The Springfield herald., 1904-09-30
AS THE FARMER SEES
REASONS WHY HE BELIEVES IN
AND TRUSTS REPUBLICANS.
They Have Never Deceived Nor be-
trayed His Interests and Have AE-
gres.iveIy Favored Legislation for
Ais Benefit.

Each national campaign emphasizes
the fact that the farmer" vote must be
rcckoned with and catered to. and all
parties put forth their best arguments
when addressing the farmer. Away from
the madding crowd. untrammeled by the
prejudices and false cries of the politi-
clan, the farmer calmly reads and thinks,
and thinks and reads, and decides the
question with n discerning Judgment that
leGis to decision which is honest and
right.
In 1896 it was generally feared that
the farmer would be deceived by the
great promises made of the benehcent re-
suits to be attained by voting for free
silver, but this was not so; the farmer
might be deceived when away from home.
but at his own fresde. with plenty of
time to weigh the question, he decided
for the gold standard, AND THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY AND IT'S CAND1-
DATES ON THE NATIONAL TICK
EFT NOW SAY THAT THE FARMER
DECIDED RIGHT. In 1900 the cry
was imperialism, and with his love of
freedom it was said that the farmer
might be stampcded, but again he allow
ed common sense and calm consideration
TO decide the question: and, seeing no
danger of miitarism or overthrow OF the
OF things. forced upon us by the war
with Spain, the farmer again cast his
ballot for the Republican ticket and
time has proved that his judgment was
good and his decision right.
Chaf Will Not Answer.
In the present campaign no new or
striking issue is presented. The Demo-
Gratis arraign the Republican party, yilify
the President and hold forth glittering
generaities, but defniteness is lacking,
and what would be gained by the cleo
ton of Democratic President is not ap-
parent. A general Calamity howl is
no argument, and to secure the farmer
vote it is necessary to present more than
chaff.
One term of a Democratic President,
two years only of absolute Democratic
administration, was sufficient to prac-
tically paralyze business throughout the
nation, deprive the worker of the chance
to earn an honest living, depress values
and prices and make us the laughing
stock and subject of ridicule of the ma
tions of the world.
Mckinley was elected, n Republican
Congress enacted a consistent protective
tariff industry was revived, factories
started, unemployed given work at the
highest wages ever known, consumption
stimulated, values restored. Spain defeat
ed Cuba freed, order established in the
Philippine Islands and the people given
civil liberty in its fullest sense and the
opportunity of becoming a creditable part
of the greatest nation on earth The sta
bility of the currency has been assured
by the action of the Republican admin
istration; the public debt reduced and
interest charges lowered; laws passed
that will bring the arid lands under cul-
tivntion, and that. too, without tax or
cost to any person except the one di-
rectly benefited by the purchase of the
land from the government.
The securing of the route for an 18TH
mian canal, the construction OF which is
now assured, is crowning triumph for
a Republican President and the party.
and no one class will receive Il greater
benefit from the connection of the At
lantic and Pacific by this great waterway
than will the farmer.
The opposition to the Cuban rcci-
procity bill, on account of the reduction
of the tariff on raw sugar. came largely
from misconception of what the result
would be. Instead of retarding produc-
tion and lowering the price of sugar
beets, the opposite has been the result,
and the production has been stimulated
and profits increased.