The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-11
THINGS ARE SORT 0'MIyED THIS YEAR

On July 1906 the field OF Gettysburg 10000 men
encamped hosts drawn mp line Of battle against each
other. They had certain things fight The issues be
them sharp and we'll Defined and when Pickett
charged Cemetery ridge the day Yank and Johnny
gagged each other with whoehearted single minded bravery
that stir the blood in every American heart this
day Those armies knew what they about The meaning
Of that campaign clear; and when Lee drew back from
the baptism Of fire Gettysburg the world knew that someone
was defeated
1t pity that have issues clearly defined,
and battle delivered frankly in this presidential campaign
But The words Yank and Johnny something.
DO the words republican and demecratl No
Ii the armies lay asleep the night Of July 2 %,
overpowerng command had gone forth changing the
whole alignment the fight would have been something like the
presidential campaign OF 1908 Suppose this overpowerng
mand had drawn line right angles with the lines OF battle
and oil the right wing Of Lees army with the left Of Meade
and said them you belong together" And to the lett wing
OF Lee and the right OF Meade had been said "You belong
together Now fight the the other side OF this new
line il would have made confusion would Il uotl
Longsreet and Pickett Stuart and Early would have been
put relations with Meade and Hancock and SedgNk
and Sheridan The armies made OF dsuuited halves
Of the old foes would have been under their old commanders
wearing their old uniforms responding their old ralying
cries following their old flags Their outward arrangements
would not have correspondent to their duties.
So is with the parties Call it Banism call Il Roose
vesm ovepowering force has drawn line right the
old battle line and the who really compose the armies OF
today wearing badges which distinguish the old armies
rather than the What is the issue today
The is "Shal the curbing OF monopoly. the struggle
OF the square deal. 60 on. shall it cease"
Roosevelt Bryan. Cummins. Hoke Smith. LaFolleste
Conner Of Aahamahcy the leaders of sidesome OF
them party democrats aud party republicans.
Aidrich ALISON. Parker. Daniel Bailey. Foraker Sullivan
Whitney HAethese the generals OF tho other And
OF them democrats and republicans
And the private soldiers used calling themselves -demo
Gratis aud republicans confused The old rayiug cries
will hands for the purpose Of lining up the
voters according their memories rather than their convc
tons The tomoms already sounding call the od line
republicans democrats to the coiors.
What eoofs, The TARIFF The fruits OF the WARP The
gold Standard Free sverl All dead for this year the
old slogan OF Fiityiourfory fightr The being
called on to vote bis memories. not his views.
The armies viii get lined up the ssues all their
new uniforms with raying eressometue In
the meantime the do individually what the party
organizations will do this ycarsit them
selves Don't vote for uniforms for party flags for party
yes They have all lost their meanings Watch the results of
the conventions and your principles II your principles
dominate your party convention. very well why
your principles anyhow