New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13

The closing words of Congressman Cousins
were greeted with prolonged cheers. and then
Senator Depew introduced Acknowledgement
Griggs, who. in speaking to the toast THE Re-
publican Party" said, in part:
United States senaoT wi, who is al also PROM al
party, showed much concern the other day because
raised over 9- the the isIand Of Tuua. He demanded
that the treaty between the three Powers should
be investigated, and i found true it is proper
inference that he wanted the flag hauled down
nag anywhere on the face of the globe should give
rest Of the world seems content about it The
Aeasan people have gro%n used to seeing the
he narrow fringe Of the Atantic seabOard that
ried weitward beyond the AIleghenies Jefferson
planted it beyond the Mississippi oyer millions OF
eolors OF Spain or The lilies Of France Then Jack
spirit OF our people carried 1t next TO oregon and
the Pacific, and then down the Pacific California.
s and doW ON the e0 Waters ts ~as
gnfurled over Hawaii American yalor set the flag
West Indies and. giving light in dark place II
The American people. as said, have become ac-
custoTned 10 seeing the flag up. The Republic
can party has not heretofore been very active in
side Of such Controversies, and usually with great
success. The cause of liberty has not been accus-
administration of Republicans.
NO WORD IN THE LEXICON.
No word in the lexicon expressive of anything
that stands for the opposite Of liberty or equality
ton II was not they who sought TO extend the do
Se did 6e dens to the OF
men The rights Of citizens nor withhold from them
who insisted that the white the only
invent devices that Would prevent the poor or ig2
norant black man from voting, while the poor and
ss sn 9 at ser
II likely 10 now. Nor is IL probable that anything
under
fnistration whose habits nave heretofore been so
UNIVERSALLY friendly to equality of rights for all men
Glib tonguec orators appealing TO the baser pas
mend s 81 fVd 9d Win f b IN addT
give it large quality dangerous monstrosity in
So it has been The friend Of capital always Not
hewsyer in the sense in which it Is accused which
necessary hostility between capital and the material
the friend Of capital representing property one
o. the things Which our on declares no no
law Il is classed in that solemn instrument with
aensa Ry ina by the
The Republican party has been and is the friend
OF capital considered as money 1t has fought to
preserve the money of the people, those with much
to keep it from being scaled down by impaired
standards II mas undertaken to make the estab-
az solemn enactment can do It. And in this 1t Is
ballot box. It has been and is against population
IN every form and in every degree. 1t rejoices in
that I'll the savings banks of the country and the
vast Accommodations of the building and loan So
The Republican party welcomes capital What
more and Settle With It? We ike to se eoFs ahd
prosper, because when capital thrives labor thrves
Go out and ask the millions Of employees in the
factories, in the streets, the farms and on the
railroads, who are to-day rejoicing in higher wages
than they ever got before, IL II is not so. The
Republican party is the friend OF capital because
IL is the friend Of labor, and one cannot prosper
without the other.
What other organization in all the world has
such splendid and consistent record of devotion
70 the interests OF labor? From its earliest days
IL the advocate OF free labor and II Is dine
81 that to-day the rich fields Of Kansas and
Nebraska TILED by slaves It's Homestead
laws were designed 10 help the por man to a home
and farm or his own And how have fought in
season and out ia prosperity and adversely for
an American protective policy. just because we
sought 10 raise and keep labcring classes above
the standard of comfort and appiness attained in
world Will testify. - ~
perpatetic candidates. under any flag they choose
10 n.y. go about preaching the gospel of hatred and