La Junta tribune., 1908-10-17
|f0uR GREAT FACTS.
stify Republican Party In Asking
Voters to Keep Il In Control.
hssmsd Platform Pledges; Main
kainsd Prosperity; Developed
Commerce; Protected Labor.

siblican party In asking the voters
khe United States to continue II In
(rol of the affairs Of the government.
bt, the promptncss with which II has
hlled the pledges of its platform
IA which 1t successfully appealed to
q people In 1896; second, the pros
6fity which has come to all classes
5our citizens with. and as q result
- the fulfillment Of those pledges.
tk1sd. the evidence which that pros
reity furnishes Of the fallacy Of the
nQlnciples offered by the opposing par
- in 1896. and still supported ny
I'm: and. fourth. the advantages to
~ country. our commerce, and our
pile In the extension of area, com
0Rce, and international influence
v63ch have Unexpectedly come as an
fIE1dent of the fnlfillment Of one of
- important pledges of the platform
@G1ss,6. and with 1t the opportunity for
4efiting the people OF the territory
o14cted. d."-From the Republican Cam
p4GIn Textbook Of 1900.
FKhe above quotation from the open
1m4Epages OF the Republican Campaign
UGn Book of 1900 applies with equal
60q1r to conditions in the present cam
pna<n. The four great facts which
1ofjfed the party In asking the sup
1T of the public In 1900 were First.
th4 its pledges OF 1896 had been r..
dGained: second. that prosperity had
co.. as result: third. that develop
meGfs since 1896 had shown the failacy
0G4Ae principles upon which the Dem
oc11ry then appealed for public sup
pogt; and, fourth. the conditions which
Ascome to other parts OF the world
an6 their people as a result OF promises
fu10led by the Republican party In
the United States. These assertions
0a6e in the Textbook of 1900 have
- fully justified by the added ex-
peF1ences OF another eight years. The
p1e6ges OF 1895 and those made in 1900
an 1904 have been redeemed. The
pro1octive tarifY has been restored
tn gold standard made permanent;
Co. freed. given Independence. pro-
tec1nd from internal troubles and about
b ~ again made republic: the Pan
anna Canal assured under the sole
Hpership and control of the United
kes; . Department Of Commerce and
hor established; rural free delivery
n to millions of the agricultural
immunity; the laws for the proper
olation of trusts and great corpora
dD strengthened and enforced; pros
potety established; commerce devel-
s1; labor protected and given ample
ea6g1oyment and reward; intelligence.
peGperity and good government estab-
IiGG1d In distant islands; and the nag
of Gke United States made the emblem
se hOnor in every part Of the world.
Opposed ~ Democracy.
~ Of these great Accomplishments
kG11 been the work Of the Republican
paxl6. In each Of them 1t has met
A1iscouragement,t the opposition, and
hhostilities Of the Democracy. The
M&Dctive tariff was fought at every
1 and denounced by the platform Of
aDemocrats an robbery" The act
blishing the gold standard was op-
- and the Democratic vote cast al
n solidly against it, and that party
Ans conventions and platforms of
~ and 1908 deliberately refused to
NItct in the slightest degree its ad-
h ey of the free and unlimited coin
&Eef silver. In the war for the free
~ OF Cuba, the work Of the Republi-
60 was met with harsh criticism. In
4oRorts to establish peace and good
Nknment in the newly acquired ter
-. each step met with opposition
false charges and with the demand
~ the territory and its millions of
A le be abandoned to internal strife
6ntrol BY monarchial government.
& requirement OF the right to con-
&t the Panama Canal was met with
lpition and obstruction. The en-
Soment Of law against trusts and
tf great corporations was denounced
Reflective and designed to deceive
rDublIc. The establishment OF rural
delivery was discouraged. The
did prosperity which followed the
ration Of the protective tarin was
Id and denounced as fictitious and
brary, and an attempt made to
ethe seeds of dissatisfaction and
I'd among the people by complaints
a E higher cost Of food which came
= natural results of the increased
nd accompanying, general pros
and high wages.
Is upon the evidence Of the past
4 years. evidence that the Repr5li-
barty IL a party Of progress, and
democracy q party Of inactiou. re-
pent, and fault finding. that the
blican party again confidently ap-
for public support in the Prcsi-
and Congressional elections Of
ss.t1usas TAas Wau HAvs.