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The Republican., 1900-07-26

1t is open to all comers. 1t is not a
matter of law or statute or politics.
The worst enemy of the poor man,
except himself, is the trust, and all
forms of their odious tyranny the
most intolerable is the labor trust.
The money trust kills the body, the
labor trust kills the soul. 1t destroys
the independence of the laboring man,
effaces his individuality, cancels ex
cellence and substitutes brute force
for intelligence.
The right of labor to combine and
to refuse to work for wages that en-
ployers are willing to pay is undeni
able, but when strikers organize to
prevent others from taking their
places by violence and murder, de-
stroying property and subjecting
great companies to enormous incon-
venience, hardship and loss they at
tack the fundamental rights of citi-
zenship and become outlaws and
criminals, who ought to be extermin-
ated.
The Republican., 1900-07-26
Governor RooseveIt's Reply.

In accepting the Republican nomi
dent, at Oyster Bay, Long Island, Mr..
Roosevelt said:
Mr.. Chairman: | accept the honor
conferred upon Inc with the keenest
and deepest appreciation of what it
means, and above all, of the response
bility that goes with it. Everything
in my power to do will be done to
secure the reelection of President
Mckinley applausel, to whom it has
been given in this great crisis of our
national history to stand for and EN-
body principles that should be close
to the heart of every American
worthy of the name.
This is more than a party contest.
We are now standing at the parting
of the ways. The people must now
decide whether they will go on the
road to prosperity at home and honor
abroad or whether they will turn
their backs on what has been done in
the past three and "a quarter years,
thereby plunging the country into
an abyss of misery, and what is
worse, shame.
I'VE have a right to appeal not
only to Republicans, but to all
citizens, no matter what affiliation
they have had in the past, and ask
them on the record of President Me-
Kinley for the past three years and
the strength of the threat implied in
what was done at Kansas City some
days ago, to stand shoulder to shoul-
der to defend prosperity never be-
fore attained by us and abroad to
place the American flag on level on
which it has never before been
placed.
! For these reasons we have the
right to look forward to a verdict
next November, and to ask all to
stand for us as we stand for pros
perity at home and honor abroad"
The conclusion of the governors
speech was marked by loud applause,
which he interrupted, however by
raising his hand.
Zone thing more, gentlemen he
said. This is not for the committee
/ but to my friends of Oyster Bay and
/ the State. | appreciate your presence
here more than the great honor
which has been conferred upon me
: | am pleased to be the candidate fol
! Vice President, but | am sorry tC
/ leave the men who have stood shoul
! der to shoulder with me in the fight
! for political honor and decency in
this State"
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Kansas City convention at
tempted to square circle when it
tried to construct sound-money
free-silver platform and nominate a
pair of free -silver-sound-money candi
dates. The two things will not mix.
One is right and the other is wrong;
and no amount of word Juggling,
wool pulling, hedging OF evasion can
deceive the people. Those who sim
cerely believe in the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1, without awaiting the aid
or cooperation of any other nation on
earth, should vote for Bryan, for he
is pledged to that very thing. All
other citizens of the Republic, no
matter what their previous political
affiliations may have been, should
and must unite against that financial
heresy, which, if adopted, would
plunge the country into a state OF
business anarchy, such as has never
been experienced by any people since
| the invention of coined money.
The Republican., 1900-07-26
Imperialism-What Is 1t?


Imperialism may serve as a cam
paign scarecrow, but before the har-
vest of votes is garnered next Novem
ber the people will recognize that it
is but thing of straw.
imperialism presupposes an empire,
and the magnificent domain over
which our lovely banner flies is i'm
perial in its beauty, in its products
and in its extent. Such a wealth of
hill, mountain, plain and prairie,
such an abundance of crystal lakes
and such a network of commerce
bearing rivers were never before
bestowed upon any people. Every
State is an empire; every county is a
principality, for which, as true
Americans, we are proud. and for
which, as Christians, recognizing
God as the God of nations, we should
be deeply grateful.
This domain has been given to us
by power that is higher than any
party or policy, though the Repub-
lican party was called into being in
order to protest and battle against
the division of this mighty empire
which Democracy declared, in the
press, in it's platforms and on the
bloody battlefields, should be divided.
To this extent the charge of imperial
ism can with truth be made against
the Republican party. Abraham
Lincoln was the embodiment of that
imperial idea, and martyr to the
cause of one flag, one country, and
one imperial destiny.
Imperialism if it means anything
the Democracy would have the peo-
pie believe, implies an emperor, a
dynasty, throne, crown and a
scepter. This feature of imperialism
by no stretch of partisan misrepre.
sentation, can ever be charged
against our honored President and
candidate for the people; he was
honestly elected III constitutional
manner and has been so loath to op
pose the will of the people, as ex
pressed by legislation enacted by
Congress, that in the four years o.
his Administrator he has vetoed but
four bills. He will serve his two
terms as many other good Presidents
both Democratic and Republican
have done, and will then give way t.
his successor, chosen as he wa
chosen, by the free votes of a SOW
ereign people.
The partisan accusation of i'm
perialism, when translated into plaiI
everyday English, in the light of th'
history made during the brilliant ad
ministration of President Mckinley
is simply this: The Republican
declare that it is their policy not t.
blindly abandon the islands trans
The Republican., 1900-07-26
Democracy Snuf1ed Oat.

Democracy has been snuffed out at
last in Nebraska. The party of JEFF
ferson has been sutfocated in the
noxious vapors OF Populism. The
feeble, flickering flame of the true
Democracy in Nebraska has been
short on oxygen for number OF
years. Many believed it was smoth-
cred to death in 1898, when Poynter
captured the nomination for COVER
nor But signs of life were again
visible in the party of Jefferson when
it got enough delegates together to
hold state convention last week
and mustered enough strength to put
in feeble demand for two of the
states offices. But the Populist snuff
fers were got into action again, and
there remains nothing but smoking
wick to show where once burned the
flame of living Democracy.
Notwithstanding the recognition
given the man who nominated Bryan
at Kansas City the Democratic party
has been notified that its days of
usefulness are past in Nebraska and
that it is expected to go out of bust
ness after this fall. The long wrangle
over the proposed withdrawal of
Towne as vice presidential nominee
and the Endorsement of Stevenson
showed the defiant and unyielding
attitude of the Populists. They will
no longer concede that the Democ-
racy is a factor in Nebraska politics.
The Republican., 1900-07-26
No EntancIing Alliance,


From time to time the Bryanits
forces, in their desperate efforts to
find campaign issue that will not
do them more harm than good, hays
made the ridiculous charge that
there existed a secret alliance be-
tween this government and Great
Britain. Tammany Hall renewed
this canard in declaration of prin-
ciples enunciated few nights age
under the guiding hand Of that great
and good man, Richard Croker. This
nonsense is hardly worth serious at
tention, but the world is full of gull
BILE people, and falsehood energet-
ically repeated oftentimes makes AN
impression despite contradictory
evidence of overwhelming character
How different is the present atti-
tude of this government toward
China from that would be expected
were there a hard-and-fast foreign
alliance at the bottom thereof. The
- hAUCo oldtCo, Al u hooC w ohiS
powers, boldly indicated it's position,
one in accord with traditional poll
cies, and one which holds aloof from
schemes for the dismemberment Of
China and for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
its territory This government is
willing to cooperate with other
| 20 ha fnt Of &c nd
their citizens, but further than that
it will not go.
The announced willingness to
mediate after assurances that Minis
ter Conger is safe, and other per-
formances on the part of China, is in
accord with the position assumed in
the note to the powers, and if the
other powers are willing to accept
the mediation and peaceful adjust
lnent of their claims against the
decrepit government of the empire,
fierce and bloody conflict will be
avoided and the better element i'll
China may be encouraged to main
TAIN II more SuDSudllJldl government
OF course if the powers decline, as
England declined the offer of media
ton in the controversy with the
Boxers, nothing is to be done but to
stand aside and let war for the dis
memberment of China proceed.
The mediation plan rests, of course,
upon assurances of the safety and
continued safety of American citizens
I in China, and we have no doubt that
reparation for losses already inflicted
upon Americans will be demanded by
this nation. The country could not
afford to be an idle spectator or an
} adjudicator of a quarrel, If ats own
interests continued in peril, but If
!, the trouble in the east does degene-
rate into grab game" the proper
, place for Uncle Sam is on the outside.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

The marvellous cure of Mrs. Rena
j. Stout of consumption has created
intense excitment in Cammack, Ind. :"
writes Marion Stuart, leading drug
gist of Muncie, Ind. "She only weighed
80 pounds when her doctor in York
town said she must soon die. Then
she began to use DIR. Kings New Dis
covery and gained 81 pounds in weight
and was completely cured" 1t has
cured thousands of hopeless cases, and
is positively guaranteed to cure all
Throat, Chest and Lung diseases, SOC
and $1.OO. Trial bottles free at all
druggists.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

LLOYD l.. JACKSON, a prominent
member of the Democratic party of
Baltimore, will not support Bryan.
He says:
Il am a free-trade, Anglo Saxon
eXpansionist, and | cannot support
the ticket nominated at Kansas City.
The platform is thoroughly un-Amer-
lean because every patriotic man
should believe in sustaining his cOun-
try in time of war or in the conse-
quences of such conflict. Upon the
Oriental trade largely depends the
welfare of our commerce, and in hold
ing the Philippines we possess the
key to the Eastern commercial situa-
tion, as the history that is now being
made in China must finally demon
strate. The declaration in the plat
form as to what shall be our policy
regarding the Philippines absolutely
begs the question presented to us. 1t
promises to give a stable government
and finally independence under Amer
lean protection. Why net come out
and say that we propose to hold and
govern them under our form of gov
ernment?
$50 far as the silver plank is con-
cerned, the business interests of the
country demand that existing condi-
tions shall continue. Our monetary
system is good, and. unless they have
something better to present than
guesses and plans to unsettle the
business of the country, merchants,
professional men, workingmen and
laborers will be constrained to vote
against the proposition"
The Republican., 1900-07-26

WHILE Chairman Jones, of the
Democratic National Cammittee, Sc
cured the adoption of shipping
plank in the Kansas City platform
denouncing the ship subsidy bill, he
was afraid to insert his pet remedy
for our maritime decay of purchasing
foreign (chiefiy Britishl ships with
which to do our forrign carrying un-
der our own flag.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

ferred from Spanish TO American
sovereignty by the Treaty of Paris.
The Democracy, so far as il has
policy, would have the master nation
builder OF the world abandon its
plain duty, ,.:furl our triumphant flag
and hunt an easy future rather than
a working future. Porto Rico, rec
ognizing the fact that she can not
stand alone, does not wish to become
an independent power, and the only
thing possible is for the United
States to continue its sovereignty,
which is Republican, or to invite
Spain to reenter the Western Hemis-
phere and commence anew her
policy of 1nisrule of robbery and eX
tortion from which We have delivered
Cuba. To plant the customs of the
seventeenth century in the dawn of
the twentieth century is Democratic.
This is the logical conclusion when
the Democratic cry of the Democratic
platform is analyZed.
The same is as true of the Philip
pines as of Porto Rico. Will the
Democrats dare fix date for the
evacuation of either? They are un-
| der the flag of the Republic, and
there they will remain. This means
work and thought and statesman
ship for the people of the United
States, but it means blessing and lib
erty, justice and opportunity for the
islands placed under our care by sol
emn treaty obligations that were ap-
proved by the Senate of the United
States, and urged by Mr.. Bryan
Methods of administration and oil
government are legitimate objects Oi
party differences. But annexation il
a fact. 1t is for all purposes as much
an accomplished fact as is the
abolition of slavery, another Re
publican measure for which that par
ty was hated and misrepresented.
The people will learn that imperial
ism, as employed by the Democrats
means that they would have the coun
try shirk its duty, turn its back ol
destiny, count all bloodshed as lost
furl the flag and withdraw its protec
tion from people who need it to-da,
more than ever before in all thei
history.
The charge of Imperialism, wheI
properly translated, means duty. An
the party of Lincoln, Of Grant, c
Harrison, and of Mckinley, is willin
:, to be charged with doing its duty n
matter how hard that duty may be.
Stripped of all glamor, the Demo
, Gratis have entered upon tlag-furlin
campaign. They condemn expansion
vet welcome Hawaii, because its on
, vote alone enables them to again a
, tempt to overthrow the stable Gu
! rency Of the country. They deer
9 imperialism, yet shout themselvt
: horse over an Hawaiian prince.
They are welcome to all the votes an
y glory they can make out of such dl
plicity and treachery, which will nau
cate, but never deceive, the tru
American people.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

PARTY lines are drawn to-day be-
tween the Republican party, which
stands for law and order, on the one
side, and a ratified Drained fusion of
discordant elements, representing
every vile political heresy that has
shown itself on the surface since the
close of the civil war, on the other.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

WE pledge the Democratic party
against private monopoly in every
form.-Democratic platform.
Then why did the Democratic Ma
tional Chairman, Senator Jones, and
the Democratic leader in the House of
Representatives., Hon, Slim Jim Rich
ardson, both propose legislation that
would give millions of dollars to the
sugar trustY
The Republican., 1900-07-26

A LONDON cable says that IN Nobody
in England ever speaks of Mckinley
as anything but an uncompromising
champion of American ideas and pol
icies.n His denomination was receiv-
ed in England without enthusiasm
and with quiet reserve. 1t was diff
ferent when Grover Cleveland was
nominated to head the Democratic
ticket,
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Nebraska Colonel Orators
ideas concerning the Philippines are
about as clear as his ideas about
finance, both being more servicable
for campaign purposes than as
working basis for government.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

For man who spent good money
for a colonel's uniform Mr.. Bryan's
opposition to Inilitarism can only be
explained by the poor fit his tailor
must have given him.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE failure of the Democrats to
denounce the annexation of Hawaii
was doubtless due to the fact that
the vote of Hawaii alone enabled
them to revive the 16 to / corpse.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE New York World DEM asks
if we are to have a more distinctively
American financial system, why not
also an American yardstick, an Amer
lean gallon, or an American pound
weight-especially when selling the
Tammany trusts ice?
The Republican., 1900-07-26

IT NAY be assumed with good de-
gree of confidence this campaign will
not be as profitable for Mr.. Bryan as
was the last. The people will be
slow to part with their good money
to hear hard luck stories.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

WE condemn the Dingley tariff
Democratic platform.
Yes. But the Democratic party
was not honest enough to come out
and openly favor free trade lin the
interest of American labor
The Republican., 1900-07-26

ANY government not based upon
the consent of the governed is tyr
anny.--Democratic platform.
How about the government of the
people of New York by the Tammany
ice truSt9
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Democratic party is no longer
drawing inspiration from the mem
cries of Jefferson and Jackson.
These names are not to be appealed
to in conducting an anti-expansion
campaign.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

WANTED.-One young man from
Garrett county, Maryland, to prepare
for the coming Railway Mail Service
examination. We furnish everything,
including books and maps. Address,
enclosing stamp, Interstate Cores
pondence Institute, Cedar Rapids, la.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

SINCE Mr. Bryan began to tell the
people four years ago that what they
wanted was more money, they have
added at the rate of $11 ,267, 500 per
month, or about $433,365 for every
working day.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

MR.. BRYAN is SO opposed to Nc
Kinley becoming an emperor that he
has been working for years to secure
the scepter for himself. He has al
ready proven himself to be pretty
good boss
The Republican., 1900-07-26

MR.. HEARST has started new
paper in Chicago. If there are any
Democratic officials in that town in
terested in ice trusts it may be well
for them to get to cover.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Boss BRYAN objects to an imagi-
nary national imperialism, but he is
as firm believer as ever in individ-
ual imperialism.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Four years ago the Democratic
party favored an income tax. This
year it didn't. There are too many
Democratic millionaires now.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

EVERY dollar circulating in the
United States is what Mr.. Bryan calls
a 200 cent dollar. This is better than
the 50-cent dollar that he wants to
give the people.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE dicatorial attitude of Boss Bry-
an at Kansas City is very suggestive
of Imperialism.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Democratic platform can be
read in three words-"Ag'in the Gov
ernment."
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Democratic party is the tail to
the Populistic kite this year.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE Republicans have no party
perfidy and dishonor to hamper them
in their victorious campaign.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Hon. ADLAI STEVENSON was orig
inally green-backer. Mix this with
IS to 1, and what will be the product?
The Republican., 1900-07-26

THE REPUBLICAN, $1.25 per year,
in advance.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Silver Republican,;
President-William Jennings Bry-
an, Nebraska.
Vice President-Adlai +. Steven
son, Illinois.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

De Leon Socialist:
President-Jos. f. Maloney, Massa-
chusetts.
Vice esident-Valentine Remill,
Pennsylvania.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

United Christian:
President-The Rev. S. c. Swallow,
Pennsylvania.
Vice e-President-John q. Wooley,
Illinois.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Prohibition:
President-John G.. Woolley. Hi
nois.
Vice President-Henrv y. Metcalfe,
Rhode Island.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Peoples Party tFusion:
President-William Jennings Bry
an, Nebraska.
Nice-President-C A. Cowne,
Minnesota.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Peoples Party Middle Of the
Road)
Wharton Barker, Penn
sylvania.
Observation-Disclosures Donelly,
Minnesota.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Social Democrats:
President-Eugene Y. Debs, India
ma.
Vice President-Job Hartman, Cal
ifoFnia.
The Republican., 1900-07-26

Democrat:
William Jennings Bry-
an, Nebraska.
Vice President-Adlai L. Steven
sou, Illinois.
The Republican., 1900-07-26
MANY TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
Eleven National Conventions Have Been
Held.

Eleven National Conventions Have Been
Held.
Eleven national conventions have
been held to nominate candidates for
President and Vice-President for the
great battle of 1900. The parties rep
resented in four of these conventions
have fused into two political organi-
cations, leaving nine national tickets
before the people. They are as fol-
lows:
Republican;
President-William Mckinley, Ohio
observation-disclosures Roose-
Welt. New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
READFIELD GRANGE.

Eeadfield Grange held it's annual
meeting for the election of officers.
Saturday Dec. /. The forenoon SEES
sion was taken up IN comforting the
first and second degrees on four mem
barS. After a good Grange dinner of
baked beans. brown bread, etc, the
meeting was called TO order by Master
\. r. Clifford and the election of off
GERS occupied all the afternoon. Much
satisfaction was expressed in the worE
of the officers for the past year As
many declined a denomination the task
was longer than usual. Finally the
following officers were elected for the
next year: Master. J. Spauldng;
overseer, Charles Merrill: lecturer f.
T. Clifford: steward Arthur Nicker-
SOL; assistant steward. Fred Walker:
chaplain. Mrs. e. Weston; treasurer
y. w. iHrainard secretary. Miss Annie
Nickerson; gate keeper, +. $. Abbott;
Pomona. Mrs. Walker: Flora. Mrs.
Page: Ceres. Mrs. Spaulding: lady as
sistant steward Mrs Morrow.
Master y. 4. Clifford mas held his
Office for seven years. and was strong
~ urged 10 retain il another year, but
positively declined. During his charge
there has been a great increase in the
number Of Grange members. a fine new
hall has been built and general pros
perity has been seen and felt through
out all the Grange work. May the same
success attend its future years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
by Edward II. Niles. Houlton: Geo. +.
Chapman. Jr., Parsonslield.
John W. Deering has advertised his in
tention Of applying TO the next session Of
the Legislature for q charter to build a
road to be operated by electricity or by
compressed air from Portland TO Saco
ana Old Orchard. Permission will be
asked to locate the road on Centre street.
up Danforth street and thus across
Naughans bridge into South Portland
and ont the Saco road.-Portland Press
The steam yacht owned by H. c. BaX-
ter of Brunswick which recently burned
to the waters edge, was successfully
raised and floated ut The Gurnet," Fri
day last. 1t required only five hours to
do the work. Saturday. the crew took
the yacht to Portland. with tug. The
insurance company paid the full inSur-
ance of $4,000 ON the ruined craft and
then presented her to the owner MIR
Baxter will thoroughly repair the yacht.
The farm buildings Of Watson Cannon
at Spurwink on til eScarboro road, were
burned about O'Clock Saturday night.
At the time the lire occurred there was
no one n home. How the fire occurred
is mystery, but before i, was discoy-
cred by the neighbors the blaze was well
under way and destroyed the house
which was 1i2-story structure, the barn
and outbuildings. including all their CON
tents. One horse persisted in the fire. The
loss was about Se5at.