Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-22
HARMONY IN PARTY
UNITED DEMOCRACY IN REApI.
NESS FOR CAMPAIGN.
Strong Contrast TO the fractional Dis
turbanees Prevailing in the Repuh-
ilean Ranks--seemlnsIy Little Doubt
o. Victory In November.

have not been before for ten years,
and Parker and Davis will receive the
normal vote OF the party with a good
many recruits from their opponents.
The Republicans are split into fac
lions on several issues. Nearly all the
old Hanna machine men are disgrun-
tied as they see a young element OF
their party in the saddle and they will
not pull hard on. the traces unless they
are paid for their work either in
money or promises. In West Virginia,
Delaware, New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, the
rival Republican factions are intent on
defeating each other and one or the
other faction have no faith in or love
for Candidate Roosevelt, though most
of them declare they will vote for him.
In these and other states there are
minor factions and important Repub-
leans who while keeping within party
lines are opposed to their candidates
for president and do not mind saying
so in private conversation. The
glamour Of the Rough Rider has worn
off and the business interests of the
country have more weight in politics
than the imperialistic element.
That is the great danger to the
Rough Rider. The farmers have dis
covered that the trusts are bleeding
them and that the high price of wheat
is more than Offset by the increased
cost of what they buy. The work
ingmen are organizing politically for
their protection, for the Republican
majority in Congress refused to lis
ten to their prayer for legislation for
the eight-hour bill, the anti-injunctlon
bill and other lesser laws labor thinks
necessary for its salvation. All the
Republican leaders favor the open
shop and most of them are openly in
sympathy with the Parry organiza-
tion of protected trusts and manufac-
turers.
Wages and being reduced and strikes
are numerous, and the cost Of living
is still advancing, which does not
| inspire confidence in the economic pol
icies of the Republican party of those
who are suffering from loss Of wages
and increased cost of food.
The trusts have decreased the prof
it's of the small storekeepers, while
| rents and household expenses are
| higher than ever before, and the OPP
portunities for increased business is
monopolized by the great department
stores, who can purchase of the trusts
| at much less than the small store
keeper has to pay.
People with limited incomes find
| their expenses have increased while
their reveneus are stationary. All
these people are inquiring why the
| trusts should be protected by the tar
if in selling their products at the
| highest possible price here and a
much lower price in foreign coun-
tries. Many of the voters have dis
| covered that the tariff prevents COM
! petition and fosters monopoly and that
the increased cost for their products
that the monopollsts charge is a much
greater tax than the government re-
ceives.
The revenues of the United States
are declining and the expenses are
greater than ever before in time OF
peace. Not only have the expenses OF
the government increased much faster
in proportion than the population, but
neither President Roosevelt, his cabi
net, nor the Republican majority in
Congress have offered any solution Of
the problem, but are all intent on
letting we'll enough alone" and have
paralyzed the industries of the coun
try with a do-nothing policy by fight
ing all proposals for reform.
The government departments are
extravagant and filled with grafteri
which the Republican party has re
fused to investigate, although evi
dence was plentiful that but begin
ming had been made in exposing thu
frauds through a partisan investiga
ton Of but two bureaus of the post
office department.
knowledge of all these sins of Thu
Republican party is finding lodgmen
in the hearts Of many voters and the.
have determined on change. Upol
the surface of the political field all /
still and serene, but there are muttei
ings in the homes of the farmers, tn
cottages Of the artisan and the tene
ments of the laboring men that bode
/ i'll for the Republican candidates. TIL
still small voice of reason is workin
more changes of sentiment than tn
hired and blatant notes OF the trus
|, apologist can overcome, blare h
never so loudly, and there is luie
determination to turn the rascal
out"
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