Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1904 — THE VOTER’S DUTY [ARTICLE]

THE VOTER’S DUTY

We Determine National Policies at Ballot Boxes of Republic. The largest crowds of the day were at Goshen, Elkhart and South Bend. The last speech of the evening was at Hammond, and* the senator’s special train was laid over at Michigan City during the night. | Following is a portion of Senator Fairbanks’ address at Goehetf: "We muat stand by the great policies in our national government which are for our common weiiare. We determine our national policies, not In the city of Washington, but we determine them at the ballot boxes of tbe republic. It la important that we shall make no mistake in their decision. If a mistake is made it cannot be recalled for fonr years to come. We know from our past history how expensive mistakes are which are made in the ballot boxes of our country. In 1892, when we were going forward under the administration of our great and splendid Hoosier president. General Benjamin Harrison, our Democratic friends said: ‘lf you will only overthrow Harrison and the policies for which he stands, you will measurably increase the prosperity you have.’ In an unguarded moment the people of the United States accepted Democratic prophecies instead of Republican fulfillment In 1892 we voted without thinking. For four years after we voted we had little else to do but to think. We are going to reverse the order this year as we did in 1896 and in 1900. In those two great contests the American people

tret deliberated and then they pressed their matured Judgment ballot box. So in J 9O4 ’ am ‘ dß , t * pr W unparalleled in the history. th# republl thfl American who hoWg , n Wg I hands tfcdtent ballot is going to doliberate the fireside; then he la going he ballot box and express his Judgm" Tribe President.

Bethe began speaking at Butler ‘ the s*>r noticed a lot of schoolgirls 1 and biboys standing on wagons, I and 'd hat to them, bowing , good-ling, a salutation that they I receiwith smiles. In s factory! windtearby were a number of the worki an d to them the senator ’ salute. Mr. Fair- ' bditkfl of the duties before the 1 peopixt Tuesday, and, after dis- | e * JMha Issues the American peo- l jt to <,^ld# - pII th * 9tb <M No- 1 ▼•nhe again Urged the people to ’ • e ”JfnVuublican legislature and to I , f'VttfJJt® United States senate

. ’ Senate J- BerWidge. I “Fei««n*»" said SfiftAior Fair- , bankfe, & further duty to j peFfbrhi. ,, * t ®l®ct a president of thb Unite* B - ft is Important 1 that we sW® * man of wisdom, of good Jo a roan of conservi atlsm, a mi un< lerstandß our na- , tlonal needs*‘ av ® such a candidate. He is®nment. What he jls the world * or f l ® stands four i square to th« We will honor 1 ourselves as . an d honor our--1 selves as a peo lvl n£Pljr potent

support to Theodore ''Roosevelt so« president of the United States. “Before leaving you I want to say a word in behalf of our state ticket. We have a state ticket of unusual excellence. Our leader is a man of splendid ability, and we will honor ourselves by making triumphant the election of J. Frank Hanly as governor of Indiana. We want. also, to make sure of the election of a Republican legislature in order that we may return to the United States senate, to the position he so greatly honors, my distinguished colleague, the Hon. Albert J. Beveridge."

' "Eight years ago,” said the senator, "we were confronted with questions which we were obliged to settle at the ballot box. We decided In favor of Republican policies and in favor of the election of William McKinley, president of the United States. We gave him our loyal sunport because he stood for those groat policies which we regarded essential to our future welfare. Is there anvone hero who regrets his vote for William McKinley? fCries of “ino: No.”] No. fellow-citi-sens, we are ail proud of our vote for J him. We regard It as most fortunate that in the supreme hour w« stood J>T sound policies and by one of the great- 1 est and be't men this country has over produced. I think that our Democratic friends who are here about us are really glad that we triumphed in 189«. I believe they are really grilled that the. American people put their confldenc« so William McKlnT«“ fc®ev**e from that day to this, under the inspiration o. neputlicun r>c!:!as and Republican adirinirf-ytlons, they have ever e-'o-ed before in the history of onr courtrv.”

rtf » mistake is m»**e m t>*>llo>* box. four yeurs must ertuse befor* esn correct It, Four years- must, coma ■nd fsd# into the past before we c»n recall the error. It Is of the very utmost Importance that the American people should decide wisely and well with respect to the great nations] questions We know bow expensive I errora ere, at least we have some vague idee, for the lest error made eost the American people more than ■bv finite intelligence one ever meat-