Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-15

see a panacea in free silver for the dis
aster which Democratic rule has brought
upon the country, to look abroad and see
what it has done otherwheres. Japan
is q free silver country and her people
work FOR ten cents per day. Mexico Is a
free silver country and her working men
get but little more. While in free silver
China the iaborer gets even less. He
works FOR merely an existence and yet he
is a good and willing worker.
But who is ii that makes the free silver
argument Why no one but the mine
owners and the Democratic party. OF
course the former wish to raise the
price of their product. The latter wish.
and | DO not blame them for il, to call
the attention of the people away from
the disasters which they have brought
upon the nation by their ruinous policy
of low duties. The Wilson bill has cursed
the nation as no other nation was ever
cursed in time of peace. Democrats and
especially Southern Democrats don't
the body polite. that which they have
created. that which must be cured before
the nation can get we'll they wish no at
main open and bleeding, while they point
the people to an other issue which they
raise in ordeH to save themselves.
They have been accustomed to do this.
After then iniquities during the war and
days oi reconstruction. they became the
liberal party and voted for Greeley.
they became Il reform party" and voted
for Tilden. Then they cried for economy
and REFORM and for the first time in i2
years elected Il president and Congress
and got fun control of the government.
Since they came into power they have
given us an economic policy that has
melted the wealth, crippled the industries
ct the land. and denied to the working
man the right to toll for a comforta BILE
livelihood. rhey have given us a finan-
clai policy that has made the treasury
Il borrower and almost beGgar. They
have given us a halting. hesitating. un-
certain and at times ridiculous foreign
policy that has been the shame of the
nation.
'fhelr treatment of the old soldiers of
the reprbic has been unjustiiabe ana
unpatriotiC. and now they want you to
forget All this and trust them again.
That YOU will rot do. You will not fail
to recollect that under whatever banner
they fight, they constitute the same old
party which gave us rebellion, opposed
Instruction took the government from
us 1893 with the country overtlowing with
prosperity and crowned with honor. and
is now soon to leave it to us. depressed in
att its industries. and shorn of it's proud
prestige before the nations of the earth.
The Republican party is about to re-
sumo control of the government, not only
to give the people again their old pros
perity. but to take new steps in advance
as circumstances shall require. 1t has
always been and il always will he the
party of progress. 1t is made up of the
earnest. pushing. enterprsng elements
Of the nation. Its face is turned to the
east and it sees the rising sun. 1t gets
up with the dawn and is ready every day
for the work before it. Looking back
ward with pride upon its well merited
laurels 1t rests not for a moment with
them.
II has never seen a day when it was
not abreast with public sentiment. and
ready to meet the demands of the public
interest. Always patriotic in its feeling.
progressive in spirit, intelligent in its COM
prehension of the requirements of the
times and the necessities of the nation
believing in American genius and glory
ing in the greatness which our country
has already reached, the Republican
party looks forward with hope and
faith to Il great and happy destiny for
our beloved land. AS in 1886 it stood for
free territories which have since become
imperial states as in 1861 it stood for
united nation. SO during all the days of
its existence 1t has stood as it stands to-
day. for Il firm and honorable foreign pol
icy fair and equitable reciprocity. a
sound currency which shall be AS good
for the working man for the banker,
and the prosperity and elevation of Amer
lean labor by full and ample protection.
1t was born in this country and has never
moved out OF it either in body or soul.
it has an American heart inspired by a
devotion to American welfare, progress
and acknowledgements.