Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-30
MT. VERNON Republicans
Hear Able Addresses by Thomas Leigh and r.
7. Whitehouse.


berland and kennebec counties respec-
lively. would address the meeting, called
out an especially large and reprcsen
tation audience At the Odd Fellows hall
this evening. j. w. Whittier introduced
w. f. Carson, Esq, as chairman. The
first speaker OF the evening was Mr.;
the issues of the campaign in vigorous
and telling manner for an hour. He
spoke in part as follows:
Mr.. Whitehouse began by saying that
the managers of the Populistic democ-
racy mad rummaged through the Junk
shop of decayed Democratic platform of
the past and unearthed again the shaky
structure which had been so complete !
plank called anti-impelialism which they
claim to be new. but which is merely an
other relic of the. past, and now stand
there again as they stood before asking
the American people to give them the
reins of government in spite of their
fallacies in the past and their false
prophecies so completely refuted with last
four years He then proceeded to take
off the Democratic planks one by one.
Declared that free trade was a dead issue
in this campaign ana he didn't see how
they could have the face to bring it up
again after the experience of the coun-
try under the Wilson tariff four years
ago. Trusts he declared would not be
an issue when both parties ordered
statutes today restricting trusts was
placed there by Republican majorties
against Democratic opposition. Militia
rism could not be seriously conducted
as an issue than we have only one sol
dicr to every 1909 inhabitants. The issue
of free silver he said was like the Irish
mans turtle. The craythur is dead but he
isn't sensible OF it,. Ii was so complete
" refuted in every hamlet in the country
four years ago that the people did NOT
care To hear it discussed again this year.
He therefore, passed on to consider the
claims and prophecies of the TWO parties
four years ago and if they had been
fulfilled: showed that the Democrats had
offered free coinage as Il pdnacea for all
evils and claimed that so long as he re-
manned on the gold standard. times would
be hard. money dear and wages low We
said free coinage offered nothing but de-
probation. Reputation. disaster ana dis
honor. We offered instead the gold
standard and tariff which would pro-
duce sufficient revenue, an honest dollar
and a chance 10 earn ii and the prosper
ity which was ours in the last - years Of
Republican rule Within the shortest
time possible the Republican party has
redeemed its pledges by passing the
Dinglry tariff, which has in - months
time produced surplus of fOrty-siN mil
lions IN revenue as opposed to a deficit
Of Jos millions produced by the Wilson
tariff in like time; and by passing the
financial bill maintaining am our money
at tarity with the gold dollar. Al
Il
ard throughout the four years Gall the
prophecies Of Mr.. Bryan ana his broth
erIy love proved absolutely false. rhe
production of gold has increased tremen-
ruusly each year instead Of decreasing /;
silver ana wheat have separated, wheat
going up from 90 cents in 1896 To &c cents
in 1899 and the silver dollar going down
from ~ cents in 1886 To i3 cents in 1883
ana Mr. Bryan has another broken idol
on his hands. Instead of dear money.
cheap property ana carnival of rags and
crime which Mr.. Bryan predicted at
Minneapolis in 1896, every month since
the lart national election money has been
growing easier, property higher, more
are being employed ana times better.
The exchanges of clearing houses have
gone up from - million in ~ to g2 mil
lions in 1900. Foreign exports from $50
million to 100 million; savings from 2lf0
10 2j5U million. Wages have increased -
per cent and " men out Of every hum
dred are in employment as offered to 63
in 1896. Side by side in deadly parallel
stand the prophecies of the two parties
four years ago and this results in the
last four years. lie who runs may read
the fact. He who votes may choose the
future. Mr. WhitehOuse then addressed
a word to the gold Democrats saving that
Bryan was the same wild silver enthu-
SiaSt of four years ago unchanged by the
lesson Of defeat and his platform CON
tains the same absurd lG to ] clause Dor
rowed from the Populist platform of 1892.
Your duty now is as YOU saw il then only
a third party ticket but make your vote
count :Or sound money and financial hon
or. for Mckinley and Roosevelt. To the
Republican dnti-imperiaiiStS the speaker
said that he could not conceive of any
good Republican changing his vote on the
ground. Ii Is not enough to consider a
single issue of "A party; YOU must consid-
er its platform as a whole, and with
you have got to swallow
free trade and free silver. We are now
in the midst of war and as Lincoln said
we had better not swap horses while
crossing the stream Follow the exam
pie of Senator HOar who. though not IN
sympathy with the foreign policy of the
yet sands firmly behind
his party candidates, believing that. i'm
perialism or no. that party stands for
than the Populist Democracy
ever has or ever can
The Republican party, however, has no
desire to avoid this issue of inperia ism.
but is ready TO go before the American
people Squarely upon this point. Tha diff
ference between the two parties tpon this
point Is slight and more theoretical than
practical. Both platforms propose to
our sovereignty till stable
form of government can be established,
and this Will take years in either case
and the very men on whom the Demo-
Gratis must rely to give the Filipinos in
dependence are the Tillmans and other
IF the South who have been avowedly en-
gagged for years in shooting negroes in
DiutT 10 prevent lil'lu from tnlOkIEI
their constitutional rights-and then. ac-
cording to the Democratic plan we are to
a long distance telephone pro-
lection over them, removing our soldiers
and leaving the islands to civil war. and
l temptation to all nations to interfere
and divide them up. Mr.. Whitehouse
hen took up the Democratic arguments
n favor OF granting independence to the
and answered them one BY one
showing that in our treatment of the
Filpinos we are entirely within the spirit
and practical application Of the Dccllra-
ion of Independence as it has always |
leen read and applied and that even the |
most timid soul need have no hesitation
n supporting the policy Of the admins |
traticn In the Philippines for fear of |
ransgressing the constitution. That we |
reed the Philippines first as a foothold |
or the protection OF American citizens in !
he East who must ana will Participate |
n the life of the world ut large second /
v. on account of their own great agricul- |
ural and mineral wealth for the employ
nent of American capital and ent arDrise |
Third. a. a market for our own trade I
,ur exports that have Jumped from Sl2S |
M in 1876 To 81 100000 in 1900 and finally J
ID enable us to maintain the open door
"A china and our share Of the future
of the East;
Mr. Leigh followed Mr.. Whitehouse in
speech OF one hour in which he forcihly
nd elOuuentIy discussed the issues m
'0lyad in the campaign. lie dwrlt at
rngth OF the great questions growing
ut uf the slmpish war, ana showed with
What conSummnte StutcSmdnzhiu and lar
seeing wisdom President Mckinley ard
he Republican party had administered