The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-11-03

tic voice Of that great apostle of protection,
the ever to be remembered Mckinley, com
manded his countrynen to replace the bars
of protection to American labor. Then the
dark and threatening clouds were waited
away; the wheels Of industry were set in
motion and the hearts of the laborer, miner.
mechanic, farmer and business man were
thrilled with meXampled joy. The sunshine
of prosperity, peace and plenty blessed our
nation and has continued so bless it to the
present hour. Shall this continue or will it
be changed The fTeemeu of our country
alone can answer.
What do our opponents promise YOU
Their pet issue of 1895 and laOOhas gone to its
grave, silenced by the wisdom Of the Amer
lean people through the instrumentality of
the Republican party. Even Judge Parker
| in his famous telegram pronounced the gold
standard to be finally ana irrevocably set
tied. The Judge. in his eagerucss to say
something startling, forgot that it was i'm
possible to finally ana irTevocably settle any
great question beyond the power of a subse-
guent congress to repeal. He however. in
that telegram, paid a great tribute to the
Republican party. They gave us the gold
standard and promise to maintain it, and
they received no assistance from the Demo
cratic nominee. as he voted for free silver in
| both campaigns. lie now admits he was
wrong, the Republican party right and asks
the people of his country to put him ana his
| party, who We're wrong for eight years. in
| possession Of this government and displace
those who were right during that period
| consistency, thou art a jewel" but how
/ Woefuiiy lackiu" is our enemy in possessing
it.
On entering the hail here / was handed the
| following poster, taken from pole opposite
| the hail where the Democrats have their
meeting in this city to night: The latest
! How to stop the drain on your pocketbooks-
/ Ofutt's Hall-To-night." They could have
worded their notice more effectuaIly and
| decidedly more appropriately by having it
read: How to stop the use of pocketbooks-
Onutt's Hall-TO-night. They could have
| made this promise with assurance of posi-
| tive fultillment i'll the event of their election
| by pointing without pride to the fearful
| record of their party in 1894, when the Amer
| lean people had no use for pocketbooks be
| cause OF having nothing to put inside of
| them. The drain had then ceased as there
| was nothing else to drain and the pocket
| books were laid aside until the reign of pros
| perity again began in 1896, through the be
neticence of Republican policies.
So much for a moderate reduction of the
| protective taritf-a promise they again make
us in this struggle.
Imperialisnl-anOth of their last cam
| paign issues is before us, in their cry of self
| government for the Filippinos. The are
| pleading for the Filipino to have voice
! in his government. Notwithstanding he is
| nearly as dark in color and proportionateIy
| speaking more illterate than the American
| Negro, from whom they say the right of a
voice and vote in self government should be
| taken case of working both ends against
| the middle. The Eilppinos. like the Cubans
! who today enjoy their new Republic will be
| given this glorious privilege by the Republi-
can party as soon as they evidence ntness
| for it, and over thousand American teach
| ere are now at work in those islands educa-
| ting them. When qualified the Republican
| party will give them Self-government and
under the leadership of such men as RooSe-
| welt, Fairbanks and Pearre protect them in
the exercise of its functions, defying the
slightest invasion upon the part OF any or all
nations of the world.
Official honesty in governmental spheres is
another of their issues. If one thing is
| stronger than another of the many good
things that can be said of Mr.. Roosevelt it is
his fearless and rigid government of every
department, and the punishment of any and
all officials, either high or low, who failed in
the honest and faithful discharge of their
official duties.
Can as much be said of the other party
Certainly not in the State of Maryland. Pit
liable spectacle indeed for the managers of
democracy in this State to plead for official
honesty! Was it official honesty they gave
us in the seventies, when the late Eugene
Higgins, of Baltimore led gang of ruffians
up in Howard county and polluted the bal
lot box, receiving afterward as reward for
his services the appointment of Secretary Of
the Maryland Senate? Is it official honesty
that still further complexities the ballot in
the county of Carrot today:
The present democratic nominee for Con
Sress, Mr.. johnson, voted for the present
law in the Maryland Legislature and took
from your ballot here the party designation
while leaving it on the ballot in his own
county of Montgomery, where there are
decidedly more illiterate voters than there
are in the county Of Garrett This is another
example of their official honesty and CON
siStency. This is the reflection cast upon
you people, and yet he begS your support as
against our present brilliant, able and elo-
quent representative, Col. Geo A. Pearre.