Arizona republican., 1904-10-10
cANKER SORES

sounded the slogan of tariff reform and, after one defeat, was elected to do the work. Arthur German was the master builder who framed the meas ure which was to lessen the burdens of the oppressed; and when Arthur German got through with the job the burdens of the oppressed had merely been shifted from one shoulder to an other. The great warm-hearted sena- tor from Missouri, George G. Vest, wanted coal put on the free list, in or der that cheaper fuel could be had by the people; Arthur German opposed the measure stubbornly in the senate. When the sugar trust wanted better rate that the Dingley bill was about to give them, Steve Elkins brought Havemeyer and German together in personal conference, and the trust got what Havemeyer came for.
 And Arthur, German is Parker's manager.
 The tariff reform of the democratic nominee must, therefore, be taken with care; and to the Parker letter of ac- ceptance should be attached the Cor man tariff act of 1894 as Exhibit A. and the speech of General Joe Wheel CT against that measure, as Exhibit B."
 The great statesman, Thomas Car lyle, said: Cast forth thy act, thy word, into the ever-living, ever-work- ing universe; it is the seed-grain that cannot die; unnoticed today it will be found flourishing like a banyan grove after a thousand years"
 Plunged into poverty when a lad, have, from my sixteenth year, been looking at life from the seamy side. I IL. I have led it. To walk the streets look ing for work and finding none, is an experience never to be forgotten, and have had it. To take the side of the oppressed costs me no effort; to do oth- erwise would cost me my self-respect. As far as has been in my power, have labQred to so change our laws as to make it easier for other boys to do what I have found it so difficult to do- find opportunity, find work, find ade- quate pay and reach a competence be- fore the strength is so spent in the ef- fort that enjoyment does not come with. success.
 Every speech of my life, every page of my books, every vote in the Georgia legislature and in congress is in perfect harmony with the broadly democratic faith which finds partial expression in this letter.
 Against the resistance of Judge Holl- man of Indiana, MT. Loud of California and others, I passed through the house that first appropriation which this gov ernment ever made for the free deliv- cry of mail to the people who live out side of the cities, towns and villages. That resolution, which was defeated on the first vote, but which I carried | through on the second CFeb. IT. 1893) | is the foundation of the present rural free delivery system which gave em- ! ployment to forty thousand men, and which carries civilization to the remOt- | est meek of the woods.'' The farmers l of America have seldom asked any l thing in the way of favOrs from the | government; more seldom have they 1 got anything even when they asked. The rural free delivery does more fo-- the farmer than any law on the stat ute book of this republic. and before | all of the farmers decide to vote 1 against me l trust they will consider what I did for them.
 | Regardless, however, of how any man will vote because of the laws re- ferred to, I take some pleasure in al- luding to them for the reason that they lrroved that the sentiments animating this letter are those which have con troiled my life. l|regret that my op-
 Only nine more days for registration. portunities for doing work of that kind thave been so few. Republicans and dem | ocrats united their votes to prevent me from serving them more than one term in congress, even when the plainest evil dence was presented of the frauds
 which deprived me of the official com I mission.
 Since then I have had no opportun- ity to do more than to advocate with
 the pen the principles to which I am de- 1 voted. To accept this nomination and
 expOund those principles, this becomes
 a question of serving the good cause. l And no matter what the results may
 be, I -shaIT find satisfaction in feeling