The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-08-27

| puullC RdA6. NOG tNeu HIS ulOSI en-
thusiastic follower can claim that
his journey has added one atom of
strength to his candidacy, while any
unprejudiced observer can see that
it has dissipated that glamour that
surrounded him while he was still
an unknown quantity. His learned
speeches have dropped fiat. They
were reported in full by the news
papers of both parties, hut the pub
lie has not been able to find in any
one Of them new thought or
phrasing of the issues Of the cam
paign which will clear up any mans
doubts. But the greatest failure of
all was the speech in Madison
Square Garden when with all the
tlnsel and trappings about him and
human mind ready to be exploded
by train Of burning eloquence he
utterly failed to prove equal to the
occasion.
While all this parade and osten-
tatious show has been going on the
opposing candidate for the presl-
dency has been quietly pursuing the
even tenor Of his way. Without any
attempt at display or to dazzle the
people, Mr.. Mckinley has extended
courteous welcome to ali who have
visited and given frank and ap-
propriate reply to every greeting.
The dignity and self poise Of the
man have impressed not only those
who have seen and heard him, but
also those who have been compelled
to satisfy themselves with a telegra-
pho account of the event and the
speech. His remarks have been so
clear, concise and epigrammatic
that they have impressed themselves
upon the mind of those who have
heard and read them, and they will
furnish notices and catch phrases
all through the campaign. Mr.,
Mckinley has grown steadily in the
estimation of the public as the can
vass has proceeded and has not made
mistake for the enemy to gloat
over.
1t is easy to see that this digni-
fed, self poised attitude of the Re-
publican candidates. lmpressing the
sober common sense of the country.
The independent and Democratic
newspapers that are supporting the
cause of sound money have steadily
grown warmer in their praise of Mr.,
Mckinley as the number of his
speeches has increased. No more
enthusiastic commentator has
been bestowed by his own party
than has been given by Democratic
newspapers to speeches made by the
Republican candidate the past week
The Boston Herald says that "by
all odds the most effective campaign
work that is being done at present
is to be credited to Major Mckinley
when he addresses his old army COM
rades. These occasions have been
frequent of late, and Major Nc
Kinley's responses to the saluta-
tions of the veterans have been
models of patriotic oratory.''
When Major Mckinley said, 81
believe it is good deal better to
open up the mills of the United
States to the labor of America than
to open up the minis of the United
States to the silver of the world, "
he gave his followers the issues of
the campaign summed up in the
tersest of language AID in shape
that the busiest of voters can grasp.
, 1t is such things as these that are
exhibiting to the country the reaI
character of the Republican candi'
date for the presidency and impress
ing 1t with sense of his fitness fol-
that high office and leading the PEG
pie to contrast him with the shallow
pretense and evident attempt to de-
ceiye of his opponent.
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