Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-10-28
THE FORMER
ATTORNEY GENERAL
DECLARES HIMSELF.
CONTINUED FROM ist PAGE.

hold no brief for any man o. set Of
nen. / believe in honest government
ind pure politics. l am lere because
feiieve the welfare Of this stats ana
country is bound up in the success OF
the Republican party. II stands fer
honest money and for protection to
American industry 1t is the party OF
progress and liberty.
For thirty-eight years the country
has been under Republican rule. A COM
parison between now and then may not
be uninterestlng.
In 1861, when the Republican party
came into power, we had $4,000 miles
Of railroads.; now 100000 miles. Thir-
ty-one millions OF people; now 75.o00,o 900.
Sixteen billions of wealth; now IS bill
lions. Per capita in 1851. &514; in 1880,
81, ,036. State debt in 1860, &40, 900 900;
now 81, $50, 000 In 1860 bankrupt gov
ernment that could not borrow money
at 10 per cent in any market OF the
world; now the government borrowH
5000 900. 900 OF the people in the face OF
a foreign war at per cent. The loan
was subscribed seven times over and
commands s per cent premium. Evil
IDENTIFY the country can stand a great
deal OF this kind OF ruin.
CONFIDENCE.
Confidence is essential to success In
business or war. The Wilson tariff bill
was the elimination of a free trade
agitation begun by Grover Cleveland
in 1884 It's failure to provide revenue
to support the government. the borrow
/ ing of enormous sums Of money to meet
the ordinary expenses destroyed the
| confidence of the nation. The panic
which paralyzed industry and sent o.
100000 men into idleness and their fam
lilies to face starvation was the logical
result. Increased distress, low prices
for farm products. an ever diminish
ing stock of gold in the treasury, gave
the advocates of free coinage an OPP
portunity they never enjoyed before,
and never will again. The election Of
Mckinley may be regarded as little
| short of providential.
The Dingey bill was speedily passed,
the treasury Of the nation began to fill
up; the wheels Of industry began to re-
volve; the smoke of countless chlmneys
of manufacturing plants curled to the
| sky; gold began to flow into the coun-
| try, and the price of wheat and OF all
| farm products advanced. Somehow the
! Republican triumph restored confidence
| to the American people, and hand in
| hand with confidence came prosperity.
This year has opened a new page in
| the worlds history and blazed a new
path for the tread of Anglo-Saxon free
| dom. Ell Caney and San Juan demon-
strated anew the invincible pluck the
splendid courage of the American SOL
| dier.. Manila and Santiago surpass Ira
falgar, and write the names OF Ameri-
can sailors, Sampson. Schley and Dew
ey and Hobson and Wainwright side
by side with that Of Nelson on the head
roll of fame.
Shall we garner the fruits of the po-
litical victories of 1896 and the martial
victories of 1885, and keep the flag
flying where its gorgeous folds have
been unfurled, or confess that Ameri-
can ability and character are not equal
TO the opportunity that the god of bat
tie has thrust in our way7 Shall we
assist in the storm of detraction that
has assailed the administration and the
conduct of our war. and join in the
pessmlstic views of a Cleveland and
| Bryan, who doubt the capacity Of the
/ American people to justly and success
fully meet the responsibilities that a
war waged for the sake of humanity
has cast upon them?
Let them be answered. The Republic
can party is able to take care of its
own rascals, II there be any, We will
not burn down the house to get rid of
a troublesome brood of mice that nibble
the state cheese, II such there be. De-
feat now could not be explained. We
will not adopt a remedy that would
be worse than the disease. Would
house of hungry Democrats be an inn
provement over the house Of 1896?
Let all Republicans who glory in the
name and who believe in sound money.
protection, prosperity and patriotism.
J rally to the colors. Let all sound
money Democrats see to 1t that their
labors and sacrifices shall not have
. been in vain.
Let us send greeting to William Nc
Kinley on the Sth OF November, the
glad tidings that Pennsylvania stands
fast by her glorious record of Repub-
lican victories, and that she approves
of his craftsmanship. self sacrificing
labors and splendid courage. This
! plain American citizen has borne upon
his heart 10, these many days. the vast
and unmeasured responsibility OF a
sudden war. No labor has been too Sc
we're for him to undertake, no sacrifice
too great for him to undergo that the
nation might pass in safety through
the dire ordeal of war. During the
many weeks and months this patient
man has grown in the hearts Of this
people and in the estimation Of all the
world. He has written his name with
that Of Washington. the father, and
Lincoln, the savior of the country. With
them 1t will be enshrined forever. Shall
the state that gave him 100000 majority
seem to reward him with the dishonor
of defeat for any reasons under the
shining canopy Of Heaven7
This year national issues are para
mount" This year the Republican
party OF Pennsylvania owes to the ma
tion and to the Republicans Of all ths
states a special duty to maintain its
organization and roll up a majority
that will discourage the enemies Of
sound currency and American industry.