The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-17

thas prosperity shan brighten our homes.
and the lrnnsedsase 5swsl OF cur soul. the
good name Of cur people ard the credit o.
our government shall remain vntzrnisasc
forever. May Thy grace. on. God. come
upon ua. and do Thou establish the Work
OF our hands. Amen.
s@cretary Joseph H. Mani@y. OF tho ma
tianai COMMITTEES. read the call OF the con-
ventsoH. after which Chairman carter said.
sslseutleraen OF TIE convention. By dirsc-
ton OF the committee / present, Eubteet 10
your approval. for yogr temporary chair
mar Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, OF lnai-
ana" fApplauseD Mr. Sutherland. OF
New York. vas recognized and said. ION
behalf OF the delegation from New York
We desire 10 move that the recommAndA-
ton of the national committee 70 the Sc
lection OF temporary chairman be now ap-
proved" The motion was put by Chair
nlan Carter and carried by a unanimous
vote. and the convention received the re-
guilt with cheers.
Chairman Carter--T now have the dis
tinggished honor TO present to you as your
temporary presiding officer Hon Charles
w. Fairbanks. OF Indiana
As Mr. Fairbanks came forward the con-
vention heartily applagded him. He de-
uyered the following address:
Mr.. Fairbanks Address.
'Gentiemen OF the Convention: ! am
profoundly grateful for this expression OF
your generous confidence. AS citizens we
were never called upon to discharge a
moro important duty than that which
rests upon us-the nomination Of a presl-
dent and Vice president for the United
States. This duty Is "A peculiarly impress
alva one at the moment, for II Is already
written In the book Of fate that the choice
OF this convention w.ii be the next pres
ldent and vice president or the great re-
public The three years OF Democratic
administration have been three years OF
panic. of wasted energy. OF anxiety and
loss 20 the American people. without a
parallel IN history. Today the people turn
TO the Republican party hopefully, conf
IDENTIFY. and IL IL for us 10 meet their ex-
pectatlons: II Is for US TO give them those
candidates upon whom their hearts have
conferred. and TO give them clear.
straightforward. emphatic expression OF
our poIitlca! faith. The Republican party
Is party OF convictions. and IL has writ
ten its convictions in the history OF the
republic with tho pen and with sword.
with II the supreme question always has
been not what IL merely polite. but what
Is everlastinsly right. Tho great men we
have given TO the nation and TO history.
the mighty dead and the iliustrious liv-
ing are our inspiration and tower OF
strength. II we are but true 10 their
exalted example we cannot be false TO
our couniryrnen.
For a third OF n century prior to the
advent OF the present Democratic admin
istration we operated under laws enacted
hy the Republican party. All great meas
ures concerning the tariff and currency
originated with IL. The tariff laws we're
formed upon lines which protected our la
borers and producers from unequal and
.t.,a4 he fha-
cry that the best market In the world Is
the home market and that IL should be
enjoyed by our own countrymen. Under
the currency laws our currency was made
national. The wildcat state bank money
OF the Democrats was wiped out OF ex-
istence. The unprecedented demands
growing out OF the war were met by a
paper currency which ultimately became
as good as gold. Since the resumption of
specie payments IN 1879 every dollar of
our money, paper. silver and gold. has
been OF equal purchasing power the world
over. The policy OF the party has been
10 make and keep our currency equal TO
the best In the world. Under the opera
ton OF these honest tarsn and honest
money Republican laws the country grew
IN wealth and power beyond precedent.
We easily outstriSped all other powers
in the commercial race.
ION November s. 1892, there was work
for every hand and bread for every mouth.
We had reached highwater mark. Labor
received higher wages than ever. and capt
tai was probably ana securely employed.
The national revenues were sufficient TO
meet our obligations and leave a surplus
IN the treasury. Foreign and domestic
trade were greater In volume and value
than they had ever been. Foreign ball
ances were largely IN our favor. Euro
pean gold was flowing toward as. But all
OF this Is changed. The cause is not hard
10 seek. A reaction began when II was
known that the legislative and executive
branches OF the government were 10 be
Democratic. The Democratic party had Il
Chicago condemned the protective tarig
principle as unconstitutional. and had sol
EMMY pledged itself 70 the overthrow and
destruction OF che Mckinley law and 70
the adoption 81 free trade as the policy OF
the United States. This bold. aggressive
attack upon the iong-ses,led policy % the
Republican party bore lts natural fruit IN
shaken confidence. unsettled business, and
we were soon drifting against the rock OF
destruction Before the work OF denoli-
ton had actually begun a run was started
upon the treasury reserve which the Re
publican party had wisely accumulated
for The protection Of the government cred
n. The drain upon the reserve FOR the To-
deuptfon OF EFeanhacks ami treasury
notes greatly surpassed all prior expert
ence. and emphasized the dlscredit into
which the Democrats administration had
fallen. An utter want - confidence IN the
administration posseszed The people The
Democratic party was harmonious upon
ore subject. and that vas the destruction
% the Mckinley law. But when they came
70 the exercise ~ the creative faculty,
the enactment ~ great revssue meas
ure n itx stead. there was ftscord TIE
imported Interests ~ the country watched
and waited through long and anxious
u,eaths Tor some settlement 81 the irn-
partaut question. They wanted ar END a.,
uncertainty A. length ths wilson hli
WAS ADOPTED. and IS Was characteristics ~
n Democrats president as the cAUA ~
'sperS.sv ana ftsh8nnr" IL was SO hasl
that ne Notsia rot centsmtnats hfS hand
hy signing a. hnl that was toe base
fer NJ Cleveland 20 approve - too rotten
for the approval ~ the American pcople
This Important law was warsinw ln ths
primary rHrrcse ~ revenue naea sura.
for II failed - provide adequate revenue
70 meet the requirements cF the govern
nert The Deficiency thus Tar amounts
% serse ere hundred art rfty millions az
dollars Tha end So nee vet for she DE-
scianey grows asv by cav TBS leaves
sha treasury ard tha pulai,e ereaif In con.
start ravfl oar foreign credit s. trans in.
"a snf domestic cRnstal feeis Insecure THs
sectional eavorftisrn ~ the wilson iaw
was eae - SO rssrs a8 features Ffs Nos
- SHEEP hUshsudry was a. uansT1oaAh-s
eTenses g. was HaErKnf wrong 20 -,
fsvrsers 81 fhe UHfted states Tbs great
& snsustrv NAd dryctorea asa grawn uneei
RepUh.tcan rrotectise laws unt1 &c v.as
ere % eur greatest We ar nnR senffes
abroad millions - 1sliaFS far wnol ~hsrh
were paia - car farmers ear srr IRE No,
fSialey iaw The h,H sfTuck eopn resi-
5 nreetty, ore ~ ne highest schtever aenti
f 81 American stzsssnaEShfn. 40 nnessss~.
wss ever snacfes whirh wso~e 3sreefsF. al
vanceA the lHseresgs 90 th. krnertras