The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-01

necred WIN me. pUITuceI afraIrs or my
party. | am not unwilling, my friends
that the keenest investigation as TO
the lives and purposes OF men who
seek public preferences shall be made
IL only this investigation Is permitted
TO extend TO all parties. and is made in
a spirit OF honesty and sincere desire
10 serve the people and the state. but
in this case, when through misrepre-
sentation and villification, these news.
papers have paraded the alleged nm.
worthiness Of certain persons before
their readers. they add TO their state.
ments the charge that Fred Warner
will be controlled by designing men
and by improper influences.
Declaration Of independence.
Permit me To say here now, my
friends. that Fred Warner has not
been and will not be controlled by any
man or any Influences that are not
honest and not upright. and which do
not seek the advancement OF the best
interests OF the state. From many
who are here today | have sought Off.
cial favor In the past. You have re-
lied upon my integrity as to what I
would do and IN the same way you
have relied upon my integrity as to
the things would not do. | have
never forgotten. as the matter Of most
Importance in all my political transac-
tons, that duty TO the people who had
given me power and who were trusting
me, should be first and should remain
first in my mind, am glad
more than a little proud, to note
tlat in all that Is being
do in the future. not one word has been
said against the things | have done IN
the past presume the records OF our
state have been scanned and my politi.
cal history has been gone over from
my first vote 10 the last, and yet you
viii bear me witness that not one OH.
cial act or mine is being referred to
as Il rcHSun why ans Republican or
any Democrat shoud oppose me IN
this capllsign.
am a Republican. but | would not
nsk Republicans TO vote for a nan
whose honesty or whose courage they
had good reason 20 doubt Since my
early boyhood | have shared In all the
struggles and attainments OF the Re
publican party which have been 80
closely connected with the struggles
and attachments OF our country as a
whole. I have been gladdened by Re.
publican victories and sorrowed by
Republican defeats. but that which is
most in my mind today as a reason
why l. as a Republican. should seek
TO maintain It's principles. is the ract
that the men Who have been our
party's leaders have been men Of wis.
dom and Of courage and OF honesty.
and ! am glad that IN the campaign
I'm which we are now engaged the Ra-
publican party has as its leader
Theodore Roosevelt. a man who Il
known and remembered for many
things, but who above an else was
selected as our party leader and as
our country's president because OF
bravery Ia his attacks upon corrup.
ton and wrong doing. aud for his
splendid courage Ia maintaining and
upholding the measures and tho mon
that are representative OF ripht do
ing and of sincerity and honesty
am especially pleased 10 see TINT orr
Democratic opponents ia this cam.
paign IN Michigan have thought II best
20 refrain altogether FROM efforts 40
prevent The election of President
Roosevelt and that my friend. Prof
Ferris the Democratic candidate FOR
governor by his silence. Is permitting
the impression 20 become current thar
he regards with disfayor the officially
selected national representatives Of his
party
The Power Behind Him.
II may not be pleasant to me. my
friends tand assure you Il is noD. to
be singled out as almost the only
target for abuse and unjust attack I'm
a great state campaign | am glad
that MIR. Ferris saw fit 20 make tho
statement In his Howell speech that
he believed Mr. Warner 10 be a good
man, but ] am sorry that ID seemed
best 90 him 60 add I'm that connection
the unkind suggestion. but think of
tho power behind him" The power
behind me, Mr.. Ferris and fellow citi.
zens. that | care more for than any.
thing else I'm the world. is the love and
respect which exists for me I'm M leagr.
one Oakland county home. | have
nConffuuQd IN nth marc