Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
of the arguments may be judged by
the following:

Of the arguments may be Judged by
the following:
Excepts
During the thirty-six years | have
been actively engaged in campaign
work, l have labored as earnestly in
behalf of others as have in my own
behalf. | come to you now with a
stronger argument in favor of Wood
row Wilson than ever had in my own
behalf Comparing promises and a
record of performance, Mr.. Bryan
said: History is much more cub
stantial basis upon which to make a
speech than prophecy or promises
"There are two issues that rise
above other issues as the main ques-
tions in the present campaign. The
first is whether you will by your votes
continue in power those who have
been in control of the government
since 1912. The effect of your votes
will be to decide this issue one way
or the other. The second question is
whether the president should be re-
buked or commanded for having kept
this nation out of war with Mexico
and out of the European war. These
are the two issues that will be decided
by your votes, and | am here to adj
dress you and present the situation as
| understand it that you may intelli-
gently decide on which side Of these
issues to cast your intelligent vote,
If you vote for Wilson then you
should also support Burke and your
Democratic representative to Con-
gress, for if by your vote you elect
Wilson and then tic his hands by
lecting Republican senate or house,
you will not bring about the accom-
plishment of those things you aimed
at. Burke deserves the confidence
that you have expressed in him in the
past by making him your governor.
"In order to understand whether
the country should be turned back
into the hands Of that party in whose
control it was prior to 1912, there
are two things that are worth of
presentation.
"First, would call your attention
to who they were who controlled the
government before 1912, who would
be put into control if we repudiated
this admins stration. Before this ad-
began Taft was presi-
dent Those who dominated his ad-
were the reaciionary re-
publicans. The administration was
failure and more than half of the
voters who had helped make him
president in 1908 helped to retire him
INTO private life in 1912. 1t is not often :
hat president is able to lose more
han half his friends in so short a
line. This government is not one
nan government. If the president is
. achieve success while in office, he
must have cooperation. The reac
,ionary republicans helped to make
he republican name stencil in the
lostrils of good citizens all over the
and. And these are the same men
Who are responsible for the nomina-
ion of Mr.. Hughes. Let me remind
'ou that the men who nominated Mr..
hughes refused to invite Mr.. Roose-
'elt to address the Republican con-
ention at Chicago although Mr..
Roosevelt had expressed his willing
ess to travel half way across the
ointment to meet with them. Instead
hey invited Mr.. Cannon and Mr..
)epew-and Cannon and Depew are
he two men, who, more than any
ther two men, helped to make the
epublican party odius. Mr.. Cannon
the man who gave the name Can
onism to republican legislation
lethods. At the time Mr.. Depew
7as in the senate he received $4,000
year from the New York Central
abroad for looking after their in
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