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only by proving true to Its trust, BY
accomplishing honest, constructive
legislation, and efficient administra-
ton. Unless the republican party has
done this no pride in its origin or its
illustrious leaders is justification for
its continued support. n
The party man who says ''The party
right or wrong in the end does more
injury to his party than he does good,
not taking into account the injury he
does the political life of this country.
Thus the honest republican, the man
who votes for republicanism because
he believes in its principles, not be-
cause he wants an Office, wants to
know the truth today, when the rec
ord of the party is being assailed ven
omously by the democratic press.
What has been the record Of the re-
publican party during the past admin
istration? Is it worthy of the sup
port of the honest, thinking man?
Unquestionably there are elements
hanging to republican skirts which do
the republican party no credit. The
same may be said of the democratic
party. But in the main, what has the
republican party through it's leader
William Howard Taft and it's MAORI
ties in congress given to the people
of the nation during the past two
years? Why should we continue our
advocacy of the return of republican,
ism to power?
The answer is clear and easily stat
ed. We believe in returning republi-
can congressman and senators be-
cause republican congressman and SEN
ators, during the past two years, have
given to United States, the greatest
array of progressive, wise, necessary
legislation ever recorded upon the sta
tute books of the nation in all the for
ty odd years of republican supremacy
in congress.
These are the things republicanism
have done for us:
Postal Savings Banks.
Corporation Income Tax.
New Railroad Regulation.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Conservation of Public Lands.
Prevention Of Rate Increases.
Tariff Revision Downward.
A TARIFF COMMISSION.
In all the struggle and turmoil aris-
ing over the adoption of the above
measures, the hand of President Taft
has been seen steady, sure, courage
GUS, working for results and unafraid
of criticism. No popular cry has dis
turbed him and no interest has influ-
enced him. When saneness, conserva-
tism, sureness have been needed he
has furnished them. When courage
Gus action has been needed no power
in Washington or in the country has
deferred him.
Victor Murdoch the Kansas insur-
gent says of the fight in Washington
and his opinion of President Taft. "A
big hand came down out of the blue
sky and smashed Cannon, the glove
schedule, the petroleum schedule and
all, and that hand was William H.
Tafts".
These great measures have been
made possible largely by the great
strong patient personality of the presi-
dent; they have also been made sure
by his courage, his willingness to stand
squarely for the right.
He as made possible record which
no attack can successfully assail which
no time can belittle or dim. It is
republican record of faithfulness to
trust, Of wisdom, honesty and cour-
age. 1t Is a record which appeals to
the reason of the earnest, thinking
man, the honest republican and honest
American citizen. This RECORD is
the reason for supporting continued
republican majorities in congress.
PRIMARY PROMISES.
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