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Nov. I, 1912 No. 44 
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 
A political party—if it be a good 
one—should always welcome opposi- 
tion, fair or foul. For it is a test of 
that party’s worth—an opportunity, 
by ranging itself against its opponent, 
to show its own superiority before 
the eyes of the people. 
In the American political world the 
coming Tuesday is to be one of the 
most meaning days in the history of 
the Republic. The Republican party 
—that grand, old organization of 
half-a-century’s usefulness, comes to 
the bar on trial for its life. That 
greatest of American courts—Ameri- 
can public opinion—sits in judgment. 
Both sides have been heard—friends 
of the party have told of the thous- 
and. steps of progress it has taken, 
the innumerable reforms and im- 
provements it has made; enemies of 
the party have proven only too plainly 
against it the viciousness, corruption 
and moral degeneracy that come to 
every party when it has come into ab- 
solute dominion. ‘The question to be 
decided is whether or not, with its 
past record for good and bad as a 
basis, the Republican party is worthy 
of another period of power. And— 
all estimates and forecasts to the con- 
trary notwithstanding—not even the 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
shrewdest political sharp can say how 
thle court will decide. Only the poll 
will tell whether the Republican party 
is to continue longer, or be condemned 
to pass away. 
PRESIDENT ‘TAFT. 
In the myriad little compartments 
of thousands of polling houses 
throughout the broad: land the most 
crucial presidential contest of a half- 
century is to be decided next Tues- 
day. At the same time, it is a most 
interesting contest — for there are 
three BIG parties in the field rather 
than the two that have weathered all 
the storms of the country since 1860. 
Mr. Taft, candidate of the G. O. P., 
stands for re-election on the merits of 
his past administration. Mr. Wilson, 
candidate of the Democracy, asks 
election as a conservative reformer. 
Mr. Roosevelt projected by a wide 
company of office-seekers as the sav- 
iour of the Republic, stands for radi- 
cal reform of everything and every- 
body but himself. Of the three men, 
Mr. Taft unquestionably is more rep- 
resentative of the great body of think- 
ing Americans than either of the other 
candidates. Mr. Roosevelt is nothing 
nore than a political joy-rider. Mr. 
Wilson comes forth from the peda- 
gogic sanctum of Princeton and offers 
a government tried and proven by - 
cubic root and calculus. Mr. Taft 
has had the reins of government in 
his hands for full four years and has 
handled them with a clarity and sin- 
gleness of purpose, a sanity of judg- 
ment, and a patience under criticism 
which commend him to every 
thinking man of honest mind. We 
wish for him an over-whelming re- 
election. 
CONGRESSMAN GARDNER. 
Scarcely less interesting than the 
presidential fight, and fully as mo- 
mentous to the men and worhem of the 
Sixth Essex Congressional district is 
the fight of Congressman Augustus 
Peabody Gardner for re-election. On 
Page 11 of this issue appears Mr. 
Gardner’s record in Congress. Read 
the list of bills which he has _ sup- 
ported and note the immense amount 
of effort in behalf of the people which 
they mean. The Pure Food law, the 
Employers’ Liability law, the law sup- 
pressing White Slave traffic, and laws 
restricting immigration stand like 
monuments to the achievement of this 
man and the few in Congress like 
him. His adversaries in this cam- 
paign seek to impugn his record and 
befog the issue with statements and 
actions which show only how small 
they are as compared with his strong 
self-possession. Let them rant—their 
activities will but show the worth of 
Gardner and more. For this is a case 
where opposition, however rank, is 
unfeared and rather welcome. We 
extend our compliments and give our 
vate to Augustus Peabody Gardner. 
September Crop Report. 
The Crop Report for September, 
published by the Massachusetts 
State Board of Agriculture, has just 
come from the press. Weather 
conditions for the country and 
State are summarized, and the con- 
dition of crops for the country as 
a whole are touched upon, but the 
larger part of the space is devoted 
to a discussion of crops in Massa- 
chusetts. This issue also contains 
an article upon “Pruning the Apple 
Tree,” by ©. D. Jarvigpeeh.n or 
the Connecticut Agricultural Col- 
lege, giving directions as to the 
proper methods to employ and, by 
illustrations, showing the most de- | 
sirable type of tree for commercial 
apple growing. A copy of this Crop 
Report may be had by applying to 
J. Lewis Ellswoyth, Secretary of 
the State Board of Agriculture, 136 
State House, Boston, Mass. These 
reports are issued monthly from 
May to October of each year, and 
all applicants may have their names 
placed on the permament mailing 
list, if they so desire. 
As an introduction to this article, 
Dr. Jarvis says: 
“The architect or builder, before 
building a house, selects a certain 
style of structure, and this style is ~ 
followed to the end. Te man who 
would be successful in building up 
a fruit-bearing structure must also 
select a style or ideal, and this ideal 
should be kept constantly in mind 
throughout the various stages of 
development. The apple tree is a 
wonderfully tractable object and 
may be made to assume almost any 
shape. Any one who has tried to 
develop a spreading habit in a Sut- 
ton apple tree may disagree with 
me on this point, for this and some 
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