Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-29
A Slogan Tor the InvincibIe Host.

A Slogan for the InyincibIe Host
President Mckinley in his address
before the convention of the National
Association Of Manufacturers in New
Iotk, Thursday evening, had the pleas
ure of recalling some of the prophet g
he made before the same association
three years ago. and which have since
been fulfilled. He had the further
pleasure of noting the contrast between
the temper of the members at that
time and now. Then they apparently
had lost everything but their pluck
or IS the President more happily ex-
pressed it: Your speeches and resp-
buttons ut that first convention were
directed mainly to the question of how
t. regain what YOU had lost in the pre-
Vious years. or. if that was found i'm
possible. then how to stop further loss
Bur your object nov. as | gather it,
is to go out and possess what You have
never had before. You want to exteni
not your notes but Your business.
We think some Of those Who rea3
this address of the President will re-
ceive the impression that it leaves
some of Nh McKiuleys political critics
in quite = bad dilemma: we refer 10
those who have represented him as alb
sorhed with The one idea of protective
tariff and as one who wished to evade
the currency gu sjion These criticisms
have been as silly as unjust in the light
of the admirable addresses made ny
MI Mckinley during the great cam
paisn e %, and what has since trans
PRED, nevertheless they have been -
ilr'ated rand for that matter probably
viii Lee. notwithstanding the Presi-
dents remarks Thursday evening
sweep away the shadow Of any basis
FIR them Whioh some may haye
thought to exist Heneeforth thos
coming from The private Interview
wi,h him viii he likely to have few
listeners when they assume To delne
The Presidents attitude on the cur-
icncy.
lie alluded To what government and
party policy can ana cannot do in ne
way of aiding business, and surely no
one can retain the impression that he
expects the impossible of either.
whether by means of tariff protection
or by means of other policy. Then lie
took W the currency question and we
fail to See wherein he left anything t.
hr desired by The c0ptious Of those
| who would have from him the most I'M
cquiYocaI declaration respecting The
/ subject. He leaves net the slightest
! shadow Of doubt that he would utterly
/ ignore the Teller resolution; that 1t
4 unalterably committed to the only hi
! metalliam possible under existing con
ditions tina; he would have Congress.
! better safeguard il. He believes, as he
! did when he wrote his recent message
and included in it. what in general re-
| sreCts are the most practical sugees.
tons which have been made for pro
tectinG our present standard. that W,
| cannot too soon secure financial eGis
lation, that this is our plain duty t,
those who won the sound money bet.
tie at the polls. He would have tn,
| responsibility for failure. if failtIr,
there is to be and the attitude of III,
Senate leaves little promise of success.
to rest where it belongs, and says:
An honest attempt will be the hes
proof Of sincerity OF purpose. Discus
sion cannot hurt. it will only help III,
cause. Let US have full and free dis
cusSion. We are the last to avoid 81
eVade il. Intelligent discussion viii
strengthen the Indifferent and encour.
age the friends of a stable system o.
finance. Half-heartedness never won :
battle. Nations and parties without
abiding principles and stern resolution
to enforce them even if it costs {
continuous struggle to do so and tenn
pCrary sacrifice, are never in the high
est degree successful leaders in tn.
progress Of mankind For us to at
.2npt nothing in the face of tn,
prevalent fallacies and the constan
! effort To spread them, is to lose valu
taLle ground already won and practical