The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-24
WHYTAFT SHOULOW|N
Prosperity Depends on Repub-
lican Success.
A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT.
Nation Has Grown Rich and Great
Under Sound Principles and Wise
Policies Of Grand Old Party-Ds-
rnoersey's Record Is One Of Failure.

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perity Of all our people and TO the wei
fare of our beloved land the pres
ident Of the United States aud all
associated with him in authority
the congress which formulates the
laws for our protection and the courts
which construc the laws IN accordance
with the letter and spirit Of our consti.
tuition should be 10 sympathy with the
purposes Of the Republican party.
whose administrations have made this
mighty nation respected and admired
wherever governments are known
among men.
The principles of the Republican par.
| ~ are the same as were employed hy
Washington. Hamilton and their com
patriots in the early days OF the repub
lie. They were the guides of Marshall
and Webster in exponrding the ma.
tons organic law. They lighted the
pathway Of Lincoln and Grant. ~ Nc
kinley and Dewey aud We're the bea-
cons Of progress for Roosevelt. TAFT
and their associates IN The sdministra.
tive affairs of the nation
The strongest argument In favor of
continuing the Republican PARTY in
power is the record of its achievements
cOntrpsted with that of the democrat
ic party aud applying reasonable de-
ductions theefrom Ia the chief issues
before the people at his time
FirSt-A revision Of the customs
taritf to meet changed conditions M
trade and industry.
IN 1888. 1880 aud 1897 the Republic
an party revised the tarif. IN each IN.
stance success crowned its lahors. In
1891 u gave US the present tariff. aud
ten years of the most marvellous aud
universal prosperity the world has
ever witnessed was the result The
Democratic party revised the tariff IN
JS9l aud the country suffered indus
trial and financial disaster. which end
ed only With she return OF the Eepub
lican party To power and the re-estab
liShmcnt OF the tarfff upon adequately
protective lines.
Nothing In the language ~ human
experience so eloquently appeals TO
the confidence OF men a. the magic
word success. The policies Of the tie
publican party have been successful
The wonderful record of Americas
achievement under Republican admin
istrationS is n comfort - the hearts
aud inspiration To the hopes Of Amcri.
can freemen.
The Republican party came into pow
or in 1861. Il has maintained the poll.
cy of protection to home Industries.
which baslbeen and is now opposed 10y
the Democratic party. The value of
our farms IN lSGO was less than S..
! O0O 600 600: OF our manufacturing
! plants less than $2OOO.O00Om ln
! 1900 our farms were valued nj $50
OOoOO.OO0. our manufacturing plants
in 1gOl nj $40 OO0.OOO.OOO The annual
value OF our farm products Increased
/ S3.W0 OO,OOO. The addition of 3.on.
600 salary and wage earners Gin man
ufacturng plants established under
protection with individual yearly in
comes increased from $3.50 in 1880 To
1896 in 1905 contributed 10 make our
home market the best in the world
Grateful should n people he upon
whom despite their opposition bless
| ings nnnumbered are bestowed Eleven
southern states Of the American Union
rejected the policies Of the Republican
party in 1861 and attempted 10 set up
government based upon free trade
The plan failed In 1860 those states
had capital invested in manufacturing
20 the amount OF Sl0sOO0U0 I'm 1905
they had invested in manufacturing
S1.l5i ,OOOO 900. The increase ~ invest
ments in manufacturing In those states
! during hve years only ending with
1905 was SI75.CO0OO0. OF four times
the value OF all manufacturing plants
within their borders when the Repub-
iican party arose 10 power and useful.
ness in the republic.
! SecOnd-A reorganization ~ the
banking and currency laws 10 furnish
a safe currency for the convenience OF
our people in their daily exchanges
The Republican party established the
! gold standard Instead Of ruin" pre-.
dicted by the Democratic party. wages
! pnd prices have risen. the former IN 50
4 ihtiV hh"h at Ho
anywhere would days labor buy so
much Of the necessarics and Injuries
I OF life ~ In the United States today.
/ More than Sl.OOO.OO0,0 600 In gold In our
treasury Is the greatest amount held
I by any nation. The Republican party
gave ms safe bank notes and provision
4 for additional currency IN emergencies.
| all "as good as gold" The Democratic
party offered free silver coinage as a
solution Of the money question Now
It advocates United States notes. which
IT opposed when fbe Republican party
issued such notes as a means of saving
the Union.
Third. The making OF laws 10 insure
that rich aud powerful corporations
! shall not take tribute from smaller
producers and consumers: that accom-.
panying our increasing wealth produe-
ton there shall be check upon waste
OF our natural resources: that the
courts shall be perfect safeguards Of
our people in the true spirit OF liberty
restrained by law. which is the corner.
stone OF our republican institutions