Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-27
Foraker's Speech.
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uiuhVi SpOevhs
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tween the conditions that exist in this
administration and when Cleveland
was in power.
BRYAN ADMITS 1T.
AS / said before, Mr.. Bryan is ad-
mitting that we have prosperity, but
that he gives us no credit for it. Is 1t
not fact that prosperity has come
hand in hand with the Republican
party? My Democratic friends, l think
it is time for you to take hint. We
have prosperity when the Republican
party is in power. You know how II
was in 1896; you had great many
propositions made to you. We said TO
you everywhere, "elect Mckinley, put
the Republicans in power and prosper
ity will come at once" We elected
VIM. Mckinley, and we elected house
of Representatives with him, but pros
perity did not Immediately come. we
waited through the months of Novem-
ber, December, January and February
and until VIM. Mckinley was inaugur-
rated on the 4th day of March, and still
prosperity did not come.
TARIFF LEGISLATION.
We proceeded to legislate in regard
to the tariff and the whole country
continued to stand still until tariff
bill was passed. 1t was passed on the
last day, when it received a majority
of the votes in the Senate as 1t had in
the House, and at once President Me-
Kinley gave his approval. The next
day Congress adjourned and the boom
was on. Providence, through the
Republican party as it's agent, blessed
the country with prosperity Ihe
American people had decided what to
do. and when it was done our prosper
tiy came. (Applause.)
GOOD TIMES.
Hard times did no t continue,
but they grew better. Prices went
higher; our foreign trade did not Ian
guish. The balance of trade has been
in our favor and never so great as
now. For tie last year this ba.aace
of trade aggregated $550,OOO,OOO. Ev-
cry dollar has been paid to us by the
other nations owing us owing to the
result of this wonderful prosperity.
This prosperity is something for every
American to be proud of, because OF
what it signifies for our country and
every household. Had we in 1896 ac-
cepted the advice of Mr.. Bryan, and
put this country on free silver basis,
we would not have been classed today
as the nation we are. We would have
been laboring along with China and
Mexico, and that condition might be
agreeable to the Democratic party, but
this government will never be put into
their hands as long as we can keep
Mckinley in Office and the Republican
party in power. Mr., Bryan says that
we are not entitled to any credit, but
that it was due to Providence. He pro-
ceeds to assail Providence. He says
that after all, this blessing that comes
to us is not a perfect blessing, but 1t
is marred by the trusts, and he seems
to be in distressed condition of mind
on that account. He was in New York
several days ago. He took dinner
with the Ice Trust Company at the
Hoffman House. There were so DEM
ocrats there. Mayor VanWyck was at
the head of the table, and Croker sat
at his side. All of the Tammany mag
mates who were members of the Ice
Trust were present. (Applause)
When we are in power we so legis
late as to set the mills going and start
the factories. There is then an oppor-
tunity for capital to be increased. If
you want to see CoXey's Army and the
soup houses again, all you have to do
is to vote for Bryan on the 9th of No
vember. cloud applause.)
PARTICULAR DUTY.
In this connection let me call your
attention to a particular duty which
you have to perform. | do not think
there is the slightest doubt as to the
election of VIM. Mckinley. He is al
ready elected except the counting of
the votes, and that will be done on the
9Th of November. We want his second
to be as brilliant as his
first. We want to hold on to the pros
perity that his first election brought to
this country. We have the President
in the White House, and we want a
Republicn House of Representatives
The Senate is all right, and will re-
main so for years to come. | won't let
any Democrat get my job If l can help
it. (Applause.) But as to the House
of Representatives let me speak to