Evening journal., 1896-08-27

den, dangerous and revolutionary assault
upon law ana order, and upon those TO
whom Is conildod by the constitution and
laws tho authority ~ uphold and maintain
them, which our opponents have mado
with the Rlme COURAGE that wo have f0ccd
ovegy emergency since our organizntien A.
n party, moro thnn 40 years ago. Govern
incnt by hw must first be assured Evory-
thing clso can whit, Tho Spirit uf lnwless-
mesa must be oxtinguishcd by the fires Of
IA unscllsh and lofty patriotism. Every
Attack upon the public fnith and every
ssleJcstion OF the population of debts
public or private, must bc robuSed by 1911
mon who believe tkat honesty L. tho boat
policy or who love their country ard
would lVoseryo unsullcd its national hon
OF.
Tho country IA to be congratulated upon
tho almost t1tnl oblitoratiOn OF the section
nl lines wbioii for many years marked the
division OF tho United States into slave
ana free territory and finally threatened
its partition into two separate Rovorn-
nionts by tho dread ordeal OF ciyil war.
Tho ena OF reconciliation 80 long md eor-
neatly dosired by Gencml Grant and
many other great loaders, north and aouth,
has happily come, and the fcolin1 OF dis
t;Srt and hostility betweon tho sections IS
everywhere vanishing let ~ hopo neyoE
10 return. Nothing 80 bettcr calculated 20
givo strength 20 the nation at hom0 In
cress, onr power and influence abroad and
aLd 20 tho pernnncncy and security ~
our fNc institutions than tho restoration
cf cordlnl rotations between tho people of
all sections and purts of our beloved c1un-
try. II called hy the snifragcs Of TO reo.
plc 10 assume tho duties Of the high cfGcc
n president cf tho United Statos, ! ahcil
cont, Il "A Privilege 20 aid, even ~ the
slightest dogrcc, "a the promotion cf the
spirits of frsitornnl regard which should
animate ana govern tho citizens n ofcry
scotion, state or part OF the republic Aft
CT tho lapse Of % century since It's uttcrancc
los az ns lcngth md f1rcvcr hereafter heed
DO edmonition of Washington, "Thcrc
should 30 no Eo-th, no south, no cast. no
Wrct, but a common country"
II shnll be iny constant aim 70 improyc
every opportunity 70 advance the cause Of
good govcrnment by promoting that spirit
OF forbcarinco and Justice which Is also os
sontiHl 70 our prosperity and happiness by
Joining most heartily in all proper efforts
TO restore tho rclitions Of hrotherly respect
and affection which ia our early history
characterized all the people Of all tho states
would DO glad % contribute toward bind
ing ia indiyislblc union tho different di-
Visions of the country, which indeed now
shave every inducemcnt OF sympathy and
Interest," 20 weld them together more
strongly than ever. / would rcjoicc to see
demonstrafed 70 the world that the north
and the south and the cast and tho west
arc not separated or IN danger Of becoming
separated becausoof sectional or party DIFF
ferclocs Tho war IS long since over "We
arc not cnomics, but friends" and as
! friends We will faithfully and cordially CO.
| operate, under Tho approving smile Of him
who has thus Tar s) signally sustained and
guided us to preserve inviolntn our coun-
try's nane ard honor It's peaco and good
order and i9continu0d asccndcncy among
the greatest governments on earth.
WILLIAH MCKINLnY