New-York tribune., 1896-07-08

your intelligent and patriotic dey'tion 70 ne endHr M
ing principles Of protective tariff which wise;y q d's
currency whose integrity ca: challenge. and
and mpor ant duties OF this high office. the Repubi-
can National Convention. with a unanimi,y and en-
dae for a he 1ed a saies
We know i to b s 60 ~" " N he
contest For you and your Distinguished associat te
we bespcak the enthusiastic and nteil.gent supp9r.
o. all our countrymen who desire that prosperity
shall again rule throughout the Republic
When Mr. Fairbanks had finished his address
Mr. Hobart bowed. and Immediately began TO
read his reply, which frequently interrupted
by applause, especially his remarks on protec-
ton and sound money. Even the ardent Pater-
sonans who have for years looked upon Mr..
Hobart as a close student Of the political and
economic questions OF the day, were surprised
at the knowledge and thought which he dis
played In treating these important subjects ana
every word he uttered was listened TO with DEFER
ential attention. Many OF tho crowd in the street
were laborers who have suffered from the ef-
fects OF the tariff tinkering Of the present Ad-
ministration and they indorscd his utterances
in regard 70 protection with wild applause.
Mr. Hobarts Response 10 Mr.. Fairbanks fol-
lows:
MIR. HOBARTS REPLY.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Com ntiee:
s ss 70 for e khG ID a a IN Nhc
you convey the formal announcenent OF my LoIn. m
the Republican National Convention a. St. Louis.
am PROFOUNDLY ssnsSe 81 ns m. hnTf he State "a IN
which al my te has ben spsnt & IN ny sescuHn as
which involves the very gravest ISSUES. WIN one
career Il the highest Intelligence and best spirit Q,
his party, and with whom my personal re-, ~o,S s
are such afford guarantee OF periect ac-
cord In the work OF the campaign which lies before
Concurrng without reserve in all the declara- "a.
tions OF principle and policy embodied in The 81;
Louis PLATFORM accept the nomlnatlon tendered
an and with an honest purposs. in The >, even, .st
at the People shall ra hs sh9SS SS duties oy whc ss
may devolve upon me with sole reference to the
Let me add that 1t will be my earnest eror; IN the
coming campaign 20 contribute n every way pos
SID 10 and ds VIII as to the important ssues Of the
time stands for the bes; interests Of the people
ton involves most serious consequences to every In
terest and every citizen Of uhe country .,
mated. There can be no financial secnr,y no
business stability. no real prosperity where the
policy OF the Government as 10 that question is al
D'a rod . is the one standard Of value among al
aI anancai Transactions Of whatever character
, h,..nass en,erpr SIS al Individual or corporate
investments are adjusted to IT. An honest dollar:
worth 100 cents everywhere cannot be coined out OF
q cents worth Of silver plus legislative n fst
by produce inca.culable loss appalling disaster and
a. is a fundamental principle IN coinage. recog-
n,zed and followed by a.! the statesmen ot America
~ ,ha nes and neve- yet safely departed from. tina:
,h.re can be on.y one basis upon which sod an!
liver may be concurren:.y coined as money ana
That basis Is equality: not In weight but IN the com
er al value OF the metal contained In the respec-
i've coins This commcrcia. value is hxei by tne
.rLc,s NJ the w,rG win which the great interests
~ country are necessarily connected By innu-
merable bus ness ties. which cannot be seversd or
,,nnnred G~ent and seif-re.iant our country Is.
is raa, moi alone within It's own borders ana upon
;,s own resources but because II also reaches OUT
-. ,be ends OF the earth In all the manifold depart.
van,s ~ ~ ~ business exchange and commerce, ana
must maintain with honor It's stan1ng ana credit
sn,onr the nations OF the earth :,
a.e nsa question admits Of no comprom Sc ~ Is
vital principle at stake but II Is IN no sense Paru-
W.. W., or secfonal II concerns all the people ours
s.' 20 orc ~ the foremost nat ons, must have none
,arv standard equal TO the best .,, =. -.
zap taneraflve that this question should be set
~ nov in such a way as to restore pubic CONN
dence here and every where In the integrity OF our
n,ose A doubt Of that integrity among the other