Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-28
PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
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platform is still as commanding upon Re-
publicans and those who served with them
in the last campaign as on the day it was
adopted and promulgated. Happily, the
tariff part of the platform has already
been engrafted into public statute. But
that other plank, not already builded into
our constitution, is of binding force upon
all of us. What is it?
Unreservedly for Sound Money.
1.-the Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enactment
of the law providing for the resumption
of specie payments in 1879; since then
every dollar has been as good as gold
1--WE are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country. We
are therefore opposed to the free coinage
of silver except by International agree
ment with the leading commercial nations
of the world. which We pledge ourselves to
promote, and until such agreement can be
obtained the existing gold standard must
be preserved. All our silver and paper cur
rency must be maintained at parity with
gold. and we favor all measures designed
to maintain invoably the obligations of
whether coin or paper, at the present stan
dard. the standard of the most enlightened
nations Of the earth
This is in reality a command from the
people who gave the administration to the
party now in power and who are still anx-
iously waiting for the execution of their
free and omnipotent will by those of us
who hold commissions from that supreme
tribunal.
II have tonight spoken in a somewhat
serious strain because I believe it is due
both to the membership of this association
and to the conditions under which this as
semblage has met. The conferences and
systematic efforts of such body of men as
this are capable of infinite good to the
respective communities in which the men,
bers live and to the nation at large.
1.-The country is now emerging from try
ing conditions. 1t is only just beginning
to recover from the depression in certain
lines of business long continued and alto
gether unparalleled. Progress. therefore,
will naturally be slow. but let us not be
impatient. Rather let us exercise a just
patience and one which in time will surely
bring its own high reward.
No Fear for the Future.
1T have no fear for the future of our
beloved country. While / discern in its
present condition the necessity that always
exists for the faithful devotion of its citi-
zens, the history of its past is assurance
to me that this will be as it always has
been through every struggle and emer-
gency. still onward and upward. 1t has
never suffered from any trial or been un-
equal to any task. Founded upon right
principles, we have nothing to fear from
the vicissitudes which may lie across our
pathway. The nation founded by the faith
ers upon principles of virtue, education,
freedom and human rights. nodded by the
great discussions which established Its SOW
ereignty, tried in the crucible of civil war.
lis integrity confirmed by the results of
reconstruction, with union stronger and
better than ever before, stands to-day, not
upon shifting sands, but upon immovable
foundations.
Let us resolve by our laws and by our
administration of them 10 maintain the
rights of the citizen, to cement the union
by still closer bonds, to eXalt the standards
of American civilization, encourage the
promotion of thrift. industry and economy
and the homely virtues which have en-
nobled our people, uphold the stability of
our currency and credit and illustrate the
purity of our national and municipal gov
ernment and though the rain descends and
the floods come and the winds blow. the
nation will stand, for it is founded upon
rock
Senator William P. Frye. who was in
troGrced as one of the greatest friends of
the merchant marine. made a brief ad-
dress.
Senator Frye referred to the great in
crease in domestic commerce and gave
statistics. In speaking of the Nicaragua
canal, he declared that the United States
u.
Private ownership of the canal by any
corporation: the government was in the
best position to build and operate the
canal. Senator Frye said that the value
OF the Hawaiian islands was s39 NO. 900, and
that Americans owned it. American ships
carried the commerce. valued at S23 O0O. go.
He said that il the treaty We're not rat
if'ed. in less than one year the islands
would be under the protection OF Great
Britain.
This was. met with cries of no" Much
confusion followed. He asked the guests
to exercise their influence with the sen-
ate to have the treaty ratified. There were
cheers and cries of no." az well.
Senator Frye read an extract from re-
port of Admiral Dupont in which he ad-
vised the occupation of the Hawaiian ISL
andS as 4 key to the Pacific. He said the
Nicaraguan canal would not be worth a
cent with the Hawaiian islands in the
hands of an enemy. This was received with
applause.
Then Senator Frye changed his subject
to that of the necessity for increasing the
merchant marine. He said. in conclusion,
81 he was a dictator he would hold the
NicaraSuan canal. take Hawaii. build a
railroad from Terra del Fuego and subsi-
diZe the merchant marine of the country.
During all of Senator Frye's references to
Hawaii there were several noes" yelled
out when he referred to a treaty He
closed amid great applause.
Charles Emory Smith spoke at length on
the commercial destiny of the United States