, 1898-10-27
THURSTON'S SPEECH
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Is there Il man VINO believes today that
there is any force in the proposition
the United States of America
should fix its W financial policy re-
sardless of all the other nations of the
We could not do it If We be-
in it. We cannot fix our stand
as we will. We could go upon the
high seas with a naval policy different
from all the world If we wished. We
could arm our ships with cotton cloth.
We could arm them with wooden guns.
but Il ships would come in contact
with the navies CT the world and the
ornaments of our protection must be
the best armament of the civilized
world. We can fix a financial policy
for ourselves, blu in the great trade and
commerce OF the civilized world when
our wheat goes over the seas and in all
the great financial transactions with
foreign countries and other powers. we
must measure up OF the same monetary
basis and to the same equivalent and
to the same monetary policy of the
best nation of the world, il we would
wine our victories in the financial world
what has this doctrine brought to us?
They say. let lis be Independent, for
Just rs long as we can prove to the
nations OF the world that our money is
the equal of theirs. Just so long can we
get the money of the world at interest
rates which will permit us to win our
way most advantageously by its use.
We want the money VI the world. What
today is the great measure of our
prosperity. the great measure Of the
prosperity that is steadily increasing
and building up is due to the fact that
we have been honest. and the world
Ia willing to trust to us on the financial
policy OF the republican party. Was
it a patriot who said that the west
can stand by itself: damn the east?'
Was it an American who said: New
York is the enemies country" God
forbid.
Can Wyoming shut herself off from
her traffic with the states in the east?
Can she sever her connections with the
other communities on the other side of
the continent? Can she take her star
out OF the flag and hold out for her
self and prosper? Can Wyoming's
whole interests, her railroad interests,
her sheep interests, her coal interests,
prosper by drawing a line of demarka-
ton. by drawing n line Of isolation, by
digging trenches and establishing bar
racks against the great and powerful
east, which represents the pecuniary
savings OF two and n half centuries?
1t cannot be done. 1t cannot be done.
THANK God when this land burns up
in the mighty furnace Of national pa
triotism. we will be asuered OF pros
perity and a republican victory In Ne
thereto.
What is the issue OF this campaign?
will tell you one. 1t is the great pa
triotic issue. A republican administra-
tion was in power when our foreign
situation developed into a war with
Spain. Today, having won our vic
tories, and having made the flag mean
more than it ever meant before. today
we are compelled to recognize the fact
that the most important duty Of this
nation is to carry out the policy of the
administration in power. by legislation.
by congressional action that will Sc
cure for us, in full measure and abund-
ance, the fruits of our great victories.
Stop where we are, paralyze the arm
of this administration by a great popu-
lar verdict against congress-, that will
oppose the president in his foreign pol
icy. that will block legislation in these
new possessions, that will stand in the
way of rounding ont and completing
what we have so spleuddly
Ibesup. and what will the re-
sult be- Nv countrvmen stop
and think Of II for a moment I
sav IN Won and honestly that
II tho democratic Marty or the no,
partv or tba free silver marty or anv
o,ber Marty oy A mar;can s b,d III. nrss-
i5ent and tho senate and tho bouse q,
re~,rasspta.,vss 60 ,hsv wo,,5 bavo tho
fun mower and all the responsibilities
Of the government 7 sboula NOT have