The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

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this promise will surely be redeemed.
For over forty years, through the
blackness of darkness of a universally
triumphant Democracy the Republicans
of New Jersey have maintained their or
ganization and fought as valantly as if
the outcome were TO be assured victory.
"Only twice through all this long period
has the sun shone in upon us. Yet,
Hope, like the cleaning taper's light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits brighter ray
The fulfllment of this hope came in
1874 In that year, for the first time
since the Republican party came into
existence, we sent TO congress n solid
delegation of eight Republicans and elect
senate. We followed this in 1895 by
electing Republican governor by n ma
jority of $4,000, and this year of grace
we expect to give the Republican electors
a majority of not less than 10000.
81 come to you, then, today in behalf
OF new New Jersey, a politically re,
deemed and regenerated state. Old
things have passed away, and, behold!
all things have become new. 1t is many
long years since New Jersey has received
recognition by national convention.
When Henry Clay stood for protec-
al
odore Frelinghuson ms his associate Tbe
issue then was the restoration of tbe
tariff and was mora nearly liI,n tbot Of
today than at any other perod which I
can recall in the nations political histo.
~. In 1856 when the freedom on man
brought the Republican party into ex-
called to lead. New Jersey furnished for
that UNEQUAL contest VIM +, Dnvton rs
the vice presidential candidates Since
then. counting for nothing we have asked
nothing. During this period Maine has
had n candidate for president and n vice
president. Massachusetts vice nresi-
dent New York four vice nresidents ono
of whom became president for almost n
full term; Indiana n president. n candi-
date for president and n vice nresident.
Illinois president twice and vice pres
idential candidate: Ohio two presidents
and now n candidate for the third time:
Tennessee n vice president. who became
president for almost n full term.
"We believe that the vice presi
dcncy of 1906 should he g;ven
to New Jersey; we have reasons for our
opinion. We have ten electoral votes.
we have carried the states in the cleo
tons of 1893, 1894 and 1895. We hope
: and believe we can keep the state in the
1 Republican column for all. time. BY
your action today you can greatly aid
! us. We believe you could not place the
vice presidency in a state more justly
: entitled to recognition, or one which it
would be of more public advantage to
hold in the Republican ranks.
$ III the party in any state is deserving
S OF approval for the sacrifice. of its men,
bers TO maintain ITS organization, then
the hepuDiicans OF New Jersey in this,
+ tne hour or thelr ascendency' after long
! Years Oh hitter aeieat, reel that they can
not "W come 10 ms convention IN vain.
we appear TO our brethren In the
soutn, VINO know with us what 1t is to
I pe over-rluueh by fraud on the ballot
o oeG ro DC G touhted out oy corruption OF
unrelentino Domnnraov ny Il" "iios"h''
"yVn .heri Je hn,,a ,.;oa o a..4 :.
a tbo connt hod hnor ,ne paor zen se"rS w ~
: smcceednd In +brott,;no n tha h ome W. W.
i stnfrars and ;nnr;son;6o ' to DumU. GoM
q of6nors lily, ~ hn,,n ~ 'nJ Soii pt
them nor don in ao ,me "no os.l, iai. ~
il tbo;r ppafor;n,,s ''rao.;nnS w. WIZ "Sa,h
u ost ro luxurious prac'ices upon an nom
n ess peopie.
BUT today, under ballot reform laws,
4 WIN an honest count we know we can
!. WIN. It has been long, terrible strug-
gle 10 the goal. put we nave reached 1t
y unalded or 'lnassisted from without and
we come TO-DAY promising TO the ticket
" mere selected the vote OF New Jersey,
VIZ ~" Si' "' ~ Wv. pi.oiuchlioi
y. candidate or not. We make it no test.
:, OF our Repubicanism, that we have n
" candidate. we nave been too long used
y to fghtlng for principle for that; but we
do say that you can by granting our re-
- quest tighten our burden and make us
u a confident party with victory in sight
Z even before the contest begins.
y ''Will you carry Colorado, Montana and
q Nevada this year, if the convention de-
$ clares for silver at 16 to /? Let us
y hope we may. New Jersey has as many
y electoral votes as those three states to-
D, gether. q
n "Will Won not mako Now Jersv erro
i to take their Mace in case of Norib IA
kota? We have in oII these lone yaors
5, of Republiconism been tbe Lone 'stan,
,.e Democratic state in tbe north te 1 nmr
1t forty Years of wandering in tbn ,v;Idor
ness of Democracy ore andnd "" Unr
Egyptian darkness disannoors yvo O oua
If on The hin ron looking into t5a nrow;S S,
Is land Enco,irope ne nc wo noorcj nro,.
q info tho noliticai Coonan of Ron,p,; oour
e ism. there TO remoin bw rivinr us iead
n or on tbe national ticl,et 70 ae Will, ne
1--WE are nromd ' Of o ~ ~ Ur MIL us,
It Their Renubico nism and Iowa p" Of count tm