The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-01

later she had passed to the third place,
Great Britain and France ranking her.
Ten years later, in 1895, France was
passed, and Great Britain alone ranked
us in the output of our mills. In 1903
the United States passed to the head
of the column, and is now the ranking
nation in the world in the output of
manufactured articles. Yet, with all
of this volume of manufactured pro-
ducts, we export but per cent of what
we produce.
One Dark Chapter.
The splendid success of the Eepub-
lican party in the prosecution of its
policies, and the Importance of the
new legislation which has been enact
ed during this period of eleven years,
has not been permitted to pass with
out a shadow. Fortunate indeed is
that party which is able to prosecute
its work to successful conclusion,
through a series of years, without any
cloud to darken the sun OF its success.
And so with ell the accomplishments
of the Republican party, the success
in the restoration Of business, the ire
mendous growth of commercial life,
the splendid achievements by way of
new legislation, there is one dark
chapter which cannot be overlooked.
allude to the panic.
l suggested while ago that hard
times do not happen by accident; neil
Their does a panic happen by accident.
It Is as much the result Of cause as
is prosperity The panic which reach
ed it's climax October last, and from
the effects Of which we have not yet
fully recovered, was wholly unlike any
other panic which ever before occurred
in the United States. In each of the
panics from 1897 to 1893 distrust and
lack of confidence which existed in the
public mind was directly attributable
to the lack of confidence in the value
or security Of the currency Of the
country. In the recent panic there
was no doubt whatever of either the
value or the security of the currency
of the country, but its value and the
standard in which it was measured
was universally recognized and regard
ed as of first quality. The recent
panic followed the unusual and start
ling disclosures of fraud and misman-
agement in some of the great insur-
ance companies and other leading en-
terprfses of the country.
There are men in the Democratic
party just as firm in conviction, patri-
otto in purpose and faithful to princi-
pie or ambitions for country, as men
can be, but who cannot tolerate the
vagaries of their party's creed nor fol-
low the leadership Of their party's
candidates. Those who are strong in
their personalities find refuge in the
Republican party, where sensible poll
cies control and sound principles are
maintained, although contrary to their
own convictions. Such are to be hon.
! ored and respected. Men of such type
cannot be expected in 1908 to adhere
to the doctrien of sixteen to one
| which was repudiated twelve years
ago and rapidly deserted by all leading
nations; nor to adopt the policy OF
government ownership; yet Mr.. Bry
| an still clings to both propositions, and
as to the doctrine of sixteen to one,
| it still stands as a part of the creed OF
the Democratic party. Unless stead
Ter line of policies shall be championed
by the party it may become advisable
for the convenience of Democrats tC
issue political rain checks" which
may be used for remittance to the
game after a storm has driven then
from one performance. II the Demo
cratic party succeeds, surely its poll
cies will be carried out. VIII it repu
date the platform of 1895, 1900 ant
1904, or legislate IN keeping with those
declarations? VIII the free coinag'
of silver. the weakening of the power
of the supreme court, the Sailing
away from the Philippines" or tht
overthrow OF the principle of protec
ton, guarantee stable business condi
tons, quicken the activity of our mills
safeguard the employment Of labor, o.
insure a profitable market for the far
mer?
Has the Democratic party line o
policies and a standard Of principles
sufficiently stable and meritorious t.
justify the confidence of the people
Is it's record of things not done or it
promises of things it will do, at all in
viting? The only security and stabil
ity to business is under Republican
control.
The Record OF Our State.
In all the work Of the party the Re
publicans in Indiana have rendere'
valuable and effective work, and tn
record of our state is equal to that @
any other in rendering assistanc
toward the establishment and enact
ment of laws for the benefit Of all G
our people In the days of the civ
war, which tried mems souls" n
man rendered greater support an
comfort to Abraham Lincoln than di
Oliver P. Morton. In the prosecutio
of his public duties, and with the al
of a Christian character, pure and Ell
uobIinoy fha work was carried on e