The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-09-18
REPUBLICAN il POLITICAL NOTES.
Eleven Rsaso,,n,.s,.

A young reader asks the N. Y Tribune why
ie should be . republican. There are many
reasons, but the following are few given by
the Tribune: Fl 6 b.
L The past % years, under republican rule,
form the most glorious and the most prosperous
period In the history Of the country. The grand
success of the party in the past is the strongest
reason for trusting it to meet the future needs
Of the country 4 SsS3 q F:s! II
$sIE Past success has been due to the right
purposes and true wisdom Of q, 500 600 repub:
lican voters. These voters have not changed
N character, intelligence or beliefsL No Other
body Of citizens has shown itself entitled to such
confidence. = rcje. i n ~ 50 An rs ~
Isl III The Republican party trusts the peo--
pie absolutely, as no other party ever has. 1t
has the courage to serve the best interests Of
the people, with faith that they have the intel
ligence and patriotism to appreciate such serv-
lea Thus it has represented and obeys, not
the large Landowners at the South, nor the po-
itcal tricksters or abosses" of corrupt cities,
nor the theorists, nor the millionaires. but the
people 8s2;s 8
-. Ithas always protected labor The ab-
clifton OF slavery removed competition Of un-
paid workers, and elevated all labor. Tho
Homestead law gave every industrious man the
dependence upon any employer, and SO fixed
g limit below which wages cannot be depressed
sAtthe desire of labor, the eight. hour law has
been passed, and the importation OF coolies
Prohibited. AboYesall, the party has defended
labor bya protective tariff.
can be sold here without paying for admission
tothis market, the danger is that our. own will
become pauperS labor also The Republican
party makes foreign goods pay duty and 81
BUILDS up bone industry and q home market
fafSf SfTe The Democratic party has con-
stadhly tried toibreak down that system IS ~
Is VI The Republican party projects the civil
and political rights OF all citizens. In its youth,
~ refused to deprive adopted citizens OF rights
1T gave civil and political rights to col6red citi-
zena. It is the only party that has always re-
sisted attempts to control votes or elections by
FRAUD, fear or force, 4. 4S! SE Va
h VII. 1t has done more than any other party
to protect citizens when abroad Led by MI.
Blaine IN Congress, 1T caused Great Britain to
give up9 the claim that British born citizens
still owed allegiance to the British crown / 1t
4 is pledged to make American citizenship q
/ safeguard IN al lands for every citizen who
S5S vlil. It upholds the public faith No other
nation IN history has ever met q great debt as
/ honorably and rapidly as this nation under
Republican rule, in spite Of Democratic oppo-
sition Hence no. other has higher credit
/ constant Democratic hostility, q better cur
irncy than any other nation enjoys Defeat Of
The party would open the door to the old
Democratic cnrrenc y-the thirty eight kinds
ofpaper issued at will by wildcat banks. F62
tA- II honors the soldiers who saved the
Union by putting down q Democrric rebellion
Ithas granted large pensions, and has enacted
that Union soldiers shall be preferred in the
ciolco Of civil officers It names for vice pre-
adent Bold der states man, against Hendricks,
tie eopperhead and demag ogue II ST 6: BBS9,
aoility and great experience is one Of; the fore
most statesmen of the age, and was selected as
/. bis chief adviser by President Garfield
Against him the Democrats have named q man
!d no experience, or knowledge Of men, who
lever had force enough to make people know
5er care what his opinions were, and who was
nominated by corrupt rings Of which he would
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