The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-11-01
Vote for Principles.

The Democratic candidate Tor con-
gress who appeals 10 Republicans for
votes, with the excuse that he eau and
will support President Roosevelt's
policies, is either dishonest or ignorant.
The national house of representatives
is not mere aggregation Of men who
do what they please as individuals
from day to day. 1t is battle line
just as much as that between two op-
posing forces In war, The representa-.
tives Of the people in congress, all con-
trolled by party organization, repre-.
sent party policies. The Democratic
party made its policies two years ago,
when 1t opposed everything for which
President Roosevelt stood. ltopposed
Mr.. Roosevelt's election, not on per-
sonal grounds, for he has many Demo.
Gratis who are personal friends and adj
mirers, but because he stood for Re-
publican policies that are repugnant TO
the Democrats
President Roosevelt, still stands for
the policies which were written into
his platform two years ago, and Re-
publicans everywhere support him
more because he is Republican than
because he is a good and brave man.
The president has not asked any man
TO support him unless he believes 10
the same policies he represents He
will not ask Democrats In congress to
support his Republican policies. He
asks no man to be untrue to his political
convictions.
The Democratic candidate who
might be elected 10 congress by Re.
publican votes would not and could not
be true to those who elected him. He
would be compelled TO declare himself
the very first day of the session by 60.
ing into the Democratic caucus TO op.
pose all Republican policies and all
Republican members, He would vote
to elect John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi, and il he we're successful
Mr.. Williams would organize the com.
mittees by making Democratic chair.
men Of all the committees, and give
them majority no each and every
committee, so that all legislation re.
ported to the house would be in har.
mony with Democratic policies.
Thst is what Mr.. Williams would do,
and that is what the country would ex-
pect him to do. He would use all OF
his power to overturn Republican poll.
cies and establish in their place Dem
ocratic policies. There could be no
criticism OF Mr.. Williams, and no rea.
sonable complaint against any Demo-
crat aiding him In that effort But
the Republican who had voted for one
OF these Democrats for congress, be-
cause OF good fellowship or for any
other cause, would find that he had
fooled himself in supposing he could
vote for Democrat without voting for
Democratic policies as they are to be
worked out In congress.
A Republican may not like the Re.
publican candidate for congress, but
he is not voting for the man he per-
sonally likes as much as he is voting
for the individual who in congress will
uphold the president and maintain
Republican policies. Personality has
little to do with the vote as to who
shall be elected to congress. Policies
have everything to do with this ques.
tion. The Republican who wants to
help hold up the presidents hands
can do that only by voting for the Re-
publican candidate for congress. To
oppose that candidate is to oppose
Republican policies and to oppose
President Roosevelt Vote for your
Republican candidate for congress.