Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-06
OUR NATIONAL HONOR.
Mr.. Mckinley. In His Speech to the
Notification Committee, Says
1t 10 Involved In the Cur
rency Question.

Ii 10 involved In the Cur
rency Question.
Senator Thurston and Gentlemen of
the Notification Committee Of the Repub-
lican National Convention: To be select
ed as their Presidential candidate by
great party convention, representing so
vast number of the people OF the Unit
cd States, Is most distinguished honor,
for which would not conceal my high
appreciation, although deeply sensible OF
the great responsibilities of the trust anu
my inability to bear them without the
generous and constant support OF my TEL
low countrymen.
"Great as is the honor conferred. equal
ly arduous and important is the duty inn
posed, and in accepting the one l assume
the other, relying upon the. patriotic
devotion of the people to the best inter-
csts of our beloved country, and the sus-
aiming care and aid of him without
whose support all we do is empty and
vain. Should the people ratify the
choice of the great convention for which
you speak, my only aim will be to pro-
mote the public good, which In America
is always the good of the greatest num-
Der, the honor of our country, and the
welfare of the people.
1.-THE questions to be settled in the ma
tional contest this year are as serious
and important as any of the great gov,
ernmental problems that have. confronted
They command our sober judgment and
settlement free from partisan prejudice
and passion, beneficial TO ourselves ana
BETTING the honor and grandeur of the
republic. They touch every interest OF
our common country.
Much Is Involved.
sour industrial supremacy. our pro-
ductive capacity. our business and COM
mcrcial prosperity our tabor and its re-
wards, our national credit and currency,
our proud financial honor, and our splen-
did free citizenship-the birthright OF
every American--are all involved in the
pending campaign. and thus every home
in the land is directly and intimately con-
nected with their proper settlement.
Great are the issues involved in the COM
ing election. and eager and earnest are
the people for their right determination.
Our domestic trade must be won back
and our idle workingmen employed in
gainful occupations at American wages.
Our home market must be restored to its
proud rank of first in the world, and
our foreign trade, so precipitately cut OIL
by adverse national legislation, reopened
on fair and equitable terms for our sur
plus agricultural and manufacturing
products.
protection and reciprocity. twin meas
ures of q true American policy, should
ment of the government at Washington.
Public confidence must he resumed and
the skill, the energy and the capital OF
our country find ample employment nj
home, sustained, encouraged and defend
ed against the unequal competition and
serious disadvantage with which they
are now contending.
Must Raise Sufficient Revenue.
soplo .ouo.uu.on. oe A. rrn;.o1 cto+os
must raise enough money to meet both
its current expenses and increasing needs
Its revenues should be so raised as to
protect the material interests of our
people, with the lightest possible drain
upon their resources, and maintain that
high standard of civilization which has
distinguished our country for more than
century of its existence. The income
of the government, repeat, should equal
its necessary and proper expenditures
A failure to pursue this policy has com.
PEELED the government to borrow money
in time of peace, to sustain its credit
and pay its daily expenses. This policy
should be reversed, and that, too, as
speedily as possible.
''It must be apparent to all. REGARDLESS.
of past party ties or affiliations, that it il
our paramount duty to provide adequate
revenue for the expenditures of the gov
eminent economically and prudently ad
ministered. The Republican party has
heretofore done. this, and this l conf
IDENTITY believe it will do in the future
when the party is again intrusted will
power in the executive and Legislative,
branches of our government. The ma
tional credit. which has thus far fortu
nately resisted every assault upon il
must and will be upheld and strength
ened. If sufficient revenues are provided
for the support of the government tser,
will be no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public debt.
Policy Is at Fault.
"The complaint of the people is no
against the administration for borrowin,
money and issuing bonds to preserve tn,
credit of the country, but against tn,
ruinous policy which has made this nee
essary. 1t is but an incident, and a nee
cssary one. to the policy which has beer
inaugurated. The inevitable effect O
such policy is seen in the deficiency o
the United States treasury except as il il
replenished by loans, and in the distress
of the people. who are suffering becaus,
of the scant demand for either their labo
or the products of their labor. Here i
the fundamental trouble. the remedy 70
which is Republican opportunity an,
duty.
During all the years of Republican
control following resumption there wa
while the gold reserve was sacredl,
maintained and our currency and credi
preserved without depreciation, faint. o
suspicion. If we would restore this Dol
icy, that brought us unexampled pros
perity for more than thirty years. unde
the most trying conditions ever known il
this country, the policy by which w
made and bought more goods at hom
and sold more abroad, the trade balsnc
would be quickly turned in our favor
and gold would come to us and not q
from us in the settlement of all sue
balances in the future. The party tina
supplied by legislation the vast revenue
for the conduct of our greatest war. an
promptly restored the credit of the coun
try at its close, and that from its abnnj
ant revenues paid off large share of tn
debt incurred in this war, and that Ee
sumed specie payments and placed on
paper currency upon a sound and enduI
ing basis, can be safely trusted to pre
serve both our credit and currency wit
honor, stability, and inviolability.
Our Financial Honor Is Sacred.
"The American people hold the finar
cial honor of our government as sacre
as our flag, and can be relied upon I
guard it with the same sleepess vigi
ance. They hold its preservation abov