The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-03
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Fifteen years ago a correspondent Of
the London Times wrote;
1.-THE national debt of the United
States is being liquidated witha swift
ness that lsunique in the history of
modern nations"
Clearly, words more true never sped
from a pen or lip. Had not Roscoe
Conklin maliciously, wilfully lied
James J. Blaine out of his Justly and
duly elected Office of president of the
United States, the debt which was in
Cured for the benefit Of posterity, and
of which posterity ought to bear its
full share, would have been dscharg-
ed almost entirely 10y the generation
that incurred it. Let us see. On the
lst day Of July, 1865, the national
debt was 50, 1916, 49, 81. On the lst day
of July, 1884, IL was 81 ,4jO $50, 30.
Thus the American people had IN
the same time paid the interest
promptly and settled 81 1906, 2Sl 1886 on
the principle, within small amount
of one-half of it. This is the debt
which the democratic prophet fore
told would never be paid In the
meantime the nation had prospered
as never before, and today, thanks to
the republican party-with stable
currency the best in the world, with
credit at home and abroad unequalled
by the wealthicst nations upon the
globe at peace with the world-it is
the veritable land of promise.
The enemies of the republican par
ty today cannot give any excuse for a
change from the republican party.
Looking at the figures which we
have mentioned, glancing at the past
and current history TO see what the
republican party has accomplished no
reasonable or fair minded man but is
forced to say, "Well done, good and
faithful servant" If it has failed in
patriotism where? IT it has slept on
guard where? IT it has not protected
the weak and helpless and defended
the right with it best blood, then his
tory asserts a falSehood. The United
States is not cnyied, but admired as
the greatest nation on earth. And
every American Republican, Demo
caat, Socialist, POpuliSt and Prohibit
zionist are glad to claim protection
under the flag which republicans have
made powerful. When James Blu
chanan went out of Office he left for
President Lincoln no army, no navy,
no anything except IL cents in the
treasury. The republican party start
ed on 10 cents. What has it done on
that enormous capital? 1t found as IA
consequence of the late war ~ ma
tional debt Of 80, 756, 49, 81 TAX
ing out of the question the millions of
grcenbackS which we do not regard as
national debt, the republican party
had reduced the indebtedness 81 300
10000 in nineteen years. All on IL
cent start. And more, it paid out in
pensions 800, 900, 900, to say nothing
of what it paid the soldiers and other
current expenses incidental to carry
on the war.
This brings us down to July J, 1854.
Every voter of today can follow party
tactics from this date. The demo
Gratis tell us the crisis of lS02-96 would
have come anyway. Why did it not
come in lSS4-s6? Simply, the congress
and the senate were rcpublcan-and
President Grover could only sit and
veto, veto, veto. Poor old man, he
was hard lot. In 1924 the power
was within his reach. Being demo-
crat,h availed himself of it. A crisis
followed the worst that ever passed
over this or any other country There
was no other alternatives: wise
schoolboy could have prevented it,
The combined power of democracy
could not stop it. 1t must run its
course. The patient is the sufferer
In this case we were all sufferers.
Fellow laborers, let us compare DAYS
lost from 1926 with days lost from
'96 to '04, through direct cause Of the
administration.
Today labor is fully employed. Our
pockets full of money worth 100 cents
on the dollar in the worlds standard
coin. Let us vote for our tried man
and prosperity. The march to the
ballot box is the nobleSt Il man can
make, and he who puts a straw in the
way is an enemy of God and Liberty