Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-03
IMPARTIALLY REVIEWED.
Benefits Realized by the Country
Under Republican Rule.

Washington correspO II den t $,
writing of President Mckinley,
says that he is again his old self,
after the long mental strain he has
gone through; that his eyes are
bright, his voice CHEEKY, and he is
enthusiastic and buoyant. Well
he may be. Looking back over
the little over two years of his adj
ministration and noting the benifi-
cent changes that have obtained
during that time, largely due to
the Republican policy as carried
into execution by his administra-
ton, President Mckinley may well
be happy and satisfied man.
Two years ago last March, when
the Republican party came into
power, the people of this nation
were suffering from industrial stag
nation; wages were low; the unem-
plOyed were numbered by hun
dreds Of thousands, and want and
suffering were everywhere. AL
most the first act of President Nc
Kinley was to call a special session
of Congress to pass a Tariff law
which would put a stop to the
ruinous Free-Trade, open our own
factories to supply the home de-
mands and set our idle mechanics
and labOrers at work.
The result has been seen in every
city and village in the land. With
the assurance of honest money in
stead of a bastard dollar, Econf-
dence was restored" money which
had been hid came into circulation,
and with the competition of the
pauper labor of Europe shut off.
the situation improved by leaps
and bounds.
With military, judicial and com
mercial triumphs have come new
victories for American manufac-
turers. Our products have been
pushed to the uttermost parts of
the earth, in competition with the
most skilled nations, and as Mr..
Barrett states, where formerly
foreigners took no interest in Am
erican products, now they are
anxious to buy them, and to secure
the privilege of acting as agents
and consignees.
Much has been said of 'NIc-
Kinley's luck" but it is not luck
that has been at the bottom of the
prosperity that has come to the
American people and the President.
Mr.. Mckinley, more than any
other President since Lincoln, has
had more faith in and got nearer
to the people. He has also firm
faith in Republican principles
which has had largely to do with
the magnificent results. 1t is
because the President has got
nearer to the American people that
he has now decided to work for the
establishment of American SUI
premacy in the Philippines and to
maintain the sovereignty we ac-
cepted by the terms of the treaty
with them. That such q policy
will be earnestly recommended to
Congress is certain.
Some criticism has been made
by theoretical and sincere reformers
of the Presidents recent order,
but not from the advocates of prac-
tical civil service, which would be
help instead OF hindrance to
the work of the Government.
President Mckinley could not have
been blamed if he had at the be-
ginning of his administration taken
action which would have pulled
the civil service blanket from the
thousands it had been made by ex-
President Cleveland to cover
mere political appointees, put in
place of Republicans before the
order was made. Instead of that
President Mckinley has given two
years TO investigation and study of
ting question, and his order takes
i'll but portion of the offices re-
commended by cabinet officers and
bureau chiefs. Tacoma Wash. }
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