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Show THIRD PARTY DIM HOOSEVELTS DEMOCRATIC AID SOCIETY 13 RAPIDLY FALLING TO PIECES. j VERDICT OF THE ELECTIONS Wherever Republicans Have Hid a Chance to Vote Since the Convention Conven-tion They Have Shown That the Colonel Has Only Small Following. Reports from all rtlons of th country Indlrnte that Uih Roosevelt aenttment U steadily declining Ills. Intenratlon of tho third term movement move-ment la everywhere apparent. Thousand of Republii ana who were for Roosevelt before the Chli'HKo convention con-vention have refUHed to follow him Into a bolting orKarilzatlon which has no other object than the gratification of one nian'a personal reveiiK or ambition am-bition They are returning to President Presi-dent Taft and lh Republican party. This statement Is bncd upon actual Mills made In Missouri, Illinois. Mlchl-Kan. Mlchl-Kan. Indlat.a. Washington and every other state In the west. It Is Impossible In limited space lo present the detailed Information which proves the assertion of Roosevelt's Roose-velt's decline. It Is worth while, however, how-ever, to emphasize the fact that In every stain where the people have had an opportunity to express their wotiment since the national convention conven-tion the verdict has been adverse to Mr Roosevelt. In Vermont his ticket ran third; In Maine, the united Republican party transformed a liemocratic plurality ef 9.000 two years ao Into a Republican Repub-lican plurality of nearly 4.0i. Those were regular elections. In the primaries prima-ries his showing has been poor. In Michigan the socalled Progressives were scattering, polling about 8,000 out of ir.omm votes; In Minnesota and Colorado (he Republican candidates were successful over their third party opponents; In Washington the Republican Repub-lican votes outnumbered the Democratic Demo-cratic and Progressive votes combined: com-bined: and In California, the Roosevelt Roose-velt majority of 77,000 last spring dwindled this month lo less than ..omi lloofevelt Is losing ground because tie wildly denounces men and conditions condi-tions without offering any program of constructive legislation; because he 1i a violator of his solemn pledge; and oeeause Republicans are universally appreciating the fact that his third party Is nothing more or less than a Democratic aid society. The eager-nes eager-nes with which he grasps at every wild and radical theory In the hope of milling votea has alienated the thoughtful and sensible men who were formerly with him. Mis latest proposition, the recall of presidents, Is an Indication of hla deli de-li re to have this country ruled by a pian who shall remain In power In total to-tal disregard of the constitution until a majority votes blm out. Ills colossal colos-sal egotism Is being continually manifested, mani-fested, the latest example being his proposition to have his birthday celebrated cele-brated Trere are only two blrth-d.ivs blrth-d.ivs celebrated In this country-Washington's country-Washington's and Lincoln's and neither of these men ever entertained thought of having hla birthday observed ob-served while he was living Only emperors, ctars, kings and other crowned heads compel the people to honor their birthdays. Roosevelt's elect 'on Is an Impossl-Mlity Impossl-Mlity lie will be a bad third In the presidential race. Kvery vote cast for Mm Is worse than a vote thrown sway, because It Is a vote to aid In ihe election nf the Democratic candidate. candi-date. Should the Democrats come Into power they would timiuestionably enact free trade laws. Professor Wilson Wil-son having testified before the tariff board some years ago that he was In favor of the repeal of all protective laws Free trade legislation would tie the ruination of this country. There would be a repetition of the distressing times which were experienced experi-enced under the last Iietnorratlc administration. ad-ministration. The values of farm lands would decrease, corn and wheat would sell at a price far below the cost cf production, hogs and cattle would And no market and every farm would again be loaded down with mortgages. A vote for Taft and Kherman mens continuation of the Republican party In power with the beneficent policies which have given to this country dur Ing the last sixteen years a period of prosperity absolutely unequaied In Its history. i |