The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-10-31


sional District:
Next Tuesday is the general election
ana as candidate for the important
once OF Congressman from this district,
l make this appeal directly to you, ask
ing your support. The choice of this
office is important because il is your
most direct opportunity to have a say in
the government of our country for the
coming two years. Permit me to sub
NIT to you the following reasons upon
which | base my appeal for your sup
port:
|. / am free from subSerriency to
any clique, fdctioR or special interest.
You know that my nomination did not
come to me by default, or at the hands
of "A committee or clique, but was won
10y me upon straight appeal to the
membership of my party. | am max
ing this appeal to you in the same way
\ and, If elected, | will he free to serve
! the people Of this district fairly and
honestly.
| =. / am relying upon principle and
not upon pap to eject me. Neither in
my primary campaigns nor in this pres
lent campaign have | given any promise
jor hint of any kind of a job or position
in exchange for promise of support or
otherwise. If elected, | will take the
office free to perform it's duties to the
best of my ability.
3. I stand Squdrelg upOn the plat
form of my party, the cdrdiadI priHci-
pie of Which is its protective tariff
policy. This district has enjoyed n
wonderful advance in prosperity the
past fifteen years and my chief concern
in Congress would be to aid in preserv.
hot - xr
continuance of our protective tariff
policy.
4. If President TAFT is rc-clcctcd, ii
as important mat Republican Congress
be giren him in order that the present
deadlock he broken and legislation be
permitted to advance along tariff lines
that will continue and increase our pres
ent prosperity.
). If WHSon, the Democratic cdHdi.
date, is elected plcdgcd 10 destruction
of the protective tariff. the remOrdl Of
the tariff upon farm products, sugar.
ETC., and threatening the great farming
and manufacturing industries of this
adstrict-then it will be doubly import
ant that you have in Washington
Republican Congress TO defeat the
Democratic president in his assaults up
on the tariff and upon your prosperity.
6. A cote for the Democratic cdndt-
date is Uote for destruction of the
protective tariff. vote for me is
vote. for your own prosperity and your
own best interests.
7. A rOte for the National Progress
size candidate is only Il help 10 eject
me Democratic candidate. At the last
presidential election there were east in
this district 1888 votes for the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress, and
22.S79 for the Republican. lnasmuch as
the strength Of the new party is com
ing almost entirely from the Republican
party. it is apparent that the National
Progressive candidate for Congress
must get at least $4,000 or about two
thirds of the former Republican vote in
order TO be elected. This is manlfcstIy
an mpossibility. However if the Ma
tional Progressive candidate should re
ceive one-third of the former Republican
vote. he would make possible the eler,
ton Of the Democratic candidate ana
thereby aid i'm bringing about tariff
similar TO the one which he says killed
nrosperity i'm the United States during
The four wears of the second Cleveland
administrative - DO the farmers, wage
eorners and business men of this district
want 70 help. even thus indirectly. to
hiring about another such calamity
e Ma record shOWS me 10 DC ~ sum
q,otbU wiih ne prcScHt-ddg dcmdnd ior
Drooressiue lcGisldti0B. ! have not mop
ned from my old party allegiance to Il
now one lust in time to receive a nom
nation from the new one. am not
irving 60 ride into Office on the coat
,-aus of some. great leader. ] am asking
vonf support upon, my merits ana 'hF
merxs Of the principles Tor Wh'ch !
4. l.. .l.saH ~ a
starf,, | am bgtR humble menlh'r o' "
oreH party aud my worth'ncSS rs Il
Il candidate is 10 be Judged ny the way
~ which | have in tho past kept faith
with the party represented ana WIN
rho neople / served. ] am running on
mo own record, the record which belongs
to mo. rather than some greater record
which does not belong To me. appeal
IN voters of all parties and ask that You
iudoe me bv my record. You WIZ ma
,s,,itena there the story of my nights
ooain-t machine. rule and III behali oI
d;roct nominations, f0rrregulaton of The
railroads and. taxation. of other great
rnorations. and against the Canadian
reciprocity pact. My primary campaigns
,vora made upon definite issues and upon
chose issues I stand just where dId
then. ,.,-,, o.,o.;c,cc
belns 10 prepare me TO serrc yoa eBic'
ently in Congress. ,a,o
no. Ma twO primary campaigns hare
byovobt me in close touch with the
,,aonle Of the district and given me
Pi,reater understanding of their needs
II. come to yOu NTH The endorse
0,e,t Of ma home people Who marc
Inorn me all my lifetime In the re
cent primary ! was honored WIN Two,
thirds of the votes east in bapeer COUNTY
as against two eand td;,nn' c oitizcr Of
tinnIished and able fellow e'''"e" VI
this county. 90 oou that
an conorcesm0n should moi this year oe
nno.e, from 81. clair county. For thirty
yeoTs Iapeer county has not had tins