The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-21
WHY IT FL0PPED
EsKRlDcE STAR GIVES ITS REA
; SONS FOR SUPPORTING RE]
PUBLICAN TICKET.
urrERANcEs THAT MEAN SOMETHING.
Republican Firing Line Always
[ Within Sight and Hearing-its
[ Standard Bearer Full of American.
I Ism, Full Of Energy, Intensely
! Honest and Intensely Earnest
( Recalls Hard Times Under cleve.
land.

T In announcing its change from .
Populist paper to Republican paper
The Eskridge Star. published by bus.
erbark BrosI gives some reasons
that will furnish food for thought to
all the old time Populists. The Star
says that the increase in the produc.
fior of gold has solved the money
question and that the hosts whose
rallying slogan was "16 to l" have
broken ranks. furled their banners
and been swallowed up mainly by the
two great political parties. The Star
editor doesn't blame Bryan for stay
inG with the Democrats, but says
Bryan can't blame others who had in
their earlier political life trained with
the Republicans for returning to their
nrst associations. He also recalls
the hard times under the last Cleve-
land administration and contrasted
1t with the good times enjoyed since
under Republican administrations.
He continued:
"The action of the Republican au.
thorities in granting independence to
Cuba after maintaining wholesome
protectorate over it won our admira.
ton, and believing that like action
will be taken by the same party with
respect to our insular inhabitants in
the Far East tend to influence us in
DUR choice of political utilization for
the present.
1--WE most certainly favor liberal
pensions to veterans and know by the
past history of the Republican party
that it really advances the old sol.
hier's interests when possible; and
that the Democratic partys history
on that measure is not to its credit.
1.-THE policies of the present admin
fstration with respect to the anthra-
cite coal strike, Venezuelan difficult
ties and the Panama negotiations and
adjustments have been such as to
recommend the party Of which Rooss-
welt is the representative head in a
highly favorable light to the thinking
patriotic American who sees in him
an original thinker, righteous civil
ian, a high-minded, brave. forceful
executive. He stands for many OF
the policies which admire. He stands
for many things to further the full
consummation Of which would add
honor to any one-economy in pubic
service measures, international arbi-
tration, correction of election frauds
and exclusion of Chinese labor. Be-
lieving that the Republican party,
drawing our conclusions for the fu-
ture from the past, is the most pro-
gres sive, most resourceful and the
safest, we cast our fortunes with the
party of our young manhood for the
reasons heretofore given and others
good and sufficient to us, among
which are:-The Republican firing
line is always within sight and hear
ing; it takes position and vigorous
iy fights to maintain it; its utterances
mean something, and its standard
bearer is a man full Of Americanism,
full of potential energy, perhaps. a
little too strenuous, but as we be-
dieve intensely honest and intensely
earnest. Some of the monopolies OF
the country have felt his iron grip,
others must obey the laws OF go
down under his onslaught"