Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-26

portant election" said Mr.. Nelson.
1t seems to me it is one Of the most
important we have had since the days
of Grover Cleveland, and when we
were threatened with a Democratic
administration under Bryan. You re.
member those dreary days when
everything was in the balance, - 1t
were. and a good many people did
not know on which side of the fence
to Jump. / am here tonight, my
friends, not because am candidate
for an office. have two years and
ten months left to serve in the sen.
ate and ! will then be rs years old
and will retire to my farm and live
In peace. ! am here tonight, my
friends, because Of the importance OF
this campaign, and because feel that
/ owe great debt of gratitude to this
country. and my mother came to
Castle Garden In 1S49 and were $45
in debt. For all that tho United States
and the American people have done
for me | feel l owe them q debt of
gratitude and feel that l ought to do
what can to set the American people
right in this campaign.
Il shall not indulge in any of tho
reasons why / think the administra.
ton Of this country should be put in
the hands of the Republican party.
In the first place. ! want to call your
attention to the fact that Wilson was
not elected president by = majority Of
the people. His election was caused
by the Republican party being divid-
ed into two factions. Mr.. Wilson did
not come into ONCE because the Am.
erican people desired to put the gov
eminent into the hands Of the Demo.
cratic party, but because we Republi- |
cans were divided. Now, first Of all,
let me call your attention to the make !
up Of this party. You will find that |
the strength Of the Democratic party |
lies in the Solid South or slave states,
and in the larger cities. My friends.
you see how old and gray look, and
l want to say that if you had had to
serve as close to the Democratic ad.
as have you would also
have. been gray. have sometimes
heard some young men on the streets
state that they could see no differ.
ence between the Democratic and Re.
publican parties. Now, a man who
says this is utterly ignorant Of the
;wo parties.
LET US 60 back to the origin Of the
party. In 1860 there were
,wo great issues. One was to pre-.
vent slavery in the new territories,
The other issue was that the Kepubli-
ian party believed in protecting the
Industries OF this country and build
ng them up. In 1860 Lincoln was
elected and Immediately after this
he slave states made war on the
country. Lincoln finally succeeded in
reeings the slaves and restoring the
Union. And In the midst Of that war
he Republican party did one great
lct for the foreign born; 1t passed
he Free Homestead law. Before this
While the Democrats we're in power,
hey failed to pass that law: But the
question of protection has been with
is all this time. Before the war we
lad no paper currency. The Demo-
rats left US with no system but State
banks. Each bank issued. their own
bills. Some were good and some were
poor. Any person who wanted to
lash one OF these bills had to have
It inspected before he could cash It.
That Is the kind Of paper currency
We had in this country In 1864. The
party established our sys.
'em Of National banks and the bills
are sound. We have time and again
been threatened by the Democrats.
both In respect to our tariff and our
currency. The Democratic party came
10 under Wilson's leadership. They
said, we will conduct more econom.
cal administration The facts are
hat It has been the most extravagant
government in history. and has ex.