The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-10-31

deeds in the promotion of human
liberty and American glory, when the
dastardly hand of the assassin struck
him down to death, that great and
majestic hero yielded up his life to
| the Omnicient decree of Divine Prov
idence, and his great spirit went out
into eternity leaving a monument to
| Christian h-McKinley's lifework
well done-"God's will, not ours, be
! DONE stands as the creed of this
christian Nation.
President Roosevelt has announced
as his rule of administration a con-
| tinuance of the national and inter
national policies marked out and
adopted by our martyred President.
| Roosevelt is a distinguished type of
| progressive American citizenship. He
is a man of courage, experience, judg-
ment and patriotism. Therefore, the
people can rely upon the safety, the
| progressiveness and the prosperity of
the country under the National ad-
ministration. The Republican party
is the party of progress, and for many
years that party has been proposer
of all the great ideas and measures
and the Democratic party has simply
made issues by opposing what the
Republican party proposed.
The man who fought the machine
| politicians as Police Commissioner
and Governor of New York, and who
as Rough Rider fought the Span
| iards at Santiago, and as a fearless
| American athlete and as patriotic
American statesman, will fight any
hostile nation on the face of the globe
who dare insult or assault the honor
anC dignity of the American flag,
may be trusted to direct the national
ship of state along the line of the Goth
century Americanism. | believe un.
der his leadership that the people of
this great Republic will continue to
realize the dream so dear to every
American heart of beholding fair
| Columbia as a political missionary,
carrying the torch of liberty into the
dark corners of the earth and estab-
fishing under the Stars and Stripes
the public school house upon the soil
where actual freemen never trod.
| Now, my fellow citizens, it rests
with you Republicans, liberty loving
and fair minded Democrats as voters
of this proud old commonwealth to
determine this question for the best
| interests of yourselves, your families
and associates when you come TO cast
your ballot on next Tuesday.
ID. Lindley Sloan followed He de-
livered a strong and effective speech;
was honored with great attention.
Seldom has speaker received more
compliments or pleased his hearers
more.
Hon. u. T.. Finzel closed the meet
| ing will one of his most stirring
speeches, the audience wildly APP
| plauding him.
This was the largest meeting of this
campaign. We leave Friendsyille
with the most kindly feelings toward
everyone, pleased with our reception
and honored by the hospitality and
attentions of all the good people of
District No. ..
We will next visit Bittinger and
Grantsville, holding meetings and
greeting the good, loyal people of
that section of Garrett county, clos
ing the canvass at Accident on Satur-
| day.
With this communication we part
with the gentle readers of THE RE-
| PUBLICAN. Those who have followed
us through the county during our
three weeks political tour will par
don much that was dull, dry and I'M
| nd lNa 20
if.not instruct; have avoided all per-
sonalities - nothing set down i'll
malice" what is writ is writ.
OCCASIONAL.