Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-03
''''' McKinIey's Policies and Prospects.


not promise any reform in the cur
rency, but better than our word We
have passed currency bill through
the House and in q few weeks VIII
make II law. By that bill we declare
for the gold standard, make all our
obligations payable In gold, break the
endless chain" prevent the exhaus-
ton Of the gold reserve and Improve
the banking facilities Of the country.
VIII the business and labor OF the
country, more dependent for prosper
ity on q sound and stable money sys-
TEN than on anything else, replace
President Mckinley with Mr.. Bryan,
who, II he stands for anything, which
some sceptical persons doubt, stands
for free silver and a financial and
monetary revolution? We think not.
Hence another and very solid ground
OF confidence.
That the Democratic party Itself has
no confidence in Its leading issue OF
1895 is apparent from the painful efforts
that one wing Of It is making TO in
duce the other TO put free silver into
the background and substitute some
new slogan--"no imperialism" seems TO
be the favorlte alternative-for the
lost cause OF l6 TO /.
We promised to rid the country Of
the Cleveland deficit. We have done
so. The treasury has surplus despite
the war expenses.
We promised in 1896 to deal with the
Cuban question. We have done 50. The
result was war and a serious crisis I'M
foreseen IN any party platform. We
met the crisis. We fought the war In
a hundred days we had driven Spain
forever from the Western Hemisphere
and held the Philippines. Not a SIN
gle defeat was endured, and no war
with equally vast. results was ever
fought out so rapidly or with such
small expenditure OF blood and treas
ure. We concluded triumphant peace
President Mckinley had the courage
and wisdom TO grasp the great situa-
ton so new and so pregnant with pos
sibillties. He boldly accepted the re-
suits OF war which had suddenly
opened to us the pathway Of the Pa
cifc where a Republican Congress had
already annexed Hawaii. This Is not
the place 10 argue the policy OF expan-
sion, but we fondly hope that Mr.
Bryan and the Democratic party viii
make II an issue, for on that Issue we
believe our argument unanswerable
We believe that the American people
understand fully the importance Of the
Eastern trade, and the need OF our labor
and our industries TO develop every
possible market for our products We
believe that the American people are
always against retreat and surrender.
and that we have nothing 10 fear from
an antagonist who on this question rails
without arguing and has moth
ing to offer as a policy, but that which
Hamlet read words, words words"
We believe that sooner than We dared
TO hope the inestimable value Of the
Philippines has been proved by the
brilliant diplomacy OF Mr. Hay, which
seems 20 have secured a guarantee OF
all our rights and OF the open door
10 our trade and that OF all other ma
tons IN the vast Empire % China. The
success OF Mr. Hay. which now seems
assured, win stand out in future as one
OF the greatest diplomatic achieve
ments OF our history. The foundation
Of that success lies In one wOrd--Manila.
The master OF Manila wrote those able
notes and received from the great ma
tons OF Europe those gratifying re-
sponses. All this will be understood
and rightly valued by the American
people next November. Hence another
ground Of confidence.
Lastly, as we look upon the Demo-
cratic party In It's present estate. we
feel hopeful. We watch with interest
for some question upon which they can
all vote together; for some policy
upon which they are, In appearance at
least, united. Their condition. as Il
seems 10 US, Is not likely 10 command
the confidence Of the American people.
II certainly does not command their
own. When they get their candidate
In the field when they have campaign
on foot and begin 20 'cleave the gen
eral ear with horrid speech" business