The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-01
M'KINLEY's ACCEPTANCE.

support OF my fellow countrymen- Great
as is the honor conferred, equally arduous
and important is the duty imposed, and in
| accepting the one / assume the other,
relying upon the patriotic devotion of the
| people to the best interests of our be-
! loved country and the sustaining care of
Him without whose support all we do is
! empty and vain. Should the people ratify
! the choice Of the great convention for
which you speak, my only aim viii be 10
promote the public good, which. in Amer
| ica is always the good of the greatest
number, the honor of our country ana the
welfare Of the people.
| the questions to be settled IN the con-
| test this year are as serious and important
as any OF the great governmental prob
lens that have confronted US in the past
quarter of a century. They command
our sober judgment and a settlement free
from partisan prejudice and passion. bene-
| fetal to ourselves and befibting the honor
and grandeur of the republic. They
| touch every interest of our common coun-
| try. Our industrial supremacy. our pro-
ductive capacity, our business and COM
mercial prosperity, our labor and its re-
wards, our national credit and currency,
our proud financial honor and our splen-
| did free citizenship-the birthright of
every American-are all involved in the
pending campaign, and thus every home
! in the land is directly and intimately con-
nected with their proper settlement.
GREAT ISSUES TO BE SETTLED.
Great are the issues involved in the
coming election and eager and earnest the
people for their right determination. Our
domestic trade must be won back and our
idle workingmen employed in gainful occu-
pationS at American wages. Our home
market must be restored to its proud rank
OF first in the world, and our foreign
trade, so perceptibly cut off by adverse
national legislation, reopened on fair and
equitable terms for our surplus agricul-
tural and manufacturing products. Pro-
lection and reciprocity, twin measures OF
a true American policy, should again COM
mand the earnest encouragement of the
government at Washington. Public conf
dence must be resumed and the skill. the
energy and the capital of our country
find ample employment at home, sustain
ed, encouraged and defended against the
unequal competition and serious disad-
vantages with which they are now con-
tending. The government of the United
both its current expenses and increasing
needs. Its revenues should be raised as
to protect the material interests of our
people with the lightest possible drain up
on their resources, and maintsin that high
standard of civilization which has distin-
guished our country for more than a cen
fury of its existence. The income of the
government 1 repeat, should equal its nee
essary proper expenditures. A failure
to pursue this policy has compelled the
government 70 borrow money in a time of
peace, TO sustain its credit and pay its
daily expenses. This policy should be re-
versed. and that. too as speedily as pos
sible
REVENUES MUST BE INCREASED.
1T must be apparent to all. regardless of
past party affiliations that it is our para
mount duty to provide adequate revenue,
for the expenditures of the government
economically and prudently admin stored
The REPUBLICAN, party has heretofore done
this. and I confidently believe IL will do it
in the future. when the party shall be
again entrusted with the power OF the
executive and legislative branches OF our
government. The national credit, which
has thus far fortunately resisted every
assault upon IL. must and will be upheld
and strengthened. II sufficient revenues
are provided for the support of our gov
eminent there Will be no necessity for
borrowing money and increasing the pub
lie debt. The complaint OF the people Is
not against the administration for borrow
ing money and issuing bonds 70 preserve
the credit OF the country. but against the
rusnouS policy which has made this neces-
sary. 1t is but an incident and a neces-
sary one TO the policy which has been in
augUrated- The inevitable effect Of such
a policy is seen in the deficiency OF the
United States treasury. except as IS re
plenished BY loans. and in the distress OF
the people, who are suffering because of
the scsnt demand for either their labor
or the products Of their labor. Here Is
the fundamental trouble, the remedy for
which Is Republican opportunity and duty.
THE POLICY or TIE PAST FAVORED
During al the years OF Republican con
troll following resumption there was a
steady reduction OF The public debt, while
the gold reserve was szcredly maintained.
and our currency and credit preserved
without depreciation, faint o. suspicion
II We would restore this policy thas
brought Us uasxsmpIed prosperity for
more than thirty years under the most
trying conditions sver known IN th.s com
tTy. the policy BY which Ws made and
b9uEht more goods a. home and sold more
abroad M trade balance would b quick
IS turned IN cur favor and god would
come % rs ard lot so from rs IN The
settlement % al such hzlarces ~ ire
future. The party thai supplied ~ leg
islz ,i5n the vast revenues for ire cor
duct % cur greatest van ard promptly
restored ths credit q TIRE country a. -
close and that. fran rs abundant revs-
uaes pad OF large share % The oeb1 In
Cured = his var. and that resumed
specie pzynezts zzs pisoed orr psper cur
re1cS uoca q soznE ard s15gr-zz basis. /
can he safely trusted % preserve both ogF (
credit sai currency Nth ho2O-. stability /
ar5 tnvlo'z5.nty.
Eosor Ct cur government a. sscrsd a. oI- /
Gag ard can - relied upo1 20 quad %
v-i1h The sane si->risss vigilance They .
held rs e=ess-va:3o- above pSrsy fezl,y 4
ard have of5ea demonstrated fAar parSg
t.ss avail lofh,aE when ~ spo;iszs credit /
ot ou- co gntry = tareztsa@d.
CREDIT sEUST DE- MAINTAINED
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& se-y k.ad c. form o. Il. Sasther q rsper. 4
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