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W hat Does a Change
Mean For YO U ?
W it h our abundant crops and prosperity in all lines o f busi­
ness in the country, our farmers, our laborers, and our business
men arc going to think twice before voting for a change in the
republican management o f our national affairs. T h e follow ing
wise words o f Chairman Hilles, o f the national republican commit­
tee, are worth pondering over by the voter: /
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T w o groups o f zealous politicians are crying to the country
fo r a change in our national administration.
They want to take charge
o f the nation. They want to
administer public affairs.
A n d they promise wildly,
eagerly what they will do in
return— if only they are
granted control.
From M aine'to California,
their words fill the air.
A n d have you, the work­
ers and taxpayers, whose a f-
fairs these gentlemen would
stopped to analyze
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their proffers and promises?
Y o u should.
T o the politicians them­
selves these proffers and
promises are o f no special
importance.
They
have
nothing to lose. They have
everything to gain.
Even
if they lose, they w in ; fo r
the contest will keep them
in the limelight.
But fo r you, the workers
and taxpayers, this contest
is serious business, and you should weigh the consequences with a
serious mind. D on't take mere words. Seek facts.
O ut o f this whirlwind o f language which the “ spellbinders" send
beating about your ears, what is it that stands out, first and all
the time?
" W e want a change in W ashington.”
A change fo r what? T o what?
T h e present administration, after nearly fou r years’ hard work,
has finally succeeded in restoring the country’s business to a pros­
perous basis.
The mills ore running full time. M ines are operating all their
shifts. Factories are working to capacity. Commerce is thriving.
The country is free o f labor troubles and financial troubles.
T h e working man is steadily gaining better wages. The farm er
is grow in g steadily more prosperous. The market fo r farm prod­
ucts has never been so broad and generous.
T h e railroads report the heaviest freight and passenger traffic
in their existence. Shipping is everywhere active. Public works
o n a great scale are everywhere under way. T rad e is moving
smoothly, in ever-increasing volume. The savings banks are over­
flowing with money.
T h e United States is on the threshold o f the greatest boom in
its history. W ithin six months, under present conditions, we will
d w a rf the great period that followed the Spanish war.
A n d our prosperity will be here to stay, fo r we are on sounder
ground than we were in ’98.
T h e trust problem has been settled— and settled rig h t
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Business” has been put in its proper place, and this without halt­
ing industry or disorganizing affairs. The currency question is
understood as it never has been, and will be solved along sound
lines as soon as the heat o f partisan political controversy dies down.
The tariff is gradually being placed on a business basis, and soon
will be out o f politics, as it should.
Everything is shaping to give the American people a long, un­
broken, unparalleled period o f peace and plenty.
A n d at this time o f all others, along come these political gentle­
men shouting fo r a change.
D o you want a change ? D o you want to check prosperity just
as you are about to pluck its choicest fruits?
W ou ld you, the workers who must pay, commit the mad folly
o f taking your government out o f tried and proven hands and
turning it over to the self-seekers who are clamoring for its control ?
W hen President T a ft took over the government the country was
prostrate. Industry was paralyzed. Business was chaotic, uncer­
tain, suspicious.
Millions were out o f employment. Investors,
wherever possj^le, had withdrawn their capital. Enterprise was
dead.
A ll this was the result o f the panic o f 1907, the “ talking panic."
The “ Rich M an ’s” Panic, it was called. But do you remember any
poor man who was not hurt ?
It took the T a ft administration over three .years to repair the
damage o f this panic. It required infinite patience, skillful man­
agement at home and abroad, unflinching enterprise, good ju d g ­
ment and vast prudence to bring the country out o f that black p it
A n d now that the pit is Covered, and the country is basking
once more in the level sunshine o f prosperity, do you want to take
a chance on being thrown back? D o you want to take a chance
on being talked into another and a needless panic ?
The question is not to be settled by talk, no matter how sm art
The huzzahs o f the hustings may make sweet music, but in the
background o f the future you may hear the mutterings o f a people
unemployed
Y o u r family stands with you at the dividing line, which has
happiness and prosperity on one side and unhappiness and even
want on the other.
I f you are a tramp, without kindred and without responsibility,
by all means follow the adventurers. But if you own a stake in
the country, if you have kith or kin dependent on the job you hold,
weigh carefully the words and deeds o f those who would lead you
in a mad gallop to the precipice o f experimental government.
Rememlier, a change at Washington would mean everything for
them. But what would it mean fo r yo u t
W o u i M r. T a ft’s defeat help y o u t
W ou ld the theories, untried and unproven, bn which the poli­
ticians are seeking to ride into office, benefit your w ife and family?
Brush aside all the fine language o f the orators long enough
to dig r>ut answers to these questions. Y o u will then have a rea-
sonabl) safe guide on election day, for, like true charity, true
politics ogins at home. The intelligent man votes fo r that which
is best for himself and those dependent on him, and not fo r that
which 4» best only for the other fellow. H e is not misled by the
shadov >f the bone in the water.
The * tericon people, fo r the first time in years, have the bone
o f prost rity firmly between their teeth. A r e they prepared, like
the don .1 the fable, to drop it, to chase elusive shadowsf
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Prom every section of the country
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tion. Quite a number of papers which,
an til recently, had remained Independ­
ent, declared their conviction that
only the continuance of present poli­
cies w ill ensure the stability and proa
parity of the agricultural, Industrial
and financial interest o f the nation.
The president is receiving credit for
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his courageous vetoes o f free trade
tariff bills, for his efforts to. secure
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economical administration o f the gov­
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ernment and for his success in im­
Residence
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proving social conditions through
recommending and forcefully advo­
cating legislation. A page could w ell
be filled with extracts from editorial
columns praising the president, but
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the following w ill sufice:
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D r. John S. Rankin
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Friend of
THE PANICS OF
1993 AND 1907
D EM O CRATIC
S IB LE
FOR
W H IC H
PARTY
THE
R ESPO N­
D ISTR E S S
MARKED
ITS A D ­
M IN IST R A T IO N .
FACT IS CLEARLY SHOWN
The
Financial
Disturbance
Years Ago Not Due
to
of
Five
Adverse
Republican Leglelatlon Nor to Any
Cause fo r Which
the
Party Must Anawar.
Republican
Did
W ith an audacity which can only be
explained by the desperate situation
which makes a resort to even the
moat Improbable o f theories a polit­
ical necessity, the Democratic cam­
Two Kinds of Panics.
paign text book charges the Repub­
There
is some reason, o f course,
lican party with responsibility fo r the
panic o f 1893 and the hard times that why the unthinking should charge the
ensued. “ The Republicans have been responsibility for the panic o f 1907
trying to make the oountry believe,” upon the Republican party, because
says the text book, “ that the panic of that party was in power when the
1893 was brought about by the Demo­ panic occurred. But it is to be re­
cratic bill which* was passed in 1894.” membered that there are two kinds of
And then the text book w riter pro­ panics, one due to loss of confidence
ceeds to make merry over the absurd­ In measures and the other due to loss
A political
ity o f charging an effect In one year o f confidence in men.
to a cause that did not transpire until party is justly chargeable with a busi­
es* disturbance due to bad measures
the year after.
W ell, here are the facts: The last or the fear of bad measures; but It Is
year o f the Harrison administration, not chargeable with responsibility for
1892, was the most prosperous the a disturbance brought about by the
country had enjoyed up to that time. conduct o f men. It was the fear of
Labor was fully employed, capital was Injurious legislation that brought upon
actively seeking Investment, and the th«‘ oountry the disaster of 1893-7.
farm eis were getting a good price for
th «ref ° re these disasters are
a big crop. So far as industrial and chargeable to the Democratic party,
commercial conditions were concern- But the money stringency of 1907 was
ed, there was not a cloud in the sky. due absolutely to the frenzied finan­
Republican speakers and newspapers ciering of a group o f men operating
tried to persuade the people that they entirely outside of politics and hav-
should let well enough alone and that 1111® n° connection whatever with the
Democratic success might bring dis­ government. It was nowhere charged
aster. But they would not listen. The that the panic o f 1907 was brought
prices o f some things were pretty about either by legislation which the
high. The Democrats declared it was Republican party had enacted or that
because o f the high tariff and prom­ it was threatening to pass. Neither
ised that If put into power they would then nor at any time since then has
revise the tariff “ In the Interest o f tbe any Republican measure been charged
plain people.” There was little ex­ with having brought It abouL and the
pectation throughout the country that only new legislation which was de­
Harrieon would be defeated, and bust manded as the outcome o f It was the
nees boomed right up to election day. emergency currency law, the need of
which had never before bee\» demon­
But Harrison was defeated.
strated so plainly, and which was
How the Panic Cams.
And then what happened? Why, In­ promptly passed.
These are the facts In relation to
stantly, men who had money which
they were about to Invest locked It up > ***• p* n,c*
1898-7 and of 1907. That
In the vault* and said “ W e w ill Just' Democratic legislation was directly
wait a while to see what happens ” I «“••Ponslble for the runner cannot be
Manufacturers engaged In producing' •uoceMfu,ly den,* d-
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protected articles, realising that as llcmn legislation was responsible, dl-
■oon as the Democratic congress could rectly or indirectly, for the latter can
get at it their protection would be not be successfully maintained.
reduced, immediately began to cut
WHY* ROOSEVELT BOLTED.
their output to current demands. Who
could blame them for refusing to go From Clay Center, Kan., Republican:
T a ft was fairly nominated by the
ahead and pile their warehouses full
o f goods which might have to be sold Republican national convention at
in competition with similar products Chicago and Is the rightful nominee
made In countries where the factory o f his party. Had Roosevelt been the
wage scale was one-hair or one-fourth nominee, it would have been the duty
o f the factory wage scale which they ®f Republicans who affiliated with the
had been paying? Jobbers and whole- party to support him. Taft stands In
salers cut their orders to the manu- that same relation and logically
facturera ln the same way and for the «hould command the aupport o f all
•ame reason.
Retailers all over the who claim to be Republicans. Roose
country bought their supplies from velt bolted his party'; not because
day to day. fearing to be caught with T a ft was not the rightful nominee, but
high-priced goods when the low-priced because of disappointed ambition and
flood came.
bitter desire for reveage because of
And so It happened that although bis failure to get the nomination.
A bolter and Ingrate and a traitor
the Wilson bill was not actually pas*
ed until late in 1894 the panic began STe synonymous terms In his case and
the day after the election o f 1892. It the people will see to It that he la
waa not what the Democratic presl property punished for hla treachery.
No traitor ever succeeded In ac­
dent and congresa had done, bul
what everybody knew they Intended complishing hia ends.
History has never recorded an In­
to do that wrought the havoc. Indeed,
if the Wilaon bill oould have been stance where a traitor did not meet
passed the day Cleveland waa tnaugu hla Just deserta. It will be the same
rated the damage to the country would »H h R oosevelt
P H Y SIC IA N S A SURGEONS
Soldiers.
From the Clay Center, Kan., Republi-
I can:
Th e old soldier vote should help
—f i t Louis (Hobo-Democrat
to elect its friend. W illiam Howard
; Taft, signer o f the Sherwood Pen­
sion bill, and son o f G ran fe seen
have been far less than that which tary o f war.
actually occurred.
The Danger of Uncertainty.
Where Mr. T a ft Stands.
This country is big enough and rich From the Wausau Record-Herald:
enough and resourceful enough to ad­
T a ft stands exactly where either at
just Itself to nearly any tariff law.no the great martyr presidents would
matter how bad It may be, i f tt only have stood had they lived In his day
knowa what it Is. But during all the and occupied his place. H e stands for
long months o f debate over the bill the constitution, for the courts, for
the business o f the country was, as It the perpetuation of the tried and
were, hung up in the air. I f man had proved American institutions, for the
known that the duty on articles In principle o f protection to American
which they were interested was to be labor, just laws and their Impartial
reduced ten per cent they could have enforcement against rich and poor,
figured accordingly.
I f they had high and low, alike. No president ever
known the duty was to be reduced K0 had higher ideals, better comprehen­
per cent or 100 per cent they would sion o f the Intricacies o f government,
have had some basis upon which to or more courage la presenting his con­
adjust tjiemsçlves. But thsy did pot victions to the public.
knoV w h a f the redaction would be,
so they had absolutely no b t*i* upon
Now Outspoken fo r T a fL
which to do their figuring. They sim­ From the Clinton, 111., Journal:
ply bad to wait and wait and
PRN watt,
NR| A s the Journal up to this point In
keeping just aa dose to shore as they the campaign has exercised Its pro-
possibly oould until the long agony rogative of
was over. That la the analysis o f the
panic from 1893 to 1897, and no mat­ ' so n«w , as an Independent newspaper
ter how vigorously the Democratic tt feels that the time is at hand and
text book may dispute tt, it cannot ; the opportunity Is ripe to declare ttg
deny or refute I t
' policy on the Issues of the day. From
new on until November 5, therefore,
! the Journal will contribute Its efforts
to the success of the principles of the
i Republican platform and the re-eleo-
! tion of William Howard Taft to the
i presidency.
It is convinced that only
the continuance of present policies
will Insure the stability and pros­
perity of the agricultural, Industrial
and financial Interests ef the nation,
and It trembles for the future at the
thought of the havoc and ruin which
the success either ef the Democratic
party or of the misnamed “ Progres­
sive’’ party would mean.
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DR. THOS.JW. HESTER
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Dixon Building
NEW BERG - - OREGON
Dr. Alice o. Bowen
Dr. H. D. Bower
Drs. Bowers A Bowera
OSTEOPATHIC PH YSIC IANS
Graduates of the A. A a . XWUvUle, Mo.
A year’s post-graduate work in Calfc«-
foroia fust completed. Women’s
Diseases a Specialty.
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From the Casa ville. Mo., Republican:
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The country has a man ln the presi­
dential chair who can be relied upon
to uphold the principals o f protection
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and the other doctrines o f the plat­
form on which he was elected.
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T a ft is standing courageously for the
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principles in which he and his party
believe. Four more years o f his ad­
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protection to labor and to capital.
New berg,
Olgnlflsd and Positive.
From the Courier d'Alene, Idaho,
Press:
Compare the dignity, the tact, and
the positive stand taken by Mr. Taft
with the bombastic acta and ut­
terances of hia predecessor, and see
which measures up to the standard of
a president and who has accomplished
most for the country.
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A TTO R N B Y - A T - LA W
CLARENCE BUTT
Will practice in all the courts of the
state. Special attention (riven to pro­
bate work, the writing of deeds, mort­
gages, contracts and the drafting of all
legal papers.
Newberg, Oregon.
O ffice —Second Floor
Haa Done Much fo r Labor.
Bank of Newberg Building.
From the Bluefleld, W. V „ Telegraph:
The Taft administration can point
to
a
solid
record of practical
achievements in labor legislation.
W ILLIAM M. RAMSEY
Attorney-at-Law
The Safest Man In Sight.
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O r e g o n
From the Petaluma, Cal., Argua:
By November It is likely that the
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common sense o f the country will
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have found Itself so far as to see and
say that, for the presidency,
Mr.
Taft la the safest man in sight.
G?. O .
Wise and Prudent.
From the Denver, Col., Republican:
President Taft's administration has
not been one of talk and parade, of
sensational assertion and show of au­
thority. But it has been an adminis­
tration of hard work ln quiet and
unostentatious ways.
He has said
little.
But he has done much. The
rising tide o f business prosperity tea
tifies to the wisdom and prudence of
his administration, and to the confi­
dence which the business world has
In his discretion.
KEENEY
at Hodson Bros. Store
Cleaning, Pressing and Praticai
Tailoring
CHASE & UNTON
GRAVEL COMPANY
All kinds of gravel for con-
£ Crete work, cement blocks,
O reat Achievem ents.
* or wood work furnished on
From the Erie, Pa.. Dispatch:
There ia no doubt that the great f short notice.
achlevffoents o f Taft will be acknowl­
edged by the hletorian of tbe future.
The voter of the preeent ought to be
no leee cleareyed to do the tame.
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