The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-22

Before this paper goes 10 press
the Republican National Conven-
ton of 1900 will be a thing of his
tory. VIM. Mckinley will be re-
nominated for president, and some
good and representative man will
be on the ticket with him. Since
the Civil war no president has had
a more arduous administration
than has VIM. Mckinley. To
guide a nation safely through a
state of war, and to do this with
credit to its arms, with the extern
sion of its power and at the same
time without decreasing its usual
wealth and prosperity is a task
which few men in all the world
have accomplished. Not only has
the Mckinley administration done
these things, not only has it con-
Quoted a war before which the
campaigns of the English in South
Africa contrast in unenviable light,
not only has it acquired vast do
mains and taken the first steps to-
ward spreading American civiliza-
ton to other parts of the world,
but it has at the same time so
equally distributed the expense of
the war that it has not been a real
hardship upon any of her people,
and has above all else absolutely
increased two-fold the wealth and
prosperity of the people. With
such a record of magnificent
achievement does the republican
party go before the people this
fall with absolute confidence. To
doubt republican success in No
vember is to doubt the common
sense and good judgment of the
American people.
Every promise made by the re-
publican party four years ago has
been fulfilled. Every calamity
predicted by democracy has failed
of ful6llment. There is absolutely
no good reason today why any
man should vote against the adj
ministration. 1t is thus that we
are prepared to enter the presi-
dental campaign of 1900 with Joy
and thanksgiving. Glad because
we belong to a party whose record
on all important questions is be-
fyond reproach, and has been
shown to be for the good of the
whole people. The wisdom of the
Mckinley administration has been
shown in every important measure
that has come before it. 1t is
true that everything the president
has done has been criticised 1t
is true that democracy wished US
to plunge into a wal with Spain
before we were in readiness; it is
true that some accused the presi-
dent of cowardice because he did
not hurl the American forces tc
certain death upon the tortltlca.
tons of Havana; it is true that In
order to excite prejudice the presl-
dent was censured for not backing
the we'll nigh hopeless aus of the
South African republics by force o.
arms; it is true that the protective
policy has been attacked; it is
true that ruin was predicted if free
silver was not inaugurated, but ii
has been proven in every instance
that the president a right.
To have made war upon Spain
when it was first demanded by the
"ti~re-eaters' in the democratic
party would have meant lnglorlous
failures at the outset OF the war.
To have attacked Havana would
have NEAR the useless sacrifice OF
thousands of lives. The protec-
tive policy has added life-blood to
every avenue of trade, has employ
ed our people and made these
years the greatest in the history OF
American commerce. Five-hun-
dred millions of dollars is the
balance of trade in favor of Amer
lea for the year 1899. The balance
of trade in favor of this country
during the years of Mckinley's ad-
ministration is greater than all the