Evening star., 1896-06-18

PLY practiced in its control of the execu-
tive and legislative branches of the gov
ernnent that policy of the protection of
American industries and that practice of
sound finance which gave to the republic
Its era of greatest prosperity and its De
riod of the largest returns for capital the
fullest employment for labor and the high
est wages for work in the history of our
nation in the closing year of the admin
istration of that able and Accomplished
statesman, benjamin Harrison.
Mr. BIaine's Forecast.
a few weeks preceding the convention
of four years ago at Minneapolis I had an
afternoon with Mr.. Blaine. With marvel
Gus intuition he forecast the future. He
said: Substantially all the forces of oppo-
sition. of distrust and of disappointment,
of theory and of imagination which accu-
mulate against party that has been in
power for over thirty years are now con-
centrated for an assault upon our position.
ana Is certain to succeed. The democratic
party and its allies of populism and of all
OTTER IsIns are destined in this campaign
no matter who is our candidate or what is
our PLATFORM. to secure possession of the
government. The country knows 20 its
loss, Its sorrow and its grief that the pre-
diction has been fulfilled in every part. In
us fullilElent the United States has the
experience and Europe has the business
and prosperity
we meet TO take up the broken cord of
national development and happiness and
INK IL once more TO the car of progress
Our industries Stagnant, our manufacturers
paralyzetl, our agriculture tiisbeartened
our artisans unemployed our finances dis
ordered, our treasury bankrupt orr credit
impaired, our position among the nations
OF the world questioned all look TO this
convention ana call upon It's wisdom for
hope and rescue.
BriEht Rt.sn hi
The conditions created by the practice of
democratic policies. the promise of demo-
cratic measures and the differences of
democratic statesmen would seem to ar
que an unquestioned and oyerwhelmine
triumph for the republican party In the
coming election. No matter how brillia MT
the promise. no matter how serene the out
look, 1t is the part of WISDOM with the un-
certainties of politics and our recent expe-
rience OF the tragic shifting of issues to
ne careful, prudent and wise in platform
and III candidate.
The last few years have been a cam
palgn OF university extension among the
people of the United States and while We
may IN platform and candidate meet al,
tae requirements of party obligations and
party expectations. We must remember
that there is vast constituency which
mas niue realty to parties or 10 organiza-
tionS, but votes for the man and the nrin-
c12ies which are in accord with their
views IN the administration of the country.
Ihe whole country, north, south, east and
west, without any division in our lines, or
out or them. stands, after what has han
iened in the last three years, for the pro
lection OF American Industries. for the
principle of reciprocity and for America
tor americans But compact neighbor-
mood OF great commemorative. in which arc
concentrated the majority Of the non,Io-
tioH, OF the manufactures and OF the indus
triai energies of the United States. h.s
1ouho that business and credit exist oniy
Win the stability Of sound money
Commerce aud Patriotism,
ut has become the fashion OF late 70 de-