The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-23
GROSvEA0R'S LOUD VOICE
II Is Raised in Defense of His
Prosperity Claims.
THE DEMOCRATS VILIFIED
Speech OF The ohioan at the State Con.
vention OF Republicans Hanna's
Forces Are Slightly In
the Lead.

Toledo. juno The republican con-
vcntion district meetings this afternoon
resulted In Dick carrying tWo-thirds of
the state committeeman and In about
the same ma ajority Tor Senator Hanna
out of Il districts for members Of com
mittees, credentials. ETC.. 50 that the
convention is largely In favor of Hanna
The convention assembled at y. m.
when Hon. III. T.. Crnusr. chairman of
the state central committee. reviewed
the past campaign. counscl,d harmony.
and introduced General Grusyenur as
the temporary chairman. GrosVcnor
said in part; II am not here lo sound
"A Keynote. That duty has been as
signed 10y the comments of the demo-
cratic press. but republicans do not
need ktynotes. The 81. Louis platform
is the charter Of the republican party.
1t stands unrepedlcd and no keynote Is
necessary To enforce it's binding obliga
lions upon republicans, and We are a
unit to-day In defense OF any suggvs-
tion of that platform. our democratic
friends are shouting upon every stump
and I'm every newspaper and all over
the country. demanding To- know
where is the prosperity that YOU prom
isedf' We never promised prosperity.
This is the language Of our platform
upun that subject, We emphasize our
allegiance 10 the policy uf protection
as tho hulwark ~ American indepcnd .
ence ard the foundation of "a nation
and p-rsneritV.'
Anybody who knows anything
knows there must first I've a foundation
for the future prosperity and then a
development upon the foundation. \
democrat II never happy when the
country Is prosperous. That is the one
plank in the democratic platform which
never changes. When the country Is
suffering. the democratic party Is hap-
py. When there Is bankruptcy. the
democratic party IL shouting triumph
antly aud they cnumerate tn" number
OF failures In the cou.ltry and roll this
as n sweet morsel under their tongues.
They forget that II was the democratic
party that struck down the greatest
development of prosperity that this
country ever saw and brought humtll-
alton, suffering, bankruptcy aud prac-
teal beggary upon the people OF the
United Stetcs,
There Is not an Intelligent person In
the United .si atqs who does not know
was elected that to prosprrit. WAS "A
road of soriuw, a road of perseverance,
wisdom and hardship and not la be sud
denly Travelled. The brutal blow NJ
democracy lell 50 heavily that reaction
/ must come hy scientific processes, by
! wise statesmanship In enactment and
| by faithful perseverance in execution.
by faith and dependence upon the truth
| OF our position and rectitude OF our pur-
poses.
1T could be imagined as possible that
there might he dissatisfaction with re-
publican action o. inactton, but II can
scarcely be- imagined that the intelligeni
people of the country will, for one mo
/ ment, even consider the proposition Ia
seek relief by returning To power tht
democratic party. What assurahc.
has the people of the country ot better
/ times or better action 10y the demo
/ cratic party II now put In power, thai
| they received at the hands of the demo
cratic party when il was in power
/ That party has got on into a condition
of hopeless dcmoraliza tiOn IN the dl'
rection of cheap money ana unsouhd
currency. ,
But prosperity is coming. Th'
uriccs OF commodities produced In The
. United States from the tupm"st item
| 1f agricultural production Ia the low
/ est item of manufactured products ar,
/ higher In the markets of the world To-
/ day than when the democratic party
| went out of power by the blow that was
I dealt il In November last, ! grant that
/ the return To- prosperity Is slow II i
| curnins. and everybody knows II, anl
that IL why the democratic calamity
/ hoWIar stands upun the street corners
. Nsf- ipI,Ns'g
ity Is not coming. N is coming. anC
the speed viii he wonderfully accelcr'
( ated when congress. over the prutcS
Of democratic minority and howl'
from mugvumps and the utterunces NJ
the mugwump press, shall haN" passe,
tariff hill under thr pledge ut It's -
/ Louis convention.
THE American people sympathi2'
with the struggling masses of down
I tfodden people in Cuba and no man -
/ the republican party more deeply AN,
| sinccrly synpat hiZes with them thar
does the president of the United States
but he owes a duty Ia the laws and con
I stltutlon ~ the country. and our treat
les with foreign nations are a part q
the law, and the president Is omittini
no opportunity that could be- justly
reac he'd and Justly acted upon. lie vii
not fail tu rcpond to the cry NJ th'
suffering Cuhaus, but h. win ne
plunge the country into war until th
means of peace and diplomacy have al
failed to vindiCate the honor Uf the ma
tlon.
our friends are complaining NJ th
+ infamous prostitution ~ the civil serv
ice law To the base end ~ spoilsmei
and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT uf parti
san purposes and criticism ot the pres
cnt administration is heard IN the land
While the orders Of Grover clevela nj
hy which ~. 400 officers were seized up
on and Appropriated under the spcciou
and false cry of civil service reform
stand unreVoked and unrepealed >,
congress. the president must obey IN
law and cnfprc, lis order That m
Eastern friends ~ the clvil service las
are disgus,ed with IL is evident upn
every hand
Our democratic friends ar 10 hol
convention In ohio shortly and the
VIII proclaim their allegiance Ia m
doctrine Of Tho free and unlimited coin
age of silver tdking their stand hrul
upon the foundation 81 5o-c"nt dol
lar and the depreciation and degrade
tiou ~ the coinage ~ the ruHntry, TIL
people uf this country are opposed I
anarCEy Thy are opposed tr no" r., is
Of murder Thcy b"lleve iH law AMI ~
der. let th- democratic parry N il
calrE'ity ever DARE To lndurso the Oh
cago heresy of anarchy and fcsistan,
a law and thc pcYrle OF Ohio viii wi
victory that viii forever place OH
la the front rank of ilw-ab.d!n
states
The ISSUES Then. upon which IN