The Portland daily press., 1900-09-10

tainty that attended 1T. The tariff ques-
tion had been settled by the passage of
the Dingley bill, and not even the Demo-
Gratis wished to reopen the tariff issue.
They preferred much to dwell on the
wrongs OF the FiIipinos. (Laughter.)
Mr Lodge then went on TO say that for
the same reason the continuance of the
gold standard was necessary for con-
tinued prosperity and success.
Mr.. Lodge took up Mr.. Bryan's state
ment that the Democrats put the man be-
fore the dollar ana the Republicans put
the dollar before the man ''I admit it, f"
said Mr.. Lodge, 1.-THE Republican party
puts the dollar before the man and he
gets it; the Democratic party puts the
dollar behind the man and he desn't get
it, daughter ana applause.)
Mr.. Lodge then spoke OF the uncertainty
that would follow Bryan s election, should
it be brought to pass. Both the tariff
and silver questions would again be
brought forward. Business uncertainty,
a less demand for labor and harder times
would follow. Already business concerns
were ourtailing simply because of the
fear that Bryan might be elected. The
day after Mr.. Bryan's election there
would be a shudder and o contraction in
the business world, and there would be
what is Familiarity known as a business
panic 1t would be infinitely more dan
gerous for Bryan to be elected now than
1t would have been for him to have tri-
umphed four years ago. The shock of the
change would be greater now than then.
Also it should be remem bere1 that from
debtor nation we had become cred
itor nation (Applause,) There were
many American loans in England and
other parts OF Europe. If Bryan should
be elected we should need money at home
and our bankers woul1 oall in their
loans, producing panlcs in England ana
on the Continent. These would react on
us in every brain and fiber Of the busi-
ness world of the United States The
United States was now the great financial
power of the world (applause) and any
thing that reflected on our own stability
was a matter of world wide interest.
Every man, whether his interest in the
help being interested in having things
run on about as they are.
Mr.. Lodge closed with an impassioned
plea for the maintenance of the financial
honor of the nation, and an endorsement t
OF the courage and spirit Of the admins
tration's treatment of our foreign affairs.
HON. EDWARD PAYSON BROWN,
of New York, WHIP was next introduced,
spoke on the general subject of expan-
sion. He said that there was one sure and
certain receipt for prosperity, and that
was to elect William Mckinley and Ted
dy Roosevelt. cloud applause.)
HON. CURTIS GUILD,
of Boston, was introduced next, and ap-
plauded when spoken of as a staff officer
of Fitz Hugh Lee in the war with Spain.
Mr.. Guild called espe cial attention to
charge made that the Republicans pro-
posed to repeal the Chinese exclusion
laws and allow cheap coolie labor to come
in He exhibited a copy of the Boston
Globe containing a despatch saying that
Assistant Secretary II. II Taylor of the
Treasury Department was In the favor
Of the free admission of Chinese. The
despatch put into Mr.. Taylor's mouth
such statements as that Chinese were pre-
ferable to many foreigners now here; and
that the unrestricted immigration OF cool
ie laborers would be a good thing for the
United States.
Mr.. Guild then exhibited telegram
from Mr.. Taylor in which the latter said
that the reported interview with him was
a fake, and that he always favored exclu-
sion of the Chinese, and hoped that the
law would be still further strength ened.