The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-19
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No party, no matter how glorious It's
achievements or how brilliant its sue
cesses, can rely upon the past Its for
mer triumphS are only its certificates
Of character. which must be met by con-
tinuing effort as beneicent and wise as
anything OF which ii boasts. The party
which is to permanently govern a cOun-
try and IS secure IN its past, must not
only be equal TO the present, but mus;
forecast and provide for the future.
The Republican party has held posses
sion OF the government OF the United
States for more than a generation be-
cause il has tr1umphantly met these
conditions. The unequalled success OF
the Republican party, its hold upon the
country and its maSterful influence up
on affairs have been due 70 the fact
that in every crisis its principles have
solved the problems Of the hour and
its selected leader has been the man OF
the occasion The greatest moral and
patriotic questions which free people
were ever called upon 10 meet were
slavery and secession in the early days
of our organization. But with Union
and Liberty as our watchword and
with Lincoln as our leader We saved the
republic and emancipSted the slaves.
The passionate and critical issues OF
reconstruction Were successfully met
and the hostile sections happily united
by a policy of Cancellation which could
only secure the consent of the victors
and the assent of the conquered by the
influence of the soldier president who
had the confidence of the armies which
he had led in triumph and the enemies
rx-l,rv Ha no al wi N
a period when progress halted because
Of the distrust OF commemorative and
their citizens of each other the latter
and better judgment of the country
expressed its acknowledgement of the
non-partisanship and judicial fairness
Of Hayes and Evarts. The youth who
came to manhood after the civil war
and knew little of its agonies or its an
imosities, found a glorious example Of
American possibility and achievement
in the canal driver, the college student,
the school principal, the college presi-
dent, the Union general, the illustrious
debater in the house of represen tatives,
the brilliant and magnetic Garfield,
In defeat and In victory. for the policies
which stood for the development Of
American industries, for America for
Americans, whether native or natural
lied, and for the reciprocity which
bound the North American and South
American continents together, we had
the Plumed knight of our enthusiasm
and our love, James @. Blaine. AS a
new generation came to the majority,
to whom the past was a legend, the
present the difficult task of devel-
opment and prosperity and the future
theory without experience, the Republi-
can party again happily practiced, in
it's control of the executive and legisla-
the branches of the government, that
policy of the protection of American in
dustries and the practice of sound fl
nance which gave TO the republic It's
era Of grea test prosperity and its per-
iod Of the largest returns for capital,
the fullest employment for labor and the
highest wages for work in the history
of our nation in the closing year of the
administration of that able and accom-
plished statesman, Benjamin Harrison.
A few weeks preceding the conven-
ton Of four ysars ago at Minneapolis
had an afternoon with Mr.. Blaine.
With marvellous intuition he forecast
the future. He said: Substantially
al the forces of opposition. distrust and
disappointment, OF theory and Of i'm
agination which accumulate against a
party that has been in power for over
thirty years are now concentrated for
an assault upon our position and are
certain to succeed. The Democratic
party and its allies of POpuism and OF
all other isms are destined IN this cam
paign, no matter who is our candidate,
or what is our platform, 20 secure pos
session Of the government" The cOun-
try knows TO its loss, its sorrow and
It's grief, that the prediction mas been
fulfilled IN every part In Its fulfill
msnt the United States has the expert
snce and Europe has the business and
We meet to take up the broken cord
Of national development and happiness
and link ii once more 10 the car OF pro
gress. our industries stagnant, our
ma nufsctures parlyzed, our agriculture
our artizsas unemployed. I
Dur finances disordered. our treasury
bankrupt, our credit impaired. our po-
sitIOn among the nations OF the world
questioned, all look 20 this convention Z
and cal upon its wisdom for hope ana /
rescue.
The conditions created by the prac- !
tee Of Democratic policies. the promise /
)f Democratic measures and the differ I
snces Of Democratic Statesmen would I
seem 70 argue an unquestiJned and 4
triumph for the Rspubil- I
an party IN the coming election No \
natter how brilliant the promise, 10 Z
natter how serene the outlook. - = 4
ne part ~ vision. win the uncertain
les OF politics and our recent experience
Il tragic shifting q issues. n be care
I'll, prudent and wise In platform aad
TIE last few years have been a cam
Daign az university extension among the
,eople q The United States. and while
sc may IN platform and candidate meet
n TIE requirements = party obliga-
ions and party expectations. we must
'eme-ncer that there Is vast con
walch has Ertle fealty 20 par-
Is or "a organizat lions but votes for the
ran and for ire principles which ar n
.ccord with their VIEWS II the admins
ration q The country. Ire whole
'ountry. nCT1a. south. east ard west.
WITHOUT any division in our lsnes. or cut
Z then. stands. after what has hap
cred IN ne last three years. for ne
,7UtectSon - American f1d8stres. ~
he principle = reciprocity AID for
nerica fgr Americans. But a con
.act leiEhborhood n great c8mmnon-
reaItEs. u ah3ea are co1cenfrzted she
a. t0rtty - the population. a. The naau-
zcturss ard y tle Industrial enerEles
2 The Cul.ed STATES. nss found sbar
business snd creiit exist cziy win she
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