The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-13


II looks very much rs If the coming
campaign Is % he fought ont en- two
princi,al issues the continuance OF
representative government and the
continuance of a protective tariif-
nolicy. Both OF these institutions have
been attacked Mt the very root. On
the ono eide by taddists who want to
improve upon thsl governmental ma
chinery By substituting new machinery
In thier places instead Of adding an
Improvement here and there so as 70
bring the old machine np-to-date, and
on the other side 10y the democrats
who. forgetting the miserable failure
of their policies In the past, seek
to again bring the nation to tariff
for revenue basis The republican
party-and its old fore-rnnners, the
Federal and Wing parties--tashioaed
these two machines and they have
gone along in working order for well
neigh on to 100 years. the wonder and
envy of the civilized world.
Representative government has been
guarantee 70 every person IN the
United States of freedom and the right
TO make a. much OF himself or herself
and his or her ability and cireum-
stances allow. IL has developed
people who lead the people OF the
world in liberty and enlightment. The
fore fathers have been praised for the
wisdom they evidenced in the govern
mental machinery they fashioned by
the people of every other nation.
We have progressed so rapidly that
our very privileges are rearing
menaces TO continuance OF this
privilege. Modern theorists think that
they can build government better
from the book learning they have
acquired, than our torefathe-s did
from the hundreds of years OF hard
knocks in the realm of experience and
so they are seeking to undermine the
constitution; to get up in its stead
innovations in government founded
in the laboratory or deduced from
fine spun theories instead of in the
school OF human experience.
The republican party has done more
than develop the nation government
ally it has given it commercial
advancement through It's policy of
protection Of industry that has in a
few short years made a land OF homes
and comfort ont of a wilderness; has
built up industries IN which the people
may get employment and earn their
livelihood. That the accomplishment
Of the republican party Can you deny
it,
We are asked TO disregard all these
facts to either reverse the policy I'M
der which we grew from wilderness
10 a great nation from few farmers
to diversity of industry that chal-
lenges comparison from few strug
Cling states 20 great nation by either
voting for the democratic free trade
or for the Roosevelt governmental in
novation. Standing as we are in the
midst of prosperity and peace we are
asked to take a plunge into the uncer
taintyl Are you going to do it, We
believe that the American people will
think twice before they take this step
Take your school histories and if You
can find any period when the demo
cratic policies contributed to the wei
fare of all the people as have the re-
publican policies then take the chance
But, you will not find it; you'll find
that the periods when democratic
policies were given full scope have
been the dark days in American COM
mercial history The full dinner pail
may be an old gag to work in politics
but it's pretty handy thing to possess
and when you have 1t don't take any
chances of emptying IT,