Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-07-09

people from four years of Democratic
tariff are vastly greater than those
which came to- them from years of
civil war.
''Out of it all one great good re-
mains Those who scorned your
counscls speedily witnessed the full
iiIlment oi your prophesies, and even
AS those scourged and repented Is
raelites abiured their stupid idols
and resumed unquestionable allie
glance to Moses and to Moses God,
so now your countrymen, ashamed
those glorious principles for which
you stand. in the full belief that your
candidacy and the platform of the
Republican party mems that the end
of the wilderness has come and the
promised land of American prosper
ity is again to them an assured in
! heritance.
But Tour nomination means more
than the endorsement of protect
i've tariff, reciprocity, of sound
money and of honest finance, for all
of which you have SO steadfastly
stood. 1t means an in dOrsement of
your heroic youth; your fruitful
years of arduous service; your ster-
ling patriotism: your stalwart fidel-
ity and simplicity of your private
life. In all these things you are the
typical American; for all these things
YOU are the chosen leader of the peO-
pie. God give you strength to so
bear the honors and meet the duties
of that great office for which you
are now nominated and to which
you will he elected, that your admin
istration will enhance the dignity
and power and glory of this repub-
lie and secure the safety, welfare and
happiness of it's liberty loving peo-
pie
At l2:2O Gov. Mckinley arose to re-
spond and the cheering was renewed.
When quiet was restored, he spoke
as fellows:
'Should the people ratify the
choice of the great convention for
which you speak, my only aim will
he to promote the public good, which
in America is always good to the
greatest number i'm the honor of ouI
country and the welfare of the peo-
pie"
After declaring that protection and
recriprocity must he restored he con
tinued:
.'The income of the government
should equal it's necessary proper ex
penditures The failure to pursue
this policy has compelled the govern
ment to borrow money i'm time o.
peace to sustain credit and pay daily
running expenses. ispOlicy should
be reversed, and that, too, as speed
lily as possible. The party that sup
piled by legislation the vast reve
nues for the conduct of our gteatest
war and promptly restored thecredit
of the country ut it's close, and that
from the abundant revenues paid of
a large share of the debt incurred b,
this war, and that resumed speci,
payments and placed our pape
currency upon n sound and endur
basis, can be safely trusted to pre-
serve both our credit and currenc,
with honor, stability and inviolabil
ity. The American people hold TIN
financial honor of our government
;is sacred az our flag and can he re
| II Ia. rl in with tho nm,
sl,epless vigilance. They hold il
preservation above party fealty an'
have often demonstrated that part,
| ties avail nothing when the spOtles
credit of our country is threatened
The money of the United States, an,
every kind or form of it. whether u
paper, silver or gold, must he as goo,
. as the best in the world. 1t mus
= not only he current at the full fac,
value at home, but must be cOunte,
at par i'm any and every commercia
center of the globe. The dollar pai'
the farmer, the wage-earner and tn
pensioner must continue foreve
equal i'm purchasing and debt-payin
: power to the dollar paid any govern
4 ment creditor.
4 The platform adopted by the II
| publican national convention has r,
ceived my careful confederation an
! has my unqualified approval. 1t
! "A matter of qualification to me, as
a am sure it must be to you and I