Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-22

would be acceptable to the leaders and
guides Of the Democracy In its present
spirit. No secretary of the treasury who
would be acceptable to. or who could
the Populistic Democracy. could avoid
plunging this country back into financial
chaos. Until our opponents have ex-
plicitly and absolutely Tepudiated the
principles which in 90 they prOfessed.
and the leaders who cmbody these prin-
ciplcs, their success means the undOinS
of the country. Nor have they any
longer even the excuse Of being honest in
their folly. They have raVcd, they have
foamed al the mouth, in dcnunclation OF
trusts and, now, IN my own state. their
foremost party leaders. including the
man before whom the others bow with
barred head ana trembling knee, have
been discovered IN trust which really IL
Of Infamous. and. perhaps Of criminal
character: a trust In which these apostles
Of Democracy. these prophets ~ the new
dispcnsation, have sought Ia wiring for
tunes from the dire need Of their poorer
brethren.
rise to second the nomination Of VIII
liam Mckinley because, with him as
leader, this country has trod the path Of
national greatness and prosperity with
the strides of Il giant. and because. under
him, we can, and Will, once more and
finally overthrow those whose success
would moan for the nation material dis
astcr and moral disgrace. Exactly az We
have rcmcdicd the evils which, in the
past. We undertook TO remedy. 50, now,
when NAT glIIl De rig lt L.
ri i nosp oesiiredIv wiiil7 ~ ri.btrd
we have nearly succeeded in bringing
peace anl "fdtT q tht ihiIlppihes. Nh
Islands tnv,.,rIs wb,.l tnh1httrnts It'll
now stand as trustees III tina cause w
good government. men me wood, Tait
ma A,. S
ofiiciencv.
Appointeos like these chosen on
grounds If merit ana fitness alone. are
and by which. tins nation must apprnaci
its new and serious duties. Contrast TINS
wlth what WnulI DE- iHo iatr ni I'M
lem So brazclily adyor.,ted iy our oppo-
ncnts In their last national platform. -.
ne war sun go, on I,'a,i i, iiiy IN
,i,r.,ry- nIia.trfhy have TAUGHT their fool
ish durcs abroad /" believe that. il the
rebellion Il ktpt aiitr uniiI hgAu MoE en-
wj ii M i"IInwrd IN UNI aband6nment of
the islands that means Their abandon
mrnt M SAVAGE "ho W'ula S'T"InDIe t1T
,.it'iii1.i ,ati.,n .trr,I,.J III III dn What M
would nave shown ourselves unfit ~ per
form our success III N"N,il,."I III ..,i,
.,,.Ii,t..,l .t,rar..nts mems I'LL indeiinirr
nrnlnurtt!"u III misery ana hloodShed.
We 81 this convention r." feM,iilllIa,c
lt.' s,'.b Iis,et"r When ~ place
William McKiul,y as our candidate be
fore TIA" people We tlac9; tn' ,, -.,,
i par. "n ,biri, s,,u.,r,s Win promise, a.
.tandiug for Tho redemption in admins
MD 'l ,,'' in The pIItform and on tho stump,
- nmIinr ,nd interest ABROAD. ana thc
cuntinuaner IA home ~ thc proSPgrity
whioh N ha- 'tiT',.'s 'io"-ii' mi
"w. stard Mi HIN. threshold NJ "A new
century. c,h'Hff hlE "i'. l"' r..,l
th' -r'|i nations NH ln' ,i., ir th,.
NNh nS nn~ tb,t ,.utlIrv Wr shalI
"l"HiI f. . ty.-rI trtiInuu- ur
Hfi n .'i ,t. wv. -Gyu jrIih-
VII. With. .,ir.,i,r1 fnr I'M. runt, ~.
tl"',E iIl .,.L-lfn.- TX shrink from
lN +Nil'' 4't' H. -. H.. .r..4,. It,- +l..