The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-28
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already won and practically 10 weaken
the forces OF sound money for their bat
ties Of the future

already Won and practically 10 weaken
the forces of sound money for their bat
ties of the future
THE ST. LOUIS PLANK.
.aTbe financial plank of the st. Louis |
nlatform is still as commanding upon |
Republicans and those who served with |
them in the las campaign as on the day |
il was adopted and promulgated Hap |
PLY, the tariff part Of the PLATFORM mas
already been engrafted into public sta
tute But that other plank, not ALREADY
builded into our constitution, is OF bind
ing force upon all OF U.S. What IS II.
The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment of the law providngi for the resump-
tion of specie payments in 1873; since then
very dollar has been as good as gold
eve are unalterably opposed TO every
measure calculated 20 dehase our cur
rency or IMPAIR the credit OF our country
We are therefore opposed q the Tree com
age of silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. which we piedge
ourselves to promote. and until sHeh
agreement can be obtained the existing
gold standard must be preserved All our
silver and paper currency must be main
tanned at parity with gold and we FAVOR
all measures designed to maintain IN
vioIably the obligations of the United
Stats and all our money, wheher com or
paper. at the present standard. the stand
ard of the most enlightened nations OF the
earth.
POPULAR COMMAND
aThis is in reality a command from the
neonIe. who gave the administration 10
the Marty now n ipower. and who are stu
anxiously waiting for the execution OF
their free and omnipotent VIII by those
of US who bod commissions from that SD
preme tribuna.
II have tonight spoken in a somewhat
serious strain, because 1 beive II is due
both 10 the membership of this assocla-
tion and TO the conditions under Whlch
this assemblage has met. The confer
| ences and systematic efforts OF such
! bodv of men as this are capable of inn
| mite good to, the respective communities
| in which the members live, and TO the
| nation at large.
.s,Thc ountry 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 al
| together unparalleled. Progress there
ore. will be slow, but let us not be I'M
patient. Rather let us exercise Just pa
tience. and one which, in time will surely
| bring its own reward.
NO FEAR FOR THE FUTURE.
at have no fear for the future of our
/ beloved country. While l discern IN us
| Dresent condition he necessity that al
wavs exists for the faithful devotion oil
| its citizens. the history of its past Is
assurance to me that this will be. as IL
| ALWAYS has bee through every struggle
| and emergency, still onward and upward
| II has never suffered from any trlal OF
| been unequal to any task Founded upon
| right principles. we have nothing 10 eiai
| from, the Vicissitudes which may lie across
| our pathway. The nation founded by the
| fathers upon principles Of virtue, educa-
| ton. freedom and human rights, moulded
| bv the great discussions which established
| its sovereignty, tried in he cruclbie oil
| civil war, is integrity confirmed by the
results of reconstruction. with un1or
| stronger and better than ever BEFORE
| stands today. not upon shifting sands, ou
upon immovable foundations. Let US re
solve bv our laws and by our administra
ton If Them TO maintain the rights of th'
citizen. to cement the union by still closer
4 bonds. to exalt the standards OF American
civilization. encourage the promotion o
thrift. industry and economy and In
homely virtues which has enobled GU
nenoIe. uphold the stability of our eur
rencv and credit and illustrate the purlt!
of our national and municipal govern
men,t and though the rain descends ant
the floods are come and the winds oioW
) the nation will stand, for it is founde'
uopn a rock
IF FRYE WERE DICTATOR.
Senator William P. Frye of Maine, VIII
was introduced as one of the creates
friends Of the merchant marine, made
brief address.
In speaking of the Nicaragua canal, h
declared that the United States shout
build il. He did not approve of the pr
vate ownership Of the canal by any cor
nora ton: the government was in the oes
[ nositiou TO build and operate the cana
senator FRYE said the value Of the Ia
: wafian Islands was S39, 090 900, and tina
Americans owned them. American snip
carried the commerce. valued at $1,000
600 He said that If the treaty were NJ
ratified. in less than one year the island
would be under the protection OF Grea
Britain.
This was met with cries Of no" MUG
4 confusion followed. He asked the guest
tn exercise their influence with the ser
l ate 70 have the traty ratlhd- There wei
cheers and cris Of no" as Will
, Senator Frye said the Nicaraguan q
e nal would not he worth a cent with II
( Hawaiian Islands in the hands Of a
! enemy. This was received with applaus
= Then Senator Frye changed his suh)e'
D N that Of the necessity for inereasin
d ,ba merchant marine He said in cor
: cl,,s,on that II he were a dictator
( would build the NicaraEuan canal tai
a Hawaii build a railroad from Terra y
Fuego and subsidize the merchant MARI
: Of the country. During al of sena =
Frva-s references IN Hawaii there Te'
{ s.,.s-aI noes yelled out when be refe
= red 70 a treaty. he closed amid gre
n applause.
b Charles Emery Smith spoke AZ lAnEi
= On the commercial destiny q the ln-fs
r states. which he predicted would IN u
0 coming century peacefully dominate =
L markets II the world
e Henry = Rowland spoke on TIE tan
= onry Of legislation 70 NEEDLE with pr
: vate affairs
! Af,er midnight. President McKinl'
lea