Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-14
FRANK HANLEY OPENS THE RE-
PUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN
THIS CITY.
Greeted by Very Small Andience-Says
Business is acknowledgements Give the
Country Medicine When 1t Is Well
Damns John w. Kern as a Dem agOguc.


"My purpose among you is not to ques-
ton any mans political integrity. | be
lleve most men are honest in such
convictions. I will not talk about the
democratic party because you should
not speak despalringly of the dead.
The Lord has a place in politics.
When a great crisis arises leader
comes to the front. The best will al.
ways survive. Whenever questions Of
vital nature are to be considered,
whenever war broods over nation the
mental labor falls upon the shoulders of
the republican party. The problem of
the Civil war was left to the republican
party. Lincoln was their leader. There
was crowded into his short admins
tration a multitude of sublime events
History proves the republican party,
noblest and most efficient. What bet
ter proof than history. 1t is precious
Take the clothes from my back. take
the shoes from my feet and deprive me
and my boy of our roof but save me
the story of Gettysburg and Chicks-
manga.
The late war has united the North
and the South. The republican party
did it. The republican party was great
not only in 81 and 90 but always. In
1896 when the democratic party was
swept from It's moorings the republican
party stood unmOved. Comparison of
finances in one year and then in another
will show advancement in personal
economy. So with nation. By their
fruits We shall know them Is still
proof. In the administration there
was work for every willing hand |
Duns commercial agency gives flatter-
ing reporte for '92. That year there
was balance of exports in our favor
amounting to S2OO,0CO,0O0. Under
Harrisons reciprocity commerce was
opened up with seventeen new coun-
tries.
L am not prophet or son of |
prophet but some things have trans
pired of which | might justly say. |
told you so. At the close of the cam
paign in the Harrison administration | |
prophesied that should Harrison fail to |
be the next choice for president, devas-
tation, financial calamity etc., would be
the result. The Cleveland administra-
ton witnessed the truth of my words |
Starting out with the best conditions
Cleveland soon ended his management |
of affairs in the worst panic known for
80 years. These are democratic wit |
nesses David Hill, Cleveland and the
silver man Senator Daniels who says |
1.-THE country received a shock from |
which it will take many years to re-
cover" These words are not idle |
dribblings from thoughtless men.
The democrats had a chance to re-
vive commerce could they have have
done it, but they lost S200,OO0,OOC year
which Harrison had placed in the
treasury. You lost with the Latin
countries in one year commerce
amounting to thirteen and half mil
lions.
Another prophecy uttered was that
should Mckinley be elected the wheels
of prosperity would start. Confidence
would be restored. We are now In a
transition state. The factories are
opening up, business is rushing.
know it is warm in summer and
&C Id in winter. l don't know why. l
don't care why. 1t is sufficient to know
this: it has always been that way. /
know that prosperity comes with the
republican party and depression and
disaster with the democrat party. Why
inquire into reason? Just side in with
the successful party and you are all
right.
The months after June 80, 1897, saw
the restoration of trade. The republi.
can party turned the balance of com
merce in our favor by $260,000,OOO
Better this than the democratic man
ner of turning commerce by leaving us
$19,OOOOOO in debt.
Democrats say famine was due to in
crease of commerce this year. The ex-
ports of wild animals, copper, eggs
iron, steel, leather, paper, hog products
etc. increased by millions. Was there
a famine in these things?
A tombstone legend reads, 81 was
well, took medicine, and here | lie." If
our country ever dies it will be because
the democratic party gives it medicine
when it is well.
In Grover Clevelsnd's administration
we owed $201 100000 to make up for
adverse balances in trade. When did
favorable trade balances begin? In
1897 when we got $440,0O00OO more
than we sent abroad. Is it not better
to do this than to take that amount
away
Democrats argue that you can not
find country which has too much gold