The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-26

tariff bill it does not mean that some of
us must become Democrats. There is
no difference between the various ele-
ments in the party this year. All are
working for the same thing, to protect
American industry and do the best for
the people.
I'VE may honestly differ as to the
method of applying the protective
principle to individual schedules. but
we are all for protection
Therefore, we should elect a Re-
publican congress to work with Re-
publican Senate and a Republican
President in enacting laws for the
country.
And I believe the people will do
this very thing. The Republicans will
vote their ticket in spite of this talk
among the Democrats about their not
doing so. I believe the people do not
make up their minds definitely as to
how they are going to vote until they
enter the booth on election day That
is where their mind is made up They
may talk all they please in advance
about what they will or will not do, but
it is in the booth that they settle the
question for themselves
IT remember one time some years ago
when my brother and l decided in one
campaign that we would vote for a GER
tain Democratic candidate for office.
We not only made up our minds that
way, but we let it be known that we
were going to vote for him.
''On election day we started for the
polling place. On the way my brother
looked me In the eye and said: Taylor,
you and 1 are Republicans knew
!, 81
| ton and both voted straight Republi-
can ticket. Now, I believe this is the
way most people do. 1t is pretty hard
to pull away from your old party.
when the people elect a Democratic
congressman and the Senate and the
| President are Republican. that con-
gresham can only mark time. He can
not march fordward. All he can do is
to- stand in his track and mark time.
I tired to make this clear In a speech
| before the old soldiers at Marion, and
| they understood. I referred to the fact
| that the. Eleventh district elected
Congressman Rauch. a Democrat. and
that he has been standing still ever
since he went to Congress. They ought
to elect Republican so he could do
something.
when people talk about the factions
l
lican party they ought to remember
that an army on march is quite a
different proposition from an army in
| battle. When an army is marching
| along the road moving from one point
| to another with no battle in sight the
| soldiers walk along pretty much as they
| please. They do not undertake to keep
| step. They walk in their own way.
They cary their guns the please.
| One man has his gun on his shoulder,
another has his gun under his arm.
Another carries his gun some other way.
If one soldier sees a chicken along the
road that he wants for his next meal
and drops out and catches It, Another
soldier may jump a corn field fence and
pick mess of roasting ears. Another
may pick up something else, but they
i all get back into the road and go
marching along with the rest of the
| army. 1t is a free and easy manner
that the soldiers on a march adopt. but
4 although they are maching in irregular
style they are all headed for the same
place
But suppose a couries comes riding
down the road with news that the
enemy is in front of us and that a
battle will soon be on. Note the differ
ernce instantly. Every soldier falls in
line, and the ranks become solid. The
men stand shoulder to shoulder and
elbow TO elbow. Every man has his
gun on his shoulder. his eye to the
front and himself ready for action. He
knows the enemy is before him. He
knows It means fight. The free and
easy army of marchers has become t.
solid body fighters, and 1t marches or
to the battle.
Now, the battle this year is the
election, and our enemy in front is the
Democratic party. The bugle call has
sounded, the command has been given
and the Republican army is in line
shoulder to shoulder and elbow tc
elbow, like the soldiers, and they will
meet the enemy on election day in Z
solid front.
II believe we are in good fighting
trim this year. Our party has always
been progressive. If party that met
and fought the slave question in 1861
met and fought and routed the free
silver 16 to ! craze of 1898, met and
! mastered the situation with Spain il
1898 is not a progressive party then
do not know what progressive means
Col. Durbin made a speech at Rush
VILE last Saturday night He viii
speak at franklin next Saturday ant
at Peru on November .. He will also
make a number of speeches al moor
| factory meetings in various cities Of
! the state.