The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-11-02
Ten Reasons Why l am Republican



am Republican by llcrclit airy influence,
past environments, and present convictions.
First-,rhe Republican party in the past
has stood for all that is liberal and progress.
sve in legislation.
Srond-Thc Republican party freed tho
slave.
Third-The pronounced and emphatic leg.
islatinn on moral questions has come most
Fourth-Tic Republican purity has always
been the champion of protcction-protcctiO ton
oil the citizen, protection to the negro, pro-
lection to the ballot-box, protection to the
wage enrncr, protection to the wage payer,
and now. right in line with it's past profes.
sions and performances, it declares nrotec-
ton to the home.
Fifth-Thc friends ofthe liquor interest in
the ranks of the Republican purity aro few
and far bet wcrn.
Sixih-'rhc Republican party has stood
for the most advanced temperance legisla-
ti"n wl,irl, the people demanded, aud in very
| many States has nude oprn declarations vi
cnmity against, the saloon.
Scv"ntll-Thc Republican party deals with
conIit ions of the temperance work, not tllct,-
RIGS. The ideal is not always attainnblc; it
is better that tho minority of the great,
struggling. Eroanin.S mass should gain one
incl of altitude than that II few should, by
thou party. attain snpernnl heights.
EiSiltl,-Thc Republican party, by reason
OF il" powerful position in this country, in
able 4" consistently promise the REDEEM lion
! ni its pledges. while the so-callcI Prohibition
party. even if the the sincerity of it's pledges
! bc admitted, cannot for many years ut le;lst,
fulfill amy one of them.
Aintll-Thc best types of American man.
hood are represented in lie persons of Ben.
jmmim Harrison and Levi r. Morton.
Tcntll--rlc record Of the Republican par
ty proves it to he made up of men out of
| whose brain ind heart reforms have como in
the pnst and are likely to come in the future.
Democracy's Last Resort.
The information is sent out on reliable au.
| thority that the Democrats are preparing to
resort during the closing week of the cam
pniSn IN methods of inlSnhoo,l, fraud aud for
gerry i'll the most nnhlusliing and unscrupu-
i"i!S manner. The information comes from
ie'iab:r Democratic sources. and can be de-
lmni'"i upon as true, so far MS Democratic
Inventions go. The tide of political drift
has lr"n steadily away from the Democrat ic
| party. Each week ni The campaign has wit
messed lcw ncrrssinns to the Republican
ranks and corresponding gloom aud de-
| Ii"ssionnt Democratic headquarters. Grown
| desperate by the prospect OF defeat. the Dem
| orru,ir managers are preparing to employ
the most infamous methods HAT can he dc.
rlS"l. They will wait until the campaign is
| nearly over. SO late that hey can hope that
heir drsrirnblcplans cannot be- exposed, and
| then will rely upon iou means to secure what
they cannot hope t"get hyfi,irones. 1t is in
| timatHl that f0rgcrirs will lie nut forth bc.
side which the Morcy letter forgery of 1850
will seem Il trivial affair. II should not hr
forgotten that the chairman of the Dem.
! orratir National Committee is the same man
who, 's rhnir!nnn in 1880, boldly
proposed tobnv the electoral vote OF Oregon.
II should not br forgotten that the author
OF IN" Mercy letter was ii Democrat, hired
by Democratic money. Ii should not be for
gotten that the Democratic is the only part v
thai ever has attempted to carry elections
ny fraud and violence. and then bonsted of
IN" Tact: u should not he forgotten that
having had IL taste OF the delights of power,
| the DEMOCRATS IRE more fierce for its
continuance tnan they were for it's posses.
sion four yearsago. And remembering I hese
things, it lehooves all good citizens TO be on
| their guard from now till election ;1rn,,st
any desperate measures which I he Democrats
may undertake. Republican speakers and
! Republican papers should warn their nearer Il
and rrnicrs to be prepared for flood of
| Democratic fOrecrirs and fnlscllOods in the
closing week of TIL" campaign. The fact that
! Democratic sensations and pretended dis.
covrrics are held bnrk till then, should he in
itself evidence Of their falsencss. The people
| know by this time the issue between the par.
ties. Any attempt to spring startling sensa.
tions of "a personal nature near the close Of
the campaign should he promptly denounced
as forgrrics and falsrhoods. Such roor.
backs we have reason TO believe are being
held back for that purpose. Let the people
therefore, DO on their guard. II prepared for
| such displays ofDen0rratic desperation they
| will not Im deceived. The prospects are very
| bright for Republican success. Let
every Republican speaker warn the PEG.
pic against the desperate schemes of the op
position. md by being forewarned they will TX
:oie'rmed.-lowu state Register.