Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-01
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ty is as eternal as justice, as with which
it is Synonymous, as indestructible as
truth, for which it stands" was the
keynote of a speech made today in the
house by Mr.. Sheppard, of Texas. For
an hour and d half Nr. Sheppard held
the attention Of the house while it had
under consideration the District CT
Column bis appropriation bill.
Incident to his coming out for Bryan
for the Democrat nomination OF .3JS,
Mr.. Sheppard pai, his compliments
to the Republican ..arty and especially
to the "standpattere. He said:
Accustomed to mitless and per-
petual power, the Republican party
has drifted into a comp etc paralysis,
hopeless inertia.
"Stand pa is merely another express
sion for dry rot.
"Swollen with lthe spoils of office,
corpulent with the wine of power, dis
tended with the dropsy of cor
ruption, the Republican party
drags its huge, inflated body across
the nails of state, helpless among the
trophies of the past, before the prob
lens of the present and the retri6u-
ton OF the future. while its coward lips
wall out "stand pat, stand pat,
stand pat, although the pillage OF the
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"RUTHLEss TARIFF LAWS"
"'Stand pat, although the wealth Of
the republic is by ruthless tarll law
transferred from the millions who sup
port, to the masters who exploit it.
60 Stand pat although the Republi-
can party refuses to tighten the tariff
taxes, which it first imposed as tenn
porary burden in the years OF war, to
double and redouble as a permanent
tyranny in the years Of peace.
"'Stand pat although the enormous
rates incite the antagonism of the
world and imperil our foreign trade.
8" Stand pat although Mckinley
pleaded from the doerstep of the grave
for lower tariffs.
Stand pat although patriotic Re
publicans OF Massachusetts,, Iowa and
ali the country uaite in the general
prayer for less oppressive schedules,
g STAND lAt' although our Hottest
principle-th very soul Of the repub-.
principle in the name OF which
our country was consecrated in the
blood and tears of patriots has been
abandoned in Republican policies
abroad.
stand pat although the currency
situation is black with Independent
danger.
stand pat although the expendi- .
lures OF the public monies has become
A diotous dissipation, wanton waste."
must BE BANIsHED,p
at is evident that Of effective rate
legislation is TO be had, the Republican
party must be banished from control.
The work has only begun. Roosevelt /
himself cannot stay the tide he has
helped to set in motion. {
His attempt TO secure popularity with
which Bryan ana the demo-
,racy originated is ike the endeavor of
!, pigpy to steal the thunder bolts OF
Jove.n
Mr.. Sheppard had something to say
about the President and simplified
spelling. He sand:
1.-THE monarchal impulse is seen in
he Republican President who tries to
'egulate everything in the country
rom the size of families ito the meth
IDS of spelling. When he gets through
With congress he brandishes the big
tick sb, We the ordeal and the diction-
Try. The Republican party in it's wild
.areer has piled Peleon on Ossa, Root
IN South America, Taft on Cuba, and
Roosevelt on Noah Webster.
"Smce the President has begun to
'eform the dictionary, the Republican
people are preparing to go him one BET
er and to give him an instance of sim
olitied spelling ne may not appreciates
hey are going to spell President
Bryan.
Mr.. Sheppard was accorde great
ovation. Democrats aud Repu olican 8
alike congratulated him.
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