The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-27

Republican party at this time, The
Republican party, therefore, claims the
support OF the people at the approach
ing election. not alone for what 1t in
tends to do. or promises to do, but for
what it has already accomplished.
FARMERS PROSPEROUS.
"Our agricultural prosperity has been
as extraordinary as has been our COM
mercial development Our agricultural
growth since the Republican party
came into control in 1896 has been as
marked as was the preceding agricul-
tural depression under Democratic rule.
The farm value of the wheat. corn and
oats crop in 1901 was nearly double
that of 1896, the last year of the Cleve-
land administration. The former in
1901, in other words, for the three crops
of corn, wheat and oats received near
ly double the amount that he did in
1896.
Rural prosperity and Republican
rule are coincidont, while agricultural
depression. mortgage foreclosures and
low prices for farm products accom-
pany Democratic administration of
national affairs. The prosperity of the
farmer depends upon the prosperity Of
tll other industrial elements OF our pop
ulation; when the industrial classes
are employed at American wages their
consumption of farm products is on a
liberal scale and they are able and will
ing to pay good prices for the necessi-
ties and luxuries of life; under such
conditions there is good market for
all the farmer has to sell. When the
reverse is true, and workmen are idle,
or working scant time at cut wages,
they are forced to practice pinching
economy. and the farmer necessarily
loses part Of his market. The Amer
lean farmer is prosperous when we'll
paid workmen are carrying well-filled
| dinner pals, condition which al
ways accompanied Republican suprem-
acy.
LABOR NEVER so WELL OFF.
1T has been estimated by the presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor that three million men were out
of employment during the free trade
period from 1898 to 1897, while the
wages of those employed had been con-
stantly forced down. In 1897 the same
president declared in his annual report
that no man in this country worthy and
willing to work need be out of employ
ment. Labor in the United States was
never so we'll of as 1t is today, never
so fully employed, never so well paid;
in fine, the most pessimistic free-trader
will not deny that.
This condition of the mass of our
people is the foundation and the
framework of our prosperity. 1t is
this great purchasing power of our
wage earners that is today keeping our
mills busy. our railroads running to
their very highest capacity, our farm
ers rewarded to the limit Of their in
dustry, and our great army of clerical
professional and mercantile worker:
fully occupied with liberal recon-
pense.
DANGER IN A CHANGE.
business conditions should be LEI
alone; the American people should bC
permitted to continue onward in the ex
traordinary career marked out fol
them without having their prosperity
imperiled by experiment or change
Pennsylvania above all the other states
of the union should not hesitate a
this time. Let Pennsylvania, which
leads all the other states in the gen
eral prosperity of the country, also leaC
in renewed evidence of devotion t
those great policies and principles
through which those splendid results
have been achieved"
Before the close of the meeting thu
following resolutions were adopted
after eulogizing President Roosevelt
and pledging support to the entire
Republican ticket:
we commend our United States
Senators Hon. NJ. S. Quay and Hon
Boies Penrose for the ability anC
fidelity exercised in the discharge o
the onerous duties devolving upoI
their responsible positions. And Sen
ator Penrose is especially entitled t.
the gratitude Of the farmer and dairy
man for his championing the anti
olelmargerine bill, and carrying it L
q successful enactment"