Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-09
Kennedy's Campaign Makes II
Clear That Differences Be.
tween the Parties Are
Really Fundamental.
By HARRY o. PALMER.

| by HAKKY y. PALMER.
Back in 1896, during the Mckinley
campaign, l was youngster down al
Louisville. 1t was then, and at that
early age, that | became republican
| wore boys cap shaped like the
cap of the union soldier, across the
front of which, printed in gold letters
were the names of the presidential
candidates. Mckinley and Hobart
On my blouse there chung the cam
paign Gold Bug. Fitted out in this
manner, and yelling the campaign yell
of "Hurrah for Mckinley, he's the
man, if can't vote my daddy can,"
sat on the curb one night and watched
one of those grand illumination pa
rades, so, common that year. 1t was
wonderful, and | am told that | re-
marked to my mother after the parade
had passed that it was too bad that
Mckinley himself could not view it.
That campaign was full of interest to
me, and its issues, discussed on the
stump that fall, stirred my young
mind. During the last week | have
had those old emotions renewed. John
L. Kennedy had a part in that cam
paign, and his speeches this fall
throughout Nebraska have made great
numbers of voters realize that the diff
ference between the republican and
democratic parties Is as real now as
it was then. Last Friday night the
people of Louisville were reminded of
the Mckinley campaign when Mr..
Kennedy and Congressman Reavis
spoke to monster crowd in the town
hall and urged the election of the re-
publican national and state. tickets,
and the restoration of the republican
party to power. They are campaign
ing unselfishly for the great principles
Of republicanism, and with the fervor
OF 1896
Do you know, it is really pretty
hard to think of any valid reason why
a republican should vote for Woodrow
Wilson for PRESIDENT? An old-time
friend of mine. and republican. asked
me just the other day if | could think
Of any reason why he or l, almost
lifelong republicans, should vote for
Wnson. No"' l Souluii thihk oi
s I'll s.f leasoh, anu nei!ner coula ne.
nc diiierehce IN principe oetWeen
Iepuoiican ana aemocrat is Just as reai
ton and Jefferson. The republican
party today, as then, stands for ma
ton rather than for section. The
democratic party today, as then,
great nation. Inc sectional tarifi OF
lhe iast ae!noera!ic congress IS ev',
uehee VI .his, as Is also tife seStionai
apPlopria.'ons OF money Ior tne ue-
veiopinellt Oh tne soutii al me expense
oa sne fior u STATES. me Piln-
elpies % tIe aeilioeiatlc party are
&c. tsiIipo:al diIu iof ,ile tlile pGHls' Willle
tile plllclpies OF the repuollcah party
arc tiile triea anu true constant ahu
IN ha!, Inc republican party Is
ny naolt patriotlG' WINE tne Demo
cratic parry Is Dy ,aoit partisan II Is
no accloent tnat me repuDiiGan party
y lne party ol asnlrgtoh' lIaIilil,oil,
ppineo,i, ait udLiie'u: Mehl''iey'
hooseseit Il, anu iiueheS, s. lof II IS tne
party u lne pa.l,ot. lne electioh OF
ee'Ient no' pH:isoildi iila'.ei,
ds ee .:aa eaii MnL on ahs
ueilocrd.lC tleket III Neoraska "ould
T eI?y haVihe ine voters lnlhk WI
wilson 70 DC the issue IN Nor: orae1 IT, tnat
;ey nsrsors s.ms Tb Office, nn
Is no PEI soiial issue. Inc 1n'y issue
Is one OF parry pl'hc'pie' mo man Is
greater thah these'
r,..,..,. .--. +. p..
iiii lily Ioan.ys ndhieu loi mn
eas i1ite en' former republican
-. In'tea o. o.a'es senator ana latneI OF
tne plesenl ue, h E rast hieuillpeiL, y
on iii county N .le run ulstI'et whlch
WIN give .onh - Al. nGirneuy d hd I
some son; n IA at Inc NovelnoeT e'ec-
tioh; lie county was oIig'haliy re-
puplie I:, anu mas leliialilGu so, any,
aGGoiuing 10 present hatGatlohs, II
w. Miii pne up hea'y lepuoi'eah vote
ttis IAN ., ~.
II 5 lact tnat tnat soatnwest Ne
orask "a county Is SO lull on repuonean,
ISM ISM tnaf II mas allecteu inc pot.lical
Favor ol !he streams our tnere. SONIC
tli .It ago ! was riding along a stream
WIN M:! eiarley Meekel, repuoi'can can-
aluate LOT STATE senator, ana, wishing
10 kno ~ lne name OF tne stream, !