The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-03

mense sum Of 81. $50, 27s, 14s, a sum ereaEer
vlious year In 1883. owing to Tho threat
Of unfriendly tariff LEGISLATION. the total
dropped to ss47. 6s5, 1874. Our exports Of do
but reciprocity still secured US a large
trade in Central and South America, and
a larger trade with the West Indies than
we had over before enjoyed.
country and Spain, touching the markets
Of Cuba and Puerto Rico. was announced
t Sepsem m1sb C !; ISL: The growth Of our our
hour Rim in isss, t So. rs: in nq 1ss et'iss s.4o osF and IN
i isS eS2. 2s; Here vas a growth Of nearly
four to Cuba for the year ending June 80.
1895 the year following the repeal Of the
reciprocity treaty. fell to 37S. S56 barrels, a
loss Of nearly half our trade with that
Similar examples might be given. but
enough 10 shown Of the efficacy Of the
restoration Of its reciprocity provisions.
In n ny Judgment congress should imme.
any. as time and experience sanction as
wise and proper; The underlying princi-
PIE 81 this iestslation must however. be
kets for our surplus agricultural and man
ufactured products. without loss to the
american laDOrer OF q single days WORK
that he might otherwise procure.
am In hearty sympathy with the pres
ent legislation restraining foreign immi-
grafton and favor such extension of the
from invasion by the debased and GRIM
inal classes Of the old world: We want
no immigrants who do not seek our shores
none to participate in the advantages "f
our civilization who do not sympathize
with our aims and form Of government.
W ah>vrIl AoAt.y ~>n4 xuyhN $500 81 L..
war upon our institutions. and profit by
such our gates must be tightly closed.
co mHs ptitease that at t oar re eISif servlc nsti iaws
shall be sustained and thoroughly and
honestly. enforced, and extended wherever
ton Of the party for the past twenty
o u years. and will be faithfully observed.
There are other important and timely
declarations in the platform which can,
with saying that they have tmy approval.
II, as republicans. we ave lately ad-
great stress and earnestness, to the new
and unexpected assault Upon the financial
integrity. of the government. we have
done it because the menace is so grave
as to demand special consideration. and
because we are convinced that II the peo-
pie are aroused to the true understanding
and meaning Of thin silver and nd i1 1a a
In doing this we feel that we render
the best service possible to the country,
and we .a aSRp nsir, to the Of in tSs esoSIe. i G9e-
spective OF party. or section, for their
earnest support.
We avoid no issues. We meet the sud
upon law and order and upon those to
whom is confded by the constitution and
laws, the authority to uphold and main
made. with the same courage that we
have faced every emergency since the or
ganization Of our party more than forty
be assured; everything else can wait. The
spirit of lawlessness must be ~extinguished
by the fires of an unselAsh end lofty pa
Every attack upon the public faith and
every suggestion Of the reputation OF
debts, public or private, must be rebuked
the best policy, or who love their country
n would preserve its national honor.
The country is to be congratulated upon
tional lines which for many years marked
the division of the United States into
slave and free territory, and finally
governments by the dread ordeal of civil
war. The era of reconciliation. so long
and earnestly desired by Gen. Grant and
south. has happily come. and the feeling
of distrust and hostility between the sec
tons is everywhere vanishing. let US hope
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home, increase our power and influence
abroad, and add to the permanency and
security of our free Institutions, than the
restoration of cordial relations between
the people of all sections and parts of our
beloved country. If called by the SURFACES
Of the people to assume the duties Of the
high office Of president Of the United
States, I h count 1t a privilege to aid,
even In the slightest degree. In the pro-
motion Of the spirit OF fraternal regard
which should animate and govern the
citizens of every section. state. or part Of
the republic. After the lapse of a century
since its utterance. let us at length, and
forever hereafter. heed the admonition Of
Washington:
There should be no north. no south. no
east. nc west-but a common country"
1t shall be my constant aim to improve
every opportunity to advance the cause
Of good government by promoting that
spirit Z RI Of fSr6e ar aIs and Justice which
piness by Joining most heartily In all prop
er efforts to restore the relations of broth
erly respect and affection which In our
of all the states. 1 would be glad to con-
tribute owards binding in indivisible un-
ion the different divisions of the country,
m melHh; Of 'n sympat hS~ and da interest eesty to ,n "Weid
them together more strongly thar ever"
I would rejoice to see demonstrated to
the world that the north and the south
and the east and the west are not sepa-
rated or in danger of becoming separated
because of sectional or party differences.
The war Is long since overS 1--WE are not
will faithfully and cordially cooperate
under the approving smile of Him who
has thus far so signally sustained and
guided us. to preserve inviolate our coun-
order and it's continued ascendancy among
the greatest governments on earth
W ckinley.
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