The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-09-26

great family Is CO-OpCI dlIFC 10 iNSoS
because of that very factor. We are
governed by no man or coterie OF men.
We govern ourselves. Those who exc
cute our laws are but Our representa-
tiyes our chosen representatives to exc
cite the laws as we would have them;
selected because of their known views
asto government.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY THREATENS PROSPERITY.
Now in this hour your prosperity is
threatened by the Democratic party. In
the language of its platform it says that
it is in favor of gradual reduction or
abolition of the duties which discrimi-
nate in favor of you against those of
other lands until the country is on
basis of tariff for revenue only.
If you should return it to power,
either in whole or in part, what will be
the result? With congress and the exc
cutive or the president of the United
States Democratic, in fulhlment of the
pledges of their platform it will put you
upon basis or tariff for revenue only
and wipe out the principal protection to
American labor, and when / use the
term Tabor" I mean to include in it
everything that labor produces. Should
IL tlGCl bClllOCldllC IOuSG, Vi IL DCIlO-
cratic president, the senate still being
Republican, as it must remain for soine
years to come, why, you say, then the
tariff could not be disturbed.
That is true; but you will remember
that the Republican party, in response
to the demands of the people as it hears
them, has told you that It proposes to
take UP this tariff for some ten years
or more and revise it and adapt it to
the changed conditions that invariably
come in all countries. Are you in favor
or revision of the tariff? Then YOU
must vote the Republican ticket, because
the Democrotic party is absolutely pow
erless to deal with it, if it would The
Republican party can only keep its pledge
to revise the tariff if you elect Repub-
lican president and a Republican house
in congress, it already having the senate.
1t will then be master of the situation
as it is today, and it will be able to keep
the pledges of its platform, which we
believed when the platform was made
expressed the will of the American peo-
pie, and expressed the will and desire
of the Republican party of the land.
BRYAN WOULD BLOCK A REVISION.
What would you gain by voting for
Mr.. Bryan? Suppose you elect him; you
defeat the purpose of the Republican
party to revise the tariff because any
man of sense knows that with Mr. Bry-
an in the Whitehouse no measure re-
vising the tariff along lines of protec-
ton would meet with his approval be-
cause he has posed and expressed him
self as being opposed to that principle of
protection. So, in order that the will
OF the people may be executed upon
this great question OF government which
is SO great as to be paramount and in
GUIDES all others, then you must vote
for the nominees of the Republican
party. not only the president and vice
president, but for the member of con-
gress that is to represent you and will
have vote and a voice in the settle
ment of this matter.
But further than that you must vote
for the Republican legislative ticket in
your several counties because that legis-
lature elects United States senator,
and the country demands that that sem
ator should be Republican and should
operate and cooperate with the Re-
publican. party in carrying out of this
great principle of a tariff for protection
to American industries. If you should
el>ct Democratic legislature, it would
elect a Democratic senator, who would
Just make one step further toward turn
ing the power of the senate over to the
free trade Democracy. So I say, in
order to carry out this great principle of
the Republican party you must elect
Republican legislature in the state of
Idaho, and they will elect Republican
to the United States senate.
ENTIRE TICKET MUST BE ELECTED.
You must elect Republican member
Of the house in congress, that he may
speak and vote with the Republican
party, You must elect Republican
president and vice-president in order
that the executive branch OF the govern.
ment may stand for the principles which
protect YOU This is the political sit
uation as | see it. and am satisfied that