The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-11-06
Rep ublican Mass Meeting.

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An enthusiastic mass meeting was held
in the Mount Holly opera house on Thurs
day evening. Charles EVAN Merritt pre-
sided, and speeches were made by Ellis II
Roberts, treasurer of the United States,
and Mark R. Sooy. 1t was the latter's
first public appearance in this campaign,
and he was given rousing reception.
Mr. Sooy treated all the issues of the
campaign in an exhaustive manner. He
said there are two main issues-free silver
and tariff revision-and three side issues
trusts, imperialism and militarism. The
latter three are introduced and enlarged
upon to blind the voters as to the vital is.
sues.
-Four years ago Bryan staked his proph-
ecies and reputation on free silver, hold
ing that the adoption of the gold standard
meant starvation, desolation, closed mills
and other dire results. History has not
only disproved his statements, but on the
contrary shows that under that standard,
coupled with a good tariff law, this is the
happiest and most prosperous country on
earth.
Notwithstanding this prosperity Bryan
would upset it all by the adoption of free
silver, the plank for which he insisted
should be again placed in the Democratic
platform.
Mr.. Sooy showed that all the national
and most of the state leuislation on tr1ste
has been enacted by the Republicans and
against the opposition of the Democrats.
The proposition of the Republicans in
Congress to submit an amendment to the
constitution on this subject was defeated
by the Democrats, wo-thirds. vote being
necessary to pass it.
The first step needed to get at the trust
question is to ascertain the facts by care
full inquiry as to which are good and
which are bad Legislation to restrict
these corporations can then be passed, and
the Republican party, as heretofore, can
be entrusted to make any needed legisla-
ton.
Imperialism and militarism are old cries
of the Democracy, brought to light now
for campaign purposes only. Jackson,
Lincoln and Grant were accused of being
imperialists. One Democratic paper in
1864 went so far as to state that it was
probable the last election for a President
would be held that year, as there was evil
dence to show that Lincoln desired to es-
tablish an empire with himself as emperor.
Grant was accused of Cesarism. George
Washington was held to be militarist
All the property acquired by the United
States up to the time of the Alaskan pur
chase was done by the Democrats without
asking any consent of the governed, and
the legality or ACCESSIBILITY of such acqui-
sition was never seriously questioned.
The scuttle and hauling down the flag
policies are new doctrines to the American
people, which surely cannot be seriously
considered.
The acquisition of the Philippine
islands will be of great benefit to the
country in the future Situated closely to
the Orient, they are the gateway to the
commerce of four hundred millions of
people, placing this country in close touch
with their trade and needs. To give them
up would not only be business folly but
setback to humanity.
Four years ago, the speaker said, he
stood on the same platform and urged his
hearers that if the Republican party was
entrusted with the power of government.
legislation would be enacted that would
open the mills instead of the minis of the
country. The Republican party was
placed in power and fulfilled it's promises
to the utmost
Never in the history of this or any other
country was there one so prosperous and
happy as the United States now is. Do
the voters desire to change this by elect |
ing party, the principles of which, when
enacted, will produce certain panic and
business confusion2 Or is it the part of
wisdom to continue an administration that
fulfilled its prophecies and was true to It's
pledges