Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-04
NATIONAL ISSUES.
Speeches by Senators Hale and FRYE at
Republican State Convention.
SENATOR FRYE's SPEECH.
pspubIican Prosperity-Stepping Stones
of Commercial Expansion.

..su subject to repu blican legislation.
nnring the entire period the democratic
,srty has placed ON the statute book only
one act OF legislation OF any importance
,,s (;1rmau- w Iison tariff law-repud lated
.vsn by it's iriends, aud declared by Presi-
,snt Cleveland to be AN outrageous in
iastee unworthy OF his signature, a law
under and partly BY virtue Of which the
.anntry Tor four years was la most de-
rlorable condition, one-third of its rail-
,oads IN the hands OF receivers, hundreds
a. ia banks with closed doors, furnace
drss out, spindies silent, factories closed,
,spi,sl too timid for investment, labor
aemoralized, millions of willing men out
a, work and other millions working for
greatly reduced wages. 1t was, too, a
failure In revenue, resulting In an increase
al the public debt of $3.50, 00O, 900 during
tJeyeland's administrations"
aWhjIe we were in the democratic slough
Of despond, In 1896, the republican party
met In national convent ion, promised In
It's plat form adequate protection to our
working men, necessary encouragement
TO our .uiustries, a sound currency, every
dollsr e which would be the equal In
puhlcah prosperity. We nominated
" titan Mckinley and trumpnantly
excited him.
" & redeemed every one OF our prom
i.es promptly repeated the Wilson law;
enacted into the law the Dingiey bill, So
callui restored to vigorous ilfe he d ing
sDd dad industries; e-tsbIisn.d others,
gave courage to capttat, employment 10
All - 10 sought It, restored ana Increased
wsg-s, enacted into lag u financial bin
&iopttng the gold standard, Inn king every
nduer minied, aud every government
pro mise TO pay, the equal OF every other
d5isar aud every oihei government PROM
- IN the world, aud uGder tue terms OF
AZ same lAS We Rut uor d tue irs-ue of
per cent. bonds, thv lowest rate OF in
lerest ever provided Tor on any national
ond, yet by the first of May We had tx
changed for outstanding bonds bearing a
higher rate OF Interest $50 100000, and
-ayed the government 100000 IN in
lefe-t.'
I'VE have exceeded our promises. we
have annexed the iianiisn islands, the
Paradise OF the Pachc. III be present iis-
cal year our exports TO them " III amount
10 els 600 600, or 100 per cent greater han
In 1876. We have acquired magnificent
hnbor there; have established II naval
aud cofhng station, aud taken most
important step toward commercial sup
retnacy in the Ess,."
"Humtnity and a decent setfrespect
compelled Congress TO declare war with
Spain. III. conflict Mas sharp, short and
decisive. la n less months that proud
empire wae supptisnt for peace. We
Nreadily accorded IL, tor He loved peace
and hated war. \ treaty Was made. Tn
der It's terms Spain yielded the soser-
eighty OF Cuba aud Puerto Rico, with
drew its desputtc power from this hemi-
shere, removing from US forever what
had been for years constant source OF
yeXat ion aud serious menace To peace.
This, too, Will be OF commercial i'm
p0rtance TO us. Oar exports to Cuba
sone viii reach. this fiscal year, IS, 600,
90, whtie IN 1895 they were only a 500.
GO. We are using our best endeavors to
aid the Cubans ia establishing an indie
pendent government, capable OF protect
ing life ana property and maintaining
peace and order. " hen success shall have
cfosued our effbrts-snd the promise OF
II il brighter now than ever before--capi-
tai Will pour Into the island, and its com
therce viii incrta@ amazingly. Ii Will
be ours, Tor gratitude and contiguity
VIII -uteiy give IL to us We also pro-
vldcd government fur Porto Rico, aud
It's people are 10 enjoy tor the fist time
in many generations @lI tue lights and
privileges OF freetnen.h
THE most important acquisition was
the Philippine archipelago, right on the
threshold OF the Orient VIII its 100 o00, 600
people. Manila viii be a great uistrIuut-
Ing point for our products, more valuable
TO " than Hong Kong mas been TO Great
Britain. All OF the Pacific Islands We
have acquired will be- to Us way stations
en- route for the East, and OF vital import
ance from commercial point OF view.
Fortunate IL is that .e are there close to
IIhina Just now, not to seize upon any
portion of the empire, but toprotect Amer
lean cit gems. We i'll do that, and wewill
see TO 1t thar no doors are closed against
Us and hat our treaty rights are respected
william Mckinley was commander
In chief OF he army and navy in this war,
aud As such conducted himself so admir-
ABLY as to elicit the commentator OF all
intelligent and patriotic American citi-
zans, regardless Of party. 1t Is true that
secretary Aiger was deluged with criti-
elsms, and equally true that the most OF
them had no foundat ion IN fact and were
shortly thrown into Times waste basket.
History will record that the increasing OF
our army from % 900 to 275,00O in few
months, and completely preparing 1t for
actlve service, was one OF the most mag
h'hcent achievements known III the an
hais OF warfare.
What is our position as We enter the
new century? The nations OF the earth
are, to-day, near neighbors, touching
shoulders. They heard the thunder OF
Deweys guns and recognized this re-
public for the first time as world power.
shall we alone ignore thi, stupendous
iact! Our secretary of state few months
sgo automatically demanded that there
should be no door in China closed against
Us, and that our treaty rights should be
spected, and all the powers immediately
sequiesced. Before the war, no secretary
would have yentured upon such de-
nand, and IL he had, it would have been
treated with contempt.
This position imposes upon us new du-
ues, grave responsibilities, some burdens.
II We bear burdens patiently, discharge
our duties wisely, accept our responsible
aes courageously, the republic shall en-
aure, Its powers grow, its prosperity in
crease.
Oar party has just met in convention