The record-union., 1899-08-25

producing powers.
THE Director of the Mint has esti-
mated that the new gold from the
mines available for monetary use this
year will be as great as the aggregate
of both gold and silver available for
that purpose five years ago at the ratio
of 16 to i, and he has said, speaking
with official authority, that when We
enter upon the next Presidential cam
paign the amount of new gold annually
available for monetary use will be as
great as the amount of both gold and
silver available in the year of the last
Presidential campaign. The record of
auspicious events might be extended in
definitely.
with us the conditions that make
happy citizenship are to be met with
on every hand. The war with Spain
imposed grave and unexpected respon
sibilities upon the Republican party.
That the party fully met the expecta-
tions of patriotic people and possesses
to-day their unbounded confidence is
recognized by ALL No one familiar
with the situation doubts that in a
short period from the present time the
insurrection in the Philippines will be
American authority will be established
there. The new issues confronting the
country as the result of the war will be
| courageously met, and will be solved
by the Republican party in a spirit of
| justice and patriotism
1.-The splendid condition in which our
country finds itself is known tot you all.
The total area of all the island terri
!
the war is little more than that of
! California, and but half that Of Texas
Their strategic and commercial import
ance is great.
Our possession of the Philippines is
an assurance that growing supremacy
of American commerce in the Far East
will be promoted and protected. We
will uphold the honor of the flag there,
Notwithstanding the carping and mis-
representation and the narrow mind
ed fanaticism of our Democratic op-
! ponents in their TRADES against the
/ bugaboo they are pleased to term i'm
| perialsm.'
eve demand the rapid building of a
navy equal to maintain our proud po-
sition. We demand the extension of
| development of our merchant marine
under requisite Congressional legisla-
1 ton, so that the transportation of
American products and manufactures
] may be controlled by our own people
under the protection of the American
/ flag. We will promote American COM
mercial developments and expansion,
/ and maintain the honor of the Ameri-
can flag in whatever part Of the globe
we may be called upon to do so. We
do not look with any apprehension
upon the difficulties of regulating the
territories which the accident of war
has given US, consistently with our own
precedents and the principles of con-
stitutional liberty. We will extesd to
/ them the largest measure of free gov
ernment which is practicable. In ad-
/ vance of the action of Congress- details
might be out of place, but the general
scheme of Governors appointed by the
President, of legislative councils or
chambers to frame necessary laws, of
an honest and free judiciary guaran-
/ teeing the blessings of American lib
erty and justice to all of the establish
ment of our public school system the
recognition of the principles of local
/ government and the filling of. local Of
| fees by properly qualified residents of
the locality, are but some instances of
the practical way in which the bless
ings and advantages of the principles
of American civilization. liberty, inde-
| pendence and self government can be
extended to the people of these terri
| tories
| In closing his speech Senator Penrose
referred to the coming national con-
vention, and urged "the supreme inn
| portance of sending to that convention
delegates who will give an active and
stalWart support to the denomination
of Hon. William Mckinley" adding:
He ranks with the greatest Presi-
dents of the republic He is respected,
| esteemed and beloved by the people all
over our State. He has the unbound
ed confidence of the people of the coun-
/ try, irrespective of party, believing as
! they do in his integrity, patriotism and
craftsmanship. It has been most for
tunate for our country that he has been
| at the head of government in the try
| ing times of the past two years. Few
! will realize the enormous burdens which
| have been imposed upon him, taxing
4 almost to the limit his mental and
! physical energies. In all the delicate
questions of diplomacy arising during
| the war he has been the guiding spirit.
He was anxious to save his country
! from the horrors of war. but when the
I issue was forced upon him he met it
courageously and vigorously and prose-
cuted the contest to it's glorious con-
! clusion. On every question and in ev-
cry emergency he has shown himself
generous, magnanimous courageous
and patriotic. We expect to see him
unanimously renominated as the stand
| ard bearer of the Republicans at the
approaching Presidential election. We
look confidently forward to his tri-
umphant election and we feel sure that
with a renewed lease of Republican su-
premacy and control in the nation, our
wonderful prosperity will continue with
rapid strides and our country will ad-
vance fearlessly upon the glorious des-
tiny which seems to be marked out
/ for it"
Fa1 No Intention to Do Harm.
LONDON, Aug. 4-Considerable
alarm was created yesterday evening
by man throwing a letter into Queen
Victorias carriage as she was driving
into Osborne, Isle of Wight. A rumor
spread to the effect that the letter con-
tanned an explosive, but this turned
out to be false The police arrested the
1 man. whose letter was Only an appeal