The evening times., 1900-07-12

1 n the pending campaign. and thus every
home in the land is directly and intimately
| connected with their proper settlement {.
| Our domestic trade must be won back and
| our iGie working people employed l. q n
| iul occupations at American wages Our
/ hone market must be restored 70 it's prO.d
| rank OF first in the world, and our fore gn
trade. so precipitateiy cut Of By adye Sc
| national legislation. TeOpened in fair and
| equitable terms for our surplus ag.icul -urzl
and manufacturing products Public c-n-
| hdence must be resumed. and the skill
| energy ard the capital OF our country fad
| ample employment AZ home The Cove L
| ment OF the United States must raise racn-
ey enough TO meet both its current Cx-
penses and increasing needs Its revCH-es
should be SO raised as TO protest the ma
eerial interests OF our people. with tEe
lightest possible drain upon their resources
and maintaining the high standard OF civil
iZatfOn which has distinguished our coli y
for more than ceLtury OF its exisI en- e.
The national credit, which has thus far
fortunately resisted every assault upon H.
must and viii Se upheld and st-engt re -ei.
II sufficient revenues are pFOyi1ed for. the
support Of the GOyerrmen., there vii be
no necessity for borrowing moaey and in
creaeins the ptblic de5t-'
The Geld Standard.
Three and one-hslf years Of legislation
ind administration have been concluded
since these words were sPosen- Have those
20 whom was confdeG the direction OF the
Government kept their pIedgesz The rec
ord IS made up. The people are not unfa-
niliar with what has been accomplished.
The gold standard has been reafiTmed aad
strengthened The endless chain has been
broken and The drain upon cur gold reserve
no longer frets Us The credit OF the coun-
=
among all nations We are refunding oer
bonded debt bearing ; and 1 and 5 per cent
interest at per cent. lower rate than
that Of any other country, AMI already
more than S3e9 0oe. 600 have been 50 funded
with a gain tC the Government OF many
millions Of dcllsrs- Instead OF I6 to l. for
which our OppoL ents eOntended four years
ago, legislation has been enacted which.
while utilizing al forms Of our money. Sc
cures one fixed value for every dollar and
that the best known 10 the civilized
world
a tariff which protects American labor
and industry and provides ample revenues
has been written IN public Law We have
lower interest and higher wages; more
money and fewer mortgages The worlds
markets have been opened 10 American
products. which 50 now where they have
never gone before We have passed from
a bond-issuing 10 bond paying nation:
from a nation of borrowers 20 q nation Of
lenders. from a deficiency il the revenue
10 4 surplus; from fear 70 confidence, from
enforced idleness to profitable employment.
The public faith fas been held: public or
der has been maintained. We have pros
perity at home and prestige abroad Tn
fortunately. the threat OF 1896 has Just
been renewed by the allied parties without
abatement or modification The gold bill
E-= fss4e4r 4
ed The menace Of Is to ! therefore still
hangs over Us with ell its dire cOnse-
qusnces 10 credit and confidence. TO busi-
ness and Industry. The enemies OF sound
currency are ralIyiug their scattered
forces The people must once more unite
and overcome he advocates Of repudiaticn
and must not relax their energy until the
battle for public honor and honest money
shall again triumph in a Congress which
viii sustain. and. II need be. strengthen
the present law and prevent financial ca
tastrophe which every lover OF the Repub-
lie Is interested 10 avert
Not satisfied with assaUIting the cur
rency and credit OF the Government. our
political adveTssTies condemn the tariff
LAW enacted at the extra session IL 1897
known as the Dingley act. passed in ODE
dience To- the viii OF the people expressed
at the election in the preceding November.
a law which az once stimulated cur indus
tries, opened the idle factories and mines,
and gave 20 the. labo-ers and 10 the farm
er fair returns for their toll and invest
ment. Shall We 90 back TO a tariff which
brings deficiency in our revenues and de-
struction TO our Industrial enterprises
Faithful TO its pledges 4n these later
nal affairs, how has the Government 6is-
charged its International duties? Our plat
form OF 1895 declared: The Hawaiian Isl
ands should be controlled b. the United
States and no foreign power should be
permitted 20 interfere With them
This purpose has been fully accom-
plished by annexation. and delegates from
these beautiful islands participated in the
! Convention for which you speak today
In The great conference OF nations at
The Hague, We reaffirmed before the world
the Monroe Doctrine and our adherence 70
il, and our determination not to parJici-
pate in the complications OF Europe. We
have happily ended the European alliance
in Samoa, securing to ourselves one OF tie
most valuable harbors in the Pacific Ocean,
while the open door in China gives 10 us
fair and equal competition in the vast
! trade of the Orient
The Colonial Policy.
Some things have happened Ssich were
lot promised. nor even foreseen and cur
purposes in relation TO them must not be
left in doubt 4 Just war has been wagsd
for humanity and with il have come new
problems and responsibilities. SPAN has
been elected from the Western Hemisphere.
and our flag floats over her former terri
tory Cuba has been liberated and our
guarantees TO her people will b. sacredly
executed. a benefcent government has
been provided for Porto Rico The Philip
pines are ours and American authority
must be supreme throughout the arehipel.
ago There viii be amnesty broad and
liberal. but no abatement OF our rights
no abandonment OF our duty. There must
be no scuttle-pOlicy. We viii fulfill in
the Philippines the obligations imposed by
the triumphs of our Army and by the treaty
Of peace: by international law; by the
nations sense of honor. and more than all
by the rights interests and conditions Of
the Philippine people themselves.
NO outside interference blocks the way
to peace and a stable government The
Obstructionists are here not elsewhere.
They may postpone. but they cannot de-
feat the realization of the high purpose of
this nation TO restore order 10 the islands
and establish a Just and generous govern
ment. in which the inhabitants shall have
the largest participation for which they are
capable. The organized forces which have
been misied into rebeilicn have bsen dis
persed by our faithful soldiers and sailors
ard the people Of the islands, delivered
from anarchy pillage. and oppression.
recognize American sovereignty as the
symbol and pledge Of peace. Justice, law.
religious freedom. education. the security
Of life and property aud the welfare ana
prosperity OF their several communities