a — Atl —. Nw i HE regular Republican party and the new Third Term party are the people into opposition to the Democratic ire their own ends they are n thi power to endan- Bin f the autry and ob truct the i of prosperity, which, after pe arly fii VERS 1 Jee £ ies sior t t begun t elieve the peo ple: Havent to the fering and dis {re they w ause if it v tends to promote their « politica Recently the Ra { OF published sn advertisement ex virtues which it claims for its } b n itself ¥ ny Bi answer to pred: ty I't ment “When Preside I'aft took over the government ihe cour was prostrate. Industry was paralyae i Business was chaotic, uncertain, suspicious Millions were out of employment Investors, wherever possible, withdrawn their Guth chairman of wah GEORGE WW, i State Harrisburg, the other day, when this subject to his attention, After reading the advertise vy he pondered a moment and then said: Lot the people remember. In November, 1907, when the panic to which this article refers and from which we are now ® ywiy recovering, began, there had twelve vears of uninterrupted Republican suj ey Dingley tariff, with its prohibitory rates, had been in force for ten vears: Mr. Roosevelt had still nearly a yesr and a half to serve as President—the probabilities were that a Re publican would be elected to succeed him, and it would be two years before a new Congress could even consider any wma of the tariff rates then existing It followed nearly twelve High Protective tariff aiterst And yet the panic o years of Rep for the trust's. Whatever its canse the Republican party must bear the sble respon can party, at the time, practically acknowl] The | ¥ edged that the tariff, for which it was responsi le, at least contributed to the distress of business and suffer the people, and promised a revision for their relief promise Mr. Taft, its candidate, declared meant “a revision down ward On promise, so interpreted, the people determined to conti Nn nstead of re 6 Republican party in power; LS ise, the Payne Aldrich tariff was passe DEPRESSION CONTINUED The depression continued and the sufferings or the people were not relieved. Instead. the earning power of the people decreased and the cost of living increased In 1910 the people, voicing their demand for relief which yromised but failed to give, elected a Democratic 1} When the Democratic to agree upon amendme | use of Representatives, House showed that it had the power and reductions which a united party would support, the hopes of the people revived gnd from that time to this, when the election ol! Woodrow Wil- son and a Democratic House seems so certain as to be almost conceded, the improvement of business has been con- fi8uous Now, President McCrea, of the Penn sylvania railroad, states in & public ia- terview, “Prosperity has survived.” In view of the suffering the people have so Jong endured, this effort, under the direct inspiration of the National Republican administration to destroy confidence snd obstruct business, in or der to secura s partisan advantage and a continuance of the privileges which a fesw now enjoy at the expense of the many, is most dishonest and unpatriotic, Every intelligent man whose views are not perverted by the special priv ileges which he enjoys under the present law, admits the vecessity of a change. The Republican party bas clearly shown that it either will not or cannot make the changes demanded by justice and fair dealing, and which are neces sary that the prosperity of the country GUTHRIE may continue The Democratic party is loyal to the country and desires its best interests above all else. Its representatives are as intelligent and as capable of handling this question wisely as the members of the Republican is as great and they party, their interest in its prosperity er subsized nor con- have the advantage that they are neil trolled by the “predatory interests of great wealth.” The destiny of the country will be safe in their hands, What they promise they will do In view of the past failures of both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft, in this regard, the people have no cause to expect anything from them, FREE FROM CONTROL In order that a political party should be the instrument of frees government, it must itself be free from any control but that of the people themselves, and at all times responsive to their will, In order that it should be productive of good government it must be under the leadership of men who have no selfish interests to advance and can be depended upon to act solely for the best interests of the whole people. Can any citizen of Pennsylvania honestly say that he be- lieves that the Republican machine will be improved in ils methods or purposes no matter which of the contending fae- tions wins’ Consider the conduct of their respective candidates. The “Republican” (?) State candidates have surrendered their right to support the candidates of either faction of President of the United States—even the candidates of the party whose nomination they hold. It is currently reported and believed that they privately favor the candidate of the Progressive or Washington party, hut they still remain on the “Republican” ticket, although they are disloyal to its head. Benedict Arnold remained a general in the Continental army under similar conditions. In the same way, candidates for Congress, for State Sen- ator and State House of Representatives, have resorted to various expedients to secure and retain nominations on both a
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