Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20

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MARSH ALLTOWN,
and will lift them up to q higher and a
nobler civilization than they have ever
known. We have not failed elsewhere.
We shall not failhere.
More important still, We ask the
American Deople whether they will put
in the white house the hero of uncounted
platforms, the prodigal spendthrlft of
words, the champion OF free silver, the
opponent of expansion, the assailant of
the courts; or whether they will retain
in the presidency the union soldier, the
leader of the house OF representatives.
the trained statesman who has borne
svlctoriously the heavy burdens OF the
last four years. the champion OF
protection and sound money. the
fearless supporter of law and order
wherever the flag floats. Rut there is
one question which we will put to.thes
American people in this campaign
which includes and outweighs all
others. We will say to them. you were
in the depths of adversely under the
last democratic administration, you
are on the heights OF prosperity today.
Will that prosperity continue II you
make change in your president and
in the party which administers your
government? How long will your good
times last IL you turn out the repub-
|licans and give political power to those,
who cry nothing but woe, Woe, the
movers of calamity and foes of pros
perity, who hold success in business to
be crime and who regard thrift as a
misdemeanor? II the democrats should
win do you think business would i'm
prove? Do you think that prices would
remain steady. that wages would rise
and employment increase when that re-
sult of the election was known? Busi-
ness confidence rests largely upon SEN
timent. Do you think that sentiment
would be hopeful one the day after
Bryan's election? Business confidence
4 is a delicate plant. Do you think it
would flourish with the democratic
party? Do you know that if Bryan
We're elected, the day after the news
was flashed over the country wages
4 would go down, prices would decline
4 and that the great amount of Ameri-
can business now forging ahead over
calm waters. with fair breezes and
with swelling canvesses would begin to
4 take in sail and seek shelter and an
4 S|chorage in the nearest harbor? Do you
4 not know from recent and bitter ex-
lperience what that arrest OF movement,
4 what that fear OF the future means? II
means the contraction of business, the
reduction of employment. the increase
4 of the unemployed, lower wages. hard
times. distress, unhappiness. We do
not say that we have panaceas for
Il every human i'll. We? do not claim that
Z any policy we or any one else can Offer
Twill drive from the world sorrow and
suffering and poverty. but we say tina,
so far as government and legislation
! can secure the prosperity and well be.
ing OF the American people our ad.
ministration and our policies will do 1t
We point to the adversely OF the Cleve.
land years lying dark behind u.s. 1t ha!
been replaced by prosperity of the Nc
+ Kiniey years. Let them.-rna ks what
n ever explanation they will the fact!
, are with US.
1T is on these facts that we shall
ask for the support Of the American
/ people. What we have done is known
!. and about what we intend to do ther,
/ lis neither secrecy nor deception. Wha
!, we promise we will perform. Our olt
policies are here. alive, successful ant
full OF vigor. Our new policies hav,
!; been begun and for them we ask sup
port When the clouds of impending
\ civil war hung down over the countr.
], in 1861 we took to the great task thel
i, laid upon us and never iiinched unit
i, we had carried 1t thru to victory.
t Now, at the dawn of a new century
with new policies and new opportun
D tiles opening before us in the brigh
4 sunshine OF prosperity, we again asl
n the American people 10 entrust US Wit
|. their future. We have profound fait
r in the people. We do not distrust thei
capacity of meeting the new responsi
: bilities, even as they met the old, an
9 we shall await with confidence unde
g the leadership If William McKinle.
I the verdict Of November
8 Senator Lodges speech was warml
S applauded thruout and at its concluso
d the cheering was deafening. The repor
$ of the committee on rules bein
* adopted. the report OF the committee o
e resolutions was called for The readin
s of nearly every paragraph was al
G lplauded and their adoption was unan
: nous. Following is the full text of tn
q platform: