The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-30

take a new medicine, but we are too
weak to take it. (Applause.) Give
us time to recuperate The Chicago
platform contains propositions out.
side Of the questions o free silver
and free trade, which no loyal man
ought to support He referred TO
to the loyal Democrats who responded
to Lincoln's call in 1861, and who
fought side by side with their Repub.
lican brothers, and that many of the
loyal ones Of the Democratic party
were again responding to the call Of
the nation to sustain its financial
honor. The speaker said he was per-
sonally acquainted with the Demo.
cratic nominee for President, VIM, j.
Bryan, and complimented his orator.
ical ability, but discounted the intel.
ligence of convention that would
select candidate 90 the strength Of
single speech. he said Bryan was
nominated simply because he was a
good talker-for no other qualiica.
ton. The speaker then reviewed the
history of the silver legislation of the
past showing how much had been
purchased and coined and that in
spite of the enormous purchases by
the Government silver kept falling
in price in the markets Of the world
because Of the largely increased pro-
duction; that the silver production of
the world WAS now nearly two hun.
dred million year with a capacity
to double that figure and they now
ask us to go into the business of
coming all this silver free of charge
to the owners He said that Eng.
land and all the other irst.claSs ma.
tions of Europe had wrestled with this
silver question and been forced to go on
the single gold standard because they
found by experience that two stand.
ards OF money value we're not prac.
| ticable. But even the countries on u
silver basis always tried to fix the
ratio at its true commercial value,
but the Chicago platform fixes an ar.
bitrary and artificial ratio at about
one.half the market value, a dishon.
est proposition on its face. But they
say they will pass law making the
debased and cheapened dollars legal
tender for debts But the laboriUg
man will also have to take The 90
cent dollar for his labor. How will
it benefit him? When the mills are
running full time and labor is we'll
paid then all other classes prosper.
The prosperity of the whole country
depends upon the prosperity of the
farmer, the laborer aud mechanic.
Capital will not employ labor unless
it can have fair profit, and after
many years of experience business
men Of the country have uuquesiion.
ably come to the conclusion that q
high protective tariff is to the best
interest of all classes
In concluding the speaker predict
ed the election of Mckinley by over
whelming majorities and that Penn
sylvania would give him a quarter o
million majority.
DR.. S. S. fowler. of Mar;enville
was next introduced, and was receiv
ed with hearty applause. He KEEP
his audience in the best of humor fo
/ nearly half an hour, and made man,
telling points in his usually happ
. style. He gave some attention t
r Capt, Jack who spoke here som
| nights ago, and showed how utterl
r absurd were some of the Captain s
TRADES against the banks, who's
] stockholders, after all, were largel
composed of farmers, merchants an
mechanics, and not of the class this
t are grinding the life out of the pei
D ple." The Doctors address was n
9 ceived with very general approva
throughout, and was frequently ar
. plauded to the echo
t Mr. Swoope was again introduced
, and made a short but very eloquen
address, leaving his hearers in a hig
! state Of enthusiasm, and at the clos
| the vast audience rose as one ma
, and gave three cheers for McKinle
3 and the entire Republican ticke
, that made the whole building shake
During Doth meetings the proceed
, ings were greatly enlivened by bot
p. the cornet and marshal bands, an
by large male chorus, composed {
s Tionesta's best vocal talent, featul
a of the occasion very highly applaud
b ed and appreciated by all The gel
!. eral verdict is that the opening of II
D campaign in Forest county was
}. grand success in all particulars, pre-
}. aging grand victory on the third
- Nouan,har