The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-10
STANDS ON IT'S RECORD
Republican Party's Textbook Makes
Roosevelt Administration Its Plea.

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Republican Party's Textbook Makes
/ Roosevelt Administration Its Plea.
! Washington, Sept 10.-The republi.
can party, it's achievements for half a
century and particularly it's record in
the present congress, is commended to
the voters Of the country in the cam.
Epaign textbook.
Radicalism or conservatism, it is de.
[ clared. are never matters of concern to
republicans, but it is stated "they are
content with practical and progressive
ideas, and the maturing Of those ideas
into positive performance. Every
statement made and. all figures are de.
clared in the foreword of the book te
pc official or authoritative, and the
/ foreword concludes:
cation Of republican doctrine and poll
cles and party record the best plea that
can De made for continuation in
! Advance in Ten Years.
In discussing the campaign issues of
| i9o6, the book calls attention to the
fact that since the termination of the
nifty third congress, in 1895, the house
OF representatives has been republican
and adds that "there is every reason to
expect that a substantial working re-
publican majority will be elected next
November" During those ten years,
1 u is stated, we. have made a greater
advance as nation and people than
was ever made before in a generation,
and IN many respects greater than dur
ing our whole previous history. There
cannot then be the least doubt of re.
| publican success if the voters study
carefully the record Of the two par.
l ties.'
| "There will be thousands and hun
"who will vote for the drst time in No
vember, who, We're mere children wher
| the democrats last had a majority il
the house. Of representatives and they
| do not all wildly remember the awful
times and conditions brought on the
! country by that congress. a.
i Republicans Save Nation. :: w /
''They were not born when the only
democratic president since the civi
in arms when Grover Cleveland sent hi,
famous or Infamous free trade MESSAGE
! to congress and when, year after, thu
Ubiquitous Mills bill was framed ani
! PASSED by the democratic house of rep
resentatives Of the fftieth congress
But. fortunately, there was then a re-
publican senate to prevent the enact
ment of a free trade law, and disaster
and calamity was for the time averted
But in 1898, the democrats had the
presidency as well as both senate and
1 house#of Representatives,, and the work
Of that single ,fiftx;third. congress cost
many billions Of dollars and incalcu
liable suffering. These facts should bt
weighed with the record of the repub
lican party before and since, and espe
cially should the record of the present
congress be studied, for tho its worl
is not yet finished, more has ALREADY
been done in one session than by AM
previous congress since the war Of The
rebellion. The fiscal year which closed
June 30, and the calendar year 80 far
gave, and is giving us new records il
every phase Of our industrial life, an6
only democratic success can prevent il
any way it's continuance. =.
Points to Prosperity.
i: Only democratic success, it is de
clared, can prevent the giving to thu
people of the country new records il
every phase Of cur industrial life.
The book then continues: "Republi
cans have a right to claim that ou1
financial, commercial and industrial ad
vancement is due to the laws enacted
and executed by. their party leaders
The party came into power when thu
government and the people were practi
cally bankrupt and without credit. a
disputed union was restored, the vas
expenses of war provided, specie pay
ments resumed; protective tariff
amended from time to time and the
.development Of the country continued
till the democratic check came il
19O4.''
|, But it is stated "the people were
quick to see their mistake and at the
first opportunity restored the republi ,an
party to full power, and no party change
has been made since during period
of ten years.
The industrial situation is claimed
to be unparalleled in the annals of ma
lions. Our volume of employment,
the statement continues, "our rewards
of labor, our enjoyments Of life were
never before equaled, and, best Of all
there is no sign Of abatement or sigma
of retreat. There is prospect of still
greater and grander results and only
the rankest pessimist can ssee cloud
in our national material horizon.'
Built Up Home Market. T.,
I Because of the various financial ane
tariff measures Of the republican party
which the book says, have brought
about competition in manufactures, il
! is declared, that a home market has
/ been built up in this country, 'tof suct
/ magnitude that for several years W.
have given full employment at wage.
/ about double those paid when the re
| publican party came into power. II
some cases. these wages are treble ant
quadruple what they were in 1902.
! A list <of twentythree instances Of
important republican Legislation fol
/ lows, beginning with the homestead Law
. signed by Lincoln.
! The important laws cited as enacted
at the last session of congress includes
the subjects of railway rates, Panama
canal, pure food, meat inspection, free
alcohol, statehood admission, consular
| reorganization, national quarantine
/ against yellow fever, rigid steamboat
inspection, limitation Of, immunity OF
witnesses in criminal cases, promotion
Of militia efficiency, aid for San Fran
cisco, establishment of national Gene
terry, embracing the grave of Andrew
Jackson with fifteen acres of land
marking Of the. graves of confederate
soldiers, jamestown exposition aid
800 public acts altogether, 1896 private
1 pension acts. i y
Measures Left Over.
I, Among the measures referred to. "a.
left over for the next session of ths
present congress are: The Santo Do
mlngo, Isle Of Pines, and Morocco trea
! ties; immigrating restriction Gin con
ference; Senator Smoot s right to seat