Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-30
AprsFRyED EULocY.

TIE following closed the speech Of
1 Congressman Gilbert A. Haugen, #
Iowa. in the House of Representatives
April 81 1900, upon thu Agricultural
| bill
| PRESIDENT M'l5INLEY- PROSPERITY
Our country is prosperous, our people
are at work; our exports are increasing
in large proportions, and our imports
are decreasing. What more could we
ask?
In 1896 President Mckinley said:
What we want is sound money and
a chance to earn it.
In this we we're all agreed; and
the voters Of this magnificent country
decided by large majority to give Mr..
Mckinley and the republican party an
opportunity to cary this maxim into
effect.
Something over three years have
passed; the cou.ery has been lifted out
of chaos, stGgnation and financial de-
preston ard placed in an era of pros
perity the like of which has never before
been written on the pages OF history;
and the confidence placed in the presl-
dent by the people has not been betrayed.
This confidence has been fulfilled, and
for proof of this we need but turn to our
national ledger and glance at the bust
ness entries.
The business for the fical year ending
in 1899 tells a most eloquent story of
prosperity. We sold foreign nations
81, 227 443, 425 worth of American pro-
ducts, and bought in return only 1896,
O17, 3oS, or a balance in trade in our
favor of $531, 500, OBJ For the fiscal
year ending in 1898 we sold foreign Da-
lions 81. 231, 1913, $50, and in return bought
only 1916, 205, 1863, balance Of trade IN
our favor amounting to the enormous
| sum of 1915, 900 600 or total for the two
years of II. 145, 900, 600.
Compare this with the last two years
OF Cleveland's administration under the
tariff act of 1894. We then exported
tuore than we imported only s27s, 600, 900
and in the last two years OF McKinley's
administration. and under the Dlngley
law we have exported more than inn
ported, as above stated 81, 145 900, 900,
a gain of 1878, 600 900 under the tariff of
1896, as compared with the tariff of IDA.
| This gain has been large, constant, steady.
We have not only been fortunately
| prosperous, but we have been fortunate
IN war; and this good fortune is largely
due to the wisdom, diplomacy and stall
wartness of our honored president
William Mckinley, since taking his
seat as our chief magistrate has used
great care and Judgment, and has held
the reins of the government with firm
and steady hand from the moment he
| took control. He has acted wisely and
hnmanely in the past; and if we retain
him as our chief executive, we have the
assurance that the honor, integrity and
glory of America will be maintained
.tud that the inevitable rights life liber-
~ and the pursuit of happiness, which
we now enjoy viii be extended to the
depressed and down trodden people Of
the West Indies and the Philippines
We viii have the fullest assurance
that the grand and beautiful flag of
America, now floating with its protect
ing folds over land and sea, will not be
hauled down in shame and dishonor and
that the fearless blood and matchless
valor of our heroes. both living and dead,
viii not have been offered in vain on the
sacred altar of our country and hui
manity.
Freedom is that for which our fore
fathers fought. The unity of our nation
is what Lincoln, Grant and Garfield
stood for, and VIM. Mckinley stands for
all that a true, prtriotic American citi-
zed can possibly ask tor, namely, peace,
prosperity, honor and integrity.