The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-25
THE BANNER
RAISING
An Enthusiastic Crowd Par
ticipateS in the Opening
Of the Campaign.
SEVERAL RINGING SPEECHES

OAV G1A3AL N1lVUlltU OIEELE1ES
The Taft and Sherman banner was
raised last Tuesday evening between
the Republican Headquarters and the
Mansion House on Washington street.
the new banner with the pictures of
the candidates taking the place of the
flag which has done duty for the past
few weeks.
Before the banner was unfurIed the
Morristown Band gave a concert on the
Park and handsome display of FIRE
works was shown to the pleasure OF a
great number Of people. AS the ban
ner was swung across the street the
band played the Star Spangled Banner,
red fire was burned and three cheers
were given for Taft and Sherman.
Adjournment was then made to the
hall of the club rooms which were
quickly filled leaving many outside.
For their benefit an overflow meeting
was held.
i Grinnell Willis presided and in calling
the meeting to order told why he is in
favor Of the Republican candidates for
president and vice-president. He in
troduced as the first speaker of the
occasion Former Governor Edward G.
Stokes.
Former Governor Stokes said he had
, arisen from a sick bed In order to be
present, and congratulated Morris
county on raising banner and open
ing the campaign so early. The state
committee set September 25 as the
date for opening the campaign, but
Morris has beaten it by over month.
: Republican majorities have been
steadily increasing since 1898 and last
fall the county was second in the state
in that respect South Jersey county
being the only one to give larger ma
jority. He said he was not surprised
after looking into the faces of the Nor
ris county committeeman of Messrs.
} Willis, Voorhees,, McGraw and Hillery.
Senator Hillery he said is one of the
few men engaged in constructive legis-
!, lation. He is credit to the cogncv
7 and state, honest, financially and in
t tellectually The former governor
! spoke briefly on the results to the
school fund of the railroad legislation
and then turned to national issues
saying that the Democratic party is
nothing but a name with one candi-
date w. j. Bryan. His slogan is ssShall
the people rule" but Former Governor
> Stokes declared that the people do rule
but would not under Bryan admins
tration, his dictation Of the conven-
l tion showing that.
; The true statesman is one who has a
consistent policy whether it is popular
or not, like John Sherman on the
money question, or William MCKINLEY
on protection, while Bryan is for to-
day and against proposition to-mor-
row. The silver issue is rejected, i'm
perialism is rejected, railroad owner
ship rejected. What assurance is
there that he will not be a false proph-
, ct again.
: Describing the three branches of gov
: ernment-executiye, legislative and
judicial, Former Governor Stokes
called attention to the fact that five
OF the nine members of the u. S. Su-
preme court may retire within the
next administration. The characters
OF judges should be above suspicion
and they should be of judicial temper
ment. Bryan if elected could pack the
court with unfit men.
Taft has had wide experience, a
judge, cabinet minister, governor of
Philippines, pacifer of Cuba, the trust.
ed agent to solve difficult cases and in
every case he has risen TO satisfy the
nation and the world. He is best
equipped man in the country for the
presidency.
, Republican policies have been con-
sistent and progressive from Mckinley
to Roosevelt and will continue under
Taft.
We are in an era of intense legisla-
tion, some of it i'll advised Hughes,
that great governog, has given his veto
to check some of it. The Republican
party is against the evil doer, high or
low. but acknowledges the right to
honestly accumulate. Great aggrega-
tions of capital are necessary and if we
are to expand and control foreign
trade, there must be great organiza-
tions to do it but they must be under
the rule and regulation of law. An
evil can be cured without destroying
the whole body. The country is safer
under a conservative like Taft than
under radical like Bryan.
Former Governor Stokes wanted the
tariff schedules adjusted by the friends
of protection if adjusted at all and op-
posed the Bryan idea of removing the
tariff from products controlled by
trusts, using the Roebling Company at
Trenton as an example of possible in
jury to smaller concerns to injure a
large one like the U. S. Steel corpora
tion. He reviewed the achievements
of the Republican party which have
showered blessings along the pathway
of the nation and reviewed by name
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