The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-25
MEETING AT MOSCOW.
Speeches Delivered in Odd Fellows
Hall by Layton M. Schoch and
Milton w. Lowry, of
This City.

There was rOuSing Republican
meeting in odd Fellows hall, Moscow,
last night, addressed by Layton NJ.
Schoch and Milton w. Lowry.
Mr., Schoch spoke first, dealing gen.
orally with the issues of the campaign,
but paying particular attention to the
first sentiment of the Republican battle
cry, patriotism, Protection and Pros
perity." He compared the record of
the two parties in this respect and
then contrasted the splendid war re-
cord of Colonel Stone with Mr.. jerks
course during war times, especially
mentioning his efforts in behalf of the
injunction against the draft and his
participation in the Chicago conven-
ton of 1864, which declared the war a
failure and wanted Lincoln impeached.
His peroration coming as 1t did from
one who was promoted for exemplary
conduct on the Cuban battle fields,
was as effective as it was beautifully
couched. "They tell us there are no
national issues in this campaign. Be
not deceived my friends, from the dit
ches of San Juan, from the graves in
Chickamauga's groves, from the
mounds at Camp Wikoff, no less than
from the flag enshrouded coffin that
even yet we see, comes the cry give
not back an inch to bloody-murder
Spain. We want at our national cap
itol an administration that will heed
that cry. We want to send from the
states a representation that will sup
port such an administration. We want
to show by our selection of state Off
GERS that we are in sympathy with
,s.,t,
word, untampered Republican suprem-
acy, that the genius of that great re-
constructive party may assert itself
freely and with facility"
"By their fruits ye shall know them
was the theme of Mr.. Lowry's address.
He spoke for over an hour in his force
full argumentative style and had the
closest attention of his large audience
to the end.
He gave a resume Of the history of
legislation since the two great parties
of the present faced each other thir-
ty years ago, pointing out how every
prominent measure that experience
has proven efficaclous was fathered by
Republicans and ohstructed by Demo-
Gratis. Then he compared the person.
al records of the gubernatorial candi-
dates OF those two parties, showing
how the one was fighting in the field
for his country's honor, while the other
was with the allies of the enemy in
the north belittling his efforts; also
how while one was in congress further
ing sound and sensible legislation, the
other was rampant for the pernicious
measures enunciated in the Chicago
platform of 1896
Referring to the Republicans con-
duct of the affairs of this state, MI
Lowry, among other things, called at
tention to the fact that we paid in in
terest on the state debt during DEM
ocracy's regime twice as much as the
whole debt now amounts to.
Dr. Swallow and his campaign Of
vitureration was Given a share of Mr..
Lowry's attention. The doctors fail
ure u substantlate his Wholesale
charges, or any of them, when he was
called upon TO do SO and his indictment
for criminal libel when the victims of
his scurrilous attacks forced him into
court, was brought out with particular
effectiveness.
In conclusion, Mr.. Lowry dwelt upon
the glories of the present administra-
tion, saying that it was in keeping
with the unblemished record of Repub-
licanism and that it could be relied up
on to deal with the great questions
now confronting it as successfully as it
did with reconstruction in those other
past-bellum days.
Tonight there will be a Republican
mass meeting in Weber's rink, Taylor.
The speakers will be Hon. jeremiah
Snyder, of Allentown; John r. Jones,
NJ. w. Lowry and John NJ. Harris.