Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-07-01

country. II We did not sell one particle O.;
our Immense product outside Of our own
borders. We would still have the best mar
ket OF any people on earth. IL has been
amongst ourselves Is OF greater amount aud
value that the inteTna tiOnal markets OF all
the world. amongst all the peoples OF the
world and while our people are seeing to
IL that our foreign markets shall grow.
and We are now the greatest exporting ma
ton on earth-yet IL Is absolutely nGces.
that policy which enables us 10 dominate
our own markets a<d to continue the pres
ent and growing wage to our own people.
Il can perhaps best present 10 you the
progress of the country by stating that
the wealth per capita OF the United States
In 1850 was s3Oi. while In 1900 II was
sIgs' and Sy ,s stating further that The
was sl6,o00.000 and in 1900 s94 100000,
and now over one hundred billions.
For more than go years the Democratic
party has denounced protection as robbery,
and their cry has been. sometimes, a tar
III for revenue only, sometimes for pro.
gressive free trade throughout the world
but whatever the expression may b.. they
have always been ready, when clothed with
power. to run the danger into the protect
I've policy. And such Is still the position
of that party. In the closing days of the
late session OF congress, Representative
Democratic faith and there never was in
my recollection such a demonstration as
came from the Democratic side Of the house,
But II Is alleged that great Industrial
combinations have been formed and over
capitalized. and that they Oppress their
employees on the one hand and the consum-
er upon the other. 1t Is true that extra
ordinary combinations have been formed
That they have been, In the main. capital.
lied to their full value. and by the aid Of
the printer ana engrayer securities have
been issued in many instances 10 many
times the value of the properties combining.
is also true.
"The Republican party. ever ready to
keep pace with the Industrial development
Of the country. has enacted Legislation with
binations. and President Roosevelt. our
president and our president to be, has kept
his oath TO see TO 1t that the laws are
executed And by the decision of the high
est courts. the Republican legislation has
been sustained, and the laws are being en-
forced All are equal before the Law as the
high and mighty, and meek and iowly the
capitalist and the laborer whose capital is
his muscle intelligently directed, the rich
and the poor--all all have equality of op
portunity before the law. and all all must
abide bv and obey the law. Our Ciyiliza
tion Is built upon obedience to the law
BY this sign we conquer
1--WE enter the coming campaign with the
record of the Republican party, under
the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt feel
Ing that we have made progress and marked
progress along the line of law and order
contemporary with the development of our
But why multiply words: The history
Of the country from 1893 to 1897, for the
four years under Cleveland and DemocTa v.
as compared with what we have today
tells the whole story. That of cleveland
was marked with dissentlon and disaster.
not only to his party but to the people,
and that of Mckinley and Roosevelt with
harmony and prosperity unparalleled.
Let us make our nominations in order
and appeal TO the people Of the country for
a renewal of power TO the Republican party,
standing by out policies. ready to legisate
where legislation would be productive Of
more good than evil from the economic
standpoint but refusing to legisate and
lose the substance of success in a vain
effort to secure the shadow that abdeth
not, and satisfieth not either the intelectu
al or material existence"