The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-04
Anti.Election Thoughts.

I tuesday the governmental policy OF
this country for four years will be
determined by the votes of the
people. AID election should be a
time for serious thought by the in
telligent and honest voter
We do not claim that all the
honor and all the patriotism in this
country is found in the ranks of
any one party, but believe the rank
and file of both the great parties are
honest and patriotic and wish to
vote for the best interest Of them
selves, their neighbors and their
country. From biasses and pre-
judices formed by early training and
the reading of partisan papers, it is
frequently difficult for an honest
voter to determine just which way
his duty lies on election day, espec
tally if he has read all the conflict
ing claims of opposing parties and
does not take the pains to slft the
truth from the great mass of cam
paign rubbish that is put into clrcu
lation about election times.
The conditions that prevail now
over this country. as whole seem
to be eminetly satisfactory 10 all
people. The great factories of
every kind are about all running at
full blast aud the labor of the
country is generally employed and
at remumeratlve wages.
The big railroad systems seem to
have about all the freight and pas
senger business they can handle.
Farm products as rule are
bringing fair and renumerative
prices and the expense of living is
commensurate with the times. Our
people are exporting more goods
than they import, leaving the bal
ance of trade in our favor.
The income of the government is
ample to meet running expenses and
provide for obligations as they
mature. And the revenues are de
rived almost entirely from luxuries
used by the rich, outside Of the tax
on spirits and tobacco, and hence
the burdens of maintaining the
government do not fall on the poor.
1t is true the poor man pays
little more for his clothing and more
for his provisions in times of pro-
lection and business activity but he
can well afford the extra expense by
reason of the greater number of
days he is employed and his increas-
ed wages.
There is a large surplus of gold
In the treasury all the time and a
larger per capita of circulation than
ever before. Thus assuring stability
and confidence in financial matters.
The country at large is very pros
porous and bas been for a number
of years.
1t is claimed by many of the best
minds of this country and also the
old world, that governmental policies
of the Republican party have con-
tributed greatly to these prosperous
And really it looks |
very much like they had, since
when the Republicans took the relns
the country was in most deplora-
Bile condition as all present day
voters can we'll remember.
The treasury was depleted, fac
tories idle, labor unemployed and
general collapse of business existed
all over the country. While farm
products would not sell for the cost
of production.
Immediately on the election of a
president business af-
airs began to look up, labor to find
employment and prices of all kinds
% advance, and there has been no
ull during the seven years the Re-
oublicans have ruled. This might
De set down as mere chance and a
ortuitous circumstance for the Re-
publican party, did not the history
If our country show us that the
unious policy of Democratic free
rade or tariff for revenue only at
hree periods previous to this last,
worked the same destruction to our
Industries and commercial interests,
md that, the potent remedy each
ime applied was the Republican
principle of a protective tariff.
each time the application of this
principle to our national manage
nent revived our dropping industries
nd soon placed the country on
prosperous and independent basis.
Now since all concede that we
ave enjoyed seven years of pros
'erity and plenty almost unpreci-
Iented, even In our own luxurious ,
and, and since at least half of the
'eople believe that Republican poll !
les are one great contributing
ause, would il not be TO your in
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