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Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
NATURALlZED CITIZENS.
Oogent Reasons Why They shouId Vote
the Republican Ticket.

! @eSA9uAAa ~ ny AuPy mould kOft
the Republican Ticket.
There are in the United States severa
hundred thousands Of naturaized Ameri
can citizens who, by virtue Of our liberal
laws are entitled to vote for President
and who in their native countries had
no political privileges. In the light of
iacts how ought they to vote?
1t has always been the policy of the
United States to encourage foreign immi-
grafton, and the population Of the coun-
try has been greatly increased by that
means. Both political parties have from
tlme to time declared in favor Of encour-
aging immigration of a desirable charac-
ter and have approved Of the liberal
naturalization laws under which aliens
may become citizens.
But this action of political parties has
mad little or nothing to do in bringing
about the immense immigration from for
elSn countries to the United States. If
mas been brought about by our liberal
lahd laws and by protective tariff leeisla-
tlon and other laws which have insured
steady employment and good wages to
Workingmen and general prosperity to
the country. These are the conditions
that have attracted foreign immigrants |
by hundreds Of thousands. and bnt far
these conditions we would have invited
them in vain
Statistics show that the tide OF foreign
has varied with business
conditions in this country. 1t has fallen
oit in hard times and increased with good
lines. Its highest point has been reach.
I'd during years Of Republican prosperity
md its lowest during years of Demo-
,rauc depression. From 1878 to 1882 il
.ose from 13S,00O in a year to 7s9 OOO
Then it fell off to 229,0O0 and rose ogain
o 64S,OOO in 1892 The lowest immi- ,
ration in any two years of the last TWEEN {
$ was 2S5.OOO in 1894 and 25s.OOO in i
S9o, two years Of Democratic rule. i
Ihe homestead laws, under which mill
ms Of acres of land have been taken nm q
y industrious poor men. including hun. q
reds of thousands Of foreign-born eiti. f
ems, were originated and passed bv tba $
epublican party. The protective tariff Il
.Ws' which have caused prosperity and Il
ven employment and good wages to +,
orRlngmen, have been enacted by the ii
epublican party over the determined on n
'sition Of the Democrats. v,
IN the light Of these facts if wouId o,
EN- that gratitude as well as common in
nse should lead naturalized American m
-izens to vote with and for the narty II
at has benefited them.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
THE BROAD VIEW.
Roolevelt Rises Above Racial and
Religions Prejudicss.


Our candidate for President tatas tbo
great big and broader view. He arises
above all prejIdices Of race and raligion
| Not long ago, to use c0lloauial exnras-
sion, he turned down" a Catholic nres-
entation and a Protestant presentation
OF offers Of assistance from relicio,,s
or to speak more properly. a sect9risn
point OF view. He said. in substance
We all have right to our rali,,;on a,d
as Far as the Republican parry is con.
ceriieu' no religious prejudice or leaning
must eject our conduct in this cam
paIsh' rms Is the absolute attitude of
the party which l represent"
In recent bar examination in Tl;nois
there passed three Irishmen two Ameri-
cans ana about twenty-five Bohemiaus
and Poles. There were thus admitted to
the bar number Of educated gentlemen
OF the races, the immigration OF which
we watch cautiously, and there is little
doubt that in the future these LAWYERS
VIII do justice to themselves and TO ali
OF US, as American citizens.
This Instance is enlightening II films
trates the fact that upon this continent |
Is afforded opportunity for the inteli. |
gent amalgamation of the races Tho |
present PRESIDENT and the next President /
of the United States has declared him.
self in favor Of exerting the broader
Christian idea Of bringing all the peo-
pies Of the world together for their great
est good. That is the policy of the Re-
publican party under its present con.
duct eO'i-
VI course, there must be restrictions
stern ones, at all the ports Of entry of
human beings. We are NOT offorin,,
ground here for the breeding Of criminals
II degenerates, but we are offar;n,,
;round here for the helpfulness OF an NJ
hose Of the outer world who can batter
heir condition by coming here. The
republican party is going to live nm to
his program. It's attitude has baen c
penly and definitely declared by its can. I
idate Could there be a better attitude
T one more Christian and sensible3
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Voters viii Havetoc.

Suege Parker's letter of acceptance !,
promised on or about September n
STlne STn seven weeks before election dav
Inc American voters will. tbarefor9s S@9
nave less than two months in which e. =
max, maze up their opinion as to a presideu ~
slai i candidate 'plucked from the vorn,
noie or obseurity," by David r hin ~
ana ana then only from a statement Of viaws
whose Y, authorship they can onlv gnoss
Nothing he has ever done. said or srr;e y5e'
zen zen aHords the slightest inklinr Of bis
to write a State paper cboosS
CABINET or steer canal-boat ms mnaS
republic on earth. '"e greatest
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
REPUBLICAN POLICY.
HOW It Benefits Laborer, Merchant,
Manufacturer and Farmer.


manufacturer and Farmer.
1here are some things that no politico
party nor any government can do The,
cannot make crops grow nor establish
factories for the employment of work.
men. But the Republican partv has
done the next best thing by furnishing a
nome market for the farmers crops and
~ encouraging capitNl to engage in man
uIacturing' whereby great numbers of
persons are given employment.
As people we are dependent ono IN
lhe other. Whatever benefits the laborar
ana the merchant benefits the farmer
ana whatever contributes to the nros.
perlty Of the farmer benefits all o+bor
classes. The surplus of the artisan SIM
piles market for the farmer. and tho
farmers profits make employment for tbo
mechanic. If there were no consumers
the produce would rot on the farm and
without the agricultural class tba nro.
uucts OF skilled labor would accumulate
IN the warehouse. Thus all classes oro
interdependent. are
Inc protective tariff primarily intand-
ed TO encourage manufactures hos -
en- OF untold benefit to the workman ~,
furnishing him employment and Of ~
same time has supplied consumers eas
the products Of the farm and increoeed
the price. With low tariff all mann |
lacturlng industries have languished md |
yne farmer has shared in the general do-
preston. With high tariff eanitol IN.
vests manufactures flourish. Ia bor is
l4 good wages are paid and mt
mo circulation, the farmer finds a rasdy,
Market n for his products, and eyervboJy
mares in the general prosperity ''''
statistics show that the value Of farm
,6oducts ,do @ in the United States was e.
'UO,OOO more in 1899 than in anv ".
L democratic rule. Live stock incroa.
o. q IN n value S7OOOOOOOO and crops Se0n SSS
VO,OOV. Agricultural real estate. tbat is
1ra = i.,o lands ddo and buildings, were worth
,o-@ '-.-j,VU0,0OO z; ToS0 more in 1899 than thew
,gre ,,l' IN lsS9. Snch facts as these speai $
olumes in favor of RepubIican can noIie;a sPeaA {
nd Republican rule ''-''1 p'iieies !
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
ONCE IS ENOUGH.
Country Wants No More Disastrous
reference with Benefcent Policies.

country Wants No More Disastrous In,
terference with Benehceut Policies-
Dorchester IN. " Post-Express
We can't do any harm because tbor,
is Republican Senate" pleads JnJa'
Parker 'uust
The same plea was made by the Demo
Gratis in 1884 and very unwiselv Tho
country made a favorable resnonso
1nere was then q Democratic President
q Democratic House, and a Republican
senate; consequently divided resnonSi-
nliity and an unsatisfactory administro.
ton. In 1888 Cleveland was beaten he.
cause OF his free trade message. In 1900
ne made another appeal to the country
ne dldnt have a fair chance before. tba
senate was Republican. and bloclo5
these glorious measures for the rei;os -
the common people which Democrstic
statesmanship had planned; if the
electors would only put the Democrats
into full control of the Federal govern
ment a reign Of unparalleled Drosnarit,.
would be inaugurated. Again the neonIo
responded, and a Democratic President
democratic House, and a Democratic
senate were elected. For the FIRST tino |
since the Civil war the Democrats bs5
-ns opportunity to do as they pleased /
" NAT was the result? Blunders in every
hrectlon' the greatest Of which were
Increases in the public debt issues os
'olus TO pay running expenses. and
ucn a crazy revision Of the tariff as
l9nged the country into tremendous
iuuslflai panic closing shops and fac
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
HILLS UNTRUTHFUL CHARGE
Fabrication with Which He open.a
the New York Carnpaieu.

Fabrication with Which He Opsned
the New York Campaign.
10 line up to his own record and that
OF his party associates, David Bennett
Hal opened the Democratic camnaiqp NJ
the Agricultural Fair at Deposit New
York. with a plain, common. or garden
falsehood Of the 'pusley" variety. This
fabrication is to the effect that Thao-
dore Roosevelt declared when he fool,
the oath, after President AIcKinlav,s
assassination, that he would nor Iool,
for the Presidential nomination from his
party. '''N
This story is not true. At the time
when President Roosevelt was toliD,,
upon his shoulders the heavy duties Ioid
upon him by McKinley's tragic death he
was thinking only Of the immediate 20.
sponslbiiities Of the moment. and as ou
observed who saw him. he was TALKING
NOT at all The crafty old schemer M
Wolterts Roost, looking in vain for
some weak spot in the Presidents corear
mas mad to fall back upon a bald untrutb
Tor his hrst shot at the candidate wbosa
character for straightforward probitv
all men admire '
anu II the story were true. what of ito
Nothing that has been said or dono
marks so clearly the weakness of tbo
democratic assault upon Roosevelt os
this puerile charge Of Hill. If wouId
De too trivial for comment except for
the poverty of material it indicates
popgun is not dangerous weapon. ex-
cept to the man who uses it. and fins
reveals how ridiculously inadequate are
ms arms Of defense and offense.
Hilfs speech, after he had fired his
popgun at Roosevelt, was shuhlinr and
haitils enough, touching the tariff and
gold standard issues, to form a ft con.
tinuance Of his opening shot. When
he charged upon the Republican marty
tendency toward socialism he reached Tho
climax Of absurdity. With few maun-
derings over the questions already se+.
tied by the Republican party. and n fran.
TIC claiming of credit for such Democrats
As nave worked with the Republicans IN
lefault of ability to do anything in their
,wn party. the Wolfert's Roost misan. Z
hrope brought his speech to close.
Nhat the farmers and townspeople Of
Sew York who listened TO HIPS snaecb a
bought, and said, can be imagined. HOW
hey viii vote will be shown early nevt n
november If anything can weaken the b
ause Of the Democrats it is sncb
peeches as the one with which Hill has n
pened the campaign
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

tories and throwing hundreds Of thou
sands of men out Of work.
Now the Democrats are trying to play
the old game. They want the Presidency
TO begin with. If they get it, there viii
be an inharmonious administration with
divided responsibility. Then the Demo-
cats will plead for full control and if
they get it there will be another dis
sstrous interference with the policies un-
der which the country has prospered.
ana another industrial panic We can
Judge of the future only by the past
ana the past shows that it is unsafe to
trust the Democratic party.
Inc American people have good
memories. They gave the DemocTacv
full swing, made an experiment. and
paid an awful price. They are not 90
ing to do it again.
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
Paradoxicnl NIr. Rnnser.l,
lWaslington Tinesl

wv ashlngtOn Times)
Up to the present time Presidon.
Roosevelt has been described after tn.
Following fashion by the opposition:
l. Mr.. Roosevelt is too indenenden,
Of advice to be safe man.
?. Mr.. Roosevelt has deferred to tbe
advice OF the party leaders too com.
pletely to be an honest man.
3. Mr.. Roosevelt controlled the cor.
ventlon so completely that it was tame
f. Mr. Roosevelt caused the conven.
ton to r;aAe a noisy and undignifed
.. Mr. Roosevelt has the party ma
chine under his thumb.
6. Mr. Roosevelfs popularity with Tho
people alone can win the election for
him. ior
Z Mr. Roosevelt personally is the
party. '"e
s. Mr. Roosevelt has repudiotad al
his former principles and comnro,nisad
with the party.
3. The party leaders are growing be-
cause Mr. Roosevelt will make no com.
promise with them. e'-'
Now it is evident that if half +be
things are so the other half cannot bo
since no man can possess two diomatri'
caly opposite sets Of dominating ous1i-
ties. 4l'ii-
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
A WORD TO RAILROAD Nj
Republican Policies Brought gnBs
ment and Good Wages,

On Oct. 20. 1898, in the second rs,,I
his administration, President lleEs,
delivered an address to tie aIliei nsI
izatiors of railroad employes in Chss
in which he said:
What you want. what we oll want
business prosperity. When we have n
you have something to do. When We \
II NOT, then you are idle There ln 4
empttes now on the side tracks. 50 (.
are few railroad men unemp!oyd ia
more you Use the freight car The d.
you see the pay car.
The year preceding the election Of ID
Mckinley was period Of the har
times ever experienced in this count
Never was there a time when the b
pie of the United States were mfsil
under greater financial. commercial
industrial distress than during the peri
named. This condition was the es
Of a Democratic administration
Democratic policies.
The railroad business suffered vi
every other. Many roads went into
hands of receivers. The trausFonlt
business fell off as never before ID
side tracks We're filled with empty q
and the roads competed for tie ID.
business there was at ruinous rates Aa
railroad men were out of emplOyna
than ever before.
The election Of Mckinley and ths d
sage of the Dingley tariff law Was
lowed by a wonderful revival Of Fs
perity in which the railroads shared
October, 1898. when President Nch1
ley delivered the speech in Chicago &
which the above quotation is made e
road employees were more fully enpg
and better paid than ever before.
railroads We're unable to carry the iIe''
that was Offering and were earning ID
money than ever before. This is na
statement. Here IS W.
Dun's Review of Dec 81, 1898 sal'
Gross earnings Of all railroads y
United States reporting for the year Y ~
Ire 81. .105. .O30, ,595. or Z 40 per tell
asst year. Roads reporting include q.
arge systems for the greater pay
ear, and embrace total OF l9-l.S II
nore than four-ffths Of the mileage {.
'ountry. The last preceding big WI
$50, and then rates were on muel A..
Gale than this year, and the same '-
f earnings represented relatively s-
Olume Of tonnage. Earnings ths ls''
early 3 per cent over 1892.
This prosperity, the result Of hep..
an policies and Il Republican al-l-
,ation, continued year after yeaI w y.
-as not a railroad in the United sl'
nat did not experience the bensns
. What railroad man would r.
aek the times that preceded A'n'
VS. election?
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
AS TO WAR LORDS.
Roosevelt Has Courage to Do Things
that Should Be Done.

Roosevelt Has Courage to Do Things
that Should Be Done.
From sheer want of political ammuni-
tlon the Democrats, lacking other re-
course are abiding to President Roose-
vet as War Lord" and undoubtedly
VIII do so until the end Of the campaign.
All right We HAVE a "War Lord. ~
from one point of view-that is. we have
a man who takes the initiative and does
things
Our War Lord is going to built a
canal across the Isthmus Of Panama
Win the enormous machinery at his com
mand now, and which we are going to re-
new to him again for four years after
Nov. 8 He is going to dig a ditch be-
tween the oceans and add so enormonslv
10 the welfare of the American publie
lhat words may not well express it. They
can nm a War Lord because he does
thihgs. Through his initiative such lev
!Siatloh mas been accomplished that with
1T Ihe next four years vast regions. now
ueSerts' VIII be great farms upon which
american people will be prosperous and
Nappy. There is your "War Lordp'
by the way, speaking of war Lords -
VINO was it who had the keen percantion
OF individuality which sent Dewey 70 tho |
orient when the Spanish war cloud be- |
gan 10 nave a certain denseness? Who |
was It that exhibited the remarkable per-
lepuon' almost violating the orders of
us supenors, in directing that the swift
anu strong cruiser Olympia should be re-
Iaineu Iql where It could do the most good?
W are under the belief that our "War
-oru IS called War Lord" simplv
leeause he has tact and perception and
aI-seelng good sense and that when he
ees thing ought to be done he does if
Qulte aside from all this it has oc-
urred to several million American an citi
Gus Gus Ihat Theodore Roosevelt is. at bot
,,i ,iH' d sound conservative and thought
u American-perhaps at heart the most
u. oilSSrvalEe S! Of all of our men of affairs.
Ut having the nerve and courage TO do
| once what he thinks ought to be done /,
As to his charge at San Juan Hill
republicans have no apology -''''
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
WANT TO KEEP PROSPERITY
So the Drummsrs Are Hard AZ Torh
for Roosevelt.
Nav Vori. G.

NA Noo1GNelts
New York SUM-
Inc Commercial Travellers League OF
lhe united states has begun active work
70 promote the election of Roosevelt and
nairDahks ana has established headquar-
ters at I26o Broadway. 1t has also
ieaseu the premises at 5O1 Broadway.
where' beginning September /. noon
meetings VIII be held daily on the lines
eUllo~eu III Io9O. President John L.
Shepherd said of the league:
First Of all it is a business and not
pontical, association; it is national.
NOT a local. body. Its members embrace
very many men who prior to 1895 voted
sHe Demoeratc ticket. but having lost
lai.n IN their party because OF its finan-
T!al ia ana other heresies supported Nc
Nlniey IN 1870 and 1900 and will sun
port hooseNet IN 1904. They do this !
because they fear disturbed business |
conu'tiohs IN the event of Democratic |
success ana therefore place country
aOoIe party ana will vote to continue an
administration which promises most to
eontiuue Tue era OF prosperity the coun-
Try mas 50 long enjoyed"
Vice President Mathewson ,.bo -
greatly impressed with President Roose-
elt "heh ne met him recently, said on
lIs return from an extended trip: u
lm certain that President RoosoveIt y.iIi
De elected. While away l talked with
hundreds Of drummers, and know
EEhat am talking about when I saw
NAT the commercial travellers will be \
more potent factor in this election than
Ner before Business has been and is
ood and we want to take no chances of
lsturbing existing conditions. This is no
uestlon Of politics with us. 1t is bnsi- !
ess proposition pure and simple. The
esL IS enthusiastic for Roosevelt and
le claim of Democrats of ,eobaI,Is s,a 9
4ss in Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois y
all moonshine-a sample of the r.in- :
'w chasing by Democrats who arc 9
'ger to get Office. l have heard none 3
isaii Judge Parker, but the distrust of :
$ party IS general among the agrieuI- Z
rists and business men," <
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
MISS DEMOCRACY
AND THE JUDGE.

Miss Democracy on a summers dov
Was raking the straws Of years away.
Her hat il the vintage of '92.
was torn and her hair showed througl
and through
ohe sang as she raked, a monrnful SON,
ana watched the road the Judge cam,
along
She looked and sighed and she said. "Ah,
mel
But that | the Judges wife might bel
he'd array me in all garbs superfne
And feed me on dainties-we'd talk Of
winep'
The Judge looked back as he climbed the
And saw Miss Democracy standing
still
Il fear thee, mine ancient dame" quoth
he;
i fear thee, yet must look at thee!
fear thy iinewy ribbed hand.
For thou art brown as the ribbed sea
sand
! fear thy glittering, souiless eve.
@-Ae eager clutch and thy cruel cry"
But she wigwasged him from her dusty
And he felt that the gods must have |
their will;
So he wigwagged back, with his trusted
whip,
And rode away with a trembling lip.
And the days went by, as days will 20.
-A''u the Judge was runaing-but mighty
And the weeks went by, as weeks will
And tear welled up in Miss DIS right !
eye.
Alas for Miss d. and alas for the Judpe,
The autumn ended for them in smndge
ana all was lost for the maid and the
For the Judge was only an ''also ran" +
Mi Miss d. returned to her endless task. .
The Judge resumed his weak. solemn N N
mask; '
And the world breathed freely once IL IL
again, &C
only: 1T might have been" Is Is
I might have been that her sinewy hand q
)nee more had clutched on a trembling al al
land nj
t might have been that the weakling u
group
Gould even have made the old Eagle
stoop;
might have been that the starved and Re
poor
again We're begging from door to door!
gr
md the Judge went back to his courts alb
Of law, M
md Miss D. went on with her raking sio
straw; eut
nd the world breathed freely once again Of
nd smiled as it thought: 1T could not -,
have beenm moi
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
REPUBLICAN RECRUITS.
Democrats Deserving Their Party Re-
cause of Its Managers.
lurand Kapids HeraId.l

(Grand Rapids HeraldD
New accessions to tile Republican
newspaper ranks are always welcome
and they are coming this year thick and
Iast, notable among them being some of
the Oldest Democrat papers in the land.
II is another Of the omens that bode I'M
to Judge Parker and his party, not be-
cause he is personally incapable. but he
cause his managers who muzzled him
before nomination and emasculated bis
speech OF acceptance later. are men
whose records reek with incidents tbsv
dare not openly avow and could NOT
themselves carry if made the nominees
Millions Of the noblest men in Ameri.
ca are Democrats, patriots good ana
true, who respond to their countrv's cen
IN emergencies and hasten to its defense
These men place principle before party
and back mp with their voices and votes
ihe newspapers protesting against dam
Eerous conditions when in any party
they appear Such Democrats aided in
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09
81 one time the politicians woro

oa At Il; one time the politicians were involv
eG N a dispute as to whether tho onr
soiIu soiIullo9 followed the flag or the 9ar
ioiio"ed the constitution. The onostios
I5 1s no longer worrying the peonle os ISttTi tIa
y 0iiited States or those Of the PbiIiDn;.'e .ue
too Eorto Rico, Hawaii and Cuba r t'Ies' bas
Deen ,ee demonstrated beyond a doubt +has has
peace tS: and content follow the % fac .nas an5
people 1 ai.ep cenoa all, Is more important to the
Quibble 10y UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

the election Of William Mckinley. They
naturally support Theodore Roosevelt
the man who was McKinley's associat he
IN that campaign and who has carried
out his policy with honest fidelity. More
democrat newspapers are coming and
with them host of men who have the
the flag. -'''0"
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

The farmer gets the benes+ =,
ton in the improved home morI,a4 pT9yeG- T3l.
s,inina sTm5na prosperity in manufacturing in
= i'iins. nl IN transportation and in an Iinas
oi.l ot business the consumption among ali
tt'oSses ~ ESQ OF consumers is increased and nd
lne farmer gets good prices for ali H. b;a
products. Silent mills and factories onS TiI
.,'lo-5 sel,elal stagnatIon of business cause Do
creased sae consumption and tile farmer er' sue ue
Milford chronicle., 1904-09-09

So David B. Hill has announced hi,
intention of retiring from politics Ian.
uary l, 1905, regardless Of the result .,
the National or State elections DoviJ
Is only sixty years old, but this de+ar'
mination indicates that he is already
weary Of the Sisyphean labor Of rolling
a dead weight up the White House bilI
''Iis the sunset Of life gives us mysti-
cal lore
And coming events cast their shadows
before"
But a sanguine soldier never begins
unbuckling his armOr on the eve Of q
battle.