Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-04

never, In an attempt to destroy trusts,
withdrawn, in State or Nation. tn.
protection of law from property, but
has, through Executive investigation
and resort to the courts, resolved TIE
conflict which had silenced law and
given trusts existence
1t has never proposed to advance
American workingmen and American
institutions by banIshing American
Industries and building up those of
other lands, and scorued to insult Ia
Dor with an illusory promise of i'm
munity from law Yet passed the Pure
Food Law and the Employers Liability
Law, secured equal accommodate on
railroads, aided agriculture, :reated
the Civil Service, established Free
Rural Mail Delivery, reduced foreign
postage, and increased pensions. Con-
tinuing naturally markedout progress,
il will keep it's pledges of Tariff read
justment, Currency Refom and develop
ment of the Merchant Marine, and
make the United States the financial
centre as il has made it the industrial
center of the world.
III. The Constructive Party-It Or
ganizes the National Will.
In the evolution by which party
government has become the extra con-
stitutional method of securing respon-
sibiIity of the people, the Republican
Party has become their traditional rep
resentative and the Democratic Party
the organized aspiration of individuals
for power without responsibility.
Fairly tried. from 1893 TO 1895, the
two Democratic Houses and the Demo
cratic President were "wIId team
and helpless driver. Democracy
agitates local differences, Republican
ism orgari ICES the National idea. In
1868 the people were committed to the
cause of human liberty; the idea of
"Liberty and Union" expanded for
the first time into the reality Of the
American nation.
In 1879 money was committed to
specie basis; specie was at once, until
1893. no longer sought, and govern
ment bonds went to premium at the
reduced rate of interest. In 1896 bust
ness men were again committed to
confidence; before single statute was
enacted prosperity set in and in ten
years bank deposits almost trebled-
a permanent gain which the recent
panic, a Estate of mind now COM
pletely dispelled, scarcely touched.
In 1906 business was committed to
fair methods: without compulslon vio-
|, lations largely ceased.
The Republican Party, at each
period, sounded the public conscience,
felt the National pulse, framed it's
policies in response and, realized in
law the dominant American idea. Its
constructive past assures it's construc-
tive future. 1t is to day az 1T always
has been, "The Party fit to Govern. !"
IV.-The Party of Statesmen.
The party of Craftsmanship, it has
been the training school of tatesmen.
It's policies have been f,rged In the
heat of public discussion, tempered in
the deliberation and shaped in the
conflict of many trained minds, and
drawn and finally wrought for the
country Welfare. Dominating It's
members through principles, it assures
unity in Government: its staunchest
partisans have made the greatest con-
trlbutions to National progress. The
roster of its leaders ia the national roll
of honor OF pubic service.
V.-Taft and Sherman Constructive
Candldates-A Constructive Platform.
Repubicanism stands tu-iay for pro-
gresssive policies in safe hands. By
solving the constructive problems of
world power in the last two admins
trations, William H. Taft taught the
world our capacity and US his own.
In all constructive Legislation for
twenty years James S. Sherman has
been leader. In the records of the
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