The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-09-23

great family is cooperative in its ideas
because of that very factor. We are
governed by no man or coterie OF men.
We govern ourselves. Those who exc
cute our laws are but our representa-
tives. our chosen representatives to exc
cute the laws as we would have them
selected because of their known views
asto government.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY THREATENS PROSPERITY.
Now in this hour your prosperity is
threatened by the Democratic party. In
the language of its platform it says that
II is in favor of a gradual reduction or
abolition of the duties which discrimi-
nate in favor of you against those OF
other lands until the country is on
basis of tariff for revenue only
If YOU should return it to power,
either in whole or in part, what will be
the result? With congress and the exc
cutiye or the president of the United
States Democratic, in fulflment of the
pledges of their platform it will put you
upon basis or tariff for revenue only
and wipe out the principal protection to
American labor, and when ] use the
term labor" | mean to include in 1t
everything that labor produces Should
it elect Democratic house, or Demo-
cratic president, the senate still being
Republican, as it must remain for some
years to come, why, you say, then the
tariff could not be disturbed.
That is true; but you will remember
4t,n RI n
to the demands of the people as it hears
them, has told you that it proposes to
take up this tariff for some ten years
or more and revise it and adapt it to
the changed conditions that invariably
come in all countries Are you in favor
or revision of the tariff? Then you
must vote the Republican ticket, because
the Democrotic party is absolutely pow
erless to deal with it, if it would. The
Republican party can only keep its pledge
to revise the tariff if you elect Repub-
lican president and Republican house
in congress, it already having the senate.
1t will then be master of the situation
as it is today, and it will be able to keep
the pledges of its platform, which we
believed when the platform was made
expressed the will of the American peo-
pie, and expressed the will and desire
of the Republican party of the land.
BRYAN WOULD BLOCK A REVISION.
What would you gain by voting for
Mr.. Bryan Suppose you elect him; you
defeat the purpose of the Republican |
party to revise the tariff because any
man of sense knows that with Mr.. Bry
an in the Whitehouse no measure re-
vising the tariff along lines of protec-
ton would meet with his approval be-
cause he has posed and expressed him
self as being opposed to that principle Of
protection. So, in order that the will
of the people may be executed upon
this great question of government which
is so great as TO be paramount and in
cludes all others, then you must vote
for the nominees of the Republican
party, not only the president and vice
president, but for the member of con-
gress that is to represent you and will
have vote and voice in the settle
ment of this matter.
But further than that you must vote
for the Republican legislative ticket in
your several counties because that legis-
ature elects United States senator,
md the country demands that that sem
ltor should be Republican and should
operate and cooperate with the Re-
publican party in carrying out of this
great principle of a tariff for protection
o American industries If you should
,lect a Democratic legislature, it would
,lect Democratic senator, who would
ust make one step further toward turn
ng the power of the senate over to the
rec trade Democracy. So | say, in
rider to carry out this great principle of
he Republican party you must elect
Republican legislature in the state of
IDAHO, and they will elect a Republican
o the United States senate
ENTIRE TICKET MUST BE ELECTED.
You must elect Republican member
f the house in congress, that he may
peak and vote with the Republican
arty. You must elect a Republican
resident and vice-president in order
nat the executive branch of the govern
lent may stand for the principles which
rotect you. This is the political sit +
alton as see it, and | am satisfied that +