Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-10-17

The Republican rally at the armory
last Saturday evening was we'll at
tended, despite the inclement weather
and the fact that every business house
in the city was open at the time,
which alone kept away several hun
dred persons who otherwise would
have been present. Yet. when Mr..
F. w. Cockburn introduced Senator
,Hansbrough at $3.50, almost every scat
in the large and spacious hall was oc-
cupied. In the audience were many
ladies of this city and adjoining
towns, and the speakers kept their
listeners unusually we'll interested,
considering that the building was
poorly heated and overcoats and fur
capes were in order to make the stay
half way agreeable.
5 Senator Hansbrough spoke briefly
by way Of introduction of Senator Nc
Cumber, comparing the Democratic
party with balky donkey that sets
back in the harness. refusing to pull.
Their policy in 1898 was to force us
into war with Spain before we were
prepared to go to war. They declared
Mckinley didn't have the courage to
go to war. We are all familiar with
the record. Spain has been driven
from this continent. but the Demo
cratic party has complained at every
point They fought the administra-
tion at home and encouraged the
enemy abroad. They we're not
pleased with what We did for Porto
Rico which had now tho best govern
ment in it's history. They opposed
the treaty of Paris until their leader,
Mr.. Bryan, saw it was poor politics to
do so and came on to Washington to
advise its ratification, and then re-
turned to Nebraska to criticise the
Republicans for holding the Philip
pines which came to us by every
moral and legal right, national and
international. They lent aid and
comfort to the Filipino enemy, traduced
the American army, slandered the in
dividual soldier and advised the pull
ling down of the flag in the face Of an
armed foe. They objected to the ac-
quirement of Hawaii. Indeed they
opposed the administration all along
the line, and, having failed to make
a single campaign issue out of their
opposition they have fallen back upon
their ancient cry of "tarif reform, y
ignoring the prosperity Of the country
and charging that the Republican
party is responsible for the so-called
trusts d The senator said his colleague
had come here to discuss the trust
question; that President Roosevelt
had taken hold of the matter, and no
one doubted that the subject would be
dealt with fearlessly and that the Re-
publican party would settle this as it
had settled all other great questions,
in the interest of the common people.
The president, however, could not ac-
conplish it all alone. He must have
the coo operation Of the American
people, who never have failed to
sustain the great party Of liberty and
progress at critical junctures in our
history.
At the conclusion Of Senator Hans
brough's g address, he introduced Sena-
tor McCumber, who delivered the
ablest and most forcib1e and eloquent
address it has ever been the pleasure
of Devils Lake audience to listen to,
and despite the fact that the hall was
uncomfortably cold, the vast audience
listended with intense interest to the.
convincing arguments Of tho speaker.
In glowing words the Senator paid
tribute to the memory Of the noble
life and the many great deeds Of our
lamented late President Mckinley,
whose most living monuments today
were the hundreds ,ef thpusanqa Of
chimneys which we1e towering sky
ward, and representing the industrial
progress Of the country made under
his administration.
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