Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-04

that ever trailed its steel shackles
across the face of the earth. Whether
or not the Boss-guided Machine shall
| beat us to earth and hold us there for
ever. We have tried reforming the
party from the inside, and we have
| failed. Has the time core to reform
it from the outsider"
| He paused, and the answer came
From the Conover hosts went up a
shout Of mo! MOI" mingled with hiss
and groan. But instantly. from il
! great scattered mass of the audience
and from the Standish delegates on
the floor. there arose an outburst Of
cheering that drowned the barking
negatives of what had been but ten
short minutes before a majority OF
that convention.
The effect of this outburst was d.
verse on its hearers. With Standish
himself 1t acted as a tonic, as an cleo
trio battery which gave him addel
force and vigor for what he had yet
to say. Karl Ansel it seemed for the
moment to stupify and paralyze. Con.
overs lieutenants it threw into q state
of CONSERVATION, which approached
frenzy. panic, decentralization. They
ran aimlessly to and fro, comforting
excitedly in hoarse whispers.
Conover, alone, from his den at the
rear of the stage. smiled to himself
and gave no other sign of interest.
Standish was speaking again. AMI
now behind him stood Karl Ansel re.
covering from his amaZement. and Ia.
tent to catch his leaders every word.
II tell you." thundered Give. beside
himself with excitement, 1--WE have got
to act-and to act now. | tell you that
the people of this State. irrespective
of party. are waiting for half chance
to throw off the yoke of the railroad
of the Machine. All over this coun.
try of ours bosses are being over.
thrown. They are going down to ruin
In the wreckage of their own Ma.
chimes; and 1t is the PEOPLE who are
downing them. The day of Bossism
is passing-passing forever. We came
into this convention as free men.
Some of us did. And l for one pro-
pose to walk out of 1t free man. #
we go before the people OF this State
In the midst of silence in which
the fall of the proverbial pin would
have sounded like the early morning
milk wagon. Give Standish began the
most unusual speech that Mountain
State convention had ever heard.
"My friends"
From Shevlin's rooters came a VOL
ley Of Kisses and cat-calls. but the dis
turbance and the disturbers were
speedily squelched.
my friends" repeated Standish, his
powerful voice echoing from floor to
roof. abraham Lincoln freed the
black men forty odd years ago. It's
time that somebody freed the white
brother. For years this State has
groaned under the tribute of re-
lentless Machine, under the rule Of
a railroad that was all stomach and
no conscience, all bowels and no
heart. all greed and no generosity.
Our party-and with shame l say it
has been turned into vest-pocket as.
set of this vile corporation. For
months past. and more especially to-
day. you have seen what Its power Is,
as opposed to the power Of the more
honest citizens Of our party. 1t won
to-day, 1t won yesterday, and 1t won
the day before. 1t always has won.
1t rests with us here to-day. now and
in this hour. to decide whether new
Proclamation of Emancipation Is to be
issued or whether the great Demo
cratic party in the Mountain State
shall continue to be the chattel, the
credulous, simple, weakened, back.
boneless. hopeless. helpless, victim OF
the greediest. most corrupt railroad