The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-21
hat matoE brave aye soldier patriot and statesman,

Major VIM. Mckinley
In prophetic parlance he was designated
as the advance agent of prosperity" He
proclaimed the wisdom of opening the
SHOPS, mills and factories to labor instead
of opening our mints to the free and nm
limited coinage of silver. In full faith and
confidence the people turned to him as the
magnetic needle turns to the pole. He
was triumphant, and with the beginning
OF his administration, came the dawn of
a brighter day. The sun of prosperity
aWoke the slumbering industries. The
Whlr OF wheels. the hum of spindles, the
changing of hammers, the sound of reaperS,
echoed the song of labor's rejoicings. The
magic wand of prosperity touched farm
and factory and brought smiling plenty
to the home of toilers throughout the
length and breadth of the land. The fin
ger of progress that had been turned
backward on the dial of time by Demo-
cratic incompetency and -misrule, once
more moved forward under the inspiring
guidance of President Mckinley. An an
trade, with the unprecedented two billion
dollar mark in foreign commerce reached
and passed, are economic truth-a part
force than the tongue of eloquence the
splendid administration of this just and
far-seeing statesman. Sound financial leg
islatlon has increased the volume and es-
tablished the value of our currency.
Impelled by duty's call, and the plead
ings of the oppressed, the United States
engaged in war with the cruel and ar
rogant kingdom of SPAIN Grandly our pa
triotic president met the grave RESPONSE
bilities of that war. and with firmness he
withstood the clamor for precipitate haste
that characterizes rash men who are dis
posed to rush unprepared and recklessly
into conflict. With conservatism born
of greatness, with a quality of sagacity
that commands respect, and with tran
scendent ability that challenges admira-
ton, he met the issues and carefully pre-
pared for the clash of arms that could
no longer be averted- In one hundred
days he organized and equipped a Volun-
teer army of 250, 600 soldiers and, with only
a fraction of this army, he defeated the
land forces of Spain, and destroyed her
fleets without the loss to this nation of a
war vessel, and with a loss of men so
small with results so important, that a
parallel can not be found in all the an
nails of warfare The military and naval
| power of the United States was thus eX-
allied before the nations of the earth, and
the name of William Mckinley became
| honored and eXtolled by the people of all
| lands. Like Abraham Lincoln our presi-
! dent has been made the target OF abuse
by men who viii yet, in the e eaImer mo- no.
/ efficiency his fidelity and his greatness.
Sons of illustrious sires, who wore the
/ blue and the gray, have unitedly carried
| ''old glory to victory. They have planted
1 the ensign of liberty, the flag of ouI
union, in the Antilles and in the Orient
there to remain as a covenant promise OF
better government to the inhabitants:
Mighty problems unforesta1led have
arisen. They have been and are now be-
ing met in this period of transition
| this history ma1ng, geography-chang1he
epoch of the world We need a man, We
must have a man, equal to the grave re.
| sponsibilities that may arise. Platform:
/ can not forecast policies for unforeseen
emergencies.
God give us men, A time like this de
| mands strong minds, great hearts, tfu'
| lie. and in private thinking.
This convention has named such a man
ing the nomination of him who stand
i before the world clear-headed, clean
| and hero, a typical American, a Christian
| gentleman, VIM Mckinney