Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-10-09

splaye0 Dy Inc tiuuleACe AluS nave
been gratifying to him. N Z s.gsfi s&3
IN the beginning 81 his speech
lie made a brief statement
.of the Porto Rican legfs-
.lation, telling why, In his judg menul1t,
the enactments Of the last congress
were for the best interests Of the
people oflthat island. He plainly
showed that the results 81 the Porto
Rico law had been 81 greatsDeneit
He discussed all the issues that
have been made prominent il this
campaign. But he bought the
great question for the people to de-
eide was how best to continue or in
crease the present activity in indus
tries and commerce and maintain
the honor, prestige and power Of the
United States. BY distinct and
practical comparisons he scontrasted
4 the condition of the. people OF the
country new and during McKinley's
administration, with those prevail
ing under the last administration.
i He rscited the great development
there had been in American manu-
featuring and CONNER land his
were fact - and the facts
were in direct contradiction Of I'LL
the prophesies made by the Bryan
ties and Townites in 1886. He said
thattwhile the Repub licans had pre-
dictAd improvement and develop
ment, none Of them tferyid orators
on the Republican side had made
promises or pred ions that were
not surpassed by the realities.
Where III 1896 ana and q few pre-
3vious3 years labor lacked employ
ment at any wages, since then,
under the Republican administra-
ton, work was more plentiful than
ever before, and the gene raj scale Of
wages ct + the highest range ever
known. III *fgJs I'M !; #: Win nj
While the Democrats had pre-
dicted scarcer and dearer money II
the gold standard was maintained,
the result Of the defeat OF the free
silver scheme was larger money cir
culation than ever before, and the
lowest interest rates In the United
States ever known. In any nation. y
While the prediction was made by
Bryan that exports would decrease
under q Mckinley administra, ion,
the fact was that they had almost
bounded to an aggregate amount
that astonished the World. In three
years the total had exceeded 80, OOo,-
0O, 900, and the increase had been
especially marked, il manufact ured
goods. To make these goods Amer
lean labor had received increased
Semplo yment, and American farmers
had obtained increased home mar
kets from the; men thus added as
consumers. "a 4 ssf NJ Il
The government had enacted laws
that provided 8 sufficient revenue to
run the country and reduce the
national debt. :3s s /: 55Ss5 III
The Philippine matter was dis
cussed, and Judge Morris declared
that President Mex inley had per
formed his duty ii attempting to
suppress rebellion In the islands.
The treaty under which the United
States obtained severeignity over
the islands was ratified through the
Influence OF Mr.. Bryan, and 1T wac
not fair Tor the DEM cratfc scandi-
date to object now to the govern
Sment efforts q secure order there.
The record of the Dem ocratic party
iii the soutl where the negroes were
siisfranch sed n id not indicate that
the Democratic party was really
alarmed about; the interests 81 the
brown people IA the Philip pines. Il $lsl
lIe asked that Dem ocratic voters
sbes as patrio tic when they entered
the polling booth as the % smo cratic
orators claimed to stbe when On the
pol tical plato II. Il
ssS me trust questio On was carefully
8consid ered, n and En- he ex pressed u
belief that the only w ay of reaching
the: trusts was through congres-
sional ction, and that its was. very.
quest onable II such legisla On could
lhe enacted wit TIA 4const itut ional.
naendment. The Repu blican party
had enacte isla III On against.
TRUSTS, but the ombina lions
against Which the Sherman
aaW mad been direc ted had changed
theirf orm n ore AMI tion and been