The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
SEATTLE. SATURDAY, july -.


The Record and the Man.
No more effective campaign docu-
ment can be sent out by the Republican
committee than the brief and informal
speech of President Mckinley in re-
Spouse to a notification of his nomina-
ton for the presidency. The first cid
gen OF the republic speaks not to the
committee charged with this duty by
the convention. but TO whole people
whom he has loved and served. II is
a noble statement OF the case; quiet,
dignined. earnest. yet replete with the
eloquence OF facts and that nobler elo-
quence In which manly sincerity clothes
itself with appropriate words No true
American can read this speech without
new glow of pride for his country and
a warming Of the heart toward Its
leader.
More striklngly than by any extended
review OF the last four years does Presi-
dent Mckinley suggest the changes that
they have wrought when he quotes from
his speech OF acceptance in 1896 How
eplendldly have the assurances then
given been made good The gold stan
dard has been maintained. money made
plentiful and cheap. and the interest
bearing obligations OF the nation re-
funded at the lowest rate OF interest
known to the world. Industry has been
restored. Prosperity has responded 20
our wecing. A great war has been
wased successfully for humanity. And
with that has come an army of new,
perplexing duties. toward whose right
performance we press manfully so
great Is the record that but to speak
OF II inspires greatness. We quote some
Of the happy and forcible expressions
from this address that will sink deep
into the hearts ana minds of the Ameri-
can people;
We have lower iuterest and higher
WAGES. more moaey and fewer mort
ssx~..
We have passed frsm . send-issu-
Ina 60 bonA-payias ustien, from
n nation OF borrowers to . natio.
of lenders frsm - deficiency IN
revenue Go - sarpiw., from fear TO
coaaacnes, from enforced idien~ss
90 profitable employment
We have prosperity at hame and
pr~stis@ abroad.
The open deer ia China aives 60
ms fair aad eau.i competition In the
vast trade ef the Orient. som.
sAi~s. hsve happened there which
were not promised .sr oven Tore
seen, .aa cur purposes In relation
60 them msst act be LETT ia doubt.
There aust he no seattle policy.
We will sa,au GA The rhiiippime. the
ohitsatisas tmpa.ea by the trinmpM
OF our arms sns ny the treaty OF
pe.eeI by international law. ny the
n.tfen'. sense Of hsaor. saa, saar.
thsA all, ny the rights. Interests.
ana essaitie. OF the rhiiiprime peo-
pls themselves.
~ Ns"-'NH fbr
way 90 peace .sa a stable govern
s~enf. Tie ssstractiestst. are here
saa net elsewhere.
Ne ressscrt the early rrtscipie ct
the ucpueltesa party. .a.s.tssa by
~asreksa judicial pr~esaests. that
tss Representative. OF the people. Ia
eengrc.. .s.~mbi~a. have fail I~sIs-
iasivs power over territory belong
tag 60 the rattea states. subject 10
the fundamental .efeHssrds OF Tab
srts, Justice ana personal rtghts.
rats doctrine, arst proclaimed In
tho cause OF freedom. viii nrscr he
used a. weapon Tor sPprrssisa.
The Republican party was deal-
Gated TO freedom forty-four year.
sge. IL has seen the party of liberty
and emancipation frsn that hour
10 broke che shsckies OF fosr rniiIion
slaves aud made them tree. aud to
the party of Ltneoia has come an
other supreme opportunity which IL
has braveiy met In the liberation of