The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.

In speaking for honest money the Presi-
dent rose to the occasion. There was no
lack of candor or of courage in his declara-
tiOnS in favor of the best money and the
highest honor in discharging the Nations
obiigations.-New York World (Dem.)
No faltering, no cowardice, no half
heartedness-these are the President S
notes His utterance comes like trumpet
call and it summons the friends of honest
money to gird on their armor for the battle
before uS-Philadelphia Press (Rep)
By his courageous words to the business
men of the country, the President has COM
mitted himself most fully to the course ad-
vocated by Secretary Gage and the none
tary commission, bold and aggressive eff
try.-Detroit Free Press Ind. Dem.)
We think he can carry Congress with
him. He is certainly carrying the people
with him, and the advantage of executive
and congressional action in unison instead
of in conflict, should certainly be apparent
in the present condition of the interests of
the people of the United StateS.-Brooklyn
Eagle (Dem.)
1t is notice to the world that the Senate
speaks for no one but itself; that it repre-
sents the administration no more than the
country, and that it's contemplated act of
natonal bad faith and economic folly will
drop dead when 1t shall issue from its own
doors. Inc Presidents speech will build up
American credit the world over--New York
commercial Advertiser (Rep.)
The President has replied in no uncertain
tones to the men who are supporting the
insidious, dishonest, treacherous Teller res
olution, which is intended to serve as
plank in the DemOcraIIc-POpuIiSt congress
Stonal platforms next fail. lie deserves the
thanks OF ali sound-money men for his
prompt action and his wise adVlce.-Chicago
Tribune (kep.)
He calls those who are wavering and fear
full and those who believe the obstacles too
great to be overcome, to higher sense of
their duty and responsibility Our citizens
cannot be excused if they do not redouble
their efforts and insist upon the settlement
of this great question now. 1t is not enough
to say that we are in favor of sound money.
That expression must be imbedued in the
law.-Chlcago T1mes-Herald (Rep.)
The President stands before the public in
such an emergency in much the more ia
vorable light. The courageous and straight
forward policy is the one which the people
admire. They see nothing to commend in
hating weakness or in Vacillatlon. PreSi-
dent Mckinney has both strengthened HIM
self with the pubic and aided the cause of
currency and banking reform by his New
York addreSS.-Ch1cago Record (lnd.)
The Presidents address is inspiring to the
business community and crushing to the
conspirators and plotters in the Senate. 1t
challenges the timid and confounds the vi
ciouS and perniclOuSly active. 1t depriveS
the passage in the Senate of the Teller res
olutlon OF the slightest power for evil. Be
cause 1t was delivered to business men its
effect will be far greater than that of
formal message to Congress. Chicago Post
(Rep.)
We might dwell upon separate phrases
and paragraphs in the Presidents speech,
but that would be task Of supereroga
ton. The main purpose is to bring the sup
porters of the gold standard and of the ma
a
arm them with a common purpose, to drive
all towards out Of their skulking places and
compel them to take one side or the other.
This is what the Nation has stood most
i'll need of for a full quarter of a century.
New York Post Qnd)
Such a deliverance may be without per-
ceptible effect at this time on the siverites
in the Senate, but. generally speaking. its
effect at home and abroad will be tonic and
salutary. And if it be true that he serves
his party best who best serves his country
it can be confidently affirmed that the Pres
ident has done his party the largest service
in his power by courageously leading 1T to-
ward the solid ground or sound currency
and an unVarying standard of Value.-Phil
adelphia Record (Dem.)
There is now no longer any danger that
Senator Chandler will visit the White House
and return with declaration that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is as good a bimetallist as the sena-
tor himself, or will report that Mr.. Wolcott
is about to be sent again to Europe to hold
a palaver on International agreement. The
President has cut loose from the trim
mers. He must lCok now to the support of
all honest believers in the gold standard.
Together nothing can Withstand them.
New York Times (Dem.)
A multitude of the people are not in agree
ment with the Presidents financial views,
but there are very few of them who do not
look with respect and admiration upon
man of courage, and with aversion upon
coward. The President has set up a stand
ard to which those who share his convic-
tions may and ought to rally There is no
necessity for the adoption of a douineering
tone and temper, but there is every reason
for a resOlute advance along the path which
the people in 1896 deliberately chose.-New
York Tribune (Rep.)
The President stands squarely upon his
party pledges, and as he courageously de-
clares, it is safer, wiser and more honorable
to go forward in an earnest effort to fulfill
that obligation even with certain defeat
ahead, than it would De TO continue our
present policy of negligence and inaction,
which is at once insincere and cowardly.
His appeal for a concerted. practical move
ment in behalf of the financial reforms to
which his administration stands committed
is manly patriotic and reassuring, and will
receive the instant and unqualified approval
of the country.-New York Mail and Ex-
press (Rep.)
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