Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-29
Some Reasons Why They Should Vote SoIidIy 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.

party. First aud foremost aTDgas Ihoes
many victories will forever stand that
victory for which the immortal Lincoln
gave his life, the abolition OF slavery.
With the blood Of patriots he washed rhs
stain forever from the stars and stripes.
The Republican party saved the Union
and gave freedom to four millions Of peo-
pie, For all time the victory of the
abolition Of slavery stands 10 the credit
Of the Republican party.
Then. thir;y-seyen years later. the cry
Of the oppressed went up from fair Gu
ba; her people had been ground into the
dust for four centuries by spanish greed
and oppression Another Republican
President. another American martyr.
came to the rescue Of the Queen OF the
Antilles, and William Mckinley freed
Cuba and started her on her iliustrious
career OF destiny.
First Rate Diplomats.
Peace hath her victories DO less re-
uownei than war. Scarcely a genera
ton ago Republican Secretary Of State.
with far-seeiug yislon common 10 Repub-
Ican statesmen. saw that the most de-
spotie poser In the world-Russia-by
its possession Of Alaska might some day
5e a menace 20 our Pacific coast. Alas
"A was purchased by Secretary OF State
Seward aud the Republican party; and
instead Of being a menace il now stands
n sentinel guarding American interests
ia the Northern Pacific and the Arctic
Ocean For all time the victory Of peace
fully acquiring Alaska stands TO the cred
i of the Republican party.
For more than a half century past the
American people have demanded canal
g. - -
with the waters OF the Pacific. The great
advantages OF such canal are too OBJ
yious 10 be dwell; upon. The advautag ges
10 the United States Ia time Of war
will be immeasnrable. OF its feasibility
there is no question. or It's early con
strnetion there has been no Doubt since
the recent day when the Republican par
~. at the hands OF the Republican Pres
idcnt. gave 20 our nation the American
Panama canal For all time the victory
OF the Panama canal will stand to the
credit OF the Republican party. When
we acquired the Philippines and Porto
Rico We found school privileges practical
ly non~xis;ent. Only six years have
passed, and to-day over three hundred
thousand Filipino and Porto Rieau
children are receiving American educa-
ton and singing the songs OF freedom in
the Anglo-American language. For all
time the victory OF inaugursting the pub
De school system under which these chill
dren are being ht,ed for eventual Amer
lean citizenship stands TO the credit of
the Republican party.
Buiids for the Yufure-
Another Republican Secretary OF State
saw that American trade in China was
\ necessity and by a series of clever
diplomatic mov,s. has secured for us 4
commercial open door In China. For all
time the victory OF the open-door policy
will stand TO the credit Of John Hay and
the Republican party.
When the immortal Lincoln was first
elected President we had l23 600 facto-
ries. with l,ooooco workers. At the
pre.eDt day. under the protective tariff
OF the .spubliean party. we have over
Goo.eoo factories. with about 5000. 600
workers. For all time this Industrial vic
tory will stand to the credit OF the Re
publican party.