The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-31
REPUB'N PARTY
YOUR BEST BET
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR A
SWEEPING VICTORY
VOTERS SHOULD THINK TWICE
Policy of the Opposing Parties
Should be Carefully Weighed For
Quickest Route to Prosperity

On next Tuesday the voters OF this
community will be called upon to cast
their votes for congressional, state.
legislative and county officers In our
opinion, the greatest crisis that has
confronted this country in years pre-
sents itself and voters should stop and
think seriously what they are doing
before casting their votes.
The business interests of the country
are parslyzed. men are out of work by
thousands railroads are going into the
hands OF receivers mines and mills
are closed down and money is scarce.
Those are the conditions that confront
ne. How ought ! vote so as TO
relieve these conditionsT', should
be the question that each voter should
put 60 himself before he enters he
booth.
There are but two policies to choose
between and those two are the demo-
cratic and republican policies. The
policy Of the progressive party is akin
to that Of the republican policy but a
vote for that party is vote for the
democratic policy as il tends to divide
the suppoi tors OF the republican policy
while the democrats are united. There
fore 1t i up TO the voter to say which
party he thinks will the SOONER bring
about change Of conditions
II one believes that the democratic
policy of tariff for revenue is the one
that will bring this nation the soonest
to prosperity, then it is his daty TO
vote the democratic ticket and as there
Is little choice in personalities bstween
the two ticksts-the candidates are in
the main all good. clean men he
should vote IL straight.
II on the other hand he thinks that
a return to a protective policy will
soonest bring about a return of that
prosperity we all seek then il is his
duty TO vote the republican ticket all
the way down. The Diamond Drill
thinks the republican policy the best
bet, Many OF our readers think othe--
wise and we respect and honor honest
opinion when honestly and openly ex-
pressed
We are of the opinion that gross
error was made when the policy Of
protection OF American labor was de.
parted from and the impartial tariff
commission done away with We be-
lieve that full return Of pro sperity
will not come until sufficient revenue
hall have been imposed upon foreign
made goods to insure the American
manufacturer equal competition in
our own markets and the American
laborer q continuance Of the high
wages that he has enjoyed Those are
our honest opinions and to bring about
that condition ii will be necessary TO
place the republican party in power
again
THE STATE TICKET
On the ballot next Tuesday will be
a list Of candidates for state Offices
The Republican candidate for governor
is Chase s. Osborn. The democrat
candidate is our present governor
Woodbridge n. Ferri, and the pro.
gressives present Henry r Pattcngil.
Each of these candidates is fine
spefimon OF American manhood hon
4 est in deed and upright in purpose.
The division in the republican ranks
last year elected Mr.. Ferris the re-
publicans are asked 10 divide again
and place him back in the governor =
chair at Lansing We can see no reason
why a republican should split his
ballot on governor, excellent as Cover
nor Ferris is. tor such a split would be
an endorsement Of democrat policy and
delay the full return OF the republican
policy which we assume every work.
ingman wants
Very severe attacks have been made
upon Mr.. osborn by enemies he made
during the stormy political days OF
1912 and a sort Of political guerilla
warfare has been made against aim.
Mr.. Osborn made an excellent record
for economy during his first admins
tration and not one of his enemies
can point finger 10 one single act
that smirks Of disho nesty. He deserves
the united support Of his party aud
W hope 70 see him get IL.
The officers on the republican state
ticket below governor are G. q. Vaughn
for secretary of state, o. b Fuller for
auditor general, Grant Fellows for