Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Senator Penrose Tells Why He Favors
His Reelection.
HAS MADE A MODEL PRESIDENT
Restored Industrial Activity and
Conducted Successful War.
TRIBUTE TO TIE SOLDIERS

PHILADELPHIA, May 26-United States
Senator Boes Penrose, in an interview, ex-
pressed himself as approving the admins
tration of President Mckinley and the sug-
gestion for his nomination to succeed him
self by the republican national convention.
The senator declared his purpose to advo-
cate the adoption of a plank in the coming
republican state convention indorsing the
national administration and emphatically
declaring the sentiment of the republicans
of Pennsylvania in favor of the renomina-
ton of the President
In the course of the interview Sena Tor
Penrose said:
president Mckinley saved the country
from the industrial depression and COM
mercial uncertainty brought on by the free
trade administration of Cleveland, and
rescued our people from the dreadful APP
prehensions of disaster and revolution in
VOWED in the candidacy of Bryan. The re-
suits obtained by his election have been
beyond the most sanguine expectations.
The country a short time after his in
auguration and following the passage of
the Dingley bill at the extra session of
Congress, so promptly and wisely called by
him, entered upon a period of uneXampied
prosperity. In fact, never in the history
of the world has such an exhibition of in
dustrial and commercial development been
witnessed.
Money Question Not a Factor.
The money question, while not definitely
settled. has ceased to be a disturbing fac
tor as long as a republican President is in
office and republican majorities in the
House and Senate are assured to uphold
the pledge in the republican national plat
form for sound currency. The question
will be taken up at the approaching session
of Congress and will be disposed of salts
factorily
The unexpected event in the administra-
ton and one of the greatest events in our
history was the war with SPAIN continued
Senator PenroSe. Upon this occasion the
greatness of President Mckinley showed it,
self. He recognized early that the moral
sentiment of the people was shocked be-
yond endurance by the cruelties and bar
barities of the Spanish government. The
greatness of the President was shown in
the fact that at this critical juncture he
made every possible effort to avoid a war
He exhausted every method to counsel mod
GRAFTON among his own cOuntrymen and to
secure peaceful results by diplomatic nego-
tiations. To tne young, patriotic military
spirit in the nation the condition of affairs
had become inrOlerabe and war was forced
upon the country.
Confidence in the President.
THE splendid confidence felt at the time
in the wisdom and integrity of Mckinley
was shown by the prompt and unanimous
passage by Congress of the first loan re-
quired by the war
In few moments, without debate and
without restriction, the enormous sum of
S:1,o1So was placed at the disposal of
the President, and during the war both
parties in Congress at all timas by their
vigorous support of the administration gave
evidence of their confidence in the Presi
dents high patriotic purpose. During this
time the herOism of the American regular
and volunteer soldier was exhibited in a
remarkable degree. In a few months an
army of a quarter of a million of soldiers
was mustered in and equipped in country
where there had hardly existed any mill
tary stores or supplies. because but a short
time before war had Rot been in the con-
e nplatiCn of any one.
The efficiency and bravery of our troops
in conflict with the enemy is proof, to my
mind, that the American soldier is the su-
perior of any soldier III the world. The
officers and men of our navy at Manila and
Santiago achieved victories unparalleled
among modern naval battles and compelled
worldwide recognition