The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-10-05
MOrriStOWn Republicans Hold En-
thusiaStic Meetings Monday.
The Second Ward Banner Raising
Col. Dobbins, John L. Swayze and
John S. Gibson Speak ait Repubr
Iican Headquarters Free Silver
is the Issue.

and a crowded meeting was held IL
Republican Headquarters in the
Chronicle Building where sound
money arguments were cheered to the
echo and the imperialistic bugabot
was made so ridiculous that it looked
at the end as if 1T had been fired oul
of thirteen-i inch gun into soft mud
wall.
John L. Swayze, Prosecutor of the
Pleas for Sussex made the address al
the banner raising after being intro
duced by Isaac r. Pierson. Mr.. Swayze
made convincing talk and said that
he was glad to talk to the people OF
the second ward, that raised the mon
ey to buy the flag. John Wright, who
as member of the First N. Y. En-
gineers helped to plant the "SwamI
Angel, the gun which was SO effec-
tual in the bombardment of Charles.
town, was to be congratulated.
He spoke of the soldier like
qualities of Mckinley and Roosevelt
and dwelt on how the present adj
ministration had kept all it's promises,
opened the mills and factories and
given work to countless men, who
previous to 1896 were obliged to go
to soup houses in order to keep body
and soul together. The banner was
drawn across the street and saluted
by fireworks, while Mitchell's
band played the Star -Spangled Ban
ner.
In Republican Headquarters there
was standing room only and very
little of that. 1t was sound-money
meeting and almost as many Dem
Gratis were present as Republicans and
they were not all Gold Democrats
either. The meeting was called to
order by Grinnell Willis, the presi-
dent of the club, who read the list Of
the recently elected vice-presiden is
and introduced the speakers. Mr..
Willis spoke briefly on the affairs of
the club and said that he was glad of
the comradeship that existed among
the members and expressed satisfac-
tion at being able once more to see
the familiar faces of those who four
years ago worked shoulder to shoul-
der and helped to secure the election
of William Mckinley.
Col. e. L. Dobbins was the first
speaker. He said he could see no
good reason why some men who voted
for Mckinley four years ago should
now hesitate; but he knew of many
good reasons why those who voted
for Bryan should vote for Mckinley.
The only issue of this campaign was
the cid one, that of free-silver, the
other issues were surplusage, the
only real things about them were
their names. There is no such thing
as imperialism in this country. In
the Philippines we are meeting a
solemn responsibility laid on our
shoulders by a victorious navy. He
spoke of the glorious victory of Dewey
and said that the American people
had strength Of character enough to
assume any responsibility that the all
wise God may place upon them. They
will never shirk their solemn duties.
The Philippines are ours by solemn
treaty which is law of the land. In
regard to the trusts he said he be-
,lievea in united labor which was a
trust of the right kind. We do not
want to condemn all trusts. if we do
what will become of the railroad and
other vast industries of the country
He believed in wedding OUT the bad
trusts give them all publicity, good
and bad, but not in smashing any
thing because it was a corporation.
He spoke also of the fruits of the
present administration, of the resump-
tion of trade and general prosperity
and asked if we cared to go back to
the times previous to 1896.
Mr.. Swayze was next introduced.
He said there was one great issue in
this campaign-the silver question.
The others were pitfalls and morasses.
He said if there was one real i'm
perialist in the country it was Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who, assuming
the attributes of an emperor, dictated
to great party in convention assem-
bled, what it should and should not
do. The weed of Imperialism cannot
thrive under the American flag. In
speaking Of the retention of the Philip
pines he pointed out the absurdity of
the Democratic stand against expaD-
sion. He went into the history of
American expansion most of which
was the outcome of early Democratic
statesmanship We're it not for the
louisiana purchase Bryan would
have been born foreigner He then
derided the Democratic slogan,
consent of the governed" and told
how all our territories thus far we're
acquired without this consent. Andrew
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