, 1898-10-03

Out IN Ine1 Toll call TOT anu
liberty. l listened with pride q The
names were called; those from the
states washed BY the blue waters Of
the Pacific. from sandy Florida and the
Carolinas to the rocky coast Of Maine;
from the fertile regions Of the great
northwest and the states Of the Rockies
came AYE. aye. aye" but I listened,
and listened in vain for anyone to re-
spond for my own state. OF all the
stars in the galaxy Of that flag. Wyo-
ming alone had no one to respond to
that roll call! When you cast your
vote this fall for the splendid men nom
mated by tue republican party Of your
sourty spf the legislature, emember
yoo are casttns your vote for a United
States ~ssnEtsl-: ard l. ask you II you
want to act tatrse 'otss Ger the candi-
date OF a putty. wbo failed in the most
crucial period Of his service for his
people. Though we may live as q
nation for a thousand years, there will
come a time in our history when such
important action shall be taken; and
as time rolls by. and the imperial do
minion OF this country shall be extend
ed, and our children shall read the his
tory Of those heroic days when the re-
public started out on its higher career
and its broader mission, you cannot
say to your children that your state
M among those who in the house
Of represen tatives cast a vote for this
newer, higher, broader sphere Of action.
Cloud applause.)
heard or read the other day, Of q
speech which will be delivered here
a little later. In that speech occurs
something like this: They say to you,
why don't o uphold the administra-
ton? We have upheld it. Haven't
We sent our boys to fight the battles OF
the geometry; didn't W send more Of
our brave boys when the call came
any other state according to our
population? Aye, verify; our people
have been patriotic, and 50 long as our
government stands, whoever occupies
the presidential chair may depend upon
the people" But my friends, this Is
not a "a Of vfcarious atonement, and
the sins OF the democratic party can
not be washed white by the blood-sac-
rifices of our soldier boys. Their poll
ticians have not been patriotic and up
held the administration, and they can
Hot skulk out OF sight behind the pa
triotism Of the boys that have fought
the battles Of the nation! From the
first to the last; from the beginning of
hCstilfties to the end. tho nan from
the democratic ranks who represented
this state in congress never voted aye
on any bill to raise revenue to carry
on the a From the beginning to the
end, from the declaration Of war to the
cessation Of hostilities, not a penny Of
the appropriations that rolled into The
Golfers Of the nation to pay Its expenses
or maintain the nag. received the aye
vote Of the representative Of this state;
and still they say they have upheld the
(applause) aye, for
sooth! Because our brave boys have
gone to the front!
My friends. two years ago when we
spoke for this man( pointing to picture
OF Mckinley we spoke for q plain,
American citizen, who
had made a record Of which We were
proud in the halls Of congress, and in
the gubernatorial chair OF his state.
We had no idea what a splendid states
he was. We knew that he was
honest. and could be trusted; but we
could not, ven in our moments Of
greatest enthusiasm for him, believe
that he was a man Of such wonderful
as he has proven himself
to be. His friends have been led to
have unbounded confidence in him.
and his enemies to admit his magnih-
cent abilities. Allow me to read an
editorial from a democratic paper pub
IN b City OF Washington:
While we are praising Joshua, let
US not forget Moses! The truth is
rapidly dawning upon the country that
II Dewey and Schley have won unfad-