The Delta independent., 1908-08-21
UNITED ON ALL ISSUES
Republican Party Starts 0u1
With Bright Hopes.
THE FARMER AND LABOR VOTE
Workingmen's Ballots Will Be Cast AZ
in Previous Campaisns-No Oivi-
sion on New Lines Feared-Colored
Vote Safe For Taft and Sherman.

Vote Safe For Taft and Sherman.
Long before Mr. Bryan was nom
mated at Denver the Republican lead.
ers at Washington were deep in the
work of the campaign. AS soon as
Chairman Hitchcock was chosen the
first move was to consolidate the lit
erary bureaus of both the congressional
and national committees, making
Francis Curtis the director in charge
of the entire editorial work of the
campaign.
The Republican party starts out. as
1t has done for the last twelve years,
with the brightest hopes of success.
and, although there is no claim or ex-
pectation that the vast majorities
given to Mr.. Roosevelt four years age
will be maintained. yet it is not ex-
pected that n single state will be lost
and 1t is confidently hoped that one OF
two of the southern states will be
added to the Republican column.
The party is most harmoniously unit
ed upon every issue of the campaign
The tariff plank suits not only the
stand patters. but the so called re-
NlSlonlstS. uIu lDt 1tti
that II n bill is framed and n new
tariff law is enacted in the near future
In harmony with the declaration of
the tariff plank of the Republican plat
form It vii, insure against any reduc-
tion Of wages below the present high
standard.
The Republican party has always
been sound upon the money question
and has compelled the Democratic par.
ty to meet its views to such an ex.
tent that It IS no longer a vital issue.
As far as the laboring men are con
cerned there is no fear among the
Republican leaders that the division
viii be any different from that in pre-
cedinG campaigns. There are Republic
an workmen and Democratic workmen,
and undoubtedly many will vote the
Prohibition and Independence league
tickets but as for there being any
great detection from one party to the
other there is not the least ground to
fear. In the first place. the laboring
man knows that If Mr.. Bryan should
have his way their wages would be
cut In half and It would take us
back to the days OF 1897, when from
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employment and many of those who
were employed were at work on half
time and at low wages. For this rea-
son. II for no other. the laboring man
and the farmer from one end of the
country to the other should be and It
is believed will be found In the Re
publican ranks next November.
As regards the colored vote. there Is
no reason whatever to believe that
any considerable proportion of 1t viii
go TO the Democratic party. for the
reason that the colored man knows
and believes that there is absolutely
no hope for him in an educational or
business way II the Democratic party
comes into power. Mr.. Bryan Eets
out of discussing the question by say
Ing that he Is not going to take up
anything during the campaign that
has not been covered by the Demo
cratic platform, and yet Mr. Bryan
seems very willing TO fiirt with band
of colored citizens who would like to
vote the Democratic ticket in August
but who viii be found voting the Re
publican ticket In November.
Upon the question of n general up.
'hAlAAlll- vi lllt fpunlTN-lnR Nnfll'llt-
tion Of the Panama canal. the prescr-
walton of our natural resources. the
addition OF many public buildings. the
increase of the army and navy. tho
further development of the rural free
delivery, the continuance Of liberal per.
sions and many other such measures
for the uplifting and elevation OF the
American people-the voters of the
country will look TO the Republican
party In the future ms they have done
In the past.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Sherman are men
who have at heart the best interest OF
their fellow citizens. and, once elected.
Mr.. Taft VIII be the president OF the
whole people without regard to soc
tion or class. His wide experience, his
judicial temperament and his all round
good fellowship will make him an
ideal president. and his door will ai-
ways be open to any citizen who VIII
come TO confer with him on any meas
ure that may result in the best good
for our people.
While 1t cannot yet be determined |
what Is likely to be the size of the
Independence league vote or the Pro-
bihition vote or that of the Populist or
Socialist party yet 1t is believed that
the Republican vote will not be nf- !
fccted by these outside parties and
that II they draw at all II will be from,
the Democratic party. For that rca-
son the Republicans of the country, |
particularly the business men. working |
men and farmers. look forward to n |
renewal OF business and TO return OF |
prosperity, which viii come soon nod |
be clinched on the night of Nov. 3 I