The Falls City tribune., 1908-08-28
TIE CHOICE OF
WESTEnIa FARMERS
Republican Success the Only Guar,
antee CT Farmers
Prosperity.

6tahA NAA = AHAHZ IA NHNL |n ~ -
: support of republican candidates and
republican national policies saved 10
themselves and 10 the country az
large that Astounding prosperity which
has placed the United States IN the
forefront of Tie nations of the world
ia wealth, power and material pro
&ross. While other sections of our
xommon country contributed To the
result and lined up to be counted IN
supporters of the policies advocated
by the republican party, the over.
whelming support given those policies
by the farme.s q sac central west
was in truth IL pivotal incident of
She last three presidential cam
Faigns, rendering TO the republican
candidates AID policies a sweeping
victory aud in8arlng to the country
that era of prosperity which has been
enjoyed in fair proportion by every
branch of labor and industry and in
which the farmer mas had no small
and uncomfortable share.
There vas a time in the halcyon
days of democratic administration, In
the days of democratic rainbow
promises, when the term farmer"
was synonymous with mortgage, hard
ship and ceaeeless work, but happily
those days have passed away under
republican rule and for the change
she western farmer is himself to be
largely credited for his sturdy sup
port Of the sound principles of repub-
ilcan policy which, while preserving
10 him the home marked of the United
States, has opened to the products of
the American farm the markets of
the world. Three times within the
aast twelve years. in 1896, in 1900
II again in 1904; has the farmer
been approached with the willy, de-
ceitfui and specious arguments and
promises of the democratic poll
tlcians hoping to entrap him to his
own undoing in exchange for the
tainted bauble of democratic sue,
cess and to the credit of the intel,
aigence n sound business sense of
The farmer each of these efforts sig.
rally failed IF success and the
agricultural interests of the west pro.
Hlded overwhelming majorities for
sound money, sound government and
the well-founded business policies of
The republican party.
Again In the passage of time the
country approaches the date when 1t
becomes necessary for the people to
choose and define the national poli.
cies which they desire their renre.
Sentatives IN public office to follow
and TO execute and to select from Oh.
posing ideas and theories of govern.
inent the administration under which.
Tor the next -four years, they will live
ana pursue their usual avocations.
'" iatileI is, III the best
sense, a business man. and In his
nest Judgment as to the effect on his
interests and pursuits, with nronor
reference to the well-being of all
o'her lines of honest industry. will he
"eolde the important question of his
support Of policies and parties. lie
must weigh the evidence of pas, ex.
pefience with the promises of the
parties and the probability of their
performance and judge VITA whom he
"iIi cast his lot and with what marty
he will record his vote. Thar his do.
eh-eH, i%atelligently formed and based
eli sound reeson and established re-
suns, VIII be for Taft and the nolieiee
o. 'Ae republican party, goes almost
"lshout saying and is a renewed
'ribute to. the foresight and sonna
'oushient of the western farmer. The
feai question before the farmer ms
before all the people is: VIII he ex.
change what he has. what he knows
he has because he is in actual pos.
session of it-for democratic prom-
ises? win he exchange the garnered
fruits OF he Roosevelt policies and,
the Roosevelt accomplishments as
represented in his chosen aud worthy
successor Taft, for the merchantmen
w1llothe~wisp theories of a BRYAN
whose avowed beliefs have Drought
business stagnation, distress, idleness
and low prices on every occasion
when they have threatened the conn.
try? In short, will he trade Taft and
a known future of assured p~rosneritv
Tor Bryan n a reasonable p%rosnect
OF business straightforward possible
business disaster? No ordinary course
of reasoning indicates that he will.
In the year 1896 the farmers ot
Nebraska were blessed with a bountj..
aul crop of corn. On everv buI,ilo