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

Was introduced, his speech being re-
irnducrd in tat below:
II is especially gratifying to me to be pres
ent with your people to. night. and | feel
deeply impressed. as am sure YOU all must
he, with the able. convincing and eloquent
address by our friend, the senior United
states Senator of the State OF Maryland. He
has made a lasting impression upon the
minds Of all of us as to the Importance Of
Republican success in the great political
struggle in which we are at present engaged
Most of the mOmentous questions which
have figured in the national arena Of politics
during the last eight years are ither
directly or indirectly involved in this cam
paign.
As ,ur thoughts center upon this great ma
tiOnal contest and the issues involved we
cannot but dwell upon the lesson taught the
American people by what can be properly
termed the final message of President Nc
Kinley to his constituents. the citizens OF
this grand and glorious Republic We can
not but remember that on the day preceding
the awful tragedy at Buffalo, our greatly
beloved President delivered an address, in
the course of which he emphasized the poll
NAN' '
of our nations immediate future such as
they had enjoyed under Republican admin
ietration for the four and a-half years pre-
ceding
When the mantle of the lamented McKin-
ley fell upon our young and patriotic vice
president he admDnished the people ON
taking the oath of office to have no fear that
the policies of the beloved Mckinney would
not be fearlessly and thoroughly executed by
him. As we glance over the developments
Of our nation during the past three years we
know how wen and truly that promise has
been fulfilled. Those policies are still in
vogue and the Industrial financial and gen
eral prosperity that has through them, under
the leadership of Mckinley and Roosevelt,
blessed America in the 0ast eight years is
and ought to be the most weighty conSidera-
ton with the freemen of our country in this
pending contest.
President Roosevelt. as the candidate of
the Republican party, pledges a continuance
of these beneicent policies with as free and
fun guarantee of such other protection as
our nation may need during the next four
years.
The Republican party. under such mag
nihcent leadership, with its wise and saga
cious policies has stimulated every phase
and feature of American industry for the
eight years agone and promises similarly
great blessings for the years to follow. Upon
this record we must pass as contraSted with
that Of the Democratic party during the
last term of President Cleveland's admins
tratiOn, the only opportunity that party has
had in the last fOrty-four years to demon
strate the practical effect of its policies. The
developments of that period from 1892 to 1896
are still rife and vivid in the minds of our
countrymen. Their free trade policy blight
ed every branch of industry throughout the
land her wheels We're suddenly and pain
fully stilled; labor in all parts of our nation
was idle andunemployed; coal miners Iostfun
20 per cent. of their wages; other important
industries suffered to still greater extent;
the dinner pail was empty. The wall of
grief and misery could be heard upon every
hand. General CoXey, with his army of
unemployed ragged and penniless. wended
their way to Washington on foot, to show
Grover Cleveland and the Democratic party
living example of what free trade meant
to American industry. Andrew Carnage
appropriated one dollar for every dollar
given by the city of PittsDurg for the i'm
provement of Schenley Park in order to pro
vide employment for her suffering thou
sands, and the papers OF that hour
recorded men as engaging in udi-
vidual combat to get hold of a shovel to
earn the small pittance of Il dollar day.
Twelve thousand men clamored at the State
House in Boston, Mass, in vain endeavor
for an opportunity to earn a crust of bread.
Riot and internal disturbances Of all sorts
made the heart of our nation throb with APP
prehension and fear. Dark and threatening
clouds were lowering over and about us
Soup houses were provided in many of our
cities in Il useless struggle to appease the
cry of the hungry for bread. our glorious
institutions of liberty were tOttering and
about to fall when the eloquent and males