The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-09-23
The Republican Party.

11ni,sd States is today and has been
.;no. 100 the Republican party.
Organized in 1885, to fight the !,
aggression of the then powe';u'
Democratic party, dominated oy
the southern aristocrat, organized In
III. interest of freedom and equal
r;abts to all men, it has ever been a
partv of progression and loyalty to
the rights and best interests OF the
Whole country and not for the ad
v.ncement of any one section of our
country to the detriment OF any
otber It has been constructive
nortv and has so shaped its policies
as to build up and develop the
great possibilities of this country
r.,her than to hold back and destroy
n, ,ers has been no law of any CON
sequence for the betterment OF 'ne
neeple and for the upbuiiding Oh
our Enterprises placed on the statute
hooks in the last so years that was
not placed there by Republican
Congress- and Republican Presi-
dent And the last SO years mas
hsen the most thrifty and wonderfully
nrooressive that this country or any
other country has ever seen. Nc
Incredible growth of this country
during that period in ma'eria'
wealth and developement has excited
tbe wonder and jealousy OF the
whole werld. With our wcnderfu
resources and vast territory and
wise laws and intelligent manage
ment, it could not be otherwise ano
today we stand unchaIlengeo as 'he
most prospectus
Onr factories and machine shops are
running on full time, or, /labor is
generally employed at better wages
than are paid any where on earth
Our farmers are reaping rich harvesfs
and are receiving better prices for
their products than ever Oeio'e
unless it was short time ourlne the
Civil war, while the things farmer
has to buy are not, as rule un
reasonable IN price. There never
has been a time in the history oi
this country when 10 bushels OF
oats, wheat or corn or crate ol
eros or frkin of butter would bay
as much of the things farmer has
to buy as now.
The farmer is getting rich under
the policies and management OF the
NiN~
Republican party,
The laboring man has WORK ano
at better wages than he ever go'
before, yet his wages have mol
advanced commensurate with his
increased cost Of living. But even
now. all over this great country the
great corporations, the machine
shops the factories and other indust'
ries are advancing the wages OF thel'
employ es, and If in blind moment
we do not kick over and destroy the
nolicies that are so surely working
to the end of the prosperity ano
happiness of all deserving Classes
all inequalities will be smoofheo ou'
all classes will come into their own.
Duing times of prosperity and grea'
commercial activity designing ano
greedy men VINO have not the love ol
their fellowmen or the fear OF God
IN their hearts, and who would sell
thel- souls for worldly gain, seek by
a sinful use of the very means tna'
are conducive of this great pros
perity to pervert them to their own
selfish and unlawful purposes anc
by the use of great wealth and the
combinat of wealth 10 wrest from
business enterprises that are JUS
and proper and for the interest o'
the country, an unjust and oppres
slve margin of profit.
The laws are not responsible fol
these oppressive combines, but they
exist and continue to rob and plundel
in spite of law. The laws of oul
coun,ry would regulate and contro
these sinful combines but they have
grown fat and powerful in the &C