The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-26
THp REpuRLIcAN PARTY.
Senator cullom's Speech Before the IL
linois Legislature.

For full generation the Repuglical
party has maintained its high standart
before the American people, until 4
Aas become rne ngnt arm OF tne re
pubic. The people have chosen 1t al
.neir chief pontleal agent, and It holds
Today the scepter OF present and future
dominion among the people everywhere.
At has drawn the sword in favor OF
America and American institutions, ana
it has ordained that protection shall be
the watchword of republicanism, to be
inscribed on every banner,
The temporary success of the false
and blighting policy Of the Democratic
party has strewn our entire land with
Ohe ruins of former industries; 1t has
degraded and wounded labor, and has
driven capital into secret places. Once
more the Republican party is solemnly
charged with the duty OF saving the
country from the same fatal influences
which struck at It's life in 1861. These
influences have almost accomplished
during two years of Democratic con
trol the dread result which five years
Of war had failed to effect.
On the 9Th of November last, an In
dignant people, by the most emphatic
and overwhelming expression Of their
supreme will, swept into the ocean Of
political destruction the whole totter-
Ing fabric of free trade and tariff re-
form, and now all that remains in the
Northern states of that party, which
came into power two years ago. is q
little squad of fourteen struggling Dem
ocratic orphans left in congress. The !
General wreck and rout was so com. I
olete that the scattered remains have l
never yet been gathered together.
The disheartened Democracy OF the
congress are striving to
build a new currency law and just ns
hey are passing into oblivion. they 4
eek to entail some humbug financial b
policy upon the country. We won't
lave It. The people. the Republican
,arty, will initiate and control the pol
cy of this country. The people have
pretty emphatically Indicated what :
hey think of tho Democratic foreign .
policy, and Of Cleveland and Gresh- =
ms management Of the Hawaiian Is. a
ands. We viii again renew our sim
ere belief in the Monroe doctrine, and
gain ordain that America Is for the q
american people. We viii give q new
impulse to American commerce, and
a waterway across the 18TH y
nus. We will open a free Pacific y
market for the products of the Missis- II
lppi valley by way Of the Nicaragua q
anal, and add millions to the value OF n
ur agricultural products, h
Fellow citizens. every legislative act
this country which has met the g
emands of the American people, dur q
lg nearly forty years bears the Repub- v
can label, and Is Of Republican ori-
In, What Republican who lives has Il
ccasion to blush for any act of his
arty? We love our country and we n
we her institutions. And next to our
'untry we love the Republican party. q
ye love that party not as partisans tc
ercly, put as patriots, because the
lccess ofthat party means the welfare Il
the country. The alphabet Of RE- IN
lblicanism is found In the dictionary 4,
patriotism. The language OF repub- =
canlsm IL the language of liberty.
he establishment Of republicanism Is
Ie guarantee OF prosperity. Stand al Il,
ays by republicanlsm and IL follows
lat surely as the coming OF tomor- Da
WIS sun, that we shall not be untrue an
the country we love. be-