The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-27

to vote right, but to get two or three
others to vote right ! know that your
friend Morgan says that politicians are
all corrupt and that. IL man wants 10
turn out grand rascal, all he has TO do
is TO mix into politics. But. my boy,
there are two kinds OF political workers.
a little true story will show you what
i mean:
In 1913. Martin Van Buren, failed to
get the Democratic nomination for the
presidency. lie and his friends boltcd
the ticket and he accepted the nomina
ton Of the Free Soil party. His brilliant
son. John Van Buren,, went up into Mas
sachusetts to make some Free Soil
speeches for his father. Now with Prince
John, as he was Familiarity called, politics
was Il game. lie had no real. fixed, po-
litical principles. And II was revcla-
ton to him when he got into Massachu-
sctts and found men like Garrison. Hig
gibson, John Brown and others, OF pure
character and lofty ideals, whose very
lives were laid on the altar in the cause
of freedom. When he came back from
his trip, he met friend in New York
and the following conversation took
place:
Hello. John: where have you bccn?'
up in Massachusetts. making Free
Soil speeches for father"
did you find many Free Sellers up
thcre?"
"ies. and. d-n it, they believe it, too
My boy, this nations safety depends
largely upon the political work OF men
who work because in their very heart of
hearts they believe that their political
principles are founded in truth and right
cousnoSs. That is the kind of worker
want you to be. Don't get down to any
thing mean or tricky. but work because
you believe that the Republican position
Is right, and that the election of McKin-
Icy and Roosevelt Willie for the good Of
the nation and the good Of the world
Now | will tell you what want you
to do. want you first to go down and
see Barney Crogan. They have been
StutlinS him with the statement that the
Republican party is the rich mans party. |
and that the Democratic party is the poor
mans party. lie sees the rich men and |
great corporations growing richer and |
they have told him that whenever rich |
man grows richer ii is at some poor mans |
expense. They have told him tbat>thc |
Republican policy makes "thc rich richer |
and the poor poorer"
| want you to go down and tell him |
that when n farmer raises Il thousand |
bushels OF corn. the farmer is richer and |
no man is the poorer, but some poor man |
will get the job of cutting that corn and |
be the better Of Tell him that when 4 |
man digs a. thousand dollars worth of |
gold out OF the ground he is richer, but |
nobody is the poorer. Show him tina |
there Is such thing rs natural increase |
of the worlds wealth which benefits all |
Tell him that in this country. whenever |
the rich are doing the best the poor are
doing the best; that when coal operators
make money miners have more work and
better pay: that when railroads and man
ufacturcrs are makingN money labor j.
most abundant and receives its highest
reward. Tell him thar the Republican
party is the party for the whole people
rich and poor alike. Tell him that we dc |
not believe in arraying one class against
another. hat that all classes should work
together for the common veal. And Their
point him To the results Of Mckinley, |
administration rs proof OF what you say. |
And keep poking tho truth M him until |
he sees it and promises to vote for Me
Kinlcy.
Then go and see Will Barton. A Dem
ocratic ncighhor is trying to get him TO
trade on Il part of the ticket Tell Viii |
that this is not the year for Il Republican
to monkey with his ticket He will gc'
it tangled UP and twisted till his ballo'
will not be counted if he is not careful
There is too much ut stake this year. Tell
him 10 let his Democratic friend vote n
he will, but that this is the year foi
straight Republican votes. DO this, M
boy. and then vote right yourself. and |
when the news of victory comes you can
cheer with IL vim and rejoice that you
have a share in the glory
YOUR FATHER.