The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-10-22
POllTIcA SITuaTON
Is PVly DEsCa|0tO
How the Republican Party Has
Chaaged Policies and
Principles


| uent Vi tlt buitcd otatcS W thc
Federalist, which was, at that time
the only party in existence during
his administration. Alexander Ham
ilton. then Secretary of the Treas
ury, and Thos. Jefferson, one of the
leading statesmen of that day and
time. differed as to how the United
States should pay its debt. Their
differences were the bringing about
of two great political parties--Fed-
eralist and Democrats. so-called Re-
publicans at that time.
The Federalists we're the national
party until Jefferson was elected
President on the Democratic ticket.
Since then the Democrats have been
the national party. despite the fact
that there have been two or three
Republican Presidents elected dur
ing the time. The Convention in
1916 killed the Federalist party.
In 1920 James Monroe was elect
ed President the second time with
President since Washington who
had no opposition.
In 1924 there were four candi-
dates in the field. No one had a ma
iority and the House of Representa-
tives chose John @. Adams for Pres
ident, the first Republican Presi-
liant L., tho ITnitaI Gtotac ap1 from,
that time until Abraham Lincoln was
elected there were only two Repub-
licans elected and they were called
Wings. One was w. II. Harrison in
1910, and the other was Zachary
Taylor in 1S4S.
The Democrat party, founded by
Thos Jefferson in 1901, has remain
ed the same old party and has borne
the same name and advocated the
same principles up to this good time.
The Republican party, started by.
the House of Representatives in
1924, has changed from Republican
to Wing. and from Wing to Repub-
lican, and from Republican to Pro-
gressive, and from Progressive to
Republican, and from Republican to
Bull Moosers, and from Bull Moos-
ers to Fusionists, and from Fusion
lists to Log Cabin Progressives, and
so on down until they have run some
of their men to death trying to keep
xtrfth oh
decided to quit and wait until they
get on a stand-still once more. y
When the Convention was called
in 1912 to nominate a candidate for
President on the Republican plat
form, Theodore Roosevelt went to
that Convention with the intention
of becoming the nominee under the !
old log cabin, as he had done once
before. But being defeated by w. |
II. Taft, he decided to invent a plat
form and party of his own which he !
believed would get nine-tenths of /
the Republican vote, and be elected
President of the United States again.
This party and platform was called
the Progressive and the device to
vote under was a picture of Teddy's
own head, dressed in Rough Rider
uniform, which he thought would
appeal to every Republican voter
and few Socialists. But he found
out that there were about one-half
of the Republicans remained with
the old-line party and voted under
the old log cabin, which they had
been used to, and would have been
Just like them. | could not have left
the old party and gone astray as
long as party principles were hold
ing up as good as they ever had
done before.
The Progressives then wanted the
old-line Republicans to come over
with them, but they refused to do ii
in every county in the State except
Ohio. In this county they saw they
could never win separately. so they
held a union meeting and there they
came to an agreement something
like this: The Progressives said to
the old log cabin Republicans, "If
you will unite with us, we will give
you the log cabin to vote under and I
two or three candidates for Office"
This they agreed to do, but when the
primary rolled around the old-line
Republicans found that there was
not a candidate of their faith on the
ticket except one Magistrate, so they |
have all Progressive candidates I'M
der Republican device.
Now. what are you going to do.
Mr.. Log Cabin Republican? Are
you going to be led around by the
nose by such Progressives promises?
The old rooster. which has crow
ed at the same place. at the same
time, for over hundred years, looks
good to me. and when a few drift