Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-28

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would reduce these earnings at least 10 pei
cent. or by $1,000. 900 000 a sum equal to oui
entire public debt, even with the vast demo
cratic accretions of the last three years
Compared with this enormous sum, how
utterly trivial the cost Of maintaining oui
gold reserve at point that shall dssipatt
all doubt
1--WE have had" the speaker continued
| "an unsteady and unskillful administration
OF the treasury, which has permitted our
gold reserve to go below the point Of danger
before repenishing 1t, and has either pro-
duced some grave international situation OF
awaited a disturbed market, as prehm-
mary condition to the selling OF bonds. Our
public credit has thus been impaired and
our vast business interests have been held
trembling over the preclpice of silver mono
metallsm.
CALL BACK THE REPUBLICANS.
"The obvious remedy for this financial
condition is to call back to power the party
that has shown that 1t possesses the capacity
to manage the treasury and which has al
ways provided the needed revenue and pro-
vided a way to strengthen and not weaken
the gold reserve
"But this Is not enough. We owe 1t to
the friends of silver as we'll as to the country,
| to frankly and unequivocaly define our posi-
ton. While we should exert our influence
with foreign nations for their cooperation in
securing any necessary broadening Of the
| financial basis upon which business rests, we
should not. Notwithstanding that co-opera-
| tion, add a single ounce OF silver to the
! 5000 tons of that metal under which the
| treasury vaults are now groanng."
| Mr.. Mccall closed his address with an
| eulogy of Thomas b. Reed as candidate
| for the presidential nomination. "Mr. Reed"
| he said, "is first and foremost a man who
would oppose jobbery with all the rugged
| strength of his nature, and who would not
swerve from the straight path of public duty
for the presidency itself. His position OH the
| financial question is free from all doubt
The cause OF protection never had more
| powerful champion in the halls of congress.
| If, my fellow republicans, you want leader
who will make not only a great candidate, but
| a great president, whose administration will
strengthen his party through the signal bene-
fits 1t will confer upon his country, then ask
the republicans of the nation to Join hands
with you and put at the head of their
column in the battle of 1896 that man of
dauntless courage and unstained honor that
great parliamentarian who beat down the OBJ
struction that paralyzed the house of repre-
sentatives, that broad minded and enlight-
ened statesman, Thomas 3. Reed of Maine"
Senator Lodge, as chairman, presented the
report of the committee on resolutions. He
was frequently interrupted with applause.
This was especially marked when the Cuban
and gold standard planks and the section re-
ferrng to the separation of church and
state were read, but all previous demonstra-
tions were not to be compared with the
roar that followed the mention Of Reeds
name as the nominee of the republicans of
Massachusetts, for the presidency. Then the
enthusiasm arose to a climax, and round
after round OF applause rolled up through
the hall
The resolutions are as follows
Massachusetts has always given an un-
wavering support to the national candidates
of the republican party. We now pledge it's
electoral vote to the candidates to be chosen
by the convention at st. Louis. The con-
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upon which the republican party will go to
the country. AS the representatives of the
republicans Of Massachusetts, we desire to
not only promise the national convention
our faithful support for the candidates they
shall nominate, but also to set forth tie
opinions Of this great and steadfast repub-
lican state as to the questions of the day
and the policies to be pursued.
1.-TWO years of uncontrolled democratic
supremacy were enough to prove that the
democratic party was unable to conduct the
government without disaster to the country
Thirty years of rule have shown that the
republican party, both in war and in peace,
is able to govern and to legislate. For this
reason alone the national administration
should be taken away from those who have
failed and returned to those who have been
successful and efficient.
1--WE believe the government should have
an ample revenue with sufficient surplus over
ordinary expenditures to provide for coast
defenses, for the steady building up Of the
navy and for the constant reduction of the
public debt.
1--WE believe that the present tariff with
its lowered rates and its destructive and
dishonest system CT undervaluations should
be replaced by one framed on protective
principles, and arranged to give ample pro-
lection to American wages and American in
dustry and to restore the reciprocity policy
of James G. Blame.
1--WE have always given protection to our
ship builders. In late years we have neg
ected to protect our ship owners. We be-
leve the time has come to return to the n ,licy
of Washington and Hamilton, which, by dis
eliminating duties in favor of American
bottoms, secured 80 per cent of our carrying
trade to American ships and which, II now
restored, would again revive our shipping
and cause American freights to be paid to
Americans.
OPPOSED TO SILVER.
1--WE regard the silver agitation as hurtful
TO business and destructive of confidence and
as has recently been shown hostile to ali
tariff legislation designed to give protection
to cur Industries and revenue to our treasury.
1--WE ara entirely opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and to any
change in the existing gold standard, except
by international agreement; each dollar must
be kept as good as every other dollar The
credit OF the United States must be main
tanned at the highest point 80 that 1t can
not be questioned anywhere at home or
abroad. Every promise must be rigidly kept
and every obligation redeemable in coin must
lie paid in gold.
1--WE are opposed to the unsound and dan
gerous system of state banks. We support
the national banking system and believe that
1t should be SO amended as to give it room
for expansion and opportunity to meet the
demands of the growing business and popu-
lation of the country.
The civil service laws which remove the
public service from the control Of favortisrn, |
patronage and politics should be honestly and
thoroughly enforced and the classified service |
extended wherever 1t is possible.
Immigration should be restricted and the |
republican party should pledge itself to pass
at once law to exclude at least the totally |
ignorant and illiterate.
"The United States should adhere rigidly |
to the American principle of the entire sep |
aration of church and state and no approprla- |
tlon Of public money for sectarlan schools, |
whether for the Indians for others, should |
be permitted
STRONG FOREIGN POLICY.
1--WE believe in foreign policy which shall
be at all times and with all nations firm,
vigorous and dignihed. Our interests in the
American continents must be Carefully
guarded AMI for the protection of those in
tereots we should maintain our influence in 1
The Hawaiian Islands and build and control |
the Iathmlan canal.
1--WE have never interiered and shall not
now interfere with the long-established pos