Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1898 — HOW WILL YOU VOTE? [ARTICLE]

HOW WILL YOU VOTE?

1 THE TRUE ISSUE IN THE STATE ELECTION THIS FALL Democrats Would Undo All That Has Been Done to the Glory of the Nation by the McKinley Administration Pointed Paragraphs for Voters to Consider. The recent war, conducted with great achievement to a magnificent end, has opened up new ways for the United States. One of the questions iu this campaign is, shall we still follow the party that has brought the country to grand results marked in new and rich territorial acquisitions, o t shall we entrust the future to a party that has always failed in great work? If one’s patriotism believes in standing still he cannot do worse in checking the spirit of progress than by voting for Democratic candidates this fall. The McKinley administration, splendid in its accomplishment, is as much a figure in this campaign as was his candidacy and the policies it represented two years ago. The latter for which 323,000 lndianians voted are in course of fulfillment through sound money, unbounded prosperity ana brilliant foreign policy. Tbe administration has done more than was expected of it. Through the successful achievements of war it has placed the nation among the first of earth. Are you going to vote this year to destroy all you v6ted for two years ago? If so, give the Democrats a helping hand. If one wants to make the United States the laughing stock of the nations let him support Democratic state, legislative and congressional candidates this fall. By so doing he will express a wish to have all we have gained by war turned back to forces antagonistic to progress and national glory. The McKinley administration would no doubt survive a Democratic victory this fall. It is too great to be destroyed by any thing like that, but it would be tying a millstone around its neck. What the administration wants, and will have, is a congress not only in sympathy, bat in hearty accord with its policy of national advancement and prosperity. There Bhould be no money heresies in the next congress. The work ahead in adjusting the country to the demands national expansion will make upon it is too important to be hampered by “free and unlimited coinage of stiver at 16 to 1.” What is asked for this year is a sweeping Republican victory in Indiana and all other states where a Republican United States senator and the Republican majority of a congressional delegation are to be gained or retained. That accomplished, the McKinley era of progress will be assured. There will be no going back to disturbed business conditions and hard times, no backing down from the position of national greatness, no experiments with free trade and free silver. Free and unlimited coinage of silver was defeated by Indiana Republicans two years ago by a very decisive majority. The backbone of Indiana Democracy was broken, but there is enough life left in the organization to still dream of success for its follies. It clings to them because it can not confront progressive Republicanism with any other issue. The party of Retrogression has been driven by successive defeats from every position it has taken, and the duty of every one who wants continued prosperity and broad and safe government, is to help defeat it again this fall. In the present Indiana congressional delegation are nine republicans. A loss of any one of them will weaken just that much the strength needed to sustain the McKinley administration that within two years has defined a great foreign policy, opened the factories of the country, extended trade and increased confidence in United States currency. A gain of any one of the Democratic districts will strengthen just that much the hands of the administration to go or with the good work. The loss o' a legislator this fall to the Republicans will help the Democrats that much toward the reelecton of Senator Turpie. The reelecton of Turpie would mean that Indiana that voted against the free silver Bryau desires a free silver senator. On the money question there is no difference between Turpie aud Bryau. If the latter was not good enough or safe enough for Indiauu why shonld the former be trusted. A senator is wnuted from Indiana who Is uot only sound on sound money but Is in accord with the new issues that have come out of the war and as they are advanced by the McKiuley administration. The new senator must be a protectionist and a nationalist. The way to secure him is to vote for Republican legislative camdates. Every voter should ask himself “How cau I best serve my country?” He will be met bv such argument as this, "if I vote the Democratic ticket I will vote to sustain free silver, the unsettling of prosperous conditions the country now enjoys, the trying policies opposite to those that have given evidence of fulfilling the country's greatness. In.a> word I will vote for uncertainties against certainties.” The oounter argument will strike him this way, “If I vote for the Republicans I vote to sustain the McKiuley administration that has brought prosperity and national greatuess, that has given mo work for which I am paid in good money and that assures a continuation of good times against tho only things possible nnder n Democratic administration, a depreciated currency and hard times. ” Every vote for a Republican candidate is a vote to uphold the flag at home and abroad. Every vote against a Republican candidate is to put in jeopardy all that has been gained by peace and war in the last two years. If you want to compromise our relations abroad and to institute a narrow and destructive foreign policy vote against the McKinley administration. If you want to strengthen our relations abroad and favor a broad, patriotic and safe foreign policy that will continue the great trade and possession* we have gained vote to sustain the McKinley administration. That administration is represented by overv Republican state, legislative aud congressional ticket this fall from ocean to ocean.