The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-07
TO THE VOTER.

Dear Friend: When you vote the
republican ticket on Tuesday. Nov.
s, you will be taking no chances. You
Will vote for good men nominated by
the people. When you vote for these
men you will bave the satisfaction
of knowing that they represent the
fundamental Principles upon which
the prosperity Of the country stands
today. There Is but one issue in the
present campaign-promise versus
performance. The only question YOU
have to decidesis whether YOU wish
to risk a certainty against an un-
tried theory.
There is nothing fanciful nor the
oretical in the Republican claim upon
your support It is just a plain.
simple, proved presentation of facts
which cannot be successfully dis
puted. This letter will not appeal to
your Imagination. 1t will recall to
your mind some facts which you can
very easily verify
Wages are high-higher than ever
before in the history of the country.
Living conditions are better than ev-
er before and they are still improv-
ing. Our pure food laws prove con-
clusively that better foods are de-
manded. Our siTorter hours of labor
show that our people have forever
declared against cheap labor If you
will think back to the days of cheap
living you will Remember that labor
was cheap, so cheap that millions of
men were out of work. Coxey's ar
my had many recruits in those days.
Prices were very low, the cost OF liv-
ing was SO low that many people
couldn't afford to live at ALL 1t was
the day of the unemployed, the soup
house, a depleted treasury and big
bond issues. The people had been
experimenting. They were trying to
make promises do the work of per-
formance. In Munsey's magazine for
November, Frank A. Munsey says: II
somehow fancy that bigger wages
and a more generous expenditure
tend to shape up a bigger race of
people. a race Of greater confidence
and of more elf-respect-which
means a better citizenship" 1t is a
thought well worth considering
Cheapness and prosperity have never
gone together It is much easier to
have cheapness than prosperity. A
high wage scale means an intelli-
gent understanding of economic corr
ditions. A high wage scale means a
better standard of living.
The republican, party stands for a
high wage scale, because it enables
the worker to maintain for himself
and his family a Standing of living
BETTING an American citizen. 1t
means better educational opportuni-
ties for the children. 1t means high
ger grade men arnsn IN the eom-
misrepresentation food, cheap labor,
cheap men. They all go together.
The republican party has helped
them go together and will continue
to keep them going. The republican
party will not cease its efforts until
they are gone never to return. You
will help of course, to make the go
ing good.
AS a thinking man you will vote
as your judgment directs This let
ter is merely to suggest an investi-
cation of the facts. The progressive
legislation of this country for half
century is the result of the work of
the republican party. The material
prosperity of she country has reach
ed its highest mark under republi-
can auspices. In every instance the
republican party has been a party of
performance And the performance
of the republican party has always
spelled prosperity