The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-17
TAKES HIS STAND
J. n. Mickey Tells What He Will
Do If Elected
PRESENTS STATE ISSUES
-~Condemns Tax'sAirkers. and Tells
How Fusionists Handled school
Funds In Their Care

At Humboldt, recently, Hon. J. II.
Mickey, republican candidate for gov.
ernor, made the following address:
The principles Of political parties on
national questions furnish the rcosnn
why voters classify themselves into
various parties. This only good reason
any man a give for afiliatlon with
eie1er republican. democrat or any
other political party. is that he thinks
the principles advocated BY his party
are best calculated to advance the in
tercsts OF his country. If any other
reason Is given Inconsistent with this.
1t Immediately stamps the man as not
a patriot. His motive would then
necessarily be selfish and personal, and
not for the common good.
: 1 have voted the republican ticket
continuously since 1854, and by my bal.
dot and other loyal ways. advocated
the principles OF the republican party
because 1t seemed to me perfectly clear
that the ideas of the republican party
are the best for the nation. History
pas proven that the legislation enacted
ny II on all matters pertaining 70 the
a1ancial. Industrial and moral ques-
tions. was the very thing needed TO
build and make the great nation that
We arc today.
interests of Labor.
The republican party at its COM
mencement indicated a devotion to tn,
interests Of the laboring man. 1. has
always been devoted to his interests.
The legislation which 1t has enacted
mas always taken care Of the wage
Garner on the principle that IL good
wages can be paid, the homes OF the
country can be comfortable, and its
people have leisure and means for de-
Neloping themselves In every way. The
republican party passed the homestead
bill which dotted the state OF Nebraska
all over with happy and prosperous
homes. The republican party has al
ways believed thai anything that will
advance the interests of the home.
that will Increase it's Injuries, that will
make possible the use OF a larger OPP
portunity of enjoyment and will fur
nish the means for a higher standard
OF education. In Il word. that will max
possible the development OF the citizen
In the broadest sense, Is the proper
thing to DO.
We rejoice in the fact that the necss-
carries OF this country are the luxuries
of other lands. Legislating in the in
tercst OF the wage worker. the re-
publican party has always been in IA
vor Of a protective tariff. 1t has be-
1ieved In producing things at home,
and IN supplying the home market by
oIl pTOuutlloHs. 1'puDllCdu tifl1I
Legislation has been such a magnif-
cent success that 1t ia only here and
there In exceptional instances that men
are spending very much time In com
batting the idea. or course, democracy
has been opposed to the tariff, but the
fact Ia democracy has been opposed to
pretty nearly everything, and as the
years go by and the experience of the
nation passes into history, the demo-
cratic party Is obliged. IL 1t does not
give up u good many OF It's ideas. at
least not to say very much about
them.
Great Names I'm History.
At the present time our opponents
take delight in clarifying the name OF
they have reached that conclusion.
There IL no name in history more
worthy OF II. Abraham Lincoln stands
at the head of the noted names OF the
United States. and yet l do not want
you to forget the fact that when Abra-
ham Lincoln was dis~charging the duties
which devolved upon him I'm that crisis
in our history, there Was no time but
that he was the leader OF the republi-
can party. believed thoroughly In Its
ideas and principles. and war subjected
to the severest o~nslaughts of his OPP
ponents simply because OF that lead
ership. The principles of the repub-
llChu party NoNoy - ~ '"'fN $500
they were then. and when our friends,
the enemy, take occasion to compliment
and speak well Of Abraham Lincoln,
they are simply ratifytng our course
which they so severely condemned ut
the time. The same might be said OF
many other noble n good leaders
Oh the republican party.
Mckinley the Martyr.
The shot which killed william Nc
Kinley was a shock TO the civilized
world, and although the event was not
officially noted In the fusion state plat
forms of this year.. unquestionably the
Atlme will soon come when he also will
be eulogized by our opponents, and men
will call themselves Mckinley republi-
cans as they cal! themselves Lincoln
republicans at the present time, and
with as little reason.
William Mckinley was a wonderful
man. His character was so we'll
rounded, so lovable and at the same
time so determined; 30 patient and yet
unvarying; courteous to all and yet
always devoted to the principles which
he believed; criticised because he
seemed to be slow In taking up the
question OF the Cuban war; keenly
suffering from the criticism. saying
nothing. and yet knowing full well that
was necessary to make haste slowly.
Tn the light of subsequent events ev-
eryone knows that he was pursuing
Just the right policy.
1t seems almost pro yidential that.
contrary to his inclination. Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for vice
president. Even with the knowledge
which the country had OF the splendid
qualities OF the a there was a feel
ing Of unrest. doubt and uncertainty.
when the news was flashed over the
wires that our beloved president was
assassinated. We believed in Roose-
welt. and yet 1t seemed that the u
try could not spare Mckinley. 1t was
To Cleanse Decanters.
To cleanse decanters and bottles
that have become discolored fill three
quarters full with cold water and add
egg shells crushed into small pieces
and shake thoroughly. II this meth