The Delta independent., 1904-10-28
Some Reasons Why They Should Vote SolidIy for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
ADVICE BY JOHN HAY AND HENRY CLEWS
Something Of the Policies Of the Two Parties
and Reasons Why No Truly Patriotic
Young Man Can Afford to Vote
for Parker and Davis.

As In the days Of Rome. the American
Republic to-day finds its young man
hood its most valuable asset. 1t Is quite
natural for both of the great political
parties 20 make maximum effort to In
huence the first vote of the young men
OF the country. The young man is now
one of the most important and most
sought individuals In the Republic. II Is
not beyond the range of proba bility THAT
these FIRST voters may hold the balance
Of power and actually decide the COM
ing election.
1t is not always easy TO reckon the
strength OF this vote accurately. hence
it offers q fertile field for speculation.
The United States census Of 1900 gives
the total male population OF the United
States In 1900 between the ages OF II
and 20, inclusive. as 2.0j9sOl. In other
words. In round numbers. three million
vOters. These young men being at that
age at that time. are all now eligible To
east their first vote for President. In
addition. many thousand young men as
emiErants have become citizens Of the
United States since that time. OF course
Q uumber have also died. 1t may not be
very far wrong to conclude that there are
safely between three and three and
haK million first voters now In the Unit
ed States.
OF course, there is no accurate way of
knowing Just how these votes are pru-
rated to the different States. II is doubt
less true that the safely Democratic
States and the safely Republican States
have something of . similar quota. and
to that extent, of course. the votes In
the electoral college would not be inhu'
~ne~d either way. but how about the
L.. al A.,t,kt frtf
States? Fast experience shows that in
these State. an increased suffrage in IA
vor Of one party or the other from !
20 I per cent. may change the result.
and mark defeat or victory for either
party.
/, IL this first vote in doubtful States
that 1. of supreme importance. How will
!, b. cast: For Democracy. ncrati"n-
= policy destructive Of all dhat Is good
and ois.trartive of all that Is progressive.
,r shall II tre for Roosevelt and Fair
hanks who represent the great r"astrnr-
tive husin~sx league In America known
AZ the Republican par,yI
OItuattos snA Toasg Mas's Duty.
II Il shouhi 20 happen that two fam
tiles of distinction should ee~rn :" lay
equal claim to any young man. aud II II
should be l-n to him to decide as TO
which osr he might cast his lot with. he
would naturally look into the history "f
is,th families lirently. diligently aud
thoroughly. His pride snd .elf-intcr--t
would compel him to cast his lot with
the one that sisowed the highest self
respect. the greatest personal and ma
skonai pride. the best ability for doing
shines that ought to be done. calculated
es benefit mankind: and above all the
oo~ that looked to the future with hope
and aspiration. with . view Of meeting
I'll new conditions nobiy and complete
" a. they might arise.
II 10 the duty OF every young Ameri'
can to perform this duty thoroughly In
ssnn<ction with the t~o great political
parties that are asking b.. first vote On
the issues of the present campaign He
will nnd the work not only Instructive.
isn II he Investigates the rrc"rds thor
oughiy, there cannot .~ = shadow Of
doubt In his mind. after he has finished
the investigation. as to which way bis
duty may lie. lie should dircst himself
of hereditary bias AMI inciination.. he
shouh attempt to lift himself out Of his
immediate or prcsrn: surroundings aud
divorce himself. for the nonce. from all
social or family ties and Investigate the
thing for himself.
tAptl09 d the waves
Thia duty IL one Of the weiEhtic.i
that the generations Of progress and the
blood Of his ancestor. hsGr made in
ruu,bens upon him. II he -uters uIs,a II
wrongly. he GOT only ~suhih~s hi. own
usefulness and inj~cts = germ OF partial
failure Into hi. own life. hut he fails m"-,
mis~rab bly to measure up TO one "f tho
hixhest opportunities ever vouchsafcTi to
mankind. II is now too late In thi. pro-
gres~ive aer to allow personal preference
os any tnclination Of our ancestors OF
immediate for~fathers to influence us In
q work which will affect tho dcstinics
Of mankind. Il Is n sacred privilege anh
an act which affects nearly n huntlrri
million people. Il there not cause for
pausel
Then as Americans. a. the inhrrit"r-
Of all that IL glorious and grand In the
history of tho greatest Republic On earth.
what can . young man fnd In the Demo
cratic party's record that would appeal
to his pride. his patriotism. his srusr "f
duty or his Mea OF intelligent citizenship
All any sane aud rnn-ervati atively. minded
young man has to do Is to simply COM
parc the recurds Of the two parties for
the last half century. What docs he
tnd3 He dnds that at every turn one
d,as been progressive. constructive. pntri-
otic: working FOR the general interests
md welfare of humanity. Tho other
has been a party OF ncgation. predicting
calamity. crying despair and prophesyinT
wreck and ruin Of the government: stand.
Ing uniformly and pcrpe,ually as an OBJ
stacle and obstruction to all measures
calculated for the general good.
Party Of Action.
Some Of the accomplishments Of tho
Republican party may well bc CONTRAST
ed with che asinine acts and obstruction
tactics OF the party Of slavery. State
rikhts. secession. anti.expanslon. free
trade aud free silver. From the imnnr-
tai Lincoln to the iiiustrious Roosevelt
there Ia nothing but one long linr OF hri,
liaN< achievements OF the Republican
When hoar Pulled Wires.
Vat aomehOw IL Ia with q glimpse OF