The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30

candle STICK maker, Dut tney are NOT
there. And there are plenty of birds
on the island, and plenty OF fish In the
water, but you can't have a gun. be-
cause there are not any guns on the
island, and you cannot buy a fish hook
with all your million dellars. Then We
would call congress together again;
and congress would appoint a commit
tee to go to the other islands and buy
food, and material to build houses and
he would be furnished with millions
and millions of money, and he would
go to the United States of America,
and he would say, want a million
dollars worth of bread. and / want
five million dollars worth of meat. and
l want material to build five million
houses.
And they would say, what have you
got to pay for it with? And we would
hand out our money, the money Of our
own little republic. and the merchant
would turn his back on us. and say:
We do not know you. Who are you?
How do We know that that is worth
anything? And so the committee would
go back and say to his fellow million
aires: 1T is too bad. but our money
isn't good for anything
WOULD FIND GOLD.
Perhaps, in the meantime, some of
the ingenious people of this new re-
public would begin to hunt around in
their new island. and look among the
rocks. and dig and perhaps find gold.
And then maybe a new commission
would be appointed. and they would
take with them gold. and they would
go to some of the islands and maybe
to the United States, and want to buy
food and material to build houses, and
the people would say: why. of course
we will sell you everything you want,
for we know that this is worth every
where 100 cents on every dollar
(Cheers.)
But there are other questions for
the American people to take up, than
to be dallying and quarreling and dis
sentlng among ourselves. l long to see
the time come when America will have
the creates. the best and strongest
navy in all the world. Great cheers
and applause). l want to see the time
come when that flag will be floating
in the breeze in every seat, and in
every port shall command, yes, and
compel. that every wrong shall be
righted, because the liberty-loving peo-
pie of America have declared that no
wrong shall come to any and all who
ask her protection. (Cheers).
Il want to see the time come when
this country will not stand by and see
General Weyler murder and cut
down in cold blood a liberty loving peo-
pie like ourselves. Great applause
and cheering).
Il think it is a shame and dis
grace to the American people that we
should be here quarreling among our
selves about a change in our money
system when greater, grander and
stronger question remains for Ameri-
ca to decide. Away off in far off Tur-
key human beings like ourselves, just
such as we are, who, for not other
crime than that they believe in the
same Christianity that we do, are be-
ing murdered day after day. hundreds
upon hundreds. by ttase heather. peO-
pie, and we have had no representative
from our country who raised a single
protest, except an honest, sweet-faced,
brave little woman. And this brave
little woman went from here to Turkey,
all alone, unaided, but l tell you, la
dies and gentlemen, IL I had sent her
there. or if had had the power to do it.
] would have sent the whole white
squadron after her, yes, and every ship
in our navy to back her up i'm her grand
work. (Great cheers and applause).
HOW TO VOTE TUESDAY.
Now in conclusion, I want to ask
you to vote the square Republican
ticket next Tuesday from the top to the
bottom. l want you to turn your back
on the boy orator of the Platte and
vote for the Boy Soldier of Ohio.
(Cheers). / want you to send solid
gold man to Congress in the person of
william Connell. (Cheers). I don't
want you to send single silver repre-
sentative down to Harrisburg. We don't
want them there. We have no use for
them. / want you to vote for the party
of Abraham Lincoln. the greatest man
that ever gave the spirit of life and
patriotism to the American people.
Vote for the party of Abraham Lincoln.
Vote for the party of Ulysses s. Grant,
who commanded the greatest army
that ever fought for freedom. Vote for
the common soldier the man who In
81 worked for US. Vote for your
homes. Vote for your business. Vote
for your children. Vote for your fam
lilies. Vote for yourself. Friends let us
raise the banner of American citizen
ship. Above all, let us be more particu-
lar who we admit to citizenship in the
United States of America. (Great cheers
and aDDlause.) Ii was the mission of
the United States that America should
be the land of the free and the home
Of the brave and that 1t should be an
asylum for all prosecuted souls, but mo-
body who was ever concerned in the
making of these glorious United States,
ever intended that this country should
be used as the dumping ground of
asylums of all other nations.
"Those who do not have the intelli-
eence, who do not have the capacity,
who do not have the desire to be part
of this great American country, should
not be permitted to come to our shores,
and those who have the capacity and
those who love the love of liberty and
| those who have a love for law. for or
der. ought always be made welcome
to our shores. Whoever does come here
should be compelled to leave their So
cialism. their .dynamiteism, and their
Organism and their bombs behind
them. tGreat applause and cheers.)
And. in conclusion. 1t is my earnest
prayer that in this and all other cam
paigns, we shall be. and continue to be
one great American Republic. having
the one flag: but one call of patriotism
but one Bible and but one God. That
is all. Good night"
GENERAL LATTA'S ADDRESS.
| General Latta was cheered long and
loud when he stepped forward i'm re-
sponse to Chairman Reynolds intro
duction. The governor in his speech
compared the appearance of the general
| 10 tnat bl MUSES., anu diso sdll SOlit
complimentary things about his
bravery and gallantry as a soldier and
citizen. After proper acknowledge
ment of the gov arnor's kind words, he
said he didn't think there was any cut
representing Moses or any description
| in the books to warrant the governor
i'm assuming such license. He certainly
didn't think he looked 1900 years old.
Moses said. Money is the root of all
evil" General Latta was sure he him.
self didn't say that, but he might have
said. Money makes the mare 60" But
all the same, Bryan's 5O-cent dollars
will not make it go. The speaker told
a story about a meeting of cemetery
trustees who had decided that 1--WE
have come to stay would be very
appropriate inscription to put over the
front gate. The position of the in
| habitants of the cemetery is such tina,
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