Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-05
WHITE SPEAKS AT BERLIN.
Am bassudor to Germany Defend

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Am bnssudor to Germany Defends
President Mckinley.
Berlin. July 5.-Andrew %. White, the
limited States ambassador TO Germ. ny,
Hast night delivered a speech at I4eipsc.
He began by condemniEg the prevailing
thahit Of abusing public men, and then
spoke mainly of President Mckinley.
SAYING the president has now made his
record" He added:
Pursuing. then. the American GUS
tom OF demanding from him at the close
Of his first term an account of his stew
ardss,ip. We ask first regarding HE
promises and pledges. OF these there
were distinctly three. One was the
placing the currency of til country on
a sound basis and of this he said.
For several years our government had
iabored under a financial system which
WAS a menace to our prosperity and a
disgrace to our civilization. Then Mr..
White reviewed the experience which
France had with assignats and
which the United States had
with continental currency. also
the financial difficulties Of the
West Indies and South America,
where so-ealled republics were wal
flowing in the mire Of unlimited paper
money or appreciated silver. and our
| financial policy was classed with theirs.
President after president had sought in
vain to get the country outEof this wsl-
ter of folly. Finally came Mr.. icISin-
Hey. Counseling With thinking men Of
4 both parties and calling to his aid as
secretary Of the treasury a man Of
great practical experience, he began a
work which continued until our coun-
TRY stands cnce more among the civil
| lied nations Of the earth from any
itaint of financial dishonor."
Mr. White next spoke about the sec
ond promise made by Mr.. Mckinley
namely, 10 restore prosperity. He de-
1 scribed the general depression at the
beginning of the Mckinley administra-
tion, and quoted maxim by PROFESSOR
4 Roscher, OF Leips!c. to the effect that
what may be wise policy at later
] period Of national growth may not be
a wise policy at an earlier period. Mt.
4 White added:
This great truth the administration
preceding that OF Mr.. Mckinley had
entirely lost sight OF and the conse-
aouences we're upon US. Mr.. Mckinley
4 took the presidential ONCE and all was
rapidly changed. Confidence waA .re re.
stored and capital was poured forth
like the beneticent tide OF the Nile. FER
tiuzing agriculture. stimulating the
manufacturers and everywhere fur
nishing employment to labor. From
THAT day TO this our prosperity has been
/ greater than at any previous period IN
our history and is still increasing,
! Thus was the second great promise re-
deemed-indeed, beyond the hope Of the
most sangulne.
The speaker then referred to the
third promise Of Mckinley. that he
!. would exert himself to maintain peace
/. with all the world. Mr.. White dwell
severely upon the blatant persons who
4 are trying to embroil the country on al
sides with Spain. England. Turkey. and
4 at various times with Germany. Re
/ garding this the ambassador said:
but, as to this latter point. the
truth Of history compels me to state
that, to say the least. there was quite
as much hostility against the United
4 States shown in the German press al
there was against Germany shown In
the American press. The noisy sensa-
ton mongers OF both countries were
4 very busy"