The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
RepIbliCanism: lis
Glory and Destiny

From Speech by Hon. John w. GrigEs,
Attorney Gel eral of the United States.
TT HAS been the happy fortune of the
III RepuDncan party to be found ndtur-
III ally and spontaneously in harmony
Ii with the demands of national patriot
ism IN every great crisis. When the
internal dissanSions over slavery, after
smoldering for half a century, burst into
Hame of war, there was ready a Repub-
lcan party and a Republican president to
uphold the integrity of the Union and
save 1t from destruction. When, in 1895,
the forces of population and financial
disnonor, combining with the elements OF
socialism, disorder and riot seized in the
hySterical frenzy the badges of Democ-
racy and menaced the foundations of our
national safety and honor, again there
was ready the Republican party with a
platform and candidates representing the
true and honest principles of national life
and safety, and again in its success, was
assured the preservation of the vital spirit
of the government. When, recently. the
demands of humanity compelled us to in
tervene and end the barbarities in Cuba,
there was again Republican president
who, though loving and striving Tor
peace, was to be the director of the ma
tion's arms in a contest which, for rap
idity and faultlessness of execution, has
never been equaled since wars began
upon the earth.
The party and the administration which
has had the responsibility in this war
which has given such new glory to our
arms and lustre to the American name
has not been party nor an administra-
tion of partisanship, but of patriotism
Our president, serene, patient, sagacious
sympathetic, great, has been the nations
chlef Indeed. What can political opposi-
tion rest upon in this campaign? There
is nothing but academic discussion left
Tor Democratic platforms. They may de-
nounce protective tariffs, but no one will
care They have nothing newer or better
than the Chicago platform. II that was
dangerous and alarming diversion of
Democratic doctrine then, 1t is now only
ridiculous. IL has upon IL the double con-
demnatiou Of popular defeat and present
absolute inconsistency with every great
occurrence IN our history since 1896. When
VIC are expanding and enlarginc our place
among the great commercial nations II
proposes 10 destroy cur honor and credit
by the adoption of a financial basis at
war with the system of the business
world. II denounces our system of gov
ernment as oppressive to laporing classes,
: our courts as exercising unconstitutional
nd tyrannical powers, and our executive
for enforcing the laws. This when we
arc holding ourselves out not only as
models Of government to oppressed peo-
pies, but have actually interfered by arms
to secure for them the same sort of or
der, liberty and good government which
We enjoy! | do not speak of that other
item which certain newspapers and others
are trying to make the leading issue OF
tho Democratic campaign. Forgetting the
glory, the achievement, the success with
which an army OF 200 900 men was raised
| out of nothing end n hostile nation al
| most wiped out, in ninety days, they are
hoYer.ng, like buzzards, over the battle
| fields and hospitals and grayeyards, look
| ing only for the misery and suffering ana
death which are inevitable In war. sure
| ly the Democratic party has not been re-
| duced so low in it's supply OF proper sub
| jccts for political division as 10 need to
| rely upon yellow fever and yellow ltera-
| ture.
Lift up your eyes TO the heights where,
| Glory-crowned, the genius Of the Ameri-