The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-20
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the second Cleveland administration,
| the most disastrous In the history oil
the nation, the Republican party was
called upon to succeed the Democratic
party at the helm of state. Never be-
fore in the history of the United States
was business SO depressed. The public
treasury was empty: private enterprise
was dead; banks were closed, factories
had shut down; workingmen were idle,
and the tramp Of the army Of unem-
pIoyed was heard marching to Wash
ington to demand the expenditure OF
public monies-of which there was
none-upon the public roads in order
that men might earn bread and meat
for their families. The leaders on
both sides agreed that prosperity was
reputation declared that the party that
brought back prosperity would be
given a vote Of confidence by the
people.
In the campaign OF 1896 the Republi-
can party was successful. Mckinley
was elected and following up his de-
clared intention to reopen the factories
Of the country instead Of its minis, an
era ofunprecedented prosperity immedi-
ately began and has continued to the
present day. Mckinley received his
vote OF confidence in 1900, and Roose-
welt, his successor, received his vote
of confidence in 1904, the most magni-
ficent ever accorded to any candidate
for the presidency.
The record of the achievements of the
Republican party and OF the presidents
it has furnished to the nation is only
surpassed by the party's effort to keep
its promises to the people and to
deserve their confidence. The last
congress passed the bill regulating
railroad rates, the pure food and meat
inspection bills, the free alcohol bill
for the use ofmanufacturers heemploy-
ers' liability statute, d bill fixing the
type of the Panama Canal and law
limiting the immunity of witnesses in
criminal cases to more certainly puE.
ish violations of the anti trust laws.
While the legislative branch of the
government was active in securing to
the people needed reforms, the execu-
tiyewas equally active in bringing about
peace between warning nations, of pros
ecuting and conyicting violators the.
anti-trust laws, expelling grafters from
the public service and convicting them
in the courts of the land, relieving our
own state and the south generally in
time of epidemic, ending the revolution
in Cuba, yet preserving the integrity
OF the island and republic, and, finally
in establishing this government firmly
in it's position of exemplar for the ma
tions of the world.
Prosperity and its continuance, and
the continuance of strong, virile,
honest administration at Washington,
are still the issues before the people,
and there can be no doubt tina in the
appro aching congressiona al election, as
we'll as in the presidential election OF
1908, the people will renew the commits
sion Of the Republican party. win
the state of Louisiana, which needs
the application of the principles of our
party as much as does any state in the
Union, ii not more so than any other.
refuse TO join her sister states in re-
tanning the Republican party in power?
There can be and there is no denial OF
the assertion that Louisiana needs the
principles Of the Republican party and
is opposed to those of the Democratic
party. Our representatives in con.
gress, elected as Democrats, furnish
ample proof of this statement by vot-
ing with the Republicans on all meas
ures; and when they are tainted with
this fact by their Democratic COL
leagues. their excuse is that they must
rise above their party to save their
constituents. In jhe recent campaign
TOR the Democratic nomination in this
district, 1t was repe atedly urged il the
interest Of Col. Sam Robertson that
he was the ranking Democratic mem
Der OF the ways and means committee
and would become Oh airman OF that
Important committee in the event tn at
the Democrats controlled the house of
representatives during his tenure of
Office. As matter of fact, Col. Rob.
ertson and the entire Louisiana dele
CATION as well have been repeatedly
read out Of the Democratic party al
Washington because of their sympathy
with and votes for Republican meas
ures. Even had the Democrats cap
tured the house, Col. Robert
son could never have hoped to be-
come chairman OF his committee: and
the same thing applies to other mem
bers OF the delegation occupying>pos |
tions on important committees.
Ii these committee places are so |
as all concede thew are. il |
it not manifestly to the interest of the
people of Louisiana to send represent
atives to congress who can hold places |
on and WELD influence in these com
mittees at all times-not alone during
the far separated periods of brief |
Democratic aseendeney, when their
positions and influence would prob |
ably be lost because of sympathy with |
the principles and policies of the
opposite party?
In this connection, however, I must |
not do my distinguished opponent an |
injustice. He has never been to con- |
oresa md ha b as never I . u -