Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-08

party In '64 TO the present adminis'
tration, declaring that the Republican
party had at all times been eqoal to
whatever economic problems arose. He
said that the principles and policies
Of the party had been correct, though
the party had been in power from
'65 continuously to the present with
the exception of the Cleveland sd-
ministration. Senator Cake said that
while President Roosevelt and his
well known principles were not accept
able TO the machine leaders and TO cor
porate influences Of the party when he
was first elected, yet, the senator de-
clsred, and with great emphasis, that
the policies Of Roosevelt and the
present Republican administration
were correct and must be sustained.
He said that the Republican party had
ever stood for prorRess and prosperity.
He commended the forest reserve
policy Of Pres dent Roosevelt and said
that the state Of Oregon endorsed the
policy. Realtive to Mr.. Roosevelt's
attitude toward the railroad and
other large corporate institutions OF
the country, Mr.. Cake declared that
President Roosevelt and the present
mlnistration as none other, had COM
PEELED the trust crowd to recognize the
common rights of the people, notwith-
standing that at the time Of Mr.. Koose-
velt's nomination the railroads and all
the Wall street combination were solid
ly against him. H. said the hne OF
the Standard Oil people and the local
Investigation Of methods Of the various
trusts as urged and demanded by the
president had made the trust crowd
sit up and take notice, and that the
money people had been made to realize
the power Of the president.
Mr.. Cake also called attention to
the matter of good citizenship as
exemplified in President Roosevelt 3
public life, and the marked raise in
the standard.of citizenship and greater
purity In public life which has result =
ed from the policies and demands of
the Roosevelt administration. The
advancement in these directions. as
we'll as in the matter Of commercial
and industrial achievement by the
United States within the past few
years. Mr.. Cake declared, had been
greater than the progress Of any Other
nation.
The speaker closed his review Of the
achievements OF the Republican party
and the present administraion by
strongly urging that the party and the
policies Of Roosevelt and the prssne,
administration should be sustained. also
emphasizing the necessity OF STANDING
by the ticket regardless Of personal
regard or feeling
Mr.. Cakelthe referred briefly TO the
history OF the Democratic party, be-
ginning with Cleveland's election In
1892 aud noting with ssme sarcasm the
Democratic contention for a tariff for
revenue only. He said that the period
Of slagnation and hard times following
Democratic ascendsnoy and to 1895
was the most depressing in the history
OF the country. While he did not at
tribute all this depression to the Dem
ocrstic party he maintained II as a
fact that the depression during that
time was the worst the country ever
knew.
He referred TO the Democratic none
tary theory Of the free coinage Of sill.
yer at ratio of 10 to as advocated by
Bryan in 1895 and in 1907, as the gr, at.
est and most ridiculous fallscy ever
suggested. Bryan's talk about im.
perislism in the campaign Of 1904 he
regarded as equally fallacious. He
declared that the Democratic party
had not in twenty years advocated a
policy which had appealed to the
people and in view OF this fact aud in
recognition Of the hard times which
prevailed under the last Democratic
administration Mr.. Cake said he could
not conceive how the people should
wish to trade the Republican admin.
istration and pesent prosperous condi-
ions for another Democratic regime.
He said that the endorsement of the
Republican party and the present ad.
ministration meant continuation Of
prosperity protection and success.
while u change to Democracy would
amount to sophistry and failure He
urged that every Republican stand by
the ticket from top to bottom.
Mr., Cake closed with the statement
there were no strings upon him; that
he was not the tool Of any boss OF
crowd that he WAS free and untram
eled to do his duty IL elected United
States scsntor according to the dictates
of his own best Judgment aud con
science, and that the only authority he