Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1902 — HE’S NOW A REPUBLICAN [ARTICLE]

HE’S NOW A REPUBLICAN

Son of a Former Prominent Democrat Citizen of Pulaski County. Winamac Republican: Lee Randall of Logansport, son of Richard Randall, a former and well-known resident of Winamac, was up from Logansport a few days last week to visit with .his mother, who has been quite sick. Mr. Randall stopped in the Republican office for a short chat before returning to his work at Logansport Monday. “I am a Republican now,” said Mr. Randall, "I was brought up a Democrat, and believed that way for a while, but the prosperity, the opportunities to get work and make money are all so apparent under Republican times, I have changed. I have to work for my living. I see the Republican party helps me, and I believe In voting for my own Interests.” Mr. Randall's frank statement will voice the sentiment of many other young men, who have learned by experience that it's easier ' to get ahead in prosperous times than during an era of low prices and cheap labor. We must not be too prodigal of our opportunities, or of our resources. We may well husband them for the future. Not for those of us who stand here today, but for those who shall follow us and to whom we. owe a supreme duty.—Extract from the notable Chinese exclusion speech of Senator Fairbanks in the United States Senate.