The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-31

...aa and protection and free silver were
' '~s0 Issues. All Of these have been be-
ts,a the people many times. But as has
sssn seen some issues are like the ira
s.sIonal cat and have nine lives. When
!. Republican party has buried one
...na tbs Democracy comes along and
beavers 70 resurroct 1T. This has hap-
s.asd not once, but manys times. One
man issue has been the free silver issues
e,sxone knows that this is not the Is
.aa At Bryan or OF the Democratic par
) But bryan at his home IN Lincoln
hlaw hard enough upon this dead issue /
i force the Kansas City convention TO
...arFast it into the sembIance of life. /
aAan ons issue is laid away In decent |
Aa,,al another comes up. This year the |
I.a,e il expansion. Mr.. Seiders than |
went On to show that though this was
.ssvsd to be new issue It was as "a |
natter Of fact very old issue and he
.saks Of the Florida, the louisiana the
esslsn and the Alaskan purchases to |
nave It. lie then introduced Senator |
nsrgowes OF Michigan whom, he said, had |
preached more good Republican doctrine |
n the last g years than any other man
IN the country.
Senator Burrows was accorded a mag
nHesnt reception. lie spoke very briefly,
hrst dwelling upon the responsibilities OF
ia voters in this campaign and then
Bshtly touching upon the protective tariff
and the free silver issue. lie said that
Bran had charged that the government
nos coin ing silver dollars at the ratio
to one and had asked II the Repub-
Hssns we're consistent IN opposing free
slssr. The Senator explained very plain
+ he difference between the free coinage
Il silver and the government coinage or
.Ilssr II the first case Bill Smith or any
ans else stands behind the dollar but in
shs htser case the dollars are guaranteed
Is Be worth dollar by the government.
ns went on 70 show that the Republt-
sa party has redeemed every promise It
m2ae ID the campaign Of 1896 and told
hw tie Industrial conditions Of the
aansry have changed since the Demo.
aalle administration OF 1892. Touching
apsn the expansion policy he showed that
sAs government to-day is giving Cuba ev-
agGhine and that in a few months more
s Island VIII have a government Of It's
ssn and dag Of It's own and VIII take
Is phcs with the nations of the eartn.
ns aid that it never meant 50 much to
b an American citizen as It does today
md that our Tag Is now respected the
Harla over. I'm three years the Repub
Ian party has led the nation out OF the
dismal swamp onto the highest summit
70 the first time IN ali history the ma =
aaas Of the earth take of their hats TO
diplomacy, IN which we lead. The title
q N American citizen Is as proud a
aIa Is that OF q Roman citizen was al
s. palmiest days OF that great republic
E6m this great summit we have a
lader horizon. Our view goes beyond
Pacific and takes IN the islands Of
Ae sea. We have grown to be a world
power which the world respects. From
his emInence we can see the mighty
future before Us. The great sun IA lis
eourse never sets upon our flag and when
The stars grow dim IN the Orient that
moment they are relighted on our eastern
Ngaers From this eminence Bryan
ind his party sounds the retreat. Nc
Elnley is IN Cuba rocking the cradle of
he infant republic and In Porto Rico
giving nbartys justice and equality to its
people. IN Hawaii our flag floats over q
free govsrnmeu Across the Pacific It
waves over { he Philippines and main
tins order. justice and hu manity aud
"a across the sea in imperial China it
lhuaaers at the gates Of the forbidden
eHf and brings our ministers and our
pepe under its protecting folds. (Tre-
meadoas applause.) From this Bryan
would have us retreat and lead US back
INTO the swamp. We viii not obey the
ommand. (Great applause.) We VIII
sand By Nick inIey and the flag where he
las placed it. y
Then came a storm Of applause which
listed for fully i've minutes.
IN Introducing Mr. LittleheId Mr.. Sell
dsis did not say much but it was enough
e awaken the audience to the greatest
enthusiasm. AS the tall Congressman
nom the second Maine district stepped
quickly to the edge of the platform as
though be meant TO waste no time IN
boiling, thunders OF applause greeted
hin 1t was a fine tribute TO his fine
qualities as q Republican and man. He
bowed his head and opened his lips to
speak but his voice was drowned in the
continued thunders of applause. Again
ana again be tried to speak but with the
Ame result aud for fully five minutes this
continued. He then got an opportunity
say Ladies and Fellow Citizens" and
nen came more applause. II don't OBJ
aFEe any particular lack of enthusiasm
aefe tonight. (More applause.) 1t seems
me that the campaign has well be-
gun" lie then went on to say that he
mad a grievance and that was that George
1led whose surname is Williams, has