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( Applause . ) Confronted for the first time in the history of this glorious party of “ Gentlemen of the convention - I will not ours - confronted , I say , for the first timeattempt to inflict upon you a discussion of with a danger of ...
( Applause . ) Confronted for the first time in the history of this glorious party of “ Gentlemen of the convention - I will not ours - confronted , I say , for the first timeattempt to inflict upon you a discussion of with a danger of ...
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I subscribe to that . believed that the Republican party was made ( Applause and cheers from all over the house . ) for the good of men ; that its legislation was I believe in a protective tariff . ( More ap- intended to lift up and ...
I subscribe to that . believed that the Republican party was made ( Applause and cheers from all over the house . ) for the good of men ; that its legislation was I believe in a protective tariff . ( More ap- intended to lift up and ...
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( applause ) The proud which has already passed the house and is columns which swept the country in triumph now pending in the senate . in 1892 are broken and noiseless in 1896. Their boasted principles when they came to the test ...
( applause ) The proud which has already passed the house and is columns which swept the country in triumph now pending in the senate . in 1892 are broken and noiseless in 1896. Their boasted principles when they came to the test ...
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( Applause . ) In this contest paDelaware Florida triotism is above party and national honor is Georgia dearer than any party name . The currency Idaho and credit of the government are good now Illinois 44 and must be kept good forever ...
( Applause . ) In this contest paDelaware Florida triotism is above party and national honor is Georgia dearer than any party name . The currency Idaho and credit of the government are good now Illinois 44 and must be kept good forever ...
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I come to conclusive righteous cause , is stronger than all the whole enlistment . ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES . speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as We favor the admission of the territories ( Loud applause . ) ...
I come to conclusive righteous cause , is stronger than all the whole enlistment . ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES . speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as We favor the admission of the territories ( Loud applause . ) ...
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Page 24 - We denounce arbitrary interference by Federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the Constitution of the United States and a crime against free institutions, and we especially object to government by injunction as a new and highly dangerous form of oppression by which Federal Judges, in contempt of the laws of the States and rights of citizens, become at once legislators, judges and executioners...
Page 9 - All our silver and paper currency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth.
Page 26 - York; the farmer who goes forth in the morning and toils all day, who begins in the spring and toils all summer, and who by the application of brain and muscle to the natural resources of the country creates wealth, is as much a business man as the man who goes upon the Board of Trade and bets upon the price of grain...
Page 24 - We are unalterably opposed to monometallism which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of hard times. Gold monometallism is a British policy, and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London. It is not only un-American, but...
Page 9 - Democratic tariff as sectional, injurious to the public credit, and destructive to business enterprise. We demand such an equitable tariff on foreign imports which come into competition with American products as will not only furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will protect American labor from degradation to the wage level of other lands. We are not pledged to any particular schedules. The question of rates is a practical question to be governed by the conditions...
Page 26 - The man who is employed for wages is as much a business man as his employer; the attorney in a country town is as much a business man as the corporation counsel in a great metropolis; the merchant at the crossroads store is as much a business man as the merchant of New York...
Page 34 - All land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only.
Page 34 - We tender to the patriotic people of Cuba our deepest sympathy in their heroic struggle for political freedom and independence, and we believe the time has come when the United States, the great republic of the world, should recognize that Cuba is, and of right ought to be, a free and independent state.
Page 27 - You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
Page 25 - Confiding in the justice of our cause and the necessity of its success at the polls, we submit the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the considerate judgment of the American people. We Invite the support of all citizens who approve them and who desire to have them made effective through legislation for the relief of the people and the restoration of the country's prosperity.