The state herald., 1908-10-16
-FOUR GREAT FACTS.
Justify Republican Party in Asking
Voters to Keep II in Control.
Redeemed Platform Pledges; Main.
tanned Prosperity; Developed
Commerce; Protected Labor.

fOuf great 1aCtS seem TO justify the
Republican party In asking the voters
Of the United States to continue 1t In
control Of the affairs Of the government
First, the promptness with which 1t has
upon which 1t successfully appealed to
the people in 1906; second, the pros
perity which has come to all classes
Of our citizens with, and as result
Of, the fulhllment Of those pledges
third. the evidence which that pros
perity furnishes Of the fallacy of the
principles offered by the opposing par
ties In 1896, and still supported by
them: and, fourth, the advantages to
our country, our commerce, and our
people In the extension of area, COM
merce. and international influence
(which have unexpectedly come as an
incident OF the fulfillment of one Of
the important pledges of the platform
of 1896. and with 1t the opportunity for
benefiting the people OF the territory
affected. the Republican Cam
paign Text Book of 1900.
The above quotation from the open
Ing pages OF the Republican Campaign
Textbook OF 1900 applies with equal
force to conditions In the present cam
paign. The four great facts which
justified the party in asking the SIP
port OF the public In 1900 were: First.
that Its pledges of 1896 had been re
deemed: second. that prosperity had
come as n result; third. that develop.
ments since 1896 had shown the fallacy
of the principles upon which the Dem
ocracy then appealed for public sup
port; and. fourth the conditions which
had come TO other parts OF the world
and their people as II result Of promises
fulfilled by the Republican party in
the United States. These assertions
made In the Text Book OF 1900 have
perIences OF another eight years. The
pledges OF 1896 and those made in 1900
and 1904 have been redeemed. The
protective tariff has been restored
the gold standard made permanent;
Cuba freed. given independence, pro.
to be again made republic: the Pan.
ANA Canal assured under the sole
ownership and control OF the United
States: Department Of Commerce and
Labor established; rural free delivery
given to millions OF the agricultural
community; the laws for the proper
regulation OF trusts and great corpora
tions strengthened and enforced; pros
perity established; commerce dcyel-
opcti labor protected and given ample
employment and reward: intelligence.
prosperity md good government estab,
iished In distant islands: and the fag
OF the United States made the emblem
of honor In every part of the world
Opposed By Democracy.
All Of these great accomplishments
have been the work OF the Republican
party. In each Of them II has met
the disccuragement. the opposition. and
the hostilities of the Democracy. The
protective tarifr was fought at every
step. and denounced by the platform OF
the Democrats as robbery" The act
establishing the gold standard was op.
posed and the Democratic vote east nj
most solidly against II. and that party
In its conventions and platforms OF
1904 asd iD0s deliberately refused To
retract In the slightest degree It's ad.
yocacy OF the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver. In the war for the free.
dom OF Cuba. the work OF the Rcpubll.
cans was met with harsh criticism In
the efforts to establish peace and good
government In the newly acquired ter.
rliory. each step met with opposition
and false charges and with tho demand
that tho territory and It's millions OF
people be abandoned 10 Internal strife
or control by n monnrchial government
struct the Panama Canal was met with
opposition and obstruction. Tho en-,
forccmcnt OF law against ,fus,s and
ether great corporations was denounced
a. ineffective aud designed To deceive
the public. The establishment Of rural
FREQ delivery was discouraged The
splendid prosperity which followed the
restoration OF the proiectlf" tnrlH was
dccrlcd and denounced ~ fictitious mud
temporary md nn attempt made "a
SOW the seeds Of dissatisfaction and
dlscord among the people by complaints
OF the higher cost of food which cama
as the natural results OF tho Increased
demand accompanying general pros
pcrity and high wages,
II is upon the evidence OF tho past
twelve years. evidence that the ReprSll.
can party Ia party Of progress and
the Democracy n party Of lunctlon. to.
tardment. and faultn finding. that the
Republican party again confidently NJ,
peals for public support In the prrsI
Dental and Congressional elections Of
1905