Show PARTY DECADENCE From C B E Allen to James T Ham Bam Hammond Hammond mond from Judge Dickson to Scipio Kenner r from Frank J Cannon Can Cannon Cannon non to Bill Glasmann from Charles S Varian to George A Smith Sic transit gloria mundi Where ar a the Republican leaders of five years ago agog What untoward chain of events han hao elevated to the front and fore tore of or the tho grand old party this nar ge squad of candidates l ates and orators now gyrating before the pub public lie lic Whence and wherefore hath flown flow the prestige of oi a c once great party Whore Where nere are those thosa strong men whose elo eloquence eloquence eloquence quence and wisdom gave to the party cf Lincoln a standing in this state Read Bead this thi list Judge W H Dickson Prank Frank J 3 Cannon C S S Varian aran Charles Chale Crane Ce C E Allen Aten Henry Henr W Lawrence Lawence Frank Frk B Stephens Stephenn Stehen These Te were names nes to conjure by in inthe Inte Inthe the te early days of Uta Republicanism These T men me supplied in a large lare measure meare the brains brain and Intelligence of or the party I half halt a decade ago age Where are they the now Not No one of them supports the I party pa of a Hanna Hanna I Is ls there thee no lesson l on in the situation for honest honet thoughtful Republicans Does not a contemplation of such sch a condition suggest a conscientious investigation of the cause When such men me as these are arc driven drien from their party is there not I something wrong with wih the party paty You men who have been Republicans be because because cause caus you have believed in the principles ples pies upon which your party part woo was l found founded ed what do you think of this new Re Republicanism of which Mark Hanna is the apostle Is I it not possible that your former leader Frank J Cannon spoke soke the truth when hen he lie e declared that the Re Be Republican publican party has han a made a new ne league leaSe with wih death and a covenant with hell heW hellAnd hellAnd coven And Ad if it your investigation discloses that there is a new ne from lom which patriotic citizens are turn turning turnIng turnIng ing with wih disgust it may also als reveal reve a anew anew I new Democracy Deo I 1 |