The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-12

glorious banner Of Galusha A. Grow, and his
PARTY ard our party is httingly represented by
Mckinley and Roosevelt. Grow and Council.
In Lockawanna county we have a representative
group Of gentlemen who have been nominated by
the people, and I have no doubt they will serve
you we'll u elected. II is not my purpose to
make any extended speech, and trust YOU may
have the privilege Of hcaring me later in the
campaign.
At this point the Glee club was in
troduced and sang Comrades in
Arms" The party was composed Of
sixty well-trained voices and they Gre
ated furore by their singing. The
applause was of such nature that
the singers were compelled to respond
to an encore and sang a parody, en-
titled Goodbye. Billy Bryan. Good
Bye" which made a hit with the
crowd.
Congressman Brumm was then in
troduced and Immediately began his
address. During the course Of his re-
marks, he said:
BRUMM'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen! The
greatest problem Of life Is government. Through
all th, vcissitudes Of the past the struggle of
humanity has been to establish a government
that will produce the greatest good to the great.
est number. 1t was not until our forcfathers
started that government that the people were
privileged to enjoy the liberties they do today.
Our government is based on the thought that
We Gun all exercise what ever privilege we
please within the bounds OF the law-that the
majority must rule. From childhood l have
been taught TO respect the will Of the ma.
jority. and it becomes every man to adhere to
that majority. 1t Is much better for the ina.
jority to lyranizc over the minority tian for
the minority to tyranzc over the majority. and
when the majority expresses itself the others
should fall in line.
take this view Of government and refer to
1t here because ] understand that there is fac.
tionasm existing in this district. Next after
the president Is your congressman, and ! trust
that the gentleman who is dissatisfied with the
will Of the people will have patriotism enough
to tlcsst in his efforts to defeat your nominee.
and to sacrifice his personal feelings to the will
Of the people. II he has not l trust the Re.
publcans of this district will upset for all time
such purposes as they have in mind.
The great difference between the Republican
and Democratic parties is this: For forty years
the history of the Republican party has been the
history Of the country, and under the guidance
and administration of the Democratic party, but
one law was made and that was disgrace-the
German tariff bill. The Republican party Is a
party Of progress and advancement and the
Democratic party is a party of destruction.
While we are marching onward, the Demo-
Gratis are crying out that we are leading on to
Imperialism, but the trouble with them is that
they have never learned the dogma that a
government Of the people, for the people and by
the people il the only government that is SUCCESS
full, and when you have that there is no fear,
and we need not worry about imperialism.
Democracy with its free trade doctrine would
capture the markets OF the world by methods
like those OF the bmpernickel eaters OF Austria
and the rat caters of Chira. The Democrats tried
to win success with the Wilson bill, but there
was the great Mckinley bill before 1t, and later
the Dingley bill and with these we nave cap
turcd the markets of the world. American steel
now girds the globe. In the barren wastes oil
Siberia and the fertile fields Of India American
railroads have laid their lines. and during the
day give evidence OF the evolution Of American
progress and liberty by their clouds OF smoke
and by their pillars Of flame at night At every
point wc arc beating back the Democrats by
high wages and COOL living.
Under Cleveland the United States was the
debtor nation of the world. Today Germany,
Sp eden and John Bull himself have received
funds from o,ir national exchequcr.
TIE IMPERIALISTIC BOG1E.
And now regarding imperialism. Free trade
and silver were both taken up by Bryan and
proved failures. And he has taken imre
rialism. And the rist and marrow o. his ar.
Gmcnts, is a cry for the consent OF the gov
erned. Over a century has passed and this is
the first time that have heard Democrat
quote the constitution The consent of the gov
crned, iovsooth. OF half naked barbarians and
man -oa;n:, Xu!us. When this theme is gone what
will be left for the leader of the Democracy to
spenl; of? Free dynamite perhaps or free whisky.
The Democrats are now censuring Mckinley for
the wars began during his administration And
yet it was the Democrats who at first loudly
clamorod for war. Mckinley knew what he was
doing when at first he did not heed the idle
howls for immediate conflict.
But when the Maire was blown mp then he
sent communication to congress asking them to
pass the resolution which would enable him TO
let loose the dogs of war. And then it was that
the Democrats began t. fight such an action
and to hold out for proriso for the rccocni.
ton of Cuban independence. For two days and
nights they filihustered, but We Republicans
would not put down our own boys in blue ur.
der the leadership of Cuban leaders. and at
last carried the day.
Under the management of the great Republicans
president We have conquered the world. and can
now say with England that the sun never sets
American soil. And we will keep the Amer.
lean flag where IL has been honorably placed.
The Democrats can't pull it down, we will
keep it there forever, and will decide the dcs.
tiny Of this nation.
And now to speak about imperialism and the
trusts. They say that protection is the mother
Of trusts. And vet Mr.. Havcmcycr. who rcg,l.
larly votes the Democratic ticket is The head
of the greatest trust in the country the sugar
trust All this talk about the Republican party
being the sponsor Of the trusts Is all mere bosh
In practically all the cases where congress has
taken any action. or passed any measures
against thc trusts it has been the Republican
members who voted against and the Democrats
who voted for the trusts.
THE RIGHT IMPERIALISM.
However. there is an impcpriaism that
favor. ! favor imperialism Of the American flag,
an imperialism which beckons the American ma
tion on In its march Of progress, which makes
your children rs princes among princes, when
each is treated the same, without any question
as to whcl her his father be rich or poor.
favor nm Imperialism of the American church,
free and liberal and believe in the imperial.
ism OF the American home where every mother
is an empress every father an emperor, ana
every child a prince every man expressing his
sovereignty. This is the imperialism that the
Republican party always believes In.
The Democrats will bring up against the ad.
minisration the fact that this big strike is now
on, arguing along the line that these coal agi-
tation always occur during the Republican adj
vinistrations, and quoting the Homestead strike
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