Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-01-03
Entered at the Postofice at StauntOn, Va.
as second class mail matter.
Friday, January 3. 1908.
THE ONLY PARTY THAT CAN RULE

Present conditions remind US that
there has been lot of deception prac
ticed on the feeble minded in the last
few years. Many poor mortals VINO
by accident or otherwise have been
possessed of little OF this world 9
goods, together with many other poor
mortals who work in factories or on
public works, have been led to believe
that their money or employment came
directly to them through the Republi
can party. We have heard them say
they we're poor under Democratic rule,
but far more comfortable now, or that
they worked for so cents day then,
now they get 81 so Whom among
them all then, would not vote the Re-
publican ticket? They were led to
believe that there was not brains
enough in the Democratic party to run
the government, hence to save their
own they must vote the Republican
ticket. The pensioner, too, is kept in
line by being told that he can live in
luxury with the Republican party in
power, but be would be made to starve
if the Democrats get control, The ne
gro was, and probably Is, yet tCld he
will go back into slavery unless be
votes the Republican ticket. Thus
have the shrewd politicians played on
these weak persons and filled their lit
tie minds with this or that character
OF rot. The thing grew in 1896, and
every man with dollar in bank, every
man working for corporation. every
man who had prospered, was told that
his all would be swept from him, I'M
less he voted the Republican ticket,
and strange to say many heard and
believed.
OF course there was no trouble in
lining up every corporation, and every
newspaper that accepted the campaign
fund bride, so that not only the feeble
minded, but the corrupt were carried
almost solidly into the Republican
fold in 1886 to roll in luxury. But
Lord, a change has come. The mas
terful stroke of policy they performed
tn en- has changed to boomerang an6
returned to hit them squarely in TIT
face. Many of those whose money
like mama, was handed to them by
the Republican psrty, are now starv
dc of hn dc RI,
of hundreds of thousands of workmel
are standing idle IN the streets ant
winter is here. Their savior, the Re
publican party, has deserted them an,
for once the blame is not thrown o.
tbe Democrats. Their idol, their owl
Oh osen leader, their short time ag
demI-9od, has gone wrong, and the n
Y. Sun alleges has gone crazy. Th
Devil is to pay and no pitch hot.
Will these same folks ever have tt
face to again tell anybody that til
Ire publican party isthe only party th
can Iun the government, and the gol
standard the only one to preveI
panics Could any child have don
worse They had it all their ow
way, from center to circumference
the thing was and is Republican frnl
President to scullion. Is their none
handed to them on silver walters nov
Is work coming at such wages as wer
never known before? Are they all th
wards and children of Uncle Sam t
whom no harm can come? Do the
dota on the way the heaven crOwne
Republican party is taking care Q
them +? Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Rockefelle
and some others seem safe, but wher
are she millions of laborers? They ar
walking up and down the streets look
Ing ut the red flags flying, at price,
cut more than half, and yet they can
not buy. Everybody should vote thu
Republican ticket. 1t insures ease
luxury, indeed wealth. 1t guarantee
against idleness and failures. Every
thing else means starvation. We ar,
having a sample of it's benefcence and
are getting our ballots ready to vote il
again. Great is Babylon. Great ia
the Republican party