The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-27
GARRET HOBART'S
CAMPAIGN SPEECH
Vice.Presidential Candidate Makes His
First Formal Address.
PROTECTION AND SOUND MONEY
The Subjects Upon Which His Speech
Was Based..Pictures of Demo.
cratic Mis.Rule...Thc Distress
Caused by Tariff Reduction.
Sound Republican Principles.

Camden, N. j., Oct. 26.-Hon. Garret
A. Hobart. the Republican vice pres
idential candidate, made his first for
NAL address of the campaign here to.
night. He was enthusiastically re-
Ceived.
The city was gayly decorated in hon.
or of the occasion, the display of flags
and bunting being elaborate.
When the vice presidential nominee
appeared on the stage of the Temple
theater the $500 attendants who crowd
ed the building to the doors, cheered
for several minutes. The meeting was
presided over by Samuel 7. Bailey OF
Camden. and when he introduced Mr.
Hobart as New Jersay's most honor
ed son and our next vice president
the audience became wildly enthus-
iaStic.
Mr.. Hobart spoke for over half an
hour and he was interrupted by ap-
plause at frequent intervals.
After referring to this as his first
public appearance before his fellow cit
izens because his time has been taken
up with other campaign details, the
speaker dwelt upon the fact that foi
twenty-five years he has been active
In the Republican cause. He reviewed
Camden county politics at some length
paying a tribute to Senator Sewall, and
age voter" in 1892, in giving the state
$1,000 plurality for Cleveland.
DISTRESS OF DEMOCRATIC RULE
Mr.. Hobart reviewed the prosperity
which existed throughout the country
just prior to 1892, condition never
before known or seen or felt by any
country under the sum-" and told OF
distress that followed the election Of q
Democratic president.
Mr.. Hobart continued:
When the Wilson bill passed. the coun-
try was still in distress. Our revenues,
in addition to all other griefs that had
come upon us, were cut Off. The Wilson
bill failed to pay the expenses of the gov
ernment and has failed ever since. In
stead OF full treasury, an empty one has
confronted us every hour since. Appro-
priations are not paid and cannot be paid
The Republican party has not changed
1t stands exactly where it did in 1892. Ii
Is In favor of a protective tariff. Mckin-
ley bill, or some new bill. The economic
question is the same, we must prepare to
pay our debts or go bankrup.
Open the mills by your votes rather than
the mints to the silver of the world Ev-
cry one knows how. Why should there be
difference on so plain a subject? Every
man has intelligence enough to know, or
ought, to know. that our government
should not be made bankrupt by a free
t:'ade bill; that we had better have open
mills here than to send to Europe for our
goods. Every one knows enough to know
that this country must live and Is too
great to fail to pay it's honest debts. All
agree that protective tariff bill, on
proper lines, with proper schedules, should
be passed
The speaker then turned his sattention
to the financial question, and dissected
the money plank of the Chicago plat
form, which convention he declared
was not Democratic gathering. He
made a somewhat extended explana-
ton Of "16 to l." argued upon the fall
lacy Of the movement and classed it as
degrading to the country. Mr.. Hobart
declared that the only persons who
would be benefited by the free and
unlimited coinage of silver would be
silver mine owners and silver bullion
dealers. and he was emphatic in stat
ing that it would make every other
mans dollar worth fifty cents. He re-
ferred to the Sherman and Bland laws
which compelled the United States to
buy 100000 ounces of silver for
$46O,OO0,O00, the purchase resulting In
IAN absolute loss to the people Of $780,
100000"