The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-11
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

Mckinley is OF some length ana covers
considerable ground. 1t is prepared
with evident care and prudence. While
saying tour financial system needs some
revision" he does not speak of these
obnoxious "50.cent silver dollars" He
thinks "our currency should continue
under the supervision Of the govern
ment," but says the several forms of our
paper money embarrass "and should be
remedied without contracting the vol
ume."
international bimetallism will have
early and earnest attention." and 1t will
be his Constant endeavor to secure it
by cooperation with the great CONNER
cial powers of the world" OF course
our currency and credit must be kept
good and ECONOMY is demanded" We
have all read this sort Of talk before.
"Our revenues should always be large
enough to meet current needs, etc, and
we should have more revenue without
delay"
All this prepares the way for splurge
on tariff taxation and the necessity and
propriety therefor, since the people at
the late general election declared in
favor of raising revenue on imports and
so caring for american interests and
American labor, and give ample protec'
ton and encouragement to the indus
tries and the development Of our coun-
try"
No reference is made to the panics
and hard times the country has been
having during the last thirty years un-
der this so.called protection. He urges
"the reciprocity principle of the law of
1S9O'' without saying he was opposed to
it at that time. He says "the brief trial
given it justides further experiment"
And we must have more experiment all
round-more cropping i'll the dark.
The President very properly says:
at will take time to restore the pros
perity of former years." This was not
said much last fall when "the advance
agent of prosperity" was to start the
mills right after election. President
Mckinley says equality Of rights must
prevail" In that event trusts must be
abolished, and the laws that favor and
enable them to exist. He has some
thing to say on trusts and quotes the Re
publican platform of Opposition to al
combinations of capital, organized into
trusts etc." He says "lynChings mus
not be tolerated in this country" 1t il
only under Republican policy thai
trusts have been possible. The Republi
can is the party of monopoly and trusts
and yet the platform pretends to oppose
President Mckinley says: "Reforms in
the civil service must go on" and refers
to his course as member Of Congress
favoring the same. He favors a mer
chant marine to do our carrying trade
as formerly before the late war. He
also favors arbitration as a principle
"for settlement of international as well
as local or individual difference.
He advises that we avoid the tempta
ton of territorial aggression" and con
tinue the Washington policy of non
interference with the affairs of toreigI
nations. The address is such one tina
persons knowing Major Mckinley woulC
naturally expect. He is a man o
suavity, of calm deliberation and no
!: given to rash utterances. In fact he i
J. more disposed to compromise and rul
4 along smoothly. He is not likely h
J. break with his party. In many ways n
= is the reverse of Grover Cleveland.
4 The President devotes considerabl
z space to a vindication of his calm
Congress in extra session, saying tn
u uniform practice of each President ha
been to avoid it, but he claims he woul,
be failing in his duty if he did not do so a
this time under the circumstances, III
rejoices that sectional antagonism hs
disappeared and he will do nothing t.
disturb the growing sentiment Of unity
In conclusion he quotes the oath h
took "to preserve, protect and defen'
the constitution" and says to keep
will be his single purpose.
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