Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-10-25


(Applause). / stand for him because, so far as
my information goes, the President ofthe United
States is in accord with Joseph G: Sibley. lAp-
plause) Therefore, | say, ii is the duty OF the
Republicans to stand manfully by the nominees
of the party on the 9Th day of November.
The great surprise of the evening was when
Mr.. Geo. w. Huntley, Jr., stepped to the front of
the platform. Mr.. Huntley, who is one OF our
most talented and able attorneys, as well as
hrm of c. w. Huntey & Som and lifelong
Democrat, cannot, like many thousands of con-
scentious Democrats, risk the change of policy
at this time. Mr.. Huntley said:
"Fellow CitiZens:-I want you all to keep quiet
now; am terribly embarrassed because did
not know was going 10 make speech until |
was asked to do so few minutes ago. ! never
made q political speech before in my life, and
am embarrassed, partly because | see ladies in
the audience. | never thought much of the
ladies taking an interest in politics until few
days ago, when | attended political meeting in
eastern part of the State where there were many
ladies in audience stiff Republican explain
ed the matter correctly, however when he said,
THE ladies are interested in the election
this year, because they have been packing
full dinner buckets" applause, | re-
home and still be interested iii the election,
and do as Senator Allen said, pray for their
husbands He replied The reason % Sy why women omen
the Mckinley prosperity they had not as nice
bonnets or as good clothes" daughter and ap
plause). | thought little over that and replied,
"Well you have got the political situation down
better than 1 have, and will think over this
matter.
After being away for some time. came home
last night. Lately ! have been undertaking to
build little addition to my house. 1t has been
quite difficult task to get lumber SASH doors
and windows, to get timer to put on the roof,
plasterer to put on the'plaster, carpenter, u
stone mason. / have had trouble getting the
material and getting the labor. They we're all
too busy to come. came to Emporium and went
to Dubois. Last night when / went home the
rain coming down through the plaster, the
paper was coming off the wall, and my wife was
a.
and was not feeling in the best of moods. She
said, 81 do not see why the carpenter has not
been here, and why the timer has not been here;
never saw the beat of it. 1t is almost enough
to make n man vote the Republican ticket. (Ap-
plause). And consider that when the timers,
and the carpenters are SO busy, the lumbermen
and those who furnish the material so busy,
they cannot perform two hundred dollar job in
ten days, it is time tor the laboring men and the
business men of this country to pause and think
on the eve of election. (Applause).
Under the present condition of the country we
are prosperous. We have had successful war
with Spain. One of the results of that is the
requirement of new territory We have great re.
sponsble duties in reference to the government
and disposition of that territory and the civiliza-
ton oflts people. What are we going to do?
How are we going to face these responsibilities?
Suppose we will admit, for the sake of argument,
what Mr.. Bryan says, that tits bad job, this ac-
acquiring of new territory. But we have got in
to the difficulty, and what going to do
about it? President Mckinley has outlined a
policy, he has pursued it, and almost ended it, in
reference to this territority and now, when al
most on the eve of success, are we going to knock
it in the head, upset it all, and cause consterna
ton, discomfort panic in business, and distress
at home? / think not. (Applause). Is there
man in this audience who will pretend to tell me
that by keeping those islands, and developing
and using our products for trade, by opening the
doors of China, building the Nicarauga Canal,
and passing the ship subsidy bill, this country ,
will not enjoy, many years of prosperity? 1t
Republican administration is going to do
the country good. (Applause). The issues are
such that, If carried out, it seems to me that
prosperity must follow after them. (Applausel.
II seems to me it is great opportunity for the
United States as nation. 1t seems to me that,
as we have secured foothod, now is the time
to push it, now is the time to acquire the trade
that we have been trying TO get for years, and
which the Democrats have been howling for for
years. (Applausel. There few splinters, at
least in the Republican platform that have been
Democratic for years. Our country has expand
ed more under Democratic administrations in
the past than under all others combined. ZAP
plause). The policy of territorial expansion is
Democratic policy, and there never was plat
form in those days of the Democratic party, but
what was opposed by the Wings or Republicans.
What has been the record on commercial eX-
pansion. 1t was only four years ago that you
were abused, you Republicans, for building
Chinese wall around the commerce of the United
States and to-day, when we have chance an
open door, through which to spread our COM
merce the Democrats are bowling imperialism,
or some other kind of ism. (Applause). So say
there are two splinters at least of Democracy in
the Republican platform, one for each of my feet,
anu VIII Stanu upon them. (ApplauSe).
In the present campaign, present conditions
confront us. care not for ancient history or the
past. believe Bryan is an honest and sincere
man, believe him to be an intellectual man;
believe he has many honest followers. He has
said that he admired those who came to him, for
their courage, and he also admres those who
have deserted him. l believe all that. The pres
ent conditions that confront us at the present
time are such that believe it would be a detri-
ment to the country to change them but, if car
ried out they will be for the general welfare; and
for that reason, too, believe in selecting Con
gresham who will give encouragement and help
to the prom mulgation of those issues as outlined
care whether it is President Mckinley, President
Green or President Smith, or what his name is
II he follows those principles. If he carries out
the present policy OF the Administration he is all
right. And we must look to it that we have
Congress that is ready to back him and not ready
TO block him. In this district we have Con-
gresham who has stood by President Mckinley
IN the past, he has stood by the people of this
district honestly and fearlessy. He is now run
ming again for that same office, and [ believe it
would be to the interest and general welfare of
the country, as well as this district to give him
good large majority" Great applausel.
Our people, who have known and respected
the gentleman all his life, applauded his patr-
otic stand for Republican principles
Mr.. Sibley followed Mr.. Huntley in an able
and forclble manner for three-q quarters of an
hour. His remarks, although Interrupted sew
eral times, were listened to with rapt attention.
At the close of his remarks he received an ova-
ton.
Cameron county is all right and will do its full
duty on the 9Th of November. The demonstra'
ton last evening was the largest he'd in Empo-
rum since the Grant campaign of 1858, when
Congressman G. w. Scoield and II. B. Swope
spoke.