The San Francisco call., 1898-11-01

the soldiers in the field were witho Ut arns 3 or .clotffngT and our Coast QetenSeS :an1 ships of war without ammunittorI. : =. The record shows: that: MT Hayt a Democratio:: member: from -,Virginla, ana member: of the. Committee on Military Affairs on ::one: ;Occasionis when: g War measure was: pending: and obtecteq to by. Democrats, said :s It does seem: to me to be a curious fact that no" bill can De re- ported here. which looks tos.the rear plr= pose of defeat ting: the foe with whom we are 'contenIfing :: without adverse criti- ciSm being smade5 and: in my humble E judgment that sort of criticism which ought to. have <no*Weight' with the. mem bers of: the/House.' - :. .
 Again. when. a. a.RepubNcan member. of Congress tIItroduced.1a Dill to provide Tor organiZira fa:: naval :battaliorf fin the Dis- trict of aCoIunbia in: ord CT to. .increase the efficiency of the navy, 1t was a :P0puliSt- Democratic member W ho- .tnterposed.. an objection and prevented its consid deration: And when Nil: <: Adams. a Republican Con- gressIiian, introduced: the, famous resolu- tion which for. all. time will proclaim to the world the true American spirit; Re .resenta tiHes of the: United :: States. of America: in Congress- assembled, that. the President is: hereby authorized. and direct ed to intervene: at once. to stop the war in Cuba to the end with the purpose of securing permanent peace. and +order there and establishing by the>free action of the: people there a stable. and iDdepen- dent goYernmen of their own. ine the isl- and. Of Cuba; and the President Is hereby authorized. and empowered: to :: use; the land and naval forces: of the United States to executeti:the purpose of this .Tesolu- tion;' it was. the Democratic: leader: in Congress-: MT. Bailey: of Texas. who on the part of his sDemocratic5' colleagues raised. an objection. >,.c = .:.s
 'So 1t was when a Republican Congress- man, MT. Boutelle, the Chairman ''of= the Conlmittee on Naval Affairs, introduced a bill to increase the number: of the rear admirals in the United States navy from six to: seven; in order that a ;gratefu rla- F nodore' Dewey, who" by his great courage, rare ability and superior wisdom lifted his country to that sdazzling e1ninenc.e, ., toward. which the: eyes of all kngd oms, all empires and all republics. are turIled, in wonder, and astonishfnent, as. they realize that the. great republic of the west is no longer in it's sWaddling. clothes; but is a.: giant indeed. able tos. hold. Its own with the greatest nations of. earth. in the hence when this bill. was; introduced to honor this distinguished American 1t was a: Democratic member Of. Congress, the chosen ]eader of his. party who i11terposed :an objection" - ...' ::
 In contrasting. the: differences between the Republican and Dennocratic: admin istrations, Mir. Davis, clearly brought out the fact. that 1t was. under the former tha t prosperity had always come. to: this coun= try; In proof of this statement he cited. number of statistics. to: show what. had been accomplished by the present ad-. ministration in the year and a. half that he has been in. office toward bringing back to this country the prosperity that was. its under the last Republican, administra- tion. In this particular, he spoke as fol=. lows: -
 :+'In view of: this record that we have submitted and In spite of Democratic. pro- tests as to patrtetismJ would 1t not be a. national calamity at. this. critical time. to have a Republican President 2 In deSainfg fi will have to deal, ,hampered by g Demo- cratic Congress :? It certainly will be far better for our country to have the. Whele g. administration Republican. For the Re- publican party Is party of. progress and advancement, and Is always sincerely in having a national administration. that needs no defense for Its achievements are known to all men. No administration. in the history of our nation has wrought so much In the same space of time. It stands without parallel and has astonished the world. It began its career under the most were discouraged and restless; $263, 900 900 In bonds with interest running thirty years which when due will amount to the fabulous sum of $607 900 900 had been issued by the preceding Democratic adrninistra- tion fin the piping times or peace. Our national treasury was bankrupt, and on every hand could be heard the murmurs of discontent. Farmers were suffering from falling prices and were placing mort gages on their farms; grain was wasting in the fields and fruit decaying in the or cbards for want of buyers: dust covered mills and factories, silent looms and shut ties prevailed everywhere. The fires had gone out upon American furnaces Qnder the Wilson tariff law to illuminate those across the sea Upon every hand was idle- ness and wretchedness, fearful strikes .oc- cured in all parts of the country, While Coxey armies plodded along many a-dusty. road on their way to the national. capital to pray for relief from the hardship of. a Democratic administrations. .==:::: x
 Amid scenes and conditions like these our present Republican,. :. .administrat ion began it's career, and behold the glorious result. In ;one@ year*and; half. a .:tariH law in the interest of America and Amer ican institutions, industries. and citizens has been placed: upon our statute books, already been restored and ournatiopal dig nifty upheld. Untold millions of gold that had left our country through fear thaye been returned and. :hroug oth err gold with 1t to add to the general prosperity.
 Farmers are all prosperous -. nd happy, getting good. prices for their prod; rcd; people who want work can get It at pay Ing wages, and suffering and sorrow on account of idlenesS have disappeared.
 i.The public schools are. crowded to over- flowing for now the little boys and girls can go to school as they can get cloth ing sufficient to cover their nakedness, because under this administration their fathers are getting work. .
 'fThe mercantile establishments, whole- sale and retail, are now busy; while all fhe railroads that were on the verge of rl1in are taxed to their utmost in carry ing the products of the farms to market and in carrying the people to and from factories are running full blast, while the nnrnur of the loom and the shuttle, the roar of the hot breath of furnaces. the hum and whir of wheels and spindles, the music of ringing anvils and the joyous songs of hardy sons of toll as they gather in the grain from the fields, or go down i,to fhe earth to bring into light its hid- Zen treasures, i'll the land with the mu- sic of free industry
 aThe doctrines of the Republican party teach the young man courage-courage 10 ffhe young hearts blood-courage of con s1Ictions and courage to dare to do right and refuse to do wrong during the four decades of its history.