The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-30
The Supreme Issue.

The significant fact about Major Nc
Kinley is that he does not scare nor
weaken. Every kind of pressure has
recently been brought against him for
the purpose of frightening him into an
acceptance of Democracy's new gage
of battle the currency question: but he
does not bulge an inch froSn the posi-
ton that our money was all right until
Democratic free trade legislation made
it scarce and hard to get either as
wages or profit; and that 1t will be all
right once more just as soon as the Re-
publican party is enabled to restore Pro-
lection. Listen to this from his mag
nii:oeut speech of acceptance:
"The government of the United States
must raise enough money to meet botn
its current expenses and increasing
needs. Its revenues should be raised
SO as to protect the material interests
of our people, with the lghtest possible
drain upon their resources, and mair-
tain that high standard of civilization
which has distinguished our country for
more than century of it's existence. \
failure to pursue this policy has COM
PEELED the government to borrow money,
in n time, of peace, to sustain its credit
and pay its daily expenses. This policy
should be reversed, and, that. too, as
speedily as possible. 1t must be appar-
ent to ALL regardless of past party ties
and affiliations, that it is our duty to
provide adequate revenue for the eX-
penditures of the government economic
ally and prudently administered. This
the Republican party has heretofore
done, and this, confidently believe, it
will do in the future when the party is
again entrusted with power in the eX-
ecutive and legislative branches Of our
government. The national credit
which has thus far fortunately resisted
every assault upon 1t, must and will be
upheld and strengthened. If sufficient
revenues are provided for the support
of the government there will be no ne
cessity for borrowing money and in
creasing the public debt.
1.-THE complaint of the people Is not
| against the administration for borrow
/ ing money and issuing bonds to preserve
the credit of the country, but against
the ruinous policy which has made this
| necessary. The inevitable effect
Of such policy is seen in the deficiency
! in the United States treasury except as
it is replenished by loans, and in the
| distress Of people who are suffering be-
! cause of the scant demand for their la
| bor and the products of their labor
Here is the fundamental trouble, the
remedy for which is Republican oppor-
tunity and duty. During all the years
Of Republican control following re-
sumption, there was steady reduction
of the public debt while the gold re-
serve was sacredly maintained, and our
currency and credit preserved without
| depreciation, taint or suspicion. If We
would restore this policy, that brought
us unexampled prosperity for more thar
thirty years under the most trying con.
ditons ever known in this country, the
policy by which we made and bought
more goods at home and sold more
abroad, the trade balance would bC
quickly turned in our favor, and golC
would come to us and not go from Us
in the settlement of all such balances il
the future"
1t will be seen that the Republican
candidate deliberately ignores the fran.
tic challenge Of the gold and silver
extremists to stake out the lines ot
battle on new issue and insists al
heretofore that until the tariff question
Is settled finally in behalf of adequate
protection to American industry ther,
can be no permanent prosperity. This
is courageous, explicit and clear headed
Events will demonstrate that it is wise
The people can get fooled ON the money
question. Few persons understand it
Fewer yet have reached fixed and fina
conclusion with reference to 1t. Bu
nobody in all this land is ignorant or un
certain as to the benefits of Protection
or as to the havoc Of free trade. for boil
have been vividly demonstrated within
/ the brief period Of four years. And i
only needs to get Projections friends to-