor man’s son might win honors for himself. Next, out of the West came the man of mystery, Lincoln, Too great for dogmas and creeds, he is a man of the ages. Great men live above creeds and seisms. Where did Jack son, Lincoln, and Garfield get their knowledge and their greatness? Their few months in a dilapidated log school house shame our greatest in stitutions of learning. Their few books put to flight our great libraries Their honesty and their fidelity to principles, shame our best tutored cit izens and our astute politicians. These are the men out of the West, who brought a new democracy with them. And out of the West there still comes the power and forces that is to shape the destiny of this country, eventually. And whatever partv this year ignores the progres sive West will meet defeat. In principles the Democratic party stands for a liberal government. Its founder laid down the principle that government may safely be intrusted to the good sense of the people. Ham ilton said that the government can be served best by class legislation. While his party met defeat even in his time, yet his philosophy still guides the conservative elements of the Republican party. The lines of demarkation which separated these two parties are the only dividing lines today, a struggle between the progressives and the conservatives. The conservatives think of property interests before human interests, while the progress ives. put human rights above the con stitution when the two conflict. Pres ident Rosevelt, a Progressive, once said, “1 bound myself to treat my self to treat the constitution after the manner of Lincoln, as a docu ment which put human rights above property rights when the two con flict.” Roosevelt, logically a Repub lican, knew no partisiari lines; his progressive ideas will class him with the immortals of our country. When Rosevelt's opponents called his at tention to the law and the constitu tion, he replied vociferously with a “square deal” for all. Moreover let it be remembered that every great achievement in this country has been the product of progress ives. One significant fact remains, and that is, for the last 15 years or more, the leaders of the Republican party have grown more and more conserv ative and those of the Democratic party more and more progressive, Jllk . x MMMWB DON’T suffer headaches, or any of those pains that Bayer Aspirin can end in a hurry! Physicians prescribe it, and approve its free use, for it does not affect the heart. Every drug gist has it, but don't fail to ask the druggist for Bayer. And don t take any but the box that says Bayer, with the word genuine printea in red: .the trade mark of- * of Salicylicacld while the rank and file of both par ties have been asserting more and more independence. In 1912 the Republican National Convention was a scene of triumph for the conservatives of that party. Rosevelt saw how soon his party would encounter defeat unless some thing- was done, and he launched a most progressive campaign. Under the Wilson administration, the Dem ocrats accomplished about all that the Progressives aimed at, and thus became entitled to inherit the force of that movement. Other Progress ives, after that convention, returned to the ranks of the Republican party, but only to clog every movement for the old conservatice regime. They align themselves with the Democrats whenever the views of both harmon ize. If, in the Republican convention this summer, there should be a com plete collapse of the Progressive ele ment, even throwing- ovrboard Low den and Dawes, two somewhat pro gressives, then the Democratic party will come into its own again; it will be the party of the North, South, East, and West —the party of Jef ferson dedicated to the principle that government should be administered at all times for the benefit of all the people and not for a particular group or class of people. This year is going to witness a tremendous struggle between the op posing forces of “going ahead” and “standing- still. Right now, we have before us vital problems of economic and political interest, that challenge the attention of .all people. y Corrupt tion in public office, debauching- of elections, international peace. and other vital matters that should not any longer be passed over. The Eighteenth Amendment is no issue, for that is already settled. If the Democratic party is senseless enough to make the Volstead Act an issue, it will see defeat .. To insist on the personal views of any candidate for the presidency as to his dryness will do prohibition no good, nor the can didate either. The drys in the Re publican party have never demand ed that any candidate declare him self a dry. No one knows what Cool idge is but. if he is as temperate in his drinking as he is in construc tiveness legislation, I would judge the Sahara Desert to be a very dry place. If prohibition could have been an issue at any time. Bryan would have been president long ago. Let no man deceive you by injecting pro hibition or religion as an issue in this campaign. The most progressive candidate who appeals to the West- | BUILDING MATERIAL [ ALL KINDS CHATHAM QUALITY I Why buy elsewhere when you can get Chatham ► products excelled by none? We carry all kinds of ► building material, sash, doors, and all exterior and ► interior trims. 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Should there arise an issue between the Wets and Drys, the wets will have accomplish ed what they have been striving for, to wit, a referendum on the prohi bition question. Again, let me warn you that the history of special priv ilege teaches us that it never thrives so well as when the public eye is turned in some other direction. A much regretted aspect of party strife is to see how it engenders pet ty personal prejudices among indiv iduals. Democrats everywhere have always been admirers of Rosevelt while, on the other hand, Republicans never cease to malign Wilson. Were Rosevelt president now, he would knock with the big stick members of the cabinet sky high and drive from the government those who prac tice corruption therein. Take here the case of Governor Smith of New York. 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