Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-28
UNITED ON ALL ISSUES
Republican Party Starts Out
With Bright Hopes.
THE FARMER AND LABOR VOTE
Workinsmen's Ballots Will Be Cast az
In Previous Campaisns-No Divi-
sion on New Lines Feared-Colored
Vote Safe For Taft and Sherman.

In Previous Campaisns-No Divi-
sion on New Lines Feared-colored
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 ago
will be maintained. yet it is not ex-
pected that single state viii be lost,
and it is confidently hoped that one or
two Of the southern states will be
added to the Republican column.
The party is most tremendously unit
ed upon every issue Of the campaign
The tariff plank suits not only the
stand patters. but the so called re-
visionists. and the workingmen feel
that If a bill is framed and a new
tariff law is enacted In the near future
in harmonI with the declaration of
the tariff p! TX Of the Republican rlo:-
form, it VII! insure against any redu;'-
ton Of wa:-es below the present high
standard
TIE Eepubli IN party has always
been sound -, II the none: question
and has compelled the De3so rltiG par
ty tn llcet is views tr S::G'h an ex,
te:; that /; i no longer IL vital issue.
AS far a. the laEoring men are on
cer3e.l there is NJ f. IT among the
Rep3.,li a.. leader, that the division!
will g any different from that in Ere
ceiling al;ii,aigns. There are Republic,
an v r.;inel and Democratic WI, nlen
and u;:>.,E.!';cGl; many Will vote the
Prohibition and Independence league
tickets Bat as for there being any
great Ge-rt ton from one party to the
other there is not the least ground tC
| fear II tie first place. the labor:nn
man knows that if Mr. Bryan should
cut in half an:l it would take Us
La, K to I'll" Gays Oh 1887. when fro.
three to 81. million men were out oi
e:a.;lo?u.e::: AMI many of those who
WEE e:l.:lJyeu were at work on hall
tiCir All Il! low wages. For this real
! son. If fur 70 other. the laboring H,aI
and -" t:r:,,er from one end of the
is Believed will be found In the Re
publ all ranks next November.
AS regards the colored vote, there Is
no reason whatever to believe that
any considera BILE proportion of 1t will
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 OF
business way If the Democratic party
comes into power. Mr. Bryan gets
out Of discussing the question by say
ing that he is not going to take III
anything during the campaign tina,
has not been covered by the Demo
cratic platform. and yet Mr. Bryan
seems very willing to dirt with band
Of colored citizens who would like t.
vote the Democratic ticket in August
but who will be found voting the Re
publican ticket in November.
Upon the question Of general up
building Of the Countrywide compile
ton Of the Panama canal, the preseR
walton Of our natural resources. thu
addition Of many public buildings. the
Increase of the army and navy. the
further development Of the rural free
delivery. the continuance IT liberal zen
sfons and many other SUIT, measures
for the uplifting and elevation of tbs
American people-the voters Of thu
country will look to the Republican
party in the future as they hare done
in the past =
Mr. Taft and Mr. Sherman are n,er
who have at heart the best interest -
their fellow citizens. and. once eler+ed
Mr.. Taft will be the president of th.
whole people without regard to se:
tion or class. His wide experience. hi.
judicial temperament and his all roup+
good fellowship will make him al
ideal president. and his door will al
ways be open to any citizen who vii
come to confer with him on ans meas
ure that may result in the best good
for our people.
While it cannot yet be determined
what is likely to be the size of thu
Independence league vote or the Pro
hibition vote or that of the Populist ol
Socialist party yet it is believed tina
the Republican vote will not be az
! fected by these outside parties and
that IL they draw at all 1t will be from
the Democratic party. For that rea
son the Republicans of the country
particularly the business men. working
! men and farmers. look forward to q
+ renewal of business and to return d.
prosperity. which will come soon and
be clinched on the night OF Nov. "a
Il when 1t is announced that, the peopIa
n have elected TO the presidency AMI
Il vice presidency William H.: Taft ana