The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27

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Mr.. Lewis spoke as follows:
Language fails to speak the full
feeling of the heart said he. Il
cannot find words that will express
my deep, my overwhelming thanks
and satisfaction in your having be.
slowed upon me such an honor"
Continuing. Mr.. Lewis spoke sub.
stantlally as follows:
Il am not here to deliver pre-
pared speech. 1t is not expected
that those who are not looking for a
thing will be prepared when it
comes; and somehow l don't believe
in much rhetoric in politics; just a
little bit. For political questions
are practical quections. They are
everyday questions, which touch
the woe and welfare of every citizen.
! Il did not bring to this conven.
tion for effect crown of thorns, or
a cross of gold. Somehow. l felt a
cross has no place in a republican
convention You observe those
who speak of crowns and crosses do
not mention the flag. 1t is entirely
proper that socialists and anarchists
should bear crowns and crosses, be-.
cause whom they crown to day they
cruelty to o.morrow
There is too much of the sainted
Lincoln wrapped up in the folds of
that flag for 1t to be waved in an
anarchlstic convention; there Is too
much OF the patriotism of Grant,
Sheridan, Logan and Garfield for it
to be unfurled in convention run
by Altgeld and Tillman. Let them
take their crowns and crosses and
carry them to the people; let them
appeal to sectionalism; let them
strive to antaGonize the south and
west against the east, but let them
remember that we stand before the
world, proud of the fact that the
south unfurled the American flag
oyer thirty years ago, that the west
never had flag, aud that the only
standard we have is the stars and
stripes.
The last convention at Chicago.
misnamed democratic, ran out a kind
OF gang plank between democracy
and populism, and the man that
walks upon that plank will soon find
himself in the camp of Altgeld and
Iillman. God grant that the dem.
ocracy Of Jefferson will return from
the wilderness after the next CAM
paisn, for we all appreciate an hon.
orable foe. The republican party
stands to day the only hope of the
nation. 1t stands against the repu.
diation of 100 cent dollar. It
stands for dollar that means that
the laborer shall have full and lust
wages for his hire, and that a pro
ducer shall have full compensation
for his hire. The republican party
Is the one which the old Jefferson
ian democrats can look to for a
home in 1896. The Jefferson demo.
Gratis never did believe in the doc.
trines saddled upon the democracy
by the populists and anarchists. He
closed the mint against 95 cent
dollar for twenty-nine years, and vet
those wearing the garb of democracy
tell us so cent dollar is Jefferson
ian democracy.
The coming campaign will not
only be waged for honest money.
but restore 10 the statute books
protective tariff law that will keep
the treasury full, and that will keen
American money at home, a policy
which will lead to the great pros.
perity of the country. 1 only wish
to say that in 1896, on the 81 day
OF November, that patriotic
statesman, William Mckinley. will
be elected president, and with him a
congress which will enact tariff
bill which will bring about the much
needed change. In Missouri I be
lieve that the banner you have
placed in my hands will not trail in
the dust, but will be triumphantly
planted upon the rampap.s of vic
tory at our state capital
Bucklen's Arnlca SaIve,