Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-06

bestoWtu. ~ must fOllOw as a regard Tor noble
actions bravey DONE for unrequted, tireless toll,
for sacrifices made and strength displayed, fol
trusts discharged and pledges kept We must
seek leader whose public and private life most
nearly exempli6es his party's highest ideals, who
stands unqualihedly pledged to every issue we de.
clare, who will carry the standard we place in
his hands, even as the Black Douglas carried the
sacred casket that inclosed the heart Of Bruce
He must not declare for free trade with Porto Rice
and then at the persuasive suggestion of the sugar
and tobacco trust sign bill for tariff on the
products Of that island.
He must not denounce a policy as one of "ctim.
inal aggression" and then at the demand OF a
power behind the throne pursue the policy he has
so denounced.
He must not while protesting opposition to
combines and conspiracies against trade, send his
emssaries to the trust baron castles to beg, like
LAZARUS at Dives gates for subscriptions to his
campaign; he must not lend the moral support ol
his administration to a monarchy In its efforts to
destroy a republic, but he must ever sympathize
with a people struggling for the right of sell
government.
Free Coinage.
Instead Of the Republican policy OF monometal.
lsm he must offer the free and unlimited coinage
OF the money metals sf the constitution, the
gold that polished the winged sandals OF Herme.
and the silver that glitters in the bow of Diana.
Instead of panic breeding, credit currency
controlled by the bank trust he must offer gov.
srnment paber controlled by Che people
He must be able to distinguish between Demo.
cratic expansion and Republican imperialism
The first is natural growth by the addition of
contiguous American territory, into every foot OF
which is carried the constitution, the flag and
the decalogue, and the shoulders Of every in.
habtant of the added territory is thrown a pur.
pie robe OF sovereign citizenship. II is a growth
that has added IS stars to the field of blue In the
Banner OF the Free to symbolic the states that
nave been carved from territory annexed to the
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as "ouu 'e"u oui Snt'e sam U" ms aihci,cah
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'a ~ 'us'e anu "''nu o'e an ,''e ioose 's''nus
VI ."e oiie''' wnie "'poo'i'ieaiy chah'ine 'ne
ons msa.. .le.e, DoNUioss n'.'
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a' nv W. VIZ "" me- III ,o"'e'''o" 'ou' years
.tso .n.n nna"''a, .a.a.'ss s,n hau spreaa over
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While discord with her flaming torch confused
the counsels there from out the sunset realm a
champion came and bade defiance to the oncom-
ing host. With the strength Of youth and the
wisdom of age, with knghtly mien and matchless
speech, he lowered above his peers and all who
saw him then with one accord did hail him
'Chief' and gave our party's banner to his hand.
Slowly despair gave way to hope; confidence took
the place where timorous fear had been the
broken, shattered columns formed again. and be.
hind him, singing, came 800, 900 valiant men to
that unequal fight
And the story of how well he fought, how fear.
lessly he fell and how dearly the enemys victory
was bought has all gone out into history now.
Back from his first battle" he came a baffled
but unconquered hero OF the rights Of man. Con.
scious Of the recttude of his purpose and cheered
by the belief "that no issue is ever settled until
1t is settled right he cheerfuy acquiesced in the
result of that campaign and girded his loins foi
the next great contest between the dollar and the
man.
For four years he has waged an unceasing war.
fare against the peoples enemy; for four years
he has held up the party's standard, and his voice
has cheered the hosts of Democracy in every state
and territory. When the trusts began to increase
under the protection Of a Republican admnstra.
tion, he was the first to point out the danger and
prescribe remedy.
When the alarums OF war for humanity reused
.ne heroic sprm Oh our laha ne ohered MS sword