The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-04

q essary and proper expenditures. "A TALL
i ure. to pursue this polity his compelled
time OF peace to sustain Its kredit TO pay
4 Its daily expenses. Is
4 This policy should be reverted, and that,
a too, as speedily as possible.S It must be
4 apparent to ALL regardlesssof past parties
lpr Affiliations, that it is o4r paramount
4 duty to provide adequate revenue for the
4 expenditures Of the government econoHni-
lcally- and prudently aadminSt ered. = This
A the Republican party has heretofore done,
and this, confidently believa it will do In
\ the future when the party is q gain ems
trusted with power In the executive ana
/ legislative branches Of our government.
The national credit. which has thus far
fortunately resisted every assault upon
j it, must and will be upheld land strength
i enetl. = f Sufficient revenues are provided
4 for the support of the government there
j will be no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public Edkbt The com
plant Of the people is not dgainst the adj
ministratton for borrowing money and Is
suing bonds to preserve tile credit of the
country, but against thet ruinous policy
which has made this NECESSARY owing to
: the policy which has beeh -inaugurated.
l The inevitable effect Of 3uch a policy Is
4 seen in the deficiency in the United States
treasury, except as it il replenished by
loans. ana in the distress Of the people
who are suffering because Of the, scant de-
mand for either their labfr or the products
of their labor. Here isl the fundamental
trouble, the remedy foH which is Repub-
! can opportunity and d1ty. ~:
During all the years bf Republican con-
troll following resumption, there was q
steady reduction Of thf public debt while
the gold reserve was facrediy maintained
and our currency amp credit preserved
| without depreciation, faint, or suspicion.
4 If we would restored this policy that
! brought us unexamIfed prosperity for
| mere than thirty years under the most
trying conditions evef known in this coun-
! try, the policy by Which we made and
| bought more goods at home and sold. more
| abroad, the trade balance would be quick
| ly turned in our f@vor, and gold would
come to us and not go from us In the
| settlement of all subj balances in the flu
1 ,ture The party thht supplied by legis1a-
| ton the vast revenues for the conduct Of
| our greatest war. that promptly restored
the credit of the country at it's close, that
| from it's abundant revenues paid off a
large share of thu debt incurred in this
war and that retumed specie, payments
and placed our paper currency upon q
| sound and enduring basis, can be safely
| trusted to preserve both our credit and
currency with honor, stability and inviola-
| bility The American people hold the in-
ancial honor of dur government as sacred
! as our flag and can be relied upon, TO
| guard 1t with tho same sleepless vigilance.
They hold it's preservation above party
|
party ties avail nothing when the spot
less credit Of our country Is threat tened, !.
. The money of Ahe United States and
every kind or form of it, whether Of pa
per- silver or gold4 must be as good as the
best in the world 1t must not only be
current at it's fulp face value at home, but
1t must be count~ at par in any and every
commercial center of the globe. The sa-
gacious and far7eeeing policy of the great
men who founded our government. the
teachings and acts Of the wisest f1nan-
ciers at every ystage In our history, the
ssteadfast faith and splendid achievements
of the great party to which we belong, and
|: the genius and integrity OF our people,
have always demanded this and will ever
maintain it. The dollar paid to the farmer,
the wage-earuer and the pensioner must
continue forever equal in purchasing and
in debt paying power to the dollar paid
to any government creditor. &, -:
The contest this year will not be waged
upon lines of theory and speculation, but
| in the fight If severe practical experience
and new ana dearly ACQUIRED knowledge.
The great body Of our citizens know what
they want and that they intend to have.
They realizethat the Republican party be-
lieves that Jour work should be done at.
home and mot abroad, and everywhere
proclaim their devotion to the principles
Of a protective tariff which, while supply
Ling adequate revenues for the govern:
ment will nfstoreAmerican production and
serve the best interests of American la
Dor and development. Our appeal, there
| FORE, is NOT to a false philosophy OF vain
theories bit to the masses Of the Amer1-
can people,, the plain, practical people
whom Lincoln loved and trusted and
whom the Republican party has always
| faithfully sgtriven to serve.
| The platform adopted by the national
careful consideration and has my unquali-
| fed Approval. It is matter Of gratifica-
ton to ME, as am sure It must be to
YOU. andS Republicans everywhere, and
! to all our people everywhere, that the ex-
preston Of it's declaration Of principles are
too plain and positive to leave any chance
for doubt .or Question as to their purport,
and meaning, but you will not expect me
to discuss itsI provisions: at length or In
any detail at this time It will, how
ever, be my duty and pleasure at some
future day I'd make to you and through
| you to the great party you represent a
more formal acceptance Of the nomination
rendered me- / No one could be more pro-
foundly grateful than ! for the nanifesta-
have 80 eloquently spoken. Tt shall be my
aim to attest this appreciation by an un>
snaring DEVOTION to what T esteem the
best interests Of the people, and In this
work L askf the counsels and support Of
YOU. gentlemen, and of every other friend
b =
T thank ybu and your associates OF the
notiications committee and the great par-
~ and convention at=Whose instance you
come for tie high and exceptional disttnc-
ton bestowed upon me.
The notification committee are, with
perhaps al single exception, enthusiastic
and radiant with hope. They believe the
country Will cast an enormous Republican
vote and that Mckinley and Hobart will
have a great many more votes in the
electoral college than were received by the
Ia st successful Republican. candidate. The
tariff is the Issue which, IN the opinion OF
all Northern. Eastern and Pacific slope
memberstwill be the great effective issue.
MANY mdmbers from the far West think
the Republicans OF their states are so
thoroughiy convinced of the necessity Df
maintaining a rea sonable protective tariff
that thew will not desert the party on acs
count of their free silver tendencies The
member from Alabama thinks the far1n<
ers and korkingmen in his state will be
ca rried AWAY by the silver craze. Con-
fidential talks with all Of the Southern Re-
publicana here today reveal the fact that
between Populism and free silver the Res
publicana have little to hope for. South.
Exceptions must be made, however, In re-
sEect to maryland West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Missouri. The Republicans ex-
pect to c3rry at least two Of three states.
There VIII be lively fight in Michigan,
but therd Is absolute unanimfty Concern
ing the rbsult in the Northern and East
ern states. The Republicans expect to
Carry evefy one Of these
At $3.50 fhis afternoon a large delegate