Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-01

am firm in the belief that every
man has honest convictions, God
given convictions that if followed to
his knowledge would be as pure and
unpoluted as the mountain stream,
but honesty often becomes selfish
among men, and they can only see
an honest deal when that deal is
made IN their favor. The Chicago
convection may have been a rotten
political pow-wow mixed with vile
language and corrupt politics.
However 1t will go down in history
as one of the most corrupt and I'M
reasonable conventions in the his
tory of the United States. The
great money powers was behind
each faction urging as it were,
brother against brother and faction
against faction even, calling to
mind and threatening the same con-
ditions existing in 1861 when strife
lead to the shedding of pure and
innocent blood while the factor
fighters aad disturbers were still
clamoring for the undivided spoils.
Friends, do not be deceived, your
country and your state is in no
danger of being bankrupt or dis.
rupted. The hand of God who
has guided the affairs of this great
nation will not desert you now.
Men may strive to dominate by
their great personalities and politi-
cal powers but they are spurred on,
not for the love of their fellowmen,
nor of country, but for the love of
conquest and power, which love of
power often brings whole nation
to the very verge of the danger line.
1t is said when Bonapart had con-
uuered all the nations he sat down
and wept because he had no more
nations to conquer. Too much one
man power has been curse to the
nations, and cause of shedding of
much innocent blood. The second
sober thought of man or nation is
always the best. Any man who de-
clares himself the only one fit to be
president or ruler of any country or
nation has become dangerously
near the line of insanity, which only
Graves for power to satisfy his own
ambitions. Such a man, if you
please, we have in RooseVelt, such a
man we have in our own dear
Stubs. These men by their great
personalities and physcic powers
have become leaders and domino
tors of many men. 1t is only those
of stronger will power and greater
magnetism that will resist and
break away from the domlnent
powers of such men. You have a
man in President Taft who is pos
essed of great power aud intellect,
sober, contentious and true to the
American people. One who has
not been afraid to acknowledge his
faults, fearless in the Administra.
ton he has so nobly tried to defend
in not being lead by, nor dictatec
to by Roosevelt or Stubs OF
any of the faction of the one mar
power. Although not of my politi
cal faith, honor the man as honol
is due. These fighting factions are
only for the division of spoil anc
as the old saying is, "when thieves
fall out, honest men get theil
dues" Now let US all unite for ar
honest administration and bic
good bye to the fighting factions
and let honest hands steer the ship
We are Democratic In belief and
principal, not always believing ii
the false cry of, let the people rule
while the demon of one man powe
is grasping at the vital parts of ouI
nation and state. Let US ge
away from the sychic power, ans
from the one man domination anC
get under the great democratic ban
ner, which is not only democrat il
name, but which is also democratic
in every principle which goes t.
make up the vital parts of our grea
nation. Come and help us bring il
the forty-six stars, or such majo
ity of them as will grace the crow
of no nobler man than Woodrow
Wilson. Let us sound the batil
cry Vox De Vox populi, the voic
of God is the voice of the people
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