Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-07

for the first time practically establish
ing the bold standard in the United
| States Without free or limited COMA ga
| of standard silver money the country
was Immediately after the passage of
that act necessarily and actually as
it had been since and it is now and
as it is destined to remain for a length
of time beyond my power of computa-
ton, on n gold basis. was not one of
those who Thought the legislation wise.
but wise or unwise the result is an ac-
complished fact, plain, palpable and
obvious.
Continuing Mr.. Williams spoke in
part as follows:
| The tar1ff in vogue in WaShingtOn's
DAY would be denounced as rampant
free trade today. The second mistake
consists in the assertion that the Re-
publican party had REQUIRED to that
policy. The platform upon which If
went into power in 1861 contained not
one hint of an intention to raise the
tariff duties. From 1861 down to the
outbreak of the Civil War the country
was nine-tenths of the time under
Democratic ascendancy with Demo-
cratic tariff legislation and nine-tenths
Gus beyond all precedent as compared
with other peoples upon the surface of
the earth cOntempOraneOus with them
or prior to that time. What the Re-
publican platform calls Democratic
tariff law based on free trade prnci-
PIES referring to the tariff of 1894, the
so-called Wilson-Gorman bills, was
the farthest removed from free trade
Of any tariff law that has ever existed
| in this country. except the one which
bore the name of Mckinley and the
one which afterwards bore the name
of Dingley. But even this was tariff
law which followed adversely instead
of preceding
Mr.. Williams reviewed the history of
the tariff from n Democratic stand
point, and then devoted chapter to
the trusts and closed with:
| "A Democratic administration, once
in power. will put an end, so far as it
can be done, and as quickly as posi-
BILE, to all existing Ubiquitous partner
ship arrangements between the federal
government and favored special inter-
ests. 1t will bring about the upbuild-
ing of Il merchant marine and bring it
about without new or additional taxa
ton upon the people and without boun-
ties from the public treasury, simply
, by a recurrence to those laws which
We're i'm force when we had a merchant
marine of which every American citi-
, zen was proud. Under 4 Democratic adj
!. minstration the rights of labor will be
recognized as no less sacred no less
'inalienable' than the rights of capital
and both will be dealt with justly and
impartialTy. according to their right
, Under the treaty with the republic of
, | Panama, which was rendered possible
only by Democratic votes In the Senate
of the United States difficult for Demo-
Gratis to cast, because Of the manner
in which the mushroom republic was
ushered into the world. the Democracy
when entrusted with power will con-
Struct the Panama canal speedily,
honestly and economically. However,
shametuly the Panama republic was
born and however shamefully our con-
, nection with it: it was born and it is
now recognized ky us and to deserve
it. God grant that we may have it. Let
rs by the chGTacter of our platform
and the chafacter of our candidate, de-
serve it, let us erect Il standard to
which .Alr good men may repair, with
: that injunction.
"sentlcmen, I declare this conven-
ton ready for business
1.-THE convention appears: consider
| ably amused at Mr.. Williams humor-
ously sarcastic references to the ''mu-
} tual admiration society" Of Mr.. ROose-
+. welt ana Mr.. Root, and when he read
an eulogy by the President on Mr.
Root the delegates laughed and APP
! plauded.
II Mr.. Williams spoke in an ironical
, tone that caught the fancy of the con-
, vention and he was interrupted time
and again by laughter AT this point
the Michigan delegation entered the
hall and there were several calls FOR
! order. Cheering was evoked by the
4 speakers statement that Mr.. Roosevelt
had found praise for only three Presi-
dents. George Washington, Abraham
Lincoln and himself" and Swhen he
: asked IL the "hell-roaring Jake Smith
order was, a sample of the moral senti-
: ment for which the Republicans stood,
= a lusty cheer broke forth.
Mr.. Williams Grew picture of the
country's conditl-,,.rt the time of Pres
ident Cleveland's first fnauguration, de-
, claring that much of the distress that
came in the early nineties was due to
, Republican misrule that had gone be-
? fore. He mentioned the name of Mr..
, Bryan in discussing the price of wheat
during the first Bryan-McKinley cam
paign. The utterance of the name
, called forth little applause and some
cheers. A second later he mentioned
the name again and the applause was
, not repeated.
A mention Of the name of Grover
) Cleveland was cheered Justify. mo-
!, ment later the first scene of the session
occurred. Mr.. Williams declared that
, it was braZen effrontery for the Repub-
lican party to attempt to seize the lau-
rels of Grover Cleveland. A genuine
outburst of applause followed Cheer
; after cheer rolled through the hall and
although the chairman used the gavel
vigorously the convention was soon be-
yond his control.
New Hampshire delegates climbed
upon their seats and yelled vigorously.
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