The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-10-20

cement uneXampled in the history Of
our land.
Indirectly it also caused Il temper
ary adjustment of the finances of the
country. The return of commercial
ascendency and Of q balance of trade
in our favor not only restored conf
dence, bat turned the stream of gold,
which has been continually flowing
out Of the country, toward US, and
now we have the spectacle of gold
coming in month aftermonth in large
quantities.
The party, however, was prevented
from enacting specific legislation in
the matter Of the gold standard by
reason of failure to obtain a ma
jority OF sound-money republicans in
the Senate OF the Tnitea States.
Therefore, it still remains an open
question for the future, and the ac-
complishment Of a statute proclaim
ing the gold standard depends upon
this election.
1t will be necessary to return re-
publican majority to the next House
OF Representatives. A republican
President stands ready to perform his
part; a republican Senate will, after
the 4th of March, stand ready to vote
for sound money, and if we have then,
as now, republican House, it will be-
come an accomplished fact.
There is an attempt upon the part
of the demo cratic party to evade this
issue and to direct the attention of
the people toward other matters. The
fact remains, however, that so long as
every democratic State convention,
save, perhaps, two, has declared,
either directly or indirectly, for the
Chicago platform of 1896, or for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to /, it will not do for the democrats
of Maryland to say that free silver is
dead issue and that it is not before
us.
1t is but continuation of the strug-
gle against this fallacy, and surely
the people of Maryland who stood for
the right two years ago will not fall
in their duty when they are called
upon the second time to emphasize
the protest of the American people
against a debased currency.
Senator Wellington, then in asking
that Garrett county assist in the cleo
tion of Col. Pearre, spoke of the can
didate as one of the enthusiastic,
strong, brainy young republicans of
the district, Il have met him in par
tisan warfare said he, land | know
him as foe one dare not disregard.
He has ability enough to stand in the
front ranks in Congress and is strong,
true and loyal to republican princi
pins" He appealed TO his hearers to
aid in the work the speaker was help
ing to carry QUITO send back to Con
gress six strong republican represen-
tatives. Onewi be George A. Pearre,
of Allegany county. II ask you to
give him the same loyal support you
gave me in 1894. He will bring honor
and credit to the district that sends
him
Senator Wellington said that Presi-
dent Mckinley had told him that he
held the republicans of Maryland en-
| titled to more credit than those of any
other State in connection with the
victory of 1896. Let us not stop short
of this. A vote for Col. Pearre means
an endorsement of the administration
of VIM. Mckinley. A vote for the
democratic candidate means derog-
alton of that administration. If a
democratic House is elected doubt
will arise not only in thisscountry but
/ in the nations of the world that we
are still loyal to the attributes of re-
publicanism as enunciated in the cam
paign of 1896, and that we are satisfied
with the management of the admins
tration.
We hear criticisms about the man
agement of the war. There has never
been war fought without errors and
mistakes, but when we follow them
all to the end there was less mistake
and error in the war just ended than
in any other.