Show NOTEWORTHY CONVERSION I I GEORGE CROSBY OF WAYNE QUITS THE DEMOCRACY Ho Gives Cogent Reasons for His Change of Base Honesty Leads Him into the Republican Ranks A friend of George II Crosby ESq widely and favorably known throughout through-out southern Utah as a politician and newspaper man hearing not long since that Mr Crosby had changed his views on politics wrote him a congratulatory letter on his sensible course Mr Crosby Cros-by replied August 25th in the following strong statement w S a Dear Sir and Friend Your courteous letter of some days ago is at hand I am much pleased with the spirit of It I wits not aware that you and my othtir friends who joined you In the letter cared what political part I affiliated with hence the letter was a pleasant surprise To part politically with myoid friends and associates with whom I have been Identified ever since I was old enough to take an interest ia the principles anti policies of our Government Govern-ment and turn my back to the party whose doctrines I have always advocated advo-cated and defended and whose mis i takes and failures have so often been compelled tp apologize for required no small amount of courage and willpower will-power on my part The Democratic party J having gone buck to the isaucs I and JU heresies of forty years ago Issues that have cost this Nation more treasure more sorrow sor-row and distress to its people and tile sacrifice of more precious lives and blood than all other disturbing elements ele-ments hat the American people have been called upon to meet and overcome over-come Issues that all libertyloving people Democrats aiJ republicans alike had hoped wore forever removed from the arena of American politics issueH that many of had supposed to use the language of that patriotic Soldier brilliant and scholarly statesman states-man James A Garfield had been hot to death by a million gunc the Republic and forever consumed utM the burning rafleia of lie Southern Confoderrmv A YI Inn Pun nn < i iti I 1 u of cutthroat aSH 8f1lnJ are now attempting at-tempting to accompllBh what the I South under those old Issues claimed the right to do viz to shoot down the American flag and drive Its defend enl rpln territory that rightfully be I longs to the United States territory acquired by a treaty tliat Mr Bryan himself not only favored but advocated the adoption of Little did J think at the time tho Democratic party was clamoring for war with Spain that It would ever cravingly shrink from the responsibilities createdby and growing out of the war or denounce President AloKlnloy and the Administration for doing what Mr Bryan himself hits declared I de-clared he would do if ho were Prcsl dcnt viz establish u stable form of I government In the Philippine Islands 4 I My honesty In polities has led mo i Into thy Republican party Looking I back over the history of our country I wan forced to admit that every law and measure adopted within tie last J forty yearn that adorn the pages of the statutes of oUt country tho results I I of which have been a blessing and of universal benefit to the people wo owo to the Republican part Laws and t meatiures to which the Democratic party almost Invariably offered a stub born and determined opposition The I two parlies may be i diagnosed as fol I lows The Republican party has been J I and IB the putty of progress and ad I vancemont the Democratic party has been and Is the party of opposition and faultfinding The Democratic party falls the Republican party succeeds I The Democrats talk the Republicans act The Democrats face and cling I to the past and are prophets of evil tho Republicans unshrinkingly meet and solve and overcome every problem 1 however difficult and with hope and confidence contemplate the future grandeur of the Republic The Democrats Demo-crats regard and speak of the flag as the emblem of oppression despotism and Imperialism the Republicans look upon and refer to it as the Insignia of liberty Justice good government and peace on earth good will to I man The Republican r party has made all there Is of the last forty years of our countrys history to he proud of the Democratic party has made all I there Is in It to be ashamed of The Democratic party by Its opposition and faultfinding has accomplished some good It has made the Republican party more IrreIstlble In Us onward march The Democratic party In American politics has answered the purpose that the old orthodox hell has In religion It has stimulated and Infused life Into the good I would have been with you four years ago but the direful predictions I predic-tions made by the Democratic press and stump orators that the then hard times would continue and In a much more aggravated stato In case the reins of government should be taken from the Democratic party and transferred trans-ferred to the Republican parly coupled with thp fact that I had always been taught Democracy from the cradle caused me to pause and hesitate The Democratic party In the meantime failed to embrace the only opportunity it has had for forty years tho Cleveland Cleve-land reign excepted to redeem Itself by upholding the flag and standing by the Administration In Its endeavors to maintain the national honor unsullied In the Philippine Islands by 1 establishing establish-ing there a stable form of government govern-ment and thereby maintain law and order and enable the Inhabitants to enjoy the blessings of liberty peace and good order Instead of turning them over to the tender mercies of that bribetaker and traitor Agulnaldo for pillage rapine and assassination In violation of articles IV X and XI of the treaty which was favored by Mr Bryan arid which brought the Islands under the sovereignty and made them a part of the domain of the Unlluil States Observing hits T found myself unable any longer to affiliate with that party How a Democrat pan quietly anti by his silence tacitly approve what ban been done by the Democratic party I In I North Carolina In diafranchislng many of the citizens of th it State and tacitly indorse what hits taken place in Kentucky Ken-tucky within the last year and at the same time be loud In blu denunciations of the course pursued by the Administration Admin-istration In the Philippine Islands Is I to me Incomprehensible Yours i truly Signed GEORGE H CROSBY I |