The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-10-21

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yond the power Of man to comprehend
the magnitude oi t. Our foreign con-
n.orce Affords a fair criterion by which
to determine the activity OF the 'om-
nierciai currcLts One Of the crafty.
Ing things Is that our foreign com
mcrre under the Administrations Of
Mckinley and Roosevelt has iucreased
Until II has reached q figure never be-
fore attained In ali If our splendid his
tory Last year It was Ia the II. sh-
bori-oi uf g. .sJn J1o 900. and what 10
best abouf It all Is the large balance 81
trade IN favor OF the United states.
III seven years of republican ID
minis ration We have Increased the net
balance In favor Of the United STATE
upon or foreign commerce more than
sl,bnp."'r.Vpo. and YET the democratic
party deliberately asks the American
people 10 oyrrturn the policies and
overthrow the administration uadeF
which such incompIr ,ble results have
been achieved
Profossions Of Democrats.
The democratic party has dll'her
aiciy declared that the protective sys.
tenn is robbery and II deliberately pro-
poses to revise and reduce tho tarid
Does that moan anything to the con
morco Ut the United States or to tho
industry OF the United States? We
have n right To try the democratic par
~ In the great tribunal Of the Ameri-
can people upon 10 professions as u
what " viii do wien Entrusted with
power II ~ l. given power by tn
American PEE, pie u must. ~ II be true
To It's platform declarations. overthrow
the protective system II must. II II
be true To It's platform declaration.
eliminate from our inrir s!tt"n every
suggestion OF the protective principl"
found there and put the United states
upon an absolute frrc-tradc basis
They say. OF conrsc that the scuato
u the United States will be republican
during the next four yoars aud tha'
really II given the executive chair they
can accomplish NJ harm.
There Il one good. sane. rational
course for the American people 10 pur.
sue. aud that Is not only 10 retain con
troll NJ the United states senate but
control the presidency aud the house
oi representative also
Party Pledges FULFILLED
THE republican party during the
last seven and u hal. years has been
discharging lts pledges made to the
American people There Is one thlng
about the republican party which chal-
lenses admiration. and that II II re-
CARDS It's platform u%iirrances a
covenants with the people and what
Il pledges In convention u carries into
the public laws and into the publ'e
administration II declared In favor
of the gold standard and II has writ.
ten that great pledge into the laws ~
the republic Not only has II .s,ab.
lishcd the gold standard but n has
thrown about or silver and paper
money such safeguards a. Will pre-
scry" them AT an rluiyalcncy with
gold.
III Is important. fellow citizens. M
only that We should stand by these
fundamental policies of the republic
N party. II Is not only important thai
q party should have the wisdom and
the capacity 10 initiate great policies.
but that II should have the power tp
execute them. 4 carry them into ef-
feet,
Democracy Incompetent.
We'll. I sec you have discovered tn
democratic engineer In tho last %
years the democratic party has had
the engine In the %roundhOuse twice
but Uncle sam had sense enough not
10 shut the door Fclluw citizens. the
administration III national anairs by
the republican party has. from every
standpoint. been em'nenlly successful
II has been successful because Of IT,
raid adherence to sound and whole.
some puliries. Tn American people
should seriously deliberate upon the
questions which nov challenge their
consldsf ration. The democratic party
and the republican party stand foi op-
losing policies. rh,y cannot both be
right They Were not both right IN
1886. they were % both rirht IN 1902.
II T. important Tor as Ia know which
Is wrors AMI which IS right nov. We
must make no mistake al tho ballot
box, IN tho sth NJ November next.
by the exercise of the elective fran
chise. the American people will deter.
mine what policies anall be In force In
our national affair for four year. g.
come. A mistake, y II be made. can.
o be recalled In Idle OF four long
years"