Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-04

| III lo0O W AO1Vg ~ Nt"l AAeiNNe--
leaders Of the party were being as
sailed by Republicans, their motives
impugned and their integrity ques-
toned. Mark Hanna was pictured
as a fearful "ogre" and the newspa-
per cartoons depicting him were used
by parents to brighten unruIy chill
dren, In those days 1t was brave
man indeed who dared come to the
defense Of Hanna. Then as now, the
"reNplt" began about three years
before the national convention, with
the difference that then there were
hundreds OF Republicans wrong
where now there are Just few. Then,
the nation was rent by Famine and
the individual was not to be blamed
liz in his honest cropping for q solu-
tion of his distress he hit upon an
limpractlcable idea Of finance. Now
there is no incentive to revolt or
attempt to split the party except a
desire for leadership on the part OF
ambitious men, the criticisms Of mag
az,ne muck-rakers and the dreams
Of idealistic young men possessing
high sounding theories and deep
toned platitudinarian propensities'
Then the nation was gripped by the
saunt hand of Want; now we are
ebuddering in contemplation OF a
word pictured bugaboo-purely a
nroduct of perforce imagination.
Nowadays Republicans are urged
to "insurge" to denounce the Payne
hill Taft and the administration, 10
elect Democratic Congress in 1917
IN berate "Uncle Joe" and Nels. AID
rich 1.-THE former on the verge OF
voluntary retirement and latter al
ready having announced his coming
retirement) and why? Simply TO en-
harrass Mr.. Taft, disrupt the RepuD-
lican party and pave the way for an An
,nsurgent control of the party IN
| 1912. ,,,,4
| We are informed that we must
null ND the old stakes and pitch our
tent upon higher ground where tne
.waye of popular disapprovar VIII
no powerless to reach and inundate
rs. Ut was in 1875 when Greepey
aaserted and essayed to ride tne
wave" into the presidency upon
democratic promises that we were
first awed and astounded by tht
na,nted proportions of the "wave o.
nopular disapproval." And Mr.: Dry
an has ridden in on 1T now all Ou'
! three times.) o,,.o,,
We are even informed that sUnci
Joe" has made an alliance with ram
: many and for that reason Dem GER.
; newspapers urge that we repudiat'
| him although they will with ON
: accord support Mr.. Gaynor ana tn'
; ont,re Tammany ticket. Democratl
! nowsnapers also speciously proclaim
> thot Mr. Roosevelt is entirely dissas
t ,atod with the Taft administration
| tho great African Nimrod coming II
ror sulatlring praise from these Sa@
sheets which one time were so VOC
| yarous in their condemnation OF es
, orvth,ng said or done by Roosevei
and we are expected to be 'as'n
Taft. .,.o.ors n
ii And these same iisserninators 2
, .ngormation we're just as raDl'
against Mckinley and Sound oul
: rency in 1895 as they are asa,ns
3 Ta,t and Sound Government today
AS in 1896 it is again being drille'
> into us that the safety Of the natlol
! depends upon independent poiitics
action, our pride is appealed to an
! we are again urged to repudlate IN
: woke" and assert ourselves tn'
ort,re effect Of the appeal beinl
That we are to vote the Democrat
: t,cket thus to assert ourselves
= although nowhere are we intorme'
a tbat democrats ought to be inoe
: pendent' and desert Mr. Bryan
numerously exploded and forever as
!, proved paramount issues" we ar =,
i asked to assert ourselves" in Tn
S repudiation of the nations grea'
: ness its achievements and the secur
. contentment we enjoy by virtue Q
: its prosperous stability Like Tn
t dog in the fable we are urged U
r drop our large hunk Of meat In nan
t for a cold plunge toward a shadow
+ mirage. We are told that we ar
e being robbed and imposed upon an
d that Just out yonder-in the Alden
g mic elusive beyond-is beautiiu
e Utopia where luscious grapes OF I'm
e mense size and ambrosial sweetness
IS luxuriate mid golden sunbeami
their giant clusters fit almost .
~ .ov,nt the gods of old, while mil