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the liked policy of that nation toward
US for century and a half rather
IMAM by their profuse expressions of
friendship during the Spanish war
The policy of England has always
neen one OF sharp rivalry and competi-
lon with America; it impelled the rev.
olutlon of 17I6, fought for business as
well as political independence; brought
on the war of 1872 waged against the
lnsoient claim of England for the right
TO search our ships of commerce while
riding the highways of the ocean;
caused her to contest every inch of
| our northern boundary line from ocean
to ocean: made her encourage our fam
lily troubles in 1860 to 1865, for which
she was compelled to pay us millions
| ana admit her wrong; and actuated
her, in violation Of the Monroe doc
| trlne, to attempt an unWarrantable en-
| enactment upon the territory of Ven
ezuela until ordered by the American
| government to halt. Notwithstanding
that our new ambassador at the court
| OF st. James seemed to think that his
| hrst duty was to apologize to the En-
g!ish people therefor; and she has par
alleled our inland water ways and rail-
roaa e, from ocean to ocean, separating
| us from our Alaskan possessions. She
Is now and will ever be our principal
| competitor in the commerce of the
| World Under such circumstances it
would be her greatest boast in dplo-
macy to engender the animosity of the
other nations of the world toward us
Dy such an alliance. FOR then in case
the emergency should ever arise that
our country should feel 1t necessary to
command her to halt again in any of her
future aggressions and she should re-
fuse, the United States would find her
self without a friend in the sisterhood
of nations. A lively appreciation of
o n Of hot NTH
be the surest guarantee of lasting
friendship and peace between Them.
The speaker closed with an express
sion of the hope that the democracy
will not permit selfish thought of prob
able party success to displace the de-
sire TO prevent evils that threaten the
country.
The hall was half empty when Mr..
Stanchfieh finished his speech. but the
noise had not diminished 1nformal
receptions in the boxes added not a
little to the general confusion and made
the task of the speakers more diff
cult.
Frederick C. schraub, who spoke on
The State Democracy" was heard
much better than any of the other
speakers. There were scarcely 400 din
ers in the hall when Mr.. Schraub con-
cluded his speech
Robert B. Roosevelt followed. He
IN the Democratic Party North, South
East and West-the Only Salvation of
American Institutions.'' Said he: mo
man is greater than the democratic
party, not even the great leaders of
by-gone days whom we still revere as
the highest eXpounders of it's faith. No
one of them ever assumed to be nor
shail 1t remain to our time for any in
d1Vidual to claim that he is better, that
ne IS greater, that he is wiser than the
party. The party rarely errs even
temporarily, and if led astray for a
moment soon swings back to it's orig
mai pathway. To-day it is looking
earnestly for the leader who will give
expression to its principles and guide
1t once more on the road to the success
which it deserves. There never was
tlme when great party so needed a
great leader 1t has been said that
the man always arises to meet the oc-
caslon; mere Is the occasion, where Is
the man? Personally I have hoped that
the young Lochinvar would come ont
of the West
speaking of trusts, which he con-
demned, he said: I'm condemning them.
however, care must be taken NOT to at. |
TACK beneficial organization for the
proper cooperation of men of moderat e
means, who, by uniting their capital.
necolne the equals OF the great capital
l hold in my hands the announcement
or what is called "A big smelter combi |
inatlon l presume they would saw "A |
Dig combination of smelters,' for the OBJ |
Ject OF this trust. as trust it clearly |
appears to be, is to raise the price of
silver. Its modest initial purpose. as |
announced in the prospectus, is to in |
crease TINS only 10 per cent, but if it |
successfully follows the example of its |
brother trusts, it will not stop there |
ana we may look forward to the glori- |
Gus day when silver will once more be |
worth its reVered ratio Of Is to / of |
gold or may even surpass it. Then the |
crime OF 70 may with just retaliation
pc repeated on the yellow metal and it,
IN lts turn: may be branded with the |
disgrace of deprecated value. Thus, |
through this trust, may the democracy |
be once more united and it's frndamen |
tai principle of honest money for hon |
est men be reaffirmed"
The speaker opposed a graduated in !
come tax as unjustly discriminating |
against the rich. He declared that the |
sanctrty of the supreme court must be
preserved. Continuing, he said: Gan |
the principles declared by Thomas JEFF
ferson are equally sacred. I cannot re-
vert to them all in the short time al
loWed me, but will mention one other
the honest payment of our debts and
sacred preservation of the public faith
NO national creditor shall be forced
to accept deprecated currency and
the words of public OBLIGATION shall
be Interpreted rather against ourselves
in order that no shadow of dshonor
shall fall upon the natIon''
Mr.. Roosevelt was followed by Cen
eral Catlin, who spoke on the "Democ-
racy of Brooklyn" Congressman Amos
j. Cummings spoke on The Army and
the Navy
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