Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-08
Election of Parker to the Presi-
dency Would Unsettle
Business.
PEOPLE PREFER ROOSEVELT
Observations of Travelling SafesmaU
In the Middle West-Attitude OF
the Farmer and the First
Voter.

Following out the custom OF most HcrSG
business houses, one of the big jot1sius.
concerns in Chicago instructed it's travel
ing men on their return from extensive
trips to present II report on the gelAsxak
political conditions in the territory sSer-
which they had gone
I'VE do this" said one of the ulenRSsSgSss
OF the firm, mot because we expect our
travelling men to interest themselves itsa
p"htlcal matters or because we expect.
them to influence any votes. Our nsotiws-
is entirely different. 1t concerns our- OWN
business wholly. 1t is not political.
proposition to say that if the Democrats,
win at the next election il means dszsp,
III prices. That is Il thing every hsLsi-
ness man understands As Judge Par
ker himself said, a Repuuncan Senate
VIII III any event stand in the way OF
Democratic attempts to break down the
protective tariff, Nevertheless, if ilsey
elect Judge Parker, they will stand "a
chance OF electing n House of Represent
auves OF the same kind. That House
VIII certainly pass new tariff bill EysSa
II this was beaten in the Senate. the
effect would he to unsettle business to.
an extraordinary degree. Where w0gitf
always be the threat of lower tuIig ,iu-
ties, and the same thing would happsls
i'll 1903 which happened in 1893. Prsce-
would go down, production would be eur
tailed, laborers would be thrown out OF
employment, the home market would hs-
ut least partially destroyed. and LcaE
business conditions would Immediately
suffer. This was true before the Wilson
tariff bill was passed ten years ago. and
II would he true next year if Parker we're
elected in November. What we want OF
our travelling men, therefore,. is to post
us as to political conditions. so that We
may make our contracts and adjust o,r
prices to the conditions of the business
world which are likely to obtain during
the next season.
This same far-seeing business man has
in his hand at that time, however. re-
port from travelling man just in. wlsos
had covered large territory in the sus&-
die West.
The "D-ummer's" Letter
Il find" said the drummer, in repr'r-.
ing to his employer. that the con,ilIlcstss
III the middle West seem to favor am es-
traordinarily large vote for RooscsSi
His popularity is growing rather alrsu
diminishing. and the nomination of Ssst-
ker seems TO arouse not only NO tGsfss-
siasm, but actual suspicion. Mr. Erygca
has officially declared that he will sup
port Parker, but everyone knows iE4za
he is not sincere. and every lilny iss.
makes a speech for Parker lie viii kewga
his fingers crossed. This attitude ~, nsg
peculiar to Mr., Bryan, in any way Sstp
the contrary, il is common among ssss.
Iopulistic element of tie Deiuacrazis-
party, and thousands Of them are opssEsfy
declaring they will vote for RoosevsIs iys
November. The Presidents manly arSi--
tude on the trust question lEis attrassfS7
the farmers. They are perfectly %ria
aware of the fact that Mr.. RoDssxs4f-
would never attack any legitimate epu-
poration, and they recognize that he is
not in any way opposed to the IegitfnsTfss
use OF combined capital for any gnogxsr
commercial purpose. The farmers are all
capitalists in small way, and they have
no sympathy with Populistic attacks sas
capital as such. They do believe, how
ever, that the President performed n
great service in settling the coan strike
and they think he showed his bravery
and his honesty in directing the prosectg-,
ton Of the suits against the com bina tissa
of railroads in the Northwest. On Etss
other hand, the idea has gained gruSrna
among the farming classes that Judge
Parker's nomination was largely brougtrs
about and in fact was directly promotes
by certain INSCRIPTIONS corporate iBau--
cnces which were antagonistic to Prwel-
dent Roosevelt because he had honestly
attempted to execute the laws AZ laes
found them. Added to these elements
are the first voters and they are fcs-
Roosevelt almost to "A man. His physical
prowess, his consistent manlness. the
prOmptness with which he resigned Ha
important civil office to endure the hard
ships of a military campaign, the hearti-
ness and the frankness of his mmners
the honesty and the directneSs of his Fu-
litical methods and the intense AmeIif-
canism of the man, have captured ths
hearts and affections of the young r1eza
These first voters will generally diSrs-
gard the afiliation of their fathers nu6
their older brothers, and they will VOTE
for Roosevelt as IA personal complimeuz
to the man, entirely outside of party
considerations"