The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-30
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
ELECTION.

hundred and sixty, when the danger
Of the bloody Civil War hung over the
Presidential election, has any election
neen of such vast ami far reaching
consequences to all classes of the peo.
pie.
The issues as we'll as the character
of the campaign all Indicate how very
serious the results will be.
No patriotic man ought to cast his
ballot at this election without think
ing seriously upon the effect of his
vute upon the result. If every voter
will think seriously and honestly be-
tore he makes up his mind how he
shall vote, th-re will he no uncer-
tainty or danger as to the election.
1t is admitted on all sides, by the
great pres by both Democratic and
Republican papers. that The present
conditions must not be continued, and
there must be a change.
Even Mr.. Taft, the Republican eau
didate, says that there must he a
change. That the tariff must be
| changed, that the trusts must be scru-
tinized, and that labor must have JUS
lice. But, Mr.. Taft minimizes the
whole evil by saying that the whole
trouble is that abuses have crept in.
If this is all the evil that Mr.. Taft
sees that needs correction there is no
hope of relief from Mr. Taf's election.
1t is not from tie abuses that have
crept IN, that Il Q pc, pie are wronged
ami oppressed, but it is from the sys-
tenn and policy of the government
under the Republican party that is
wronving and expressing them. The
abuses and expressions that the great
body OF the people are suffering from.
would be impossible under any honest,
and constitutional system and policy |
of government. under any party. We |
are suffering from the evils OF pro-
tectivs tariff which enables a priv
LEGGED class to compel the people to
pay unjust and exorbitant prices for
everything that they buy aud to sell
their products in restricted market,
and therefore lower markets than they
would otherwise have. We are suffer
ing from the trusts, which Ia nearly
every line If business have the retail
dealers as well as the consumers at
their mercy, and force both to pay the
prices that have been fixed by the
truss. because they have an absolute
in nearly every line of bus
mess. Any and every retail dealer
and every consumer knows that this
is true. In addition to this the very
existence of constitutional govern
meut is in danger. President Roo-e-
Welt said in public speech that consti-
tutional restrictions must be overcome
eth by executive pIwer or judicial
aud Mr.. Root, the Se"re-
lary of State, said in recent speech
that the constitutional barriers NUT
be broken, either by executive author
ity or judicial Interpretation. Mr..
Ruosevelt's administration has been
the most extravagant ami reckless in
the history of the government in the
times of peace. His administration
If four years has cost in round num-
ber-, about four billions of dollars,
while Mr.. Cleveland's Democratic adj
cost the people less than
two millions aud ha f. aud at the
same time Mr.. Ceveland's admins
ration Was under great difficulty, by
reason of the maladmini-tration of the
preceding Republican administration,
which left the treasury depleted even
Of the reserve fund, and Mr.. Cleveland
not only preserved the credit of the
government, aud established the gold
standard, of which the Republicans
talk so much. Whatever credit is due
for The es ablishmrnt of the gold
standard is due TO the Democratic ad.
of Grover Cleveland. But
his is not all that is involved in this
election. 1t is understood by all that
here will be a great increase in the
Socialist vote, and there will be in all
probability. 1t ill be because the
PEOPLE are dissatisfied with the present
Unjust and oppressive policy and adj
n iniStTatiou of the government The
policy OF government is
for the Socialists, for they
ay that our government has misman-
ged society, and injustice and OPP
preston prevails everywhere. We
lever had Socialism until the Repub-
lean party came into the control of
he government. Ii was never heard
# in his country before.
The greatest danger that confronts
he people in this election, or that can
the peol lie in auy elect on is
he despair of the multitu e. Is there
LANCER that the multitude may de-
pair of good government under the
present conditions? Anarchy and So
.iaism are the signs of it.
History teaches and indicates the :
anne symptom France was great
monarchy under Louis the XIV, but )
he privileged classes oppressed the
,eople by unjust and exorbitant exac.
inns and fhs ura, dam If o,,;. Al.