Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27

safety demands that we should restore con-
fidence in our fixed purpose to adhere to
the financial standard Of the great COM
mercial nations of the world
1.-The events of, the last three years have
developed every weak point in our financial
system. We haMef. had an unsteady and
unskillfnl administration of the treasury.
which has permitted our gold reserve to
go below the pSigt of danger before re-
plenishing it, and has either produced
some grave international situation or
nary condition to selling of bonds. Our
public credit has thus been impaired and our
vast business interests have been held
trembling over the precip:ce of silver mo-
nometallsm.
Maintain the Gold Standard.
1.-The obvious remedy for this financial
condition is to call back to power the party
that has shown that it possesses the
capacity to manage the treasury, and which
has always provided the needed revenue,
and provided 1t in way to strengthen and
| not weaken the gold reserve. But this is
not enough. The grave crisis demands that
we should make a declaration that will take
force from our splendid record, and pledge
ourselves to maintain the present gold
standard until bfmetallism shall be estab-
lished by International agreement. We have
had enough of vague and indefinite declara-
tions, which are susceptible of a double
construction. We owe it to the friends of
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and unequivocally define our position. =
Reed the Leader.
In conclusion Mr.. Mccall said:
"Fellow republicans, the day of deliver
arce is at hand. The time draws near when,
under the Constitution, the men who have
been in control of this government for the
last three years must render an account of
their stewardship to the people. Next No.
vembe: the voters of this country will
record their verdict upon an administration
which has been the means of putting a
blight upon our national prosperity, and of
shaking our almost indestructible public
credit. which has been the means of driv-
ing the rich to poverty and the poor to de-
spair. No party ever had a more glorious
cause than ours 1t Is the cause of private
enterprise and prosperity. and of public
honor; it is the cause Of those millions who
I'VE by the sweat of the brow, whether at
the pioW, on the ship, in the MILL or delving
in the earth's Cnsunned bosom; 1t is the
cause of all those ideas. forces interests and
hopes which in its large sense go to make
up the full meaning of our country.
Such a cause, l say, is ours and who
shall be our leader? Our party Is, indeed
rich in statesmen, who may we'll embody
It's principles. and whom We would follow
with pride, and 1t is in dsparagement of no
one of them that the heart of New England
gees out to her great son, who, magnifi-
Gently strong in his own personality is
stronger yet in his devotion to those great
principles OF government which he has il
Illustrated by twenty years of SPLENDID SER
vice as representative of the people He
Is first and foremost man who would op-
pc Sc jobbery with all the rugged strength
OF his great nature, and who would not
sWerve from the straight path of public
duty for the presidency itself His position
lIon the financial question Is free from all
DC ubt. The cause of protection never had
a more powerful champion in the halls of
Congress. He is the man to nominate, if
you look not merely at the next election
hut II you look beyond it. Have you con-
sidered what is to follow o,lr next tariff
tii, friends? Are we to have bill so ex-
IRENE in many of it's parts as to provoke
attack and invite its own destruction or
tEat Juster and safer measure of protec-
tlon which shall at once be moderate and
shincient. which Shall regard all rational
demands from whatever interests or sec
t1ons of the country they may come and
WHICH thus may accomplish that most
henehcent result of taking the tariff out of
want leader who will make not only a
great candidate, but great President
whose administration will strengthen his
party through the signal benefits it will
CONFER upon his country, then ask the re-
publicans of the nation to join hands with
you and put at the head of their columns
IN the battle of 'a6 that man of dauntless
COURAGE and unstained honor. that great
E&riamentarian who beat down the Oh
struction that paraly Zed the House of Rem
resentatlves that broad-minded and en-
nsntened statesman, Thomas b. Reed of
Maine" "a
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ,s chair
man, presented the report of the committee
on resolutions. He was frequently inter-
lupted with applause. This was especially
marked when the Cuban and gold standard
pianks We're read. lut all previous demon
STATIONS were hot to be compared with
the roar that followed the mention of
leeds name as the nominee of the repub-
Hcans of Massachusetts for the presidency
enthusiasm fn eli
and round upon round of applause rolled up
through the hall.
The resolutions, which We're as follows,
were adopted without opposition:
The Platform.
Massachusetts, has always given an I'M
wavering support to the national candi-
dates of the republican party. We now
pledge her electoral vote to the cand-
dates to be chosen by the convention at
st. Louis. That convention will declare
the principles and policies upon which the
republican party will so to the country.
AS the representatives of the republicans
OF Massachusetts We desire to not only
promise the national convention our faith
full support for the candidates they shall
nominate. but also to set forth the opin-
ions of this great and steadfast repub-
lican state as to the questions of the day
and the policies to he pursued.
Two years of uncontrolled democratic
supremacy We're enough to prove that the
the government without disaster to the
country. Thirty years OF rule have shown
that the republican party, both in war and
in peace. Is able to govern and to legislate
For this reason alone the national admin
lstration should be taken away from those
who have failed end returned to those
who have been successful and efficient.
We believe that the government should
have an ample revenue with a sufficient
surplus over ordinary expenditures to pro-
vide for coast defenses, for the steady
building up of the navy and for the con-
slant reduction of the public debt
We believe that the present tariff with
its lowered rates and it's destructive and
dishonest system of undervaluatons should
be replaced by one framed on protective
principles, and arranged to give an ample
protection to American wages and Ameri-
can industry End to restore the reciprocity
policy of James G. Blaine.
We have always given protection to our
shipbui'ders. In late years we have he
elected to protect our ship owners. We
believe the time has come to return to the
policy of Washington and Hamilton, which
by discriminating duties in favor of Ameri-
can bottoms secured 80 per cent of our
carrying trade to American ships and
which, if now restored, would again revive
our shipping and cause American freights
to be paid to Americans.
We regard the silver agitation as hurt
full to business and destructive of conf
dence, and, as has recently been shown,
hostile to all tariff legislation designed to
give protection tn o,r industries and rowe