Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-11
Mr.. BreidenthaI would have sav
his own reputation among Populists
keeping his mouth shut.
MoNEAL's PHILOSOPHY.
Some Republican Gospel Expoundsd
tho state Printer.

Some Republican Gospel Expoundod
tina state Printer.
Thomas A. McNeal draws this p|
ture showing why Republicans n
standing by their party:
"For when this Republican edit
begins to turn his typewriter loose
il were, in the words Of Robert Ingd
soil, the past rises before him like
dream. He sees on the pictured ca
vas of memory q nation divided a
ready to fall. He sees the gatheriI
storm, the dun war clouds that see
to obscure the sun of hope. He hea|
the roll of drums and the tramping
troops of young men going out to ba
tie, He sees the worn haggard III
OF the first Republican president, "A
raham Lincoln, bowed with the awf
weight of his responsibilities; beari1
on his shoulders the accumulated si1
Of the nation; treading the wine pre-
of Gods wrath. He sees in that ho1
of darkness and blood and storm Il
Democratic party assembling in n
tional convention, denounoing the pre-
ident and declaring the war failuI
He hears tho cheers of the rebel hos
for a Democratic candidate and u
Confederate government continual
the bloody struggle buoyed up by t1
hope that the Republican party migl
be defeated and Democracy triumph
He sees Lincoln reelected, the la
hone of the Confederacy crushed an
the sunshine of glorious peace bred
through the clouds and light with ne
splendor the fields plowed by cannq
wheels and drenched with the blood
brothers. He sees the gigantic task
reconstruction begun and the shattd
ed credit of the nation re-establishd
under a Republican administrator
He sees during this period the DEM
cratic party continually opposir
every movement in the way OF resto1
alton and impeding every step In "
way of re-establishment of~ehe cred
of the nation. He hears the Democra
ic leaders denounce in unmeasurd
terms the second Republican pres
dent, Ulysses S. Grant. He sees I'll
nation advance in power and inhuend
in spite of opposition. He sees \
enormous debt reduced at rate M
paralleled in the history of nation
and its commerce extended in a wa
that excited the wonder and admir-
tion Of all civilized people. He SEQ
the policy Of the nation reversed 4
last and Democratic president an
Democratic congress installed in tA
nations capital. He sees the era 4
prosperity replaced by an era OF d|
preston and despair. He sees III
highways filled with idle and ragge
men looking vainly for employment
He sees the marching OF Coxey armid
toward Washington, demanding tina
Congress furnish them with emplo]
ment and bread. He sees the n2tiond
debt increased hundle1s of millioI1
and a long session of congress pass 4
fruitless discussion by men who an
unable to formulate or agree on AM
line of policy. He sees the ma ion aGa1
reverse itself by an overwhelming ma
jority and the Republican party agai
installed in power. He sees again th
sun of prosperity burst forth in all il
grandeur and power. Ele s es tn
smoke again belching from the tai
chimneys Of factories that had bee
closed and hears the mighty hum q
the industries again set in motion q
an exultant people. He sees wagd
raised and Jobs hunting for men Il
stead Of men hunting for jobs. n
sees the great apostle of protection
the beloved Of his party and his natio
stricken down by the bullet of an al
sassin and the people bowed with sol
row as the gentle spirit of MclNnle|
goes out and up to meet is God. FL
sees the reins of government gras5e|
by the firm hand of Roosevelt and UNI
der his magnificent leadership the nd
t ON rising to still greater heights q
prosperity and glory. He secs oar nal
floating on every sea respected by 81
cry nation and our government recod
nized IS the most potent force fo
peace. Is it any wonder as the visiot
widens las the picture grows in mas
nifcent beauty, as he listens to tn
swelling anthems of a happy peopl
and the laundering chorus OF IN
dustry, that he grows exultant and
proud Of the fact that he is part d
the Republican party?"