The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS,
Success Depends on Two Duties Be.
ing Performed.

ing Performed.
Every Democrat should see 10 a
that his Republican nelghbors are en-.
lightenod on the wisdom of Democrat.
ic policies and their far.reaching eff.
fect on the welfare OF the whole peo.
pie. There Is a very confused idea
in the minds Of many Republican
voters about what their own party
really stands for and an entirely
wrong conception of what the Demo.
cratic policies are. Tho growth of
the trusts and the vast merger OF
tho wealth of the country in few
hands is In consequence Of the laws
passed by congress, when controlled
by the Republicans. The great in.
crease In the cost of living can be
mainly charged to the tariff shelter
ing the trusts and combines by pro.
tecting those corporations from for
cign competition. There have been
several comprehensive speeches made
on the tariff and trust issues by Con-
gresham Williams, which can be OBJ.
tanned from tho Democratic congress.
sional committee, Washington, D, c.,
and n speech by congressman Towne
which coming from former Re.
publican, especially appeals to Re
publicans-on present and past is.
sues.
II you send the name of a Rcpub.
lican neighbor whom you think is
honestly open to fair argument o..
the great issues that divide the par.
ties, the speech of Mr. Towac will
be mailed to him.
Elections are won In two ways,
first by accessions from the enemy
by converting Republicans from the
error OF their ways, and then by get.
ting out the Democratic vote At
every election, other perhaps than
the election of president, there are
enough stay.at.home votes to change
the result in the close and doubtful
districts so no greater service can
be rendered to the party and to the
country than to see that all known
A Democratic congress will NEAR
that a tariff reform bill will be passed
by the house of representatives, and
If the senate rejects it, that will com
pei the attention Of the country and
force the issue OF tariff revision In
the national election Of 1908. 1t
would also mean that bill reducing
those tariff duties that exceed 100 per
cent. would be sent to the senate
and thus discover the actual Republic
an friends OF the trusts that those
enormous and cXurbi,ant duties pro
tect.
A Democratic house OF representa-
tives will also investigate the gov
eminent departments, where many
scandals Turk that have been hidden
and suppressed by the Republicans
for the good Of the party"
1t will also mean that when the
next congress meets in December
1907, the law for the control OF the
railroad rates can be amended to
meet any changes found necessary by
the Interstate commerce commission
or to cover any provision Of that law
that may be decided as uncoastitu
tional
The Republican leaders, from Pros
ident Roosevelt down, have decided
and declared they will stand pat on
the trustfostering tariff. which Ia the
main cause OF the enormous Concen
tration Of wealth in few hands and
the enormous increase in the cost OF
living To stand pat and submit tC
be plundered by the trusts is un
American, and the Democratic party
confidently appeals TO Independent Re
publican voters to Join in reforms that
are imperatlvely needed for the wei
fare of the people.