The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-03-10
INAUGURAL. ADDR ESS.
What President Mckinley Has To Say pt
Important Questions.

|inaugurated last Thursday, and is
now president of the United States.
The rere1ronics of the Inauguration
and the parade attendant we're On
grand scale and attended with the
grandeur and dignity betitting the
assumption Of paMcr of the head OF
great nation. Thc, day was bright
and clear, let US hope an omen Of
brighter times than ~tAo pAtiOn has
knoWn under the rule of the last in
cumbcnt Of the high Office. prcsi-
dent Mckinley's inaugural address
was not lengthy. OF the financial
and tariff questions the president
! said:
THE responsibilities O. the right
) trust 70 which ] have been sailed,
always OF grave Importance. are aug
mentcd by the prevailing conditions
/ cn1ailing idlencss upon willing labor
! and loss to useful enterprises. Ihe
! country is suffering from industria!
= disturbances from which speedy re-
/ lief must be had
! rcysion; our money is all good now,
3 but it's value must not further be
!; threatened. 1t should all be put
= = upon an enduring basis. not subject
q q to easy attack nOr it, stability TO
y .1oubt Or, dispute, .lur currency
j. should continue under supervision o.
z the government. The several forms
), = Of ont paper money offer, in my
3 i,ldumcnt. constant embarrassment
" " to the government. Therefore, !
b believe ii necessary to devise a svs-
= =, tenn without diminishing the circu-
y latiny medium or Offering premium
= for its cOntractiOn which will pre-
y sent a remedy for those arrange
i, mcnts. which, temporary in their
33 nature, might we'll in the Years Of
J.! our prosperity have 4bccn displaced
IS bv WjSer provisions.
:, With an adequate rcvcnueinsErcd.
s. but not until then, can we enter upon
y, such cnunucs in our fiscal laws as
Z will, while insltring safety end vol
:; unc to our money, no longer impose
/" upon the government the necessity o.
=. maintaining 50 large gold reserve,
g with its attendant and inevitable
a. ten,ptatOns TO speculation, Most OF
81 our financial laws arc the outgroWth
=, - Of experience and trial. and should
not be amended without inHcstigil-
e; e; ton and demonstrations Of. thcY<ws-
2: dom OF the proposed cill.fgcS. We
q; must be both sure Wc arc right and
Sc ':lnAl;c haste siOWlv.s
q . If, therefore. congress in it's wis
3! dom shall deem it cxpcdjcnt to
= /lS,r
90 early consideration the revision Of
g. g. our coinage, banking and currency
30 laws, and give that exhaustive: care
70 fllI and liSpaSsOntlto examination
is that their Importance demands,
20 shall cordially concur in such action
43 If such power is vested in the presi-
&; 6 dent it is my purpose to appoint a
G1 commission Of prominent we'll i'll
~ w formed citizens Of different parties
50 who will command tie public conf
:; y; dcnrc both on account Of tbeir ability
IL and special fitness fur the work.
- Business oXncrionce and public train
i ing may thus hc combined and pa
!: triotic zeal of the friends Of the
% country be so directed that sucn "a
y; - report will be made as to receive the
= support OF al parties and our tinan-
g. ccs cease TO be the subject OF mere
II partisan cOnteNtiOn. The expert
.. .. ment il. at all events, worth trial,
G6 and in my opinion it can prove benc-
8; 8; fetal to the entire country.
- The question OF international
y: G!' bilnctallism will have early and
is earnest attention. 1t will be my
" constant cndcavor to secure it by CO.
G. operation with the other great COM
m5 o5 mcrciul powers Of the world. Cntit
Ss44 that condition is realized when the
=; paritytbnt our gold and silver
l} money springs from and is supported
= hv III" relative value ot the two
= lnctal>, the value Of silver already
:; coined aud of that which hereafter
b may be coined, must be kept con-
- stantlv at par with the gold by every
Is resource at our command, Inc
!! credit Of the government, tic, intcgr
$ ritv Of its currency, and inEIolability
= Of its obligations must be preserved,
Is This was 1hc commanding verdict ol
i; the people aud it will not be unhecd.
- ed.
= 3 Economy is demanded in every
:: branch OF the government at all
% times, but especially in periods like
i: tNc present depression of business
1G T.; and distress among the people. The
3 >u,clcst economy must DC observed
:: y y in all public expenditures and eN.
50 travagancc stopped whereve" ait5,i>
:S5 :5 found, and prevented wherever in
q; the future it mav.be developed. II
$. the revenues arc to remain rs now,
. 1.-The only relief that can, GENE must
!! - be from decreased expenditures
3, But the present anust not become
a. the permanent condition of the gov
10 eminent. 1T has been our uniform
.: practice to retire, not increase, our
IS outstanding obligations, and this
y policy must be again resumed and
Is vigorously enforced. Our revenues
= should always be large enough tc
IS meet with ease and promptness not
a only oHr current needs and the prin
e. cipal and interest Of the public debt
. = but to take proper and liberal pro
ns visions for the most deserving bod,
4 ., o.: Of public creditors soldiers and, sail
5 IS OrS, and the widows aud orphans Wht
81 are pensioners Of the United States
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