Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-09-30
REPUBLICAN CONFINEMENT.

All of the operatives and working
men who are now out of work, are told
that Just as soon as Roosevelt is cleo
ted they will be put back to work at
increased wages. The negroes are
told that they will be returned into
slavery if the Democrats succeed. The
tariff sharks are told that free trade
will certainly prevail unless the Re
publicans hold power. The timid
National Banks are warned to flee
from the wrath to come, that is, Bryan
and free silver, and cling to Roosevelt
for safety. Every old gag is dressed
up in new campaign clothes and hand
ed out to the public. OF course the
public swallows each of them whole.
The public is very timid and guIlible,
it is expected to believe all Mr.. ROose-
welt and his shouters say, and dlsbe-
lieve everything any one else says.
When told that under Mr.. Roosevelt
we are liable to have an empire in the
near future, they seem to like to hear
about it and forthwith endeavOr to
work themselves up to the belief that
an empire is splendid thing. When
told that man.of-war is just the
thing on the ocean, and the only thing
f1t to make a president of, they
chuckle and twist their shoulders in
glee. They never saw either but are
willing to stand by the assertion if it
comes from some federal office holder
whose arm is deep in Uncle Sans
crib, and whose principal business it
is to lie during the campaign. When
told that protection regulates the
crops and the rain fall. and keeps off
grasshoppers, they laugh gleefully and
tell the spellbinders who vouchsafed
that Information that they are pleased
to know it, and as long as protection
does those things they are tooth and
toe-nail for it. When told that gold
is the only money fit for Republican
white man, and "nigger, that silver
is debasing thing, and only d fools
and DemOcra is, and the Philippine
Islanders will use it, great shout goes
up, and when further told that the
Republican party promises to main
tain the gold standard, as long as it
has the power, and to keep on hand
plenty of gold for everybody except
Democrats, then the most uproal GUS
howl rends the air, and the crowd
goes wild with delight. When told
that Roosevelt is the greatest man
who ever lived, that Caesar nor Napo.
leon, nor Washington, We're to bs
counted IN the same class with him.
shouts of approval become loud and
boisterous. When told that he Roo
sevelt, has been the only person who
has dared to properly characterize the
Dunkards and Quarkers, and tell what
kind of people they are, then they
again shout with JOY and the Repu Bill
can masses look at each other In de-
light, as much as to say but for our
fearless candidate Dunkard and a |
Quaker would to-day, be shielding bis
religious views from the public and
still deceiving people by causing them
to believe be is really good, quiet, well |
behaved religious person, when in |
deed, according to Roosevelt, be is |
very ignorant, stupid, and supersti-
tious and altogether unfit for citizen.
ship.
When told that Roosevelt issued an |
order, which he really had no right to
issue, and by which order millions of
the peoples money was put in the
pockets of pensioners, who had not
earned it, and under the law had no
right to it, the listeners can hardly
contain themselves with joy, but
shout and hurrah for man who takes
money he had no right to take, but
does not keep it himself. but simply
uses it as a campaign fund. Maybe |
they say he will take some and give it |
to us. But what seems to please them |
most is the honesty displayed. He did /
not take the money and keep it him
self. When told that Roosevelt star
ted in to curb the trusts, and give the
people show, but pretty soon found |
the proposition larger one than he
cared to tackle, and wilted after going
only little way: they rejoice with
great rejoicing, and say, that is just |
where he showed his wonderful sense.
When fellow is too big to be whipped |
the best thing to do lie to make friends
with him. Suppose they say had
Roosevelt not done this he might be
to day cold in death, from an ugly
thrust from trust.
Thus we see that it makes but lit.
tie difference to man who is going
to vote the Republican ticket, what
Mr.. Roosevelt has done or will do.
that man can nearly always be relied
on to swear that whatever he does is
right, and will vote to have him do it
over again, and if possible do worse.
1t may therefore be asserted that the
dyed in the wool Republican, would