The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-26

opinions and prejudices I expounded
the "so-called virtues" of the Demo
cratic party and exposed the $50
called vices" of the Republican party
for two national campaigns. and con-
tinued to vote the Democratic ticket
(although l took no part in the cam
paign) until the election of 1902.
by that time l had realized that
Mr.. Bryan was mistaken in his views
upon the money question, and believ-
ed then and believe now, that the cause
of the panic of 1893. was lack of con-
fidence in the. ability of the Demo-
cratic party to manage the govern
mental affairs and the free trade"
policy of the Democratic party, which
was put in operation by passing the
Wilson bill"
81 was also satisfied that Mr.. Bry-
ans prophecies were all false, and
saw that Immediately after the cleo
ton of Mr.. Mckinley in 1896, conf
dence was restored, the price of all
farm products Immediately advanced
and labor, that had been idle for
years, was employed at good wages,
and factories that had been upon a
standstill. were again turning out the
manufactured products.
Convinced of Error.
After two years of patient inves-
tigation, l have become convinced
that the demagogue in politics is a
IL, 70 nd hot
cry voter should use his every en-
deavor to expose him. This govern
ment wants a sound financial policy,
just such as the Republican party
has given It. The laboring man Of
this nation wants a protective tariff i,
just such as the Republican party
has given him. The legislation of
the Republican party protects the lab
oring man of this country against
coming into competition with the pau
per labor of Europe. By it, the labor
ing man of today is able to provide
for his family in respectable man
ner, and move in as good society as
the merchant or banker. Labor and
capital should not be enemies; they
are dependent upon each other, and
the energies Of every true American
should be devoted to bringing about
q better feeling between them and to
erase from the minds of the laboring
man, the false teachings of the politi-
cal demagogue, that would ride into
Office as a reward for his folly. The
Republican party to which has been
referred the settlement Of all difi-
cult questions, will amicably settle
the disputes between capital and la
Dor, and by its wise legislation, con-
troll the capital of the country, in
such way that labor will receive its
just reward.
Believes in Expansion.
Il believe In expansion. I believe
that this country Is the greatest ma
ton on earth. and there IL no reason
for taking q backward step. | be-
lieve that the cherished memory of
the boys who sacrificed their lives
on San Juan hill. should not be bur-
led in shame by surrendering to the
whipped enemy, nor any other peo-
pie, the acquired territory, but that
the memory of their valor should be
forever perpetuated, by giving the &C
CURED territory a place in this ma
ton.
Il believe in the construction Of
the Panama canal, and the Republi-
can party will, in the near future,
make a reality out of what has been
a dream for centuries by constructing
a canal across the isthmus of Pan
anna.
"One other reason that / cannot
leave out is, that l am opposed to the
policy of the Democratic party in
prefacing every platform for the past
twelve years with the phrases, we
are unalterably opposed and we
view with alarm There is no cause
for alarm in the present conditions,
nor has there been any since the as
tendance of the Republican party to
power in 1897, and there is no policy
advocated by the Republican party
for the past eight years that should
be opposed, and those two phrases
have formed the principal part of the
Democratic platform for the past
twelve years, / fully made up my
mind that l could no longer adhere
to its teachings, and therefore aban-
doned its faith and declared my al
legiance to the Republican party, in
whose principles firmly believe"
Will Vote for Roosevelt.
Recruits to the Republican ranks
come from among the older as well
as the younger followers of the Dem
ocratic standard, and from the north
ern as we'll as the southern part Of
the state. The Winamac Republican,
in recent issue prints an interview
with Democrat of forty years stand
ing, long prominent in the affairs Of
his county. The Republican says:
Noah R. Freeman, one of Pulaski
county's oldest and most respected
and substantial citizens, openly de-
clares that he will vote for Roosevelt
this year. Mr.. Freeman is sixty-six
years old, and is hale and hearty and
jolly as any young man in town. He
was raised a Democrat, and has al
ways voted the Democratic ticket,
but has the courage of his convic-
tons, and says there is nothing in q
mere name. I'm for Roosevelt"
says he, because he's my type of a
man. I'm for sound money, because
II makes times good, and that's best
for my neighbors and for me. The
tariff does not need tinkering with.