The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-10

seeking only the glory and welfare of
the country, it is forever pressing for
ward to new duties and fresh conquests
for the people.
The republican party does not appeal
to party or factional spirit, 1t is
broad and catholic in its composition,
Under it's banner there is room and
welcome for all who will serve in the
cause Of good government. 1 like to
think of our party as one who wins to
it's support the masses Of the American
people-not by appeals to party pride,
or to avarice for office; not to the shin
ing glory of it's past record, or the ad-
hesion of blind partisanship, but by
the honesty of its purpose, the sound
ness Of it's principles, it's devotion to
American interests and its ability to
advance, expand and grow up to the
national requirements of every passing
year. 1t has not surrendered in defeat
or abandoned single one of it's beliefs.
And to-day it looks out over a country
more unanimously won to it's side than
ever before in its history Every north
ern state, including Connecticut and
New Jersey, every western state, every
Pacific state and besides these Della
ware, Maryland, Kentucky and West
Virginia are within the republican fold.
They are there because the masses of
the people-deceived and betrayed by
the democratic party--have come to un-
derstand that the true interests of our
country are only to be conserved under
the policy of the national republican
no o,.tx Of
ly concerned for their welfare impa-
tient and indignant at the misgovern-
ment of the last three years, are going
to control this presidential election in
their own interest. They will declare
the republican candidate and they will
elect him. Upon what platform? The
twenty millions of wage earners in
this country want two things: They
want good wages and they want those
wages paid in good money.
The silver question has been argued
out and the people have made up their
minds clearly on the subject No other
question, excepting the tariff, has ever
been accorded such long, patient and
extended hearing. Days and weeks and
months of time it has occupied the at
tention of congress in both houses, on
innumerable occasions, during many
years. The question is understood.
The people of the country have made
up their minds that we cannot alone,
against the rest of the world, MAIN
tain the free coinage of the white
metal; that to grant the demands of
the silver men would would be the es-
tablishment of silver monometallism,
the driving of gold from this country
and the impairment of our national
credit. 1t would be dishonest and dis
honorable. Failing to convince the
country by argument, the representa-
tives Of the silver interests now aban-
don persuasion and try ,eoercion. But
the republican party cannot be CO.
creed. 1t will remain steadfast in it's
adherence to sound financial principles,
no matter who may threaten or oppose.
The intelligent sentiment of the re-
publican party does not demand cur
rency solely and entirely gold but it
does demand a currency that is as good
as gold. The use of gold, silver and
paper as money is familiar to the peo-
pie of this country; they are satisfied
that is demanded is that silver and
paper shall be maintained at a value
equal to the standard money of the
world. And without any question, the
standard money of the commercial
world Is gold
The history Of the republican party
and all it's traditions are for honest
money. 1t struggled with the green
back heresy and by the help of Presi-
dent Grant overthrew it. Never has it
been untrue to the standard of finan-
cial honor and honesty, and it never
will be. The great majority of our
people are essentially sound in their
opinion upon that question.
The people want no more tariff re-
form" of the kind supplied by the dem
ocratic party. The promised reduction
in the price of the necessaries of life
has, as we told them, been of no special
benefit to men who for lack of funds
were not in the market. The expert
ence of the last three years adds one
more practical argument to the posi-
ton of the protectionists, who have al
ways maintained that high tariffs bring
prosperity and that low tariffs cause
business depression and popular dis
tress.
The tariff reformer has never con-
vinced the judgment of the working
man. He has succeeded in arousing his
passion by unfair appeals to prejudice
against the employers of labor, and by
vilification of American manufacturers.
In the blight and suffering that have
ensued reason has returned to the Ia
boring men of America. They have
seen their jobs transferred to foreign
workshops and the wages they vainly
hoped for received by the workmen of
other countries.
When we shall have nominated our
candidate it will be no weakness in
him that our opponents shall call him
a protectionist. That is exactly the
kind of a candidate the people are look
ing for. They are impatient of the ar
guments of professors of political econ
omy; what they want is not cheap
goods, but work and wages. If protec-
ton will give them that, they can stand
it even if they have to pay a few cents
more for a pane of glass or a bag of
salt or suit of clothes. Low prices
and no money are not to be preferred
even to high prices, if there be also
good wages.
Give us again republican rule, with
fair protection for American manufac-
turers and American workmen, sound
money. revenue enough to pay our ma
tional expenses. an administration that
is thoroughly, wisely, honorably Amer