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ADDRESS
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TO meet and discharge its varied and
weighty duties and responsibilities
than ever did q candidate before nrst
approach that loIty position.
Worthy Of Commence.
Had Judge TAFT lived in Lincoln'A
time, thai great nan would have
found In HIM, as mis- great successor has
found. q man worthy OF his c~onndence.
one mentally htted 10 be an Ideal sue
cessor to emUody IN the clearer ilgnt
OF bis new generation the aims and
purposes, the convictions and aspira
lions which Lincoln mt Roosevelt
would have the republic possess and
enjoy.
Lincoln Voters Not for Bryan.
II there be doubt upon this point, let
us turn to the proof. No one now Inv
Ing who had the privilege Of casting
his vote for Abraham Lincoln M De
induced to betray his record by a
ballot for Bryan. Such veterans there
be. and they will go to the polls with
the en- Enthusiasm of youth to insure the
election of Taft to occupy the seat OF
Lincoln and wear the mantle Of his
wisdom and patriotism.
Lincoln Enemies of N~ebraskan.
And II there remain anywhere
throughout our broad domain, north or
south, or east or west, those who we're
| hostile 10 Lincoln In his days of stress
idol xyna, nyt1 Ard tha-, conkf~ ~ a o&n
genial retreat under the bryan banner.
Bryan's "Sure" States.
Garry the test further, If you please.
In the list of states which Mr.. Bryan
claims as certain for him will be
found every N which arrayed Itself
against Lincoln, and all these which
were heretofore iemoninated by Mr..
Bryan 1.-The enemy's country" and
which are conceded to the republican
party, every last one voted for Lin.
coin both in 1860 and 1864.
The Party of Lincoln.
The supporters of Mr.. Bryan, by
attempting to discredit the fame and
merits o fthe first martyred president,
challenge those to whom that mem
DRY is precious to assert the truth and
to act upon It, 1t is fair to consider
In what manner the ballot should be
cas- to most faithfully maintain the
purposes and principles of this great
man who deserved SO we'll of all his
fellow countrymen. The republican
party is the party In whose creation
Lincoln helped, whose existence Lin
coin preserved, the sole heir Of his
estate. the trustee bound to administer
his requests. the guardian OF his gifts
to humanity.
New States In Honor Role.
In 1904 no state whose electoral
vote was given to Lincoln failed to
bear aloft the republican banner. New
states had joined the s%isterhood inc
they, too. took position in the same
honor roll. These presidents should
inspire effort to repeat the achieve
ment- The spirit Of Lincoln still
directs republican councils. Lincoln
brought back the erring states into the
union; they will be welcome to share
in triumph for Taft in November.
Lincoln States for Taft.
The main reliance, however, ID ON
the new states and the historic galaxy
that chose Lincoln to defend liberty
and nationality. The Lincoln states
must be Taft States No state that
he'd up the hands OF the great eman-
cipator should fail 10 express its pre-
ference for a man, who holds Lincoin's
beliefs and advocates Lancoin's poll
cies.
Deeds Against Words.
Every man who in 1860 and 1864 be-
lieved in the republican standards held
aloft by Ilnco.n should be proud to
Keep step in the now, and with
energy, n will assist in the e.ection
of TAFT as The present representative
of the common sense. Of the plain peo-
pie, who prefer deeds to words.
Echoes Of Assaults Upon Lincoln.
In his speech in New York, in sub
stance repeated elsewhere, Mr.. Bryan
denounces the republican party for al
legged tendency to Capitalization. His
words are the echoes Of The assaults
upon the efforts of Lincoln to defend