The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

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interest and public honor demands that
|, tf,is proposition should be rejected by
the American people.
This country cannot AFFORD to give
its sanction to wholesale spoaAtfon- Ir
must hold fast to its integrity. II must
still encourage thrift in al proper ways
It must not only educate its children
to honor and respect the nag, but IT
should incu]cate fidelity to the obliga-
tions Of personal and national honor
as well Both these great principles
should hereafrer be taught in the com
mon schools Of che land. and the lesson
impressed upon those VINO are the VVt-
ers of today and those VINO are 10 De-
come the inheritofs of sovereign power
In this republic, that II IS nertner WISE
patriotic nor safe 90 make poiucai pat
forms the mediums OF assault upon
property. tina peace Of society and upon
civilization itself
Until these lessons have been learn
ed by our children, and by those VINO
have reached the voting age, II can ony
be surmised what enlightened STATES
men and political economists wan re-
cord, as to the action or a party COM
vention which offers an inducemen@ 70
national dishonesty by premium on
forty-seven cents for every nrty-lhre1
cents worth Of silver that can De eA-
tracred from the bowels Of the earth.
with a cordial invitation TO all 10 pro
duce it at our minis and accept TOT IL
a full silver legal tender dollar OF one
hundred cents rated value. 10 De codii-
ed free of charge and unlimited IN guam
tity for private accounts.
REVOLUTION.
But vastly more than a mere asser-
ton of a. purpose to reconstruct the na-
tional currency is suggested py the Cni-
cago platform 1t assumes, IN fact' tne
form of a revolutionary propaganda IL
embodies q menace Of national disin-
tegration and destruction. Tnis spirit
manifested itself in delsoeraie propo-
sition to repudiate the plignIeo puonc
faith, to impair the sanctity OF the op-
legation OF private contracts, 70 GRIP
pie the credit of the nation by stripping
the government Of the power 10 poaToW
money as the urgent exigencies or the
treasury may require, and. m a word,
to overthrow all the foundations Of f.
uancia1 and industrial stability.
Nor is this ALL Not content with a
proposition to thus debauch the cur
rency and to unse<tle all conditions Of
trade and commerce, the party respon-
sible for this platform denies the conpe-
tency of he government to protect the
lives and property OF It's cNaZenS
against internal disorder and violence.
It assails the judicial muniments rear
ed by the conStft utton for the defence
OF Individual rights and the public wei
fare and dt even threatens to destroy
the integrity and independence of the
supreme court, which has been consid-
cred the last refuge of the citizen
against every form of outrage and injus
tice
In the face OF the serious peril which
these propositions embody, 1t would
ais to the duty Of the houresnp, asu hTd
seem among Tightthinking citizens,
as to the duty of the hour. All men, OF
whatever party, who believe in law and
have some regard for the sacredness of
individual and institutional rights,
must unite in defence of the endanger-
ed interests Of tn nation.
REVENUES.
While the financial issue which has
been thus considered, and which has
come, as the result of the agitation of
recent years, to occupy a peculiar con-
spicuousness, is admittedly of prima-
ny Importance, there is another question
which must command careful and seri
Gus attention. Our financial and bust
ness condition is at this moment one
OF almost unpreceden1d depression. Our
great industrial system IS seriously par
alyzed. Production in many import
ant mranches of manufacture has al
together ceased. Capital is without re-
munerative employment. Labor is Idle.
The revenues OF the government are in
sufficient TO meet its ordinary and neces
sary expenses. These conditions are not
the result OF accident. They are the
outcome OF q mistaken economic policy
de1oerafely enacted and applied. It
WOUND NOT be difficult, and would not in
VoiVe any violent disturbance of os,r
existing commercial system, to enact
necessary tariff notifications along the
lines OF experience.
MKINI4EY VS.. WILSON.
For the first two fiscal wears Of the CO.
called Mckinley tariff, the receiprs from,
customs were $3.50, SOL, $50. At this writ
ing the Wilson tariff act has been in
Iorce Tor nearly two full fiscal years:
Dut the total receipts, actual and esti-
efHteu, cannot exceed $312,441947 A
steady deficit, constantly depicting the
resources or the government and rench-
ing even upon Its gold reserve, has
brought about public diStru5t and bus
mess disaster 1t has. too. necessi tated
the sale of 1852 900 900 of bonds, thereby
increasing to that extent the national
debt
1t viii be remembered that in no year
OF the more than a quarter OF a CEN
fury OF continuous Republican admin
iStratfon succeeding TIE civil war. .r.tcn
our Industries were dis:ntegra, III AID
ALI TIE conditions a. bJ .aess were moe
OF less disturbed. was the national debt
increased by a single dollar; 1t was, on
the contrary, steadily and rapidly di-
mtnished. In such a condition Of az
fairs as this. II Is idle TO argue against
the necessity Of some sort of change
in our fiscal laws The Democratic par
ty declares for a remedy by direct tax
alton upon a selected class of citizens
1t opposes the APPLICATION OF the protec-
tive principle.
TARIFF ADJUSTMENT.
Our party holds that by a wise ad-
justment of the tariff. conceived in
moderation and with a view TO stability.
We may secure all needed revenue. and
IT declares that in the event Of its res
toration TO power, 1t will seek to accom-
phsh that result. 1t hobbs, too, that it
Is the duty Of the government TO pro-
tect and encourage in all practicable
ways the development of domestic In
dustries, the elev alton OF home labor.
and the enlargement of the Prosperity
of the people II does not favor any
form OF legislation which would lodge
in the government the power to do
what the people ought 10 do themselves.
but Il believes that IL - both wise and
patriotic TO discriminate in favor OF
our own material resources and taa
utilization, under the best ootainable