The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
AS UPON AUTHORITY
Iowa Republican Convention
Is Said to Speak.
OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Each Speech and Resolution
Is an Endorsement

miniStration body in all its actions AID
speeches No other sentiment than that
Of approval was TO be heard anywhere
Major Lacey, temporary chairman.
sounded the keynote. and ii was repeated
with emphasis by Senator Allison IN MS
speech as permanent chairman. The SEN
ator was looked upon as echoing the SEN
timents of President Mckinley and the
Washington cabinet, and believing that,
the delegates gave their approval ana en-
dorsement of the administration policy.
There was some disappointment over the
failure to emphatically declare 1or tne
holding and control of all captured terri
tory, but the delegates were thoroughly
Convinced that what had been done was
practically the voice of the national gov
eminent, and so were contenoed-
THE STATE TICKET.
The ticket follows:
Secretary of State-General Dolson, of
Potkin county.
Treasurer-John Herriott, Of Guthrie.
Auditor-Frank F. Merriam, Of Della
ware county.
Attorney Consolidation Remley, OF
Johnson county.
Railroad Commissioner, short term
David Palmer, of Washington
Judge of Supreme Court-Horace E Dee
mer, of Mont gomsGy county.
Clerk of Supreme Court-C- 7. Jones, Of
Washington county.
Reporter of Supreme Court-B. E. Sal
longer of Carroll county.
chairman, said in part:
Not since the era of good feeling in
the early days of the century has party
feeling run SO low and national patriotism
risen so high. Never in all our history
have the American people been so SIN
cerely and thoroughly united in the bonds
of brotherhood. There is too much honor
in being a citizen of the republic for any
one 10 wish to leave the Union. Never has
there been a more earnest and honest
pride than that which is shown today when
one of our people says, Il am an Ameri
can citizen Now is an era of good will
and general reconcilia ton; the past is re-
membered only with gratitude and pride.
All its bitterness is buried and every man,
without regard to politics, may cheer an
administration that is strong and respect
ed alike at home and abroad.
1--WE love peace, but the war was worth
all that it cost in treasure and blood. 1t
has shown that we were more united than
we had believed. Ut showed that political
rasncour after all was only skin deep, anu
that when the Spaniards scratched either
a Woodford or Lee, Shafter or
Wheeler, he found patriot. If. in fact,
any seeds of the old-time bitterness re-
manned they have been buried in the for
ests of Cuba and Porto Rico, or drowned
in the waters of Santiago and Manila
This year, above ali others, is one when
wen who have nothing to say about our
country but words of depreciation and
calamity must either learn TO sing a new
song or be silent. The people are in no
humor to listen to them In other words,
thia is a Republican year.
I'VE are called upon. however, to again
discuss the old issues of protection and
sound money. Notwithstanding the devel-
opments and evidences which have de-
prived these questions of much of their
interest by making them too obvious for
extended discussion
What our opponents really need is
grievance. If they point to present condi-
tons the conditions rise UP 10 refute them.
If they indulge in prophecy, we recall the
fact that they were the false prophet Of
evil in 1896 No wonder they seem en-
barrassed in their search for trouble
Protection now seems assured from be-
ing actively assailed for some years to
come. The wilson bill experiment is too
recent, and its disaster too dire 10 encour
age any party in taking up its ideas again
as a national Issue, at least until IL has
becomes efficiently forgotten by the suf
ferers who now so keenly remember its
effects.
The fiscal year which closed July l,
1898, is an instructive and encouraging one.
The Wilson bill was dead, the silver issue
was in the hospital and the Dingley law
was in active operation. The results are
gratifying TO everybody except TO those
who happen TO be running for Office upon
the silver fusion ticket.
I'VE attribute the improved condition
to two things above all others: The re-
turn of fair and reasonable degree Of
protection 10 American Industries, thus
removing the cause that drove 50 mary Of
our manufacturing establishments to cur
tail their production. and The effect OF the
election OF Mckinley in 1895. relieving all
business from the threat involved in the
adoption OF the Asiatic silver standard.
which would have been the necessary con-
sequence OF the free coinage Of silver
The owl may aoot and boot, but the
night OF depression has passed away.
The progress Of the south is in this era
OF general reconciliation especially pleas
ing. Under the wisdom OF the Republican
national policy the south Is taking Is true
place in the race ofprogress.
But We are face to face with the res
direction and revival q the silver chIrnera
Of 1895
o disiocate our international exchanges
b. adopting me silver standard would
standard would bring the greatest disaster
10 this country The mere threat 70 do
50. coupled with strong possibility % car
rying it ou; brought he peopis face 70
face with one OF the creates. financial
psn!cs Of modern times
The war Is over. but Il has EFT living
questions for US % meet and ~e should
and viii approach them with a proper ap-
probation % their gravity ard Importance
We VII get out az CL5S when Ne cst
ont OF Iowa. and TO; TIL Shen- And this
we VII do without had falth 20 anyone
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