Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28


sci! $500, 000. 900 in bonds to run the
government in the time Of peace thak
q republican administration might b.
allowed to sell bonds enough to run
the government in time Of war"
What democrats thought Of this pa,-
ticular utterance Of Mr.. Cummings win
appear from what another democrat
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, said: eff II
were not for my personal affection for
the gentleman from New York, 1
would inaugurate a movement among
the democrats in this and the other end
Of the capitol to read out Of the demo-
cratic party, by name. every man On
this floor who voted for the bond bill
the other day"
A PATRIOTIC DEMOCRAT.
Some members of the democratic
party in congress also vigorously op-
posed the annexation Of Hawaii. In
deed, their opposition and flibustering
tactics became SO obnoxious to that
! able and distinguished southern demo-
Graf. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, that
he denounced the actions Of his demo-
cratic colleagues in a most scathinE
speech, in which he said: I'm delight
ed to find there is a majority here Will
ing to stand by thep residents course
In Cuba and Hawaii and I am delighted
to act with them, though they are not
my friends politically. I will stand ~
them through thick and thin for my
country and its flag. I will not be q
party to any miserable political trick
and intrigue. I can not reconcile II to
myself that this great and august body,
of which I have had the honor of being
a member for twenty-one yeaIA
could set itself in the attitudes we o.
cupy this evening, of antagonixing the
administration that is conducting thiA
war and doing it so we'll and with such
high purposes and motives; that Ne
should be here laying pope for the pur-
pose of controlling elections in Novem-
Der an dthat that should be the motive
Of conduct. II that is not the mo-
tive. let the joint resolution come to
q vote when the debate is ended. T
hope we will not have any more of this
procedure this opposition and filibus-
tering, to say the least OF it."
The conduct Of some of the demo-
cratic senators must have been fearful
to have caused this bitter rebuke from
the leading democratic senator in tho
senate.
IMPORTANCE OF ELECTING A RR-
PUBLICAN HOUSE.
In view of this record that we huve
submitted. and in spite OF democrats
p: otests as to patriotism, would it not
be a national calamity at this critical
time to have a republican president
hampered by a democratic congressf
1t certainly will be far better for our
country to have the whole administra-
ton republican. For the republican
rarty is a party Of progress and ad-
vancement, and is always sincerely and
truly American. We are fortunate in
having an ational administration that
needs nod efense. for its achievements
ere known Of all men. No adminis-
tration in the history of our nation has
wrought SO much in the same space Of
time. 1t stands without q parallel and.
las astonished the world. It began ito
career under the most unfavoxahle cir-
cumstances. The people were discour.
aged and restless. $263,000,000 in bonds
with interest running thrifty years
which when due will amount to the
fabulous sum of 1907. 600. 1000 had been
issued by the preceding democrats
administration in the piping times Of
peace. Our national treasury wa
bankrupt, and on every hand could ba
heard the murmurs Of discomfort
Farmers were suffering from falling
prices and were placing mortgages ON
their farms; grain was wasting in the
fields and fruit decaying in the OF
chards, for want of buyers; dust coveN
ell mills and facories, silent looms and
shuttles. prevailed everywhere. The
fires had gone out upon American fur
naces under the Wilson tariff law to
illuminate those across the sea. Up
on every hand was idleness and
wretchedness, fearful strikes occurred
in all parts of the country. while Coxey
armies plodded along many a dusty
road On their way to the national cap
ital to pray for relief from the hard
ship Of a democratic administration
PROsPERITY's WAVE.
Amid scenes and conditions like
these our present republican admins
tration began its career, and behold
the glorious result. In one year and Q
half q tariff law in the interest Of
America and American institutions. In.
dustries and citizens have been placed
upon our statute books, and as a re-
an1f ourn okjouo1 nroIif hoa olroadv