The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-11-25
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ReF'i the llth will be read with
interest by al;
Out Of the WelteT Of Democratic
disaster rise two commanding hg.
ures each with . messAge full Of
instruction and hops.
Joseph W. fOlk has won, next to
President Roosevelt, the most extra
ordinary personal triumph Of this
whole bewilderihg election. Mr.
Roosevelt has ridden VI . RepGbli-
can tidal-Waye raised, 10 IL true, in
great part Of his own popularity,
bat still owing much TO other IN
huences. But Mr.. Folks victory
Vas purely individual. He was the
only man on has ticket who carried
his state. He carried il purely on
his own record, not on that Of his
party or on 4 general inclination 10
LET well enough alone. He carried
u against the bitter enmity q the
principal leaders VI bis own party
He Was elected - = refOFmeF who
bad actully reformed things
prosecuting attorney who had sent
public rascals TO the PenitehtiaTy.
Mr.. Folks career is an inspiring
demonstration " the value u I'M.
compromising. aggressive honesty
30 q public man. Folk persOuifies
one &C the overwhelming issues Of
present and future POlities-crush
corruption.
The triumph 81 William L. Doug
les in Massachusetts, in even moe
spectacular than that Of FOlk, al
though not quite 90 strictly personal
Stsmming Republican landslide in
q state which even in normal years
Ia q Republican stronghold aud
which gave Roosevelt $4,000 plura-
hty, Mr. Douglas wins the Cover
nOrship by q majority that would be
q handsome one even for n candi-
dais Of the dominant party, and By
this triumph commands national at
tsntiOn. He i individually strong
with the masses, aud be had the
acuteness TO seine upon al Issue
that Massachusetts, clearly approves.
my election, says the Governor
elect 10 The World. means the
first gun in . battle for reciprocity
and tariff relief" Aud that gun
fred in Massachusetts, will be heard
round the world
Mr. Douglas explains:
made the 6ght solely on the
proposition that we should have
reciprocity and that al trust- which
ell their products abroad cheaper
than we can buy them here should
not BE- permitted 10 enjoy protection.
! gave them practical examples Of
the working Of the tariff. in
staheed . recent purchase Of $3.50.
600 Of leather which I bought from
the trust, on which there was . duty
Of S., OO0. ] gave eOncrete IllustFa-
tons In the wollen, cotton and other
trades.
IL was an Issue that touched Q
popular chord They said in the
national campaign that We had no
issue. We had the greatest. the
NEST vital Of tissues For some rea-
son u was subOrdinalsd in our
national campaign. II Was the one
issue Of ell others 10 have pressed.
We made our people understand
that the tariff and trust question ~
he same-that ID IL idle TO talk 0f
solving the trust question - long
~ We are sheltering these ''giaht
under our prOteetion sys-
len.
I told oar people that Massachu-
sits pat SC IN the protection poOl
Ior every dollar u took Oaii that
Dur G50,00o homes contributed
sG5. 000, 900 . year 10 the trusts;
hat the Steel Trust alone reaps
80. 000. 900 3 year out Of pF0teetiOn,
nd pockets ID, selling abroad cheap
q tkaa ne esn buy from Il. And
lst they have the assurance 10 tel
!. ths trust question has nothing 10
10 With the tariff
Two million Plarality Tor Rooss-
sll will not hide the handwFiting | /
a ~ val IL trust pEotectioa -
1nled ~ Ne vote q Massachusetts,
~ ''reeEso1ity and taEiG relief
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