The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-31
of a panacea for all our ills In dollar
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PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.

PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.
The Republican party-the party Of
the people-accepted the gage of bat
tie. On its standards were inscribed
America, "the land of the free and the
home of the brave" Protection to
American industries and American
homes. An honest dollar and the
chance to earn it by honest toll. Nc
Kinley led its hosts and 1t marched on
to the tune of america" to q mag
niflcent triumph in November.
In the months that have followed of
Republican administration, how glor-
ious the record of our party! We
have seen the miserable makeshift and
revenue deficit measure known as the
Wilson bill, replaced by Republican
tariff legislation-the wisdom of which
appears--the Dingley bill having al
ready demonstrated its ability to pro-
vide sufficient revenues to support the
government on a peace basis, whlle at
the same time framed to furnish ade-
quate protection to American interests.
American industry and American pro-
ducts.
Our financial credit has been re-
stored, our currency established on a
firm basis One dollar is as good as
any other dollar and all are the best
the world over. There has been no
Venezuela incident to regret and apol-
hauled down at Hawaii by Paramount
Commissioner Blount, by the direction
of a Democratic president, under the
orders of Republican congress and a
Republican president have again been
unfurled to the breezes of the Pacific
over a territory now proudly claiming
allegiance to the United states of
America.
And to crown all, the barbarous and
uncivilized rule of the Spanlard has
been swept from the Western hemis-
phere forever. Our flag floats today
in triumph over the Antilles. Morro
Castle at Havana, the Gibraltar of
| America, is ours. Dewey and Sampson
| and Schley have shown that American
| courage has American prestige have
| suffered no diminution since the days
| of Decatur and Paul Jones. Shafter
and Roosevelt and Wheeler have shown
| that the American soldier, knowing
no North and no South, but one COM
mon country, is the best fighter in the
world. The American soldiers and
sailors have burst the barrier that
isolated us from the world. new anc
| magnificent leaf has been opened ir
| the pages of our history. The age OF
chivalry has linked itself with the age
MKINLEY'S WISDOM.
The wisdom of Polonius was never
| better illustrated than in Mckinley:
conduct of the war with Spain. Re
luctantly and only after every eXpe
dent of diplomacy was exhausted wa'
the president drawn by the drift o.
events and by popular and congres
| sional Clamor over the verge OF war
but when the die was cast for war III
waged 1t with such energy, skill anC
| persistency than in less than fou
| months a task which for a generation
| l., "A ,,,rr M it,nn N iN
| one has been accomplished successful
ly, completely, gloriously. None of ou
war STANDARDIZATION, Polk o
even Lincoln-has conducted war 81
brilliantly, with such unanimous sup
port, with the loss of so few lives o
with the attainment of such tangibl
and dramatic results.
This brief war has developed bot
heroes and statesmen, but it has ais
developed the fact that we have in tn
plain, modest, kindly man in tn
White House a Christian statesman
whose superb poise, inerrant wis
dom consummate tact and masterl
strategy have accomplished result
which will shine on history's leave
as long as the great republic endure!
Shall the flag of our country be tax
en- down from the place to which
has been carried by the valor of ou
soldiers? | say never, Never! We ca
safely trust the present administra
ton to secure to us the advantage
our dearly bought victories At tn
same time, speaking for myself, ava
with the laggards who cry "lmperia
ISM" We want the markets and III
commerce of the Pacific. We want
grow, not stagnate. The opportunit
, is ours. With the NiCaraguan can;
completed, we can control the trade
the world. Is it not true statesman
ship to make the effort TO grasp tn
: mighty trade? 1t may be premature
ly previous to be mixing in nations
2 politics at this early date, but | thin
/ can see an inspiring aureola on Il
. Republican horizon of 1900, and
reads something like this
: For president, William Mckinley,
Ohio.
For vice president, Theodore Roos
. welt, of New York.
4 Platform, the earth is ours and Il
e fulness thereof.
e GREETED WITH APPLAUSE.
Major Warren's reference to McKil
, ley and Roosevelt was greeted wit
= loud and long continued applause. c
!. motion of Fred w. Fletz the tempo
= ary secretaries of the convention we
y made permanent. Mr.. Fleitz then cal
= ed the attention of the convention
= the fact that at the last county col
vention a committee of five was a.
pointed to draft rules for conductir
primaries according to the Crawfol
: county plan. That committee he sa
: was ready to present its report.
Chairman Warren said he wou
have to rule that under the rules al
: the call of the convention the repo
Z | 20 n
t ferred until after the nominations hi
: been made. Mr. Fleitz said he w
perfectly willing to wait until that tin
/ but hoped that owing to the impor
= ance of the matter every delegate
{ the convention would remain to he
n and discuss the report of the commi
= tee. 1t was to call their attention
!, the matter that he spoke at this tin