Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-28

low tariff TO the protective tariff. It's
not necessary Ia this connection 70 go
into the details OF the wonderful pros
t,srity which has followed. Everybody
conversant with the history Of the
country must realize that the prosper
Gus condition Of the people Of the gov
eminent of the country generally Is 50
patent that nobody can doubt that pros
perity has attended ssths protective
tariff experience OF the United States.
There is not man in the United States
who can doubt that the election Of a
Democratic president, Democratic
house ana g Democratic senate would
mean a reversal of the tariff conditions
under which this wonderful prosperity
Las come.
Your Neglect May Change the Result.
Every voter Of the country who does
NOT want 10 see this splendid condition
OF our country Destroyed condition
which every nation OF the world has
recognized as one OF superior results
ought 70 recognize the fact that ON his
vote and the vote Of his neighbor may
depend the question Of change in the
administration or no change IN the adj
TninistratiOn. Ia the state OF Connect
cut in the last presidential election the
Democratic plurality was 2.2l6 votes.
In the state of Nevada the margin Of
plurality was only 1915 votes. In In
diana the Republican plurality was only
2.34s votes. Out Of an enormous num-
Der Of votes cast in West Virginia the
plurality was bat SEQ votes. In a num-
Der of other states the plurality was but
a few thousand. In many of the states
a change of l or per cent. from one
side to the other would have changed
the result. In some of the states the
neglect of less than / per cent. of the
Republican voters TO go 10 the polls
would change the result. This brings
us 10 a point which is very important
for every voter to remember.
Farmers and workinsmen should Be sure
to Vote.
In nearly every one OF the close states
the Australian ballot or something pat
termed upon that has been adopted since
the last presidential election. The ex-
perienee which has accompanied the use
of this system in the state elections has
shown in nearly every case falling off
of the farmer vote. The farmer does
not like the Australian ballot. He looks
upon il as a device of the city schemers
and as a troublesome, uncomfortable
method which his fathers did not use.
and which be thinks he should not be
compelled to use; the result is that it
has kept thousands and thousands Of
farmers away from the polls. Not only
this. but the workingmen do not like to
be compelled to call upon others to help
them out in upraveling its mysteries.
The honest farmers and the honest
workingmen form very large element
of the Republican party. Hence bal
lot system which is not acceptable to
them. and which results in many Of
them staying away from the polls,
naturally reduces the Republican vote.
The experience in all elections in which
the Australian ballot or anything like
it has been tried shows a falling off in
the Republican vote. This is accounted
for by the fact already indicated-that
the honest farmers and workingmen Of
the country do not turn out and vote un-
der this new tangled arrangement as
they did before. If the honest farmers
and honest workingmen in the Repub-
lican party are not careful to do their
full duty this time-regardless of the
fact that they do not like this new
tangled way Of voting-they are liable
to wake up on the morning after the
election and find that their state has
gone the wrong way; that by staying
away from the polls they have caused
that change.
A Solemn Duty of Every Republican
1t is the duty of every Republican
voter to begin to-day. now, and make a
study of the new voting system of his
state, aud not only to study it for him
self, but to instruct ais neighbor and his
neighbours neighbors in it. 1t is also his
duty to go to the polls and vote on cleo
tion day. whether he likes this new fan
gled way of voting or not, and also to
see that his ueighbor and his neighbor's
neighbors do the same thing.
If he does it, if you do it, the contin
ued prosperity Of this country under its
present and splendid system is assured.