Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-03

The question before the people to
the Republican party aas adopted and
is carrying out under Theodore Roose-
welt shall be continued: whether the
confidence which the public has in
th3 Republican party and which the
business men have In tho Republican
party and those who are willing to
invest their capital have In the Re-
publican party shall be awaited Of by
the people Of this country in order to
bring back the prosperity that We
have had or whether we shall turn
over the government to a party that
has been doing everything by turns
and nothing long. that IN 1896 pro-
posed not a revision Of the tariff. not
any other remedy, but to scale down
our debts by adopting n silver dollar
that was worth 80 cents in order to
bring about a prosperity which their
leader said was impossible. He said,
you remember. that, unless we took
free silver wheat would go down, and
he did not have to live two years be-
fore he saw that prophecy repudiated
by the facts.
I'VE went on and on in the face of
| their declaration OF the necessity FOR
! such n remedy to the greatest prosper
| itv ever seen. And so, again, In 1900. We
were told that we must have something
| against imperialism. We must aVoid
that destruction toward which the coun-
try was hurrying because We we're help
ing a poor people 1860 miles away to
gain the standard of civilization, and
get on their feet in order that they
then again in 1904 we were treated to
another chance to restrain Theodore
Roosevelt because II was feared that
he would become a tyrant IN this coun-
try and would usurp all legislative and
judicial functions.
Those are the remedies that we have
had proposed in the past and now We
are again threatened by this party un-
der the leadership Of 1896 and the lead
ership of 1910 which claims that by new
remedies. by new nostrums, they will
carry this country to prosperity.
THREAT AGAINST PROSPERITY
Il ask you business men. | ask you
farmers, I ask you wage earncrs,
whether the election of the present
democratic party under its present
leadership is not, and If you do not feel
In your hearts that II is, threat
! against prosperity. with such suS-
gestion Of new remedies that VIII keep
capital In the pockets OF the investors
and make worse the halt In our pros
perity that We have now,
Capital comes out with great eau
ton. We are now gradually feeling
the return Of prosperity. II Is coming
slowly. Confidence Is plant Of slow
growth. and In order to overcome that,
YOU must continue to keep in power
the party that has conservatism, on the
one hand, and the progressive spirit
on the other. so that we shall avoid
the evils Of regulation and not be de-
struction. so that we shall encourage
capital to come out. so that the wage
arners may have full time and full
wages. in order that the farmers may
have markets. in order that the busi-
ness man may have business.
Upon this platform principle | ask
your support OF the Republican ticket,
to wit; That. II at the November cleo
ton you record your vote In favor or
the Republican party, you Will assure
to every one a progressive and con-
servative course and gradually re-
turning prosperity. II You commit II
to the Democratic party, no one
knows and l say 1t adyiscdly, what
will happen, and with such doubt OF
the future YOU can be sure that bust
ness Will remain at the malt at which
1t has been during the last three or
four months"