The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-26

address Of welcome He was cheered
and began by thanking the convention
for his reception. On behalf of the
young Republicans Of the United States,
he thanked the Wisconsin people for
their welcome The party, he said,
was entering on a great campaign, the
greatest since the boys went out in 1860
to save the country. Reputation and
anarchy went hand n hand and w. j.
Bryan represented thes1 principles. 1t
would be worse, he said, to open our
factories to foreign labor thar to open
our mints to the silver OF the world.
Who was IT that rejoiced in the nomi-
nation Of William Mckinley, he asked.
1t was the patriots Of the land, it was
the fathers and sons who felt that their
homes needed protection and as GER
tain as November came, William Nc
Kinley would be elected president. He
told story of war days and how the
strains of Home, Sweet Home" had
caused two armies to lay dawn their
arms and jump upon the ramparts to
greet each other The American homes
today were in danger and he closed by
calling upon the delegates to go home
and work to save their homes
The speech made an impression and
Mr.. Woodmansee was cheered to the
echo. At this point in the proceed
ings, following Mr.. Woodmansee of
Ohio, President McAlpine arose and
delivered his annual address, which
was as follows:
MALPINES ADDRESS.
ton Alright and interpret correctly the
of fI,, -s0x, inY, 4 fno
followed the Republican national con-
vention, we appeal to our fellow-citizens
above and beyond our belief In our own
party, along lines broaded and higher
than that and ask that, as a matter of
patriotism, there shall be a united front
opposed to those who are trifing with
the nations credit, disturbing her busl-
ness interests, or appealing to human
prejudices as a means of arraying sec
ton against section, or class against
class In the hope of gaining political
preferment.
Abuse is not argument. Mere Will
fication is not convincing. Campaigns
we have had in which our people Diff
fered widely on questions OF govern
mental policy and where popular feel
ing ran high, but never, since the adop-
ton, OF the constitution, with the single
exception Of the period Of secession,
has the integrity of the government
been jeopardized.
SECTION ANGAINST SECTION.
For thefirst time since civil war di-
vided this nation, and at a moment when
memories of strife are becoming merged
into a reawakened brotherhood. a de-
liberate effort is beinb made to array
one section against another, and by fer
vid appeals to passion and prejudice, 10
array in bitter strife the bitter social
array in bitter strife the different So
cial classes that combine to make out
national life.
"Have sacrificed lives and treasures
ceased to teach their lesson? Grave in
deed Is the responsibility upon any man
who would try, as he stands within the
shadow of the rebellion, to deliberately
divide the country into shections; her
people into classes. arraying them
against each other either for personal
advantage or to subserve political ends.
Such q course. although begun merely
in public discussion, will, if persisted in,
threaten the permanency OF our institu-
tons. That such an eort will not be
successful 1 firmly believe. The super
ior Judgment of our people is not to he
seduced by the cunning phrases ct poNu-
cal platforms or the hsra ngues OF poli-.-
cal de.aa gngsres In the coming stsu@-
Gle. mt crey the Republican party II
arrayed against the threatenings and
vagaries of the Chicago convention, but
with us are many TO wlhim we have been
previously politically opposed. Their
assistance we would welcome and their
motives respect We are here for re-
conservation in party service and a re-
newal of our zeal We are pledged not
only as Republicans. but as men and
patriots TO stand by the nation in this.
its second great peril.
AN HONEST DIFFERENCE
There can be an honest difference
OF opinion as TO the acts and causes most
responsible for the present public unrest
and uncertainty Many elements CO.
bine TO bring about the present. c,tndi-
ton OF affairs. but the question OF our
national currency Is for the time being
uppermost in the public mind.
There IS no distinction in morals be-
tween national and personal integrity.
We cannot find by any process Of logic
a personal virtue which justifies a ma
tional delinquency Pubic honesty and
private integrity are twin brothers. As
the blodo courses through the human
body. and by Its various functions sus-
tains life 50 does an honest currency
passing through thee hanneis OF trade.
sustain the prosperity OF our citizens
and establish the nations integrity.
INTRINSIC VALUE.
I'VE are contending. therefore. with
other cbjecte-for honesty in govern
ment. the inyiolability Of contract rights
and the assurs nee TO everyone. in ~
turn for his labor. or IN exchange for
OF full and honest dollar. |
A dollar can be honest only when IL has |
a full intrinsic value in itself or repre- |
sents that value for which * may be !
To declare q dollar OF full !
value by statute. when IL contains in |
trineicaiiy bur half that value. is a. I'm |
potent 10 protect our citizens IN nea- !
suring their labor and property as /; ,
would be FOR the government &c seek 10 |
protect the nation in time OF war ey r. |
siring shat we have q navy and army. |
and making 10 oapp-opristion therefor
IA present, with several varieties |
cf money. ard The credit OF the govern
rae1t back q eocs1. no citizen need f=s-
that his property OF labor VA have Yea !
value measured by one standard today +.
and another tomorrow. but on tn coz
trs-y. It's full worth - assured 20 HON
sor all ,srne< We are all creditors ss5 4
we ara all DEBTORS We cannot cheat 4
others without chesting ourselves Ou-
cre<ert money standards are neither the 4
-ess-t ~ chance nor conspiracy. but are
rather he oufgrowth % experiment and