The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-04

of the people of such a liberal com.
munity az Lackawanna county.
In dealing with the national aspect
of the present campaign Major Warren
called attention 90 the fact that in
all the western states the battle this
fall is being waged on the same issues
that were foremost In 1896. In this
state, however. We hear nothing Of
free silver No Democratic candi-
date in Pennsylvania dares stand on
his party platform. II he did he would
not have a corporal's guard as a fol-
lowing
In speaking of Colonel Stone he said:
"If he is elected he will not be elected
because he is an old soldier or because
he voted in support of President Nc
Klnley's policy. but because he Is
typical representative Of the Republi-
can principles of patriotism prosperity
and protection"
He closed as follows: Take into
serious consideration, not the burden
but the privilege that is given you
and me TO stand four-suuare to the
world, true to the principle of the
grand old Republican party-now
grander than overland vote the
straight Republican ticket from top to
bottom"
DIR. REEDS RECEPTION.
That Dr Reeds fame had preceded
him was attested by the hearty re-
ception he was given. He spoke for
about an hour and made another such
favorable impression as he did in
Scranton. He said in substance:
This is a year of tremendous i'm
portance in political sense, just as
important as the battle OF two years
ago. The victory two years ago was
due TO the fact that there were hun
dreds and thousands of Democrats and
Prohibitionists who felt It incumbent
upon themselves in that critical period
| to fight under the Republican banner.
| While it was Il victory, IL was In n
sense drawn battle, sure to come on
| again. The contest has been renewed.
| This campaign Is but a continuation OF
| that battle. Those issues of the Popo-
| Gratis are being put forward again this
| year in all but Il few states of the
| union.
| When Mr.. jerks said i'm Wilkes
| Barre that the tariff can not be an
| issue with Mckinley in the preslden-
| tial chair or that bi-metallism can not
| be brought forward again for two
| years, he told the truth. but he did not
| tell the whole truth. He did not tell
| that the Popocrats are simply ma
| neuvring for position for the battle
| which they will wage again in 1900
| He did not tell that the Republican
| administration must not he disturbed
| if those false principles of the POpo-
| Gratis are to be kept down. He simply
| raised storm of dust about small is
| sues to blind you to the real purposes
! of the Democrats. All that the Demo-
Gratis want is the power, and they don't
care by what means they get II.
MUST HAVE PARTIES.
We must have parties. 1t Is stark,
s..aring nonsense to think Of running
a government without a party. If DR..
| Swallow would be elected governor Of
Pennsylvania he would be without an
organization behind him to support him
in the administration Of the public af-
fairs. He is simply an individual. He
represents only himself
Il hope the Democratic party will
| always exist and that il Will always
be a strong minority. We want
powerful minority to watch the ma
jority. I am a Republican because il
has proven itself TO me TO he the party
of prosperity: the party that effects
best for the interests of the most peo-
pie"
DR.. Reed then went to tell at length
why hc is a Republican He sketched
the political history of the two great
parties, pointing out the glorious rec
ord of the Republican party from its
! inception to the climax of it's proper
/ I. -,
min Harrisons time: then, the mis-
takes Of DcmocraCy's brief and disas-
trous regime and finally the rectifica-
tion of these mistakes that came with
the Republican party's last ascend
ancy under the magnificent William
| Mckinley.
The people cried "Turn the rascals out,
| and also "GiNe the laborlnS man his pr"
purtionate share in the prosperity of tn,
| nation" They turned the "rasCals' uu
and put Democracy in power. Instead o
improving. times grew worse. Clevelan'
said it was the Sherman law that wi,'
responsible. The Republicans said W.
will vote for the repeal of the Sherman
law, but We do not admit that that Law
Is the cause of the industrial depression
| And their wisdom was proved. Things
continued to go from bad to worse Cleve
land, in his desperation, said it is rh
endless chain of greenbacks presentei
for redemption in gold that isA'reventini
the millennium We promised.
Other Democrats said free silver vii
do the trick. The Republican party SAT-
put us back in power and we will star
the mills, we will fire the furnaces, w
viii stop the endless chain" The pCO
pie needed the cry, and what has beel
the result? "'rhe wayfarcr, though n
he a fool, may read as he runs" Tn
endless chain has been taken by Grove
, | Cleveland TO his hiding place in Prince
| ton, \, }. He took il with him into hi
hall and we hear nothing more of it.
nation that borrowed S262, 600 in on
| administration. in the first half Of til
r next IS in position TO loan money.
> The Republican party replaced the CO.
| man Wilson tariff act with tarift tha
is not a ridiculous strain, and effaced tn
| shameful spectacle OF the richest natio
! on earth borrowing money from abrOa
} 10 pay its debts,
Then reviewing the hotheadednes
| the precipitate haste of the Demo
e Gratis. and the calm, wise patient pol
icy of the president in the events lead
+. ing up to the Spanish war. and tn
magnificent achievements under tn
Republicans administrations conduC
4 of the war. DR.. Reed said: "Thes
I are the reasons why | am a Repuh
. lican."