The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-11
.'LEr US HEARKEN BACK, LEST WE FORGET"

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few days ago owning property in Canyon county
farmer said "Why what difference does it make with
whether Taft Wilson be elected this fa Things will 20
just the Way out this neck Of the woods
against Washington, matter what party is in tho White
House. It don't really make any difference to u.s."
Right there the danger that confronts the country today
have become used getting good prices prices that
have constantly risen until today the farmer gets
product than before in tn history of the world He orges
the prosperity of today what happened in the past The
lowing appearing the American Falls Press should be
carefully by every citizen Of the county especially the
younger and who have into their majority
since the days of Democracy.
Probably less than half the who will participate in
coming election voters in 1892 when Grover Cleveland
elected president the second time Men IS years
age school boys then and those who will their first
vote this time infants The election both national
and state will be decided by voters who have only ndsnct
recollection at ALL of the narrowing conditions that
prevailed throughout the four years of Ceveands
term Young voters will not be less able to an intelligent
ballot they inquire into conditions they were them as
they remembered by their older relatives and acquaintance
Scarcely Of As years over whether had the respo
sbtes OF family not of your acquaintance would fail
to recall personal experiences that will be astounding to
er men Talk to these older young and young
and If the threatening cloud you political horizon
great evils of which you complain almost entirely
disspate become rosy hued in comparison little learning
is not dangerous thing when enables one to make an un
biased comparison.
THEM now spirit Of great unrest was abroad in the
land THEM as now people were decryng the tariff and
rating the trusts THEM the government was charged
with the party leaders wholesale corruption
ana dishonesty THEN, as now people were demanding
Iney wanted to try the other party while Under
this spirit thousands Of people voted Democratic ticket who
nave never voted one SINCE and NEVER WILL AGAIN AS
LONG AS THEY LIVE. They wanted CHANGE, and they
had no sooner gotten it than THEY WANTED ANOTHER
CHANGE GREAT DEAF. WORSE Thousands Of others
not yet quite old enough to VOTE who would have voted the
Democratic national ticket had they been old enough have
never voted Democratic ticket and never will our wears
course IN the school Of Adversely conducted by Cleveland Cor
man and Wilson has Republicans of them and T. il these
and women who know by sad personal experiences what
means who constitute the vitality Of the Party TODAY
Inc republican party go down defeat but upon these
older heads will not rest the responsibility for the deora
cation that inevitably follows change in governmental po
ces affecting business affairs
Men of IS fifteen years old when the Cleveland admin
istraton began They undoubtedly some recollection Of
the widespread depression that followed but is not the
econ OF Men Of Is to 30 years of age were five
ana ten years OF thenere children at plav and PASSED
through that period bissfu ignorance of the trials
elders were passing through Life to vast majority of
pie OF the nation held little of pleasure in those days It
Tragedy Want and restitution everywhere Labor was
unemployed the farmer and stockman without market and
the merchant without trade Although the farms and
abundany millions of people went to bed hungry
every night and countless thousands subssted on one meal
free houses established every city and thous
upon thousands of honest men, stood in line
after hour and day after day get free loaf Of bread
take nome to their starving families The crops Of the
would often little above the cost of getting them to market
ana once there We're little in demand people had
ing win winch to buy Laborers the country
search OF work Single men throughout the eastern and
ra states by tens OF thousands considered themselves for
nate they could get employment for their board and clothes
work there was In factories reserved for heads of
mes at greatly reduced wages and divided among them Fac
tories closed business houses failed by thousands and
every railroad the nation the hands Of
cause their earnings not enough pay the interest on
their bonds. - ' "
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