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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
HIRED MALiGNER OF ROOSEVELT
RE6UKED BY IN DIANA MINISTER
Can Stand War, Fleas, Flies, Frogs
AMI All the other Plaques Of Pha.
.aoh, but Not Another democratic
Ad m nistratiOn

At the opening of the campaign the
Democratic managers asserted that
Friends, Dunkards and members Of 9TH
er peace-loving Christian societies would
oppose Mr.. Roosevelt's election. Inves-
tigation showed the assertion to be un-
true. Now the Democratic managers are
resorting to despicable means, in the
hope of winning few votes, b. are
meeting with merited rebuffs. ].
Showalter, who processes to be unk-
ard, has been employed by the Democrat
ic committee to do its dirty work. Here
is sample of the letters he is sending
to Indiana Dunkards and the kind of re-
plies he is receiving. The recipient Of
the letter quoted is preacher at Kappa,
Indiana. Showalter's letter follows:
Washington, ID. c., Sept. Is.
MY Dear Sir-I enclose you stamp.
ed envelope in which l want to ask you
to be good enough to send me the names
and addresses Of all the male members
Of your church who are over u years Of
age, or as many of them as you can.
"You will see by the enclosed slip just
what President Roosevelt thinks Of peo-
pie who profess the peace principi and
l simply want to put the same thug in
their hands so that II they vote at all
for him they can do 1t with their eyes
open. My people are all Dunkards, my
father being treasurer of the Old Folks
Home at Wmbervile.
II trust that God will speed the day
when all men will espouse the peace
principle as your good people have done,
the day when there will be none to ma
lign them for it.
Thanking you in advance for the ia
vor, am, very truly,
wv. ]. SHOWALTER."
The reply sent by the Dunkard preach
err was as follows:
Kappa, Ind, Sept. 10.
wv. J.. Showalter, Esq, Washington,
d. c.:
Dear Sir-1n reply to yours of the
18th inst, concerning President Roose-
velt's attitude toward those who do not
believe in war, will say that while
your statement may be correct, l ques-
ton it. Even IL the President Is war
like man, as you say, and il by electing
him we should be thrown into war,
would say that we can stand war. fam
inc, pestilence feas, flies, blood, frogs
and all the other plaques Of Pharaoh.
but, O, pray you, do not give us anoth-
er Cleveland. We couldn't stand anoth-
err of his administrations, and that II
what we would get from Parker.
You have thanked me in advance for
the names Of my brethren. will do
you greater favor than you asked I
will not send them. Their reply to you
would be in substance the same as mine,
but they might not take the care to ex-
press themselves pleasantly. Like me,
they are for Roosevelt: their minds are
made up"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
A Ne m ocrntlc Contrad lotion.

The following Is an, interesting illus
tration Of the way Democrats say ings
they don't believe, or the way they let .
few Of their members officially express
for them as collective whole views
that later on they can unoffitially and
individually repudiate. ...
The Democratic platform says: "WN
DENOUNCE PROTECTIONlSM AS
A ROBBERY OF THE MANY TO
ENRICH THE FEW" ea
James ]. Walsh. chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee Of Connec-
ticut, says, according to Raymond, Of
the Chicago Tribune: mo ONE Be
LlEvES IN FREE TRADE NOW
ADAYS, If FOR NO OTHER REAr
SON THAN BECAUSE THE TARlFF
is TIE EASIEST WAY OF R AtS-
ING REVENUE, AND THE TAXA
TlON Is FELT LESS THAN BIZ
ANY OTHER SYSTEM"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
Democrats and Protection.

The difference between the Republi-
can and Democratic parties on the tariff
question is radical and fundamental. The
former believes in protection to Ameri.
can industries because experience has
proved beyond doubt that 1t is promo.
tive OF the prosperity alNe Of capitalist
and workman, of manufacturer and wage
Garner. or employer and employe. The
Democratic party denounces protection
as robbery, and would wipe it out.
The Democratic platform attempts to
make an issue out Of tariff revision, but
when Democratic orators talk Of tariff
revision they mean destruction Of pro-
lection. 1t Is the protective principle
with which they are at war. The Re.
publican party believes in real tariff re-
vision. Conditions change, and as they
change the tariff needs modification to
meet the new conditions. The Repub.
lican party would revise schedules, but
still maintain protection, while the Demo
cratic party proposes not to revise SEIZED.
ules but to abolish protection.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
President's Letter to Irrigation Con.
gress,

Actter 10 irrigation SOns
The North Dakota Irrigation Congress,
IN session at Mandan, Sept. II, received
the following letter from President
Roosevelt:
=, Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 19.-My Dear
Mr. Williams: l am in receipt Of your let
YER OF the 10th inst. inviting me to be
present at the North Dakota State Irriga-
tion Congress on the eth inst. and I wish
IL were possible for me to be present, but
regret to say 1t Is not. During the time of
my presidency there has been no measure
IN which l have taken keener interest
than that which started the policy Of ma
tional aid to the cause Of irrigation.
l nave felt that the use Of the rivers and
smaller streams Of the States of the great
plains and Rocky Mountains for irrigation
was even more important to the future of
this country than the improvement Of the
course OF these same rivers, lower down, as
an aid to navigation, and when became
President one Of the first things to which
turned my attention was the effort to Sc
cure the passage Of the law which inaugu-
rated this system.
l congratulate the people of North Da.
kota-indeed, ! congratulate the people of
all the United States-upon the fact that
this work has begun. 1t will be of meal
culable benefit to the people Of the semi
arid regions, and therefore to the people of
the whole country, for In this country
whatever benefits part OF 1t benefits all.
With best wishes, believe me, sincerely
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

The foregoing table Is furnished through
the courtesy of Mason, Lewis Il Co., bank
ers and bond dealers, Of Chicago and Bos-
ton.
Mr.. Parker Is probably right in think
ing that if there was return to Demo-
cratic policies municipalities would is
sue less bonds. They probably could
not, If they would. The reason is sim
pie. Democratic victory would again
create depression in the investment mar
kets, prices Of municipal bonds would
go to pieces, municipalities could not
issue such bonds except at exceptional
cost to taxpayers, and they would be fore
ed to the alternative either Of not spend
ing money in furtherance Of improve
ments commensurate with their growth,
or they would have to enormously in
crease taxes, and so let present taxpay-
ers pay the entire bill for benefits which
posterity would enjoy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Republicans Alone Deserve Credit for
Jnaugurating the Service.

Republicans Alone Deserve Credit for
InauRuratinG the Service.
When Democrats assert that their
party Is the "father" Of rural free de.
livery, they willfully misstate the facts.
1t is charity to call their assertion a
plain falsehood, for it is deliberate lie,
uttered with the intention to deceive
many persons. Rural free delivery had
its origin under the Harrison admins
tration, and Postmaster General Wana-
maker was its father" lie proposed
and established the first experimental
route. When the Democrats came into
power, under President Cleveland, they
did everything possible to kill the rural
free delivery; In fact, they absolutely
refused to expend any Of the $4,000
congressional appropriation for Its nour-
ishment, and both Postmasters General
Bissell and Wilson, In their annual re-
ports, did their utmost to discredit it.
President Cleveland also threw cold
water on it in a hostile message to Con-
gress. When Mckinley became Presi-
dent, rural free delivery was pushed to
the front as Republican policy. This
policy has been continued under Presi-
dent Roosevelt, until now there are
about 1880 routes In operation. No
farmer need be deceived by Democracy's
false claims, for the record shows that to
Republicans alone belongs the credit OF
and fostering mail SER
vice that Is of incalculabls benefit to
rural communities.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
THEY WILL HAVE THEIR SAY.
The Plain People and Their Candidate
for President.

The Tbatn TcOple anu Anetr Cou0l0otO
for President.
1t Is about time that the plain people
had their say; the farmers, mechanics,
railroad men, store-keepers, sailors,
teamsters and general workers all along
the line Of American industrial life.
These men are tired Of the ceaseless
adultation given to the fortunate few;
tired Of the neglect in which the for
tunate many are left. The fortunate few
are the accumulators Of vast wealth and
corresponding houses, lands, and the APP
pearance OF ease. The fortunate many
are the workers who live in comfort, but
do not have. race horses, yachts or auto
mobiles to kill time, yet these last nam.
ed fortunate men want to be heard In
the councils Of the nation. They are de-
termined to have a President who re.
spects and cares for the plain people,
one who has declared and who has lived
M to the declaration that EACH MAN,
NO MATTER WHAT HIS OCCUPA.
TON, HIS RACE, OR HIS RELI.
GIOUS BELIEF, IS ENTITLED TO
BE TREATED ON HIS WORTH AS
A MAN, IN ANY AND ALL PLACES,
UNDER ANY AND ALL CONSIDER
ATOMS"
That is the kind Of democracy which
is real--not a name merely. II is the
democracy of the first citizen Of the
United States, man born into the Re
publican party, consistent Republican
all his life and one who puts to shame
the injustice and inhumanity Of the
party which calls itself Democratic"
This man Of common sense, justice and
Christian brotherhood Is Theodore ROose-
welt, our President now, and our Presi-
dent to be until 1908.
The plain people will have chance
to speak out loudly early next November.
And they will give no uncertain sound
when their day comes. They will elect
their man by such majority as will
astonish the world.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
Con fidence in Roosevelt.

Not all public men who are popular
enjoy public confidence in the same Dc.
gree. People may say of a public man:
II admire him for his brilliancy and 70
sourcefulness, but I am not sure that
his motives are altogether disinterested."
No person speaks that way Of Prest-
dent Roosevelt. People not only admire
his ability and resourcefulness, but they
have absolute confidence in his integrity,
il the purity Of his motives and in his
determination to administer the govern
ment In the interest Of the whole people.
That being the case, why not re-elect
him and a Congress that will hold mp
his hands? Why vote to remove tried
and faithful public servant, or for Z
Congressman who would try to tie his
hands and embarrass bis administra.
ton?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

~ vucuirticc Oe0iaviA1s>,e ,.ss,ass--s----
nese farmer becomes our competitor.
The land value will regulate the price
Of the product, and no competitor, the
world over, can enter the market against
our western prairie. We can place our
foodstuffs in the Oriental market at
prices which will prove less than the
cost of producing them in Asia, and
right here comes the question: With
this future before it, what are the pos
Sbilities of the arid West? An untold
treasure house, the products of which
will, in one year, exceed in value, all the
gold coin since the world began.
Another great advantage for the farm
er is, that unlike the manufacturer who
must educate the Orient in the use of
MS products, there are no prejudices to
overcome in the case Of foodstuffs. The
Orientals know their value, and the
market is already made and waiting. 1t
Is one that cannot be taken from us.
Our Personal Duty.
The twentieth century opens for the
United States with its industrial ma
chlnery adjusted to the production of
wealth on scale of unprecedented mag
nitude. In land. in labor. supplemented
by best inventive skill; in wealth-the
three great agents of production, this
country easily leads the world
The reclamation of the arid West and
the extension Of our Oriental trade are
patriotic questions in which our ma
tlonal honor, pride and profit are at
stake. Whosoever commands the sea
commands the trade; whosoever COM
mands the trade of the world commands
the riches of the world, and consequent
~ the world itself.
This country has too much at stake to
Jeopardlze such vast interests and pos
slbillties Every one knows what Roose-
welt has done for the West and where he
stands on the questions Of Oriental trade.
what has Parker ever done for the
west! Does he know that such coun-
try exists?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
Why Does Parker Object.

The Democratic presidential candi-
date says, in substance, that President
Roosevelt advocates violent methods of
diplomacy; that is, he has departed from
the old style, believes in a straightfor-
ward expression Of exactly what the at
ttude Of this nation is, and does not hes
itate to say that this nation is quite pre-
pared to take care Of itself.
Well, what would you have? Are we
not great nation, practically owning,
with our Canadian brothers, great con-
tinent and quite prepared, not merely to
suggest but to assist In the affairs Of the
world? And Is it not a duty?
Why does ex-Judge Parker, David
Bennett Hills ex-political manager, OBJ
ject to this?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
Elect a Republican Hou.e.

Nearly every American citizen who
will vote for President in the coming cleo
ton will also vote for a Representative
in Congress. 1t Is to be hoped that no
Republican will fail to vote for the Re-
publican candidate for Congress In biz
district. While the national honor and
the public welfare demand the election Of
President Roosevelt, and while the rea-
sons for his election are overwhelming
and unanswerable, those for the election
of a Republican House Of Representa-
tives are equally so. With Democratic
House Mr.. Roosevelt would be almost
helpless to carry out the great Republi-
can policies to which he Is committed.
No Republican should be induced BY any
consideration not to vote for the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in Als
district.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
hhey nave otscnStnSu~~ -
proved Under Republican HoIicies.

| ahSy nave StsCuR
| proved Under Republican Policies.
The same Republican policies which
have strengthened the credit Of the Uni
ted States government and caused its
| bonds to rise steadily in value have also
promoted the credit of States, municipal
tiles, school districts, etc, which can
now issue bonds to far greater advant-
| age than eight years ago, thus resulting
In great saving to taxpayers. Owing to
the increase in the general prosperity,
savings have steadily accumulated and
have become invested largely in bonds
, issued by municipalities in furtherance
of public improvements.
Eight years ago, in Democratic times
municipalities and States found it even
more difficult than the general govern
ment to sell bonds except at great sacri-
flee. owing to the extreme depression in
the investment markets. Public i'm
provements, therefore, had to wait in.
definitely since the money for them could
not be obtained. except by excessive in
crease in taxation.
The change, however, within the last
eight years from bad to good, as regards
the credit of these local governments and
their ability to borrow money for needed
Improvements, is an evil thing from the
Democratic standpoint.
In his speech to the Democratic edi-
tors at Rosemount on September 8, AL
ton B. Parker bewailed the ''extrava-
gance in Federal, State and municipal
governments" and dolefully noted: "The
Indebtedness of the municipal govern
ments is steadily piling up, BOND IS
SUES ARE INCREASINGLY FIRE.
QUENT, and the people have not the
satisfaction, in many instances, of full
equivalent in improvements for the
money expended"
The appended table shows how In
seven typical cities of the United States,
about evenly distributed geographically,
municipal credits have risen during the
last eight years Of Republican prosperity,
and have made 1t possible for public i'm
provements to be accomplished with dim
inishing burden to taxpayers. The table
compares the basis on which these bonds
were sold in 1895 and 1896 with the
basis on which they have been sold this
year. (Of course the lower the basis
the greater the advantage to the NUM-
cipalities in placing new issues and the
greater the advantage to investors who
hold the original issues) Here are the
figures:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
why West Should Vote for H,n,

Why West Should Vote for Him.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept. q,
speaking Of the National Irrigation Act,
said:
THAT Theodore Roosevelt was one Of the
foremost to appreciate the benefits and that
he lent most powerful reinforcement to the
society In Its finally successful appeal to
Congress, Is not the least Of his claims to
the support Of the Republican people. The
setting apart Of the proceeds of public lands
as fund to be used in the construction
back to the government through the sale
Of the irrigated lands at advanced prices as
the work prOgresses-has In the minds Of
many given the final impetus needed to
carry the dreams Of the early lrrigationis
to a anal contamination"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

Democratic legislation has never erect
ed a factory, or given a workingman a
Job, or increased his wages. On the
contrary, it has put out factory fires
that Republican legislation had lighted,
it has closed mills that Republican legis-
lation had opened, and 1t has taken jobs
from thousands Of workingmen to whom
Republican legislation had given employ.
ment. No American workingman owes
anything to the Democratic party.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

mo other Admin istrati0n In our his.
world, has more consistently stood for
the broadest spirit Of other h God in
our common humanity, or has held q
more rssolute attitude Of protest
aRainst every wrong that outraged
the civilization of age, at home or
abroad. ''-Roosevelt's letter of acceptance.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14
Knows Its own Child.

In discussing the irrigation law at
Billings, Mont, Sept. 26, Senator Fair
banks said: After a Republican Con-
gress enacted the irrigation measure
upon the recommendation of a Repub-
lican President, Democratic conven-
ton has the effrontery deliberately tn
claim that Democracy is the author of
the great irrigation policy"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

Parker Is strict constitutionalist and
Herrick is one Of those party bosses
who wants to know what's the constitu-
ton, got to do with the natural right
OF the citizen with the longest judicial
pull to knock the persinmon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

1.-THE Republican party has not been
the nerveless party Of expediency. Il
has stood for the right and challenged
all Corners. It has met every emer-
sency which has arisen upon the high
level Of duty and honor. Above mere
party trium phi, 1t has put the welfare
Of the people. Ex-senator Fairbanks at Sara.
TINA
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

Everybody cheerful. Everybody busy.
Business booming. Crops selling for big
prices. The nation at peace, and on good
terms with the whole world. WHAT'S
THE MATTER?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-10-14

And Parker thinks the army and navy
are too expensive. But nothing can
frighten those national defenders.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-12

liized or serni-civilized, as well as upon
the commerce of other peoples The
Moros are In large part still in the stage
or culture where the occupations of the
pandlt and the pirate aressthose most
mighty regarded; and IT has not been found
practical to give them self-goyernments in
the sense that We have been giving 1T to
the Christian inhabitants. To abandon
tne Moro country. as our opponents pro-
pose IN their platform, would be pre-
clseiy as II twenty five years ago we had
Withdrawn the army and the: civil agents
from within and around the Indian reser-
yat1ons In the West at time when the
sioux and the Apache We're still the ter
ror OF our settlers. It would be criminal
apsurd1ty; and vet our opponents have
pledged themselves thereto If successful
IN the coming election they would either
nave to break faith, or else do an act
Wnlch would leave an indelible stain upon
our national reputation for courage and
Tor good sense. During the. last five years
more has been done for the material and
ever before since the islands first came
within the ken of civilized man. We have
opened before them vista of orderly de-
Veiepment in their own interest, and not
a policy of exploitation. Every effort is
beng made to fit the islanders for self
government. and they have already i'm
large measure received it, while for the
Ilrst time in their history their personal
rights and civil liberties have been guar
anteed. They are being educated; they
nave peen given schools; they have been
gwen libraries; roads are being built for
their use; their health is being cared for:
they have been given courts in which
they receive Justice as absolute as it is
IN. our power to- gllara nt 90 80,