The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-04-16


kept with a joyous, thankful heart by
every believer in Christ.
REPUBLICAN IN4CTITITT.
The policy of the party in power
since March the fourth has been such
as the Democrats who voted the
straight ticket expected, and has been
a source of great disappointment to
the Democrats who on the money
issue cut their tickets and voted for
Palmer and Buckner or for Mckinley.
Throughout the campaign the chief,
and to very great extent the only
issue urgently pressed was the money
question. On that issue President
Mckinley was elected
The Republicans as well as the
Democrats admitted that some legis-
lation was needed to set straight the
currency question. They differed as
to what that legislation should be, but
it was generally understood that some
change should be made. Even so re
cent as in President Mckinley's inau
gural address, the President speaks of
the currency question, and states his
purpose to appoint commission of
eminent and able men to consider the
subject He leaves the impression
that prompt measures will be taken
towards definite action on the main
issue of the campaign.
But in the face of all this, the Re
publican Congress refuses to even cas-
uaily consider the currency question,
and declares that the all-absorbing
and only thing to be considered is the
tariff.
In the meantime are we having that
era of confidence and prosperity that
our Republican contemporaries spoke
so glibly about? We have not even
had the remotest signs OF returning
s anI Gssn the
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that pledges mad I,siar to- a si-..,
are carried out with the same earnest
ness and ent hnsiasn with which they
are Inadey bat am honest sadnrinistra-
ton or party will attempt to at least
approximate in some degree what has
been promised prior to the election.
President Mckinley has been for a
number of years the most prominent
advocate of protection and high tariff
in this country. We called the at
tention of our Democratic readers to
this fact during the campaign last fall.
The sound money guise was put on by
him for the purpose of being elected.
President Mckinley was free silver
man and a bimetalist up to within a
few weeks of the st. Louis convention
when he was nominated as the candi
date for President of the Republican
ticket, and then suddenly changed
his views on the currency question.
His position so suddenly taken, has
now been either abandoned or at least
put out of the way, and his old love,
protection and high tariff, is receiving
his whole attention.
There is another reason why the
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the Republican party,is given so much
attention at the present time. The cap
italists and manufacturers through
out the country contributed heavily
to the Republican campaign fund.
They knew that the tariff question
was the real one with the Republican
party. Their money did what argu-
ment could not accomplish, and now
they say, we want more protection,
and the strong indications are that
they will get it just as rapidly as the
dominant party can furnish it.
The President has appointed three
Americans, including ex-vice President
Stevenson, to attend an international
monetary conference to be held in
Europe, but this will result, most
likely, as similar European confer
ences have, in no practical results, ex
cept the payment by our government
of the expenses of the commissioners
trip abroad. The announcement al
ready made by Mr.. BalfOur in the
British House Of Commons that Great
Britain has nothing 70 cain bv takiu0
av steps i'll promoting such II con o
rence seems to indicate in advanced =
nat little will be accomplished in the 4
yav of international bimetalism. Leti =
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