The Marshall republican., 1908-09-25

Roosevelt aud elected the entire Republi
can State ticket, with the exception q
Governor. 1t now becomes necessary 10
them to consider the administration %
those whom they elected four years ag
and 20 decide whether they wish to con
tinue the policies and principles Of govern
ment which those administrations hav
sought to enforce.
THE WORK OF THEODORE RoosE
WELT.
Never before In the history OF this coun
try has one administration accomplished
so much for the happiness and welfare o
our people at home, and the honor ant
glory OF our Nation abroad as has the ad'
ministratlon OF Theodore Roosevelt. The
Republican party has reached its highest
service un1er his leadership. His admin
istratlon has at all times and under all
circumstances stood for a brave and Inn
partial enforcement Of the law; IT has ac-
complished the correction OF evils and
abuses in our industrial system by the
prosecution Of trusts and monopolies; 1t
has raised the standard Of our public serv-
ice by tie punishment Of evil-doers; 1t
has made our railroads highways Of com
merce, open to all alike on fair and equal
terms. by securing a dlscontinuance Of
preferences, rebates and determinations:
IL has rendered a most signal service to
the laboring men OF the country by the
AAl VI Ah"S A'A Wv HNtANNAh'A -
their lives, the securing OF their rights
and the advancement Of their welfare;
and, by enforcing a proper arbitration and
adjustment OF differences. has brought
about n closer relation OF confidence and
inter-dependence between labor and cap
ital: IL has inaugurated the movement for
the Improvement of the vast system OF IN
and Waterways Of the country and the
conservation Of our natural resources, and
mas wrested from private greed and cor
porate monopoly the control OF the great
natural wealth Of the country: IL has at
all times stood firm and true against the
abuses % wealth and the evils Of priv
hege- favoritisn and monopoly. Never
before In the history Of the world has one
man so impressed the force OF his per-
s0naltty and the force OF his principles
upon the life and thought OF a great peo-
pie as has this modern apostle and prophet
u righteousness.
TAFT, HIS LOGICAL SUCCESSOR.
And now that he has blazed the path
way along which we must travel. we need
a leader who will continue his work be-
cause his heart is in the work; who will
have the courage to be right when X is
popular TO be wrong; who is brave enough
and strong enough to refuse TO make
terms with politicians, even to be Presi-
dent who thinks before he talks and in
vestigates before he acts; who sees all
sides of a question before he makes a
decision and who knows the difference be-
tween n principle and n precedent: a
leader who knows the rights OF labor and
wuI adJ Tho conservotisn1 oOd tha eve
rience Of the judge to the experience and
the aggressiveness of the executive: who
should ba large hut Who .Isn reaIizas tbot
orr trada ana cou,rnarco r,,,st No honast
and lnwful. who has shown that he can
successfully direct the prosecution of the
ne0otiote WITH foirnese ana eotisfS ctinr
treaties affect,nq tho lives and banninnes
OF millions of neonle. who kno,ys aS no
Other man knows ihn conditinn" 80 r NV
cessitiss az onr donandant 1865 ~ IL
has q heart tEot SaeIs Sor ,hotr JoSSn,a, "aO
and their homes One in tact rbo is abie
and willing To successfully carry forward
The ,reat yvorl, ana destjn,, 30 ~ pam"h
iicon Marty Stcb n man and swnb q
Leader noe 6oya IN hin, VIZ 90 W -, 80 /"
Ell friend Of vVilliam McEinlev IA uhn !,
the logical successor of Theodore Roose-
Welt 0ur candidate for the presiSency
William II Taft OF Ohio
The controlling question In tbis com-
palgn in national politics Is the one ones-
tion as IN Uhatber the neonIa u,r oontinn.
the nr.nc,niee ond ndItoips !" ~, T,onlsnue
Roosevelt. and vviuinm fI ne etou5e
bafore tha American naonia .aSan ~
representative OF those principIes and nois
icies P'S ~" po
THE WORK OF REPUBLICAN STATE
oEE,cIAIs
ton of the reople of Missouri ~ the ren-
ords that have been made by the Repub-
ncan officials whom they elected four
years ago; They have performed the
duties OF their respective offices in a Wig
orous, enlcient ana painstaking manner.
ana there has been no suspicion OF scan
dal or claim OF inetficiency In connection
with the record OF any OF these officers.
The Republican State officials who were
elected four years ago. and who are can
uluates IN TINS campaign have, during the
iast Tour years, served as members OF the
state Board OF Equalization. which as
sesses the value for the purposes OF tax
alton OF the property OF the public service
corporations OF the State. In the perform
ance OF that work they have increased the
assessments from SlSl. l42 1887 in 1904,
10 slhS.lz4 .ss6.1S In 1908. thus adding to
the revenues derived by the people Of Mis-
souri, from the taxation OF the public serv-
ice corporations or the State nearly half a
million dollars each year. And even with
TINS increase OF assessment. the property
OF the pubic service corporations is not
assessed at a higher proportion OF its
XsiHe than Is the property Of private In
u~Iviuuals Ana, In addition to increasing
Iue Taxable wealth OF the State in this