Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-28
ENDORSEMENT OF M'KlNLEY.

w q endorse the administration OF
William Mckinley. Its acts have
been established in wisdom and
in patriotism, and vt homo and
abroad it has distinctly eleva.
ted and extended the influence
of the American nation. Walking
untricd paths and facing unforeseen
responsibilities, President Mckinley
has been in every situation the true
American patriot and the upright
statesman, clear Of vision, strong in
judgment, firm in action, always in
spring and deserving the confidence
OF his countrymcn.
In asking the American people
to endorse this Republican record
and to renew their commission to
the Republican party we remind
them of the fact that the menace to
their prosperity has always resided
in Democratic principles and no less
in the general capacity of the Demo
cratic party to conduct public affairs
The prime essential of business pros
pcrity is public confidence in the
good sense Of the problem of adj
ministration and legislation. That
confidence the Democratic party has
never earned. 1t is hopclessly made
quate, and the country's prosperity
with Democratic successes at the
polls halts and ceases.
We renew our allegiance To the
princlplc of the gold standard and
declare our confidence in the wisdom
of the legislation of the 5Gth Con.
grcSs by which the parity of all our
money and the stability of our cur.
rcncy on a gold basis has been Sc.
cured. We recognize that intcrcs,
rates are a potent factor in produc.
ton and business activity and fol
the purpose OF further cqualizing
and Of further lowering the rates OF
interest we favor such monetary leg.
islation as will enable the varying
needs of the season, and of all sec.
tions, to be promptly met in order
that trade may be evenly sustained
that labor be steadily employed and
commerce enlarged. The volume of
money in circulation was never SO
great per capita as it is to-day.
AGAINST FREE SILVER
We declare our stca6fast opposi.
| ton to the free and unlimited coin.
age 0! silver No measure to that
end could be considered which wa.
without support of the leading com.
mcrcial countries Of the world
However iirmly Republican lcgisla.
tion may seem to have secured the
country against the peril of base and
discrrditcd currency, the election OF
a Democratic President could no,
fail to imparc the country's crcdi,
and to bring once more into question
the intention of the American pco
pie to maintain upon the gold stand
ard the parity Of their money circu
lation.
The Democratic party must be
convinced that the American pcopi,
will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form.
We recognize the necessity Of the
honest cooperation of capital tC
meet new business conditions anC
especially to extend our rapidly in
crcasing foreign trade, but we con
dcmn all conspiracics and combina
tions intended to restrict business
to create monopolics, to limit pro
ductlon or to control prices an'
favor such Legislation as will cffcc
tually restrain and prevent all sucl
abuses, protect and promote compc
tition and secure the rights of pro
duccrs, laborcrs and all who are en-
gagged in industry and commerce.
We renew our faith in the polio,
of protection to American labor
In that policy our industries hav,
been established, diversified an,
maintained. BY protecting the HON,
market the competition has beer
stimulated and production cheap
cnrd. Opportunity to the invcntiv,
genius Of our people has been sc
cured and wages in every depart
mrnt Of labor maintained at hipl
rates, higher now than ever before
always distinguishing our working
people in their better conditions o
life from those Of any compctins
country
Enjoying the blessings Of American
common schools, secure i'm the roh