Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-02-03
Mckinley. FoR GOLD.
Declares That II epubllcan Party Must
M sR Stand by Its Platform.

banquet OF the National Associations of
Manufacturers of the United States,
which took place Thursday night at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, was one of
the largest and most elaborate affairs
of the kind ever givenin this city. One
thousand guests were seated at the
tables. ........-.. ID j ~ MI
Ex-United States Senator warner
Miller was toast-master. At 1O:3O p.
m. the speechmaking began. The wild
est enthusiasm prevailed when Presi-
dent Mckinley was introduced. Pres
ident Mckinley spoke slowly and was
plainly Heard in every portion of the
hall. President Mckinley said in part:
National policies can encourage indus
try and commerce. but it remains for the
people, to project and carry them on. III
these policies stimulate Observation-Disclosures
ment and energy, the peoplesca be safely
trusted to do the rest. The government,
however. is restricted In its: power to pro-
mote industry It can aid commerce, but
not create 1t. It can widen and deepen its
rivers, improve It's harbors and develop its
great national waterways, but the ships to
sail and the traffic to carry the people must
supply.
THE government can raise revenues by
taxation in such a way as will discriminate
in favor Of domestic enterprises. but it can
not establish them. It can make CONNER
cial treaties, opening to our nlanufa cturersa
and agriculturists the ports Of other ma.
tons. 1t can enter into reciprocal arrange
ments to exchange our products with those
Of other countries. It can aid our mer-
chant marine by encouraging our people
to build ships of commerce. 1t can assist in
every lawful manner private enterprise to
unite the two oceans with great canal:
7 n oY71 s,ey1,A A.
them; but with all this accomplished the
: result will still be Intellectual unless sup
plemented by the energy, enterprise and
industry Of the people. 1t is they that must
build and operate the factories, furnish
ships and cargoes for the canal and the
find the consumers and obtain trade by
going forth to win it.
''There is another duty resting upon the
national government-'to coin and regulate
the value thereof This duty requires that
our government shall regulate the value
Of its money by the highest standards OF
commercial honesty and national honor.
The money Of the United States is and
must forever be unquestioned and unas-
sa1lable. If doubts remain they must be
removed. If weak places are discovered
they must be strengthened. Nothing should
ever tempttus--nothingev ever will tempt US.
T to scale >downth sacred debt of the nation.
through a legal technlcality. Whatever
may be the language OF the contract. the
United States will discharge all it's obli-
cations in the currency recognized as the
best throughout the civilized world at the
times Of payment. Nor will We ever con-
sent that the wages of labor or IT'S frugal
savings shall be scaled down by permit
ting payment in dollars OF less value than
the dollars accepted as the best in every
enlightened nation Of the earth.
Under existing conditions .our citizens
cannot be excused if they do not redouble
their efforts to secure-such financial legis-
: 1ation as'will place their lldnorable inten-
tons beyond dispute. All those who repre-
sent. as You do. the great CONSERVATIVE ard
the. progressive business interests Of the
country. owe it not only to themselves but
|: toSthe> :people. to. Insist; upon fthe settle
ment OF this great question now, or else
s to face the alternative thatit must be again
submitted for arbitration at the polls.
"Whatever effort, therefore, is required
to make the settlement Of this vital ques-
ton clear and conclusive for all time, we
are bound in good conscience to under
take and II, possible realize, That is our
commtsston-0ur present:c charter from the
people. 1t will not suffice for citizens now
adays to say simply that they are IN favor
Of sound money. That Is not enough. The
peoples purpose must be given the vital
ity Of public law. Better an honest effort
with failure. than the avoiding Of SO plain
and commanding duty. The difficulties
in the path Of a satisfactory reform are,
it must be admitted, neither few in num-
Der nor slight in degree; but progress can
not fail TO be made with q fair and
thorough trial. An honest attempt will
be- the. best proof Of sincerity of purpose.
Discussion cannot hurt, 1t will only help
the cause. ! Let us have full and free dis
cussion. We are the last to avoid or evade
It. Intelligent discussion will strengthen
the Indifferent and encourage the friends
Of q stable system Of finance. Half-heart-
edness never won q battle. Nations and
parties without abiding principles and
stern resolution to enforce them, even if
and temporary sacrifice, are never in the
highest degree successful leaders in the
progress Of mankind.
FOR us to attempt nothing in the face of
the present fallacies and the constant effort
to spread them is to lose valuable ground
already won and practically to weaken the
forces OF sound money for their battles Of
the future. The financial plank of the St.
Louis platform IS stillas commanding upon
republicans tsand fthose 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?
''Fhe republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. It caused the enactment
OF the law providing for the resumption of
specie payments in 1879: since then every
dollar has been as good gold. e.'3e'a,s,'esss
I'VE 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 agreement,
with the leading commercial nations Of the.
world. which we pledge ourselves to pro-:
mote, and until such agreement can be
obtained the existing gold standard must.