The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-13

OF our country find ample employment
at home. The government OF the
United States must raise money to
meet both its current expenses and IN
crcaslng needs. Its revenue phpuld be
SC. revised as to protect the material In
terests OF our people, with the llghtest
possible drain upon their resources,
and maintaining that high standard
OF civilization which has distinguished
our country for more than century
Of. Its existence.
"The national credit, which has thus
: far fortunately resisted every assault
upon IT. must anu will 81 upheld and
strengthened. II sufficient RESOURCES ara
provided for the support of the gov
ernmcnt there will be no necessity tor
borrowing money and Increasing the
public debt"
Three and one-half Gears OF ieglsla-
ton and administration have been con-
cluded since these words we've Spoken.
Have those to whom was contided the
dedication of the government kept their
pledges? The record is made up. The
people are not unfamiliar wit, what
has been accomplished. The gold stand
ard has been reafllrmed and strength
ened. The endless chain has been bro
ken and the drain upon our gold re-
serve no longer frets us. The credit OF
the country has bern advances. to the
highest place among ait Hatlens. We
nre rcfunding our bonded debt bearing
Q, 4 and s per cent interest. ut per
cent, lower rate than that of any
other country and already more than
three hundred millions have been SO
funded with n gain to the government
OF many millions OF dollurs. Instead Of
16 to |. for which our opponents con.
tended four years ago leglslp ton has
been enacted which, While utilizing all
forms of our money, secures one fixed
value for every dollar ard that the best
known to the civilized world. III.
Tariff That Protects American La
Dor.
"a tariff which protects An,rico n II
Dor and Industry and nrov,das amnIa
revenues has been written in nuh,ic
law. We have lower interest and high
.er wages: morn money and rawsr mort
cages Tho wor,d,s n,orI,e,. hoy. hoo,
opened to American nroduc,. which -,
now where they hnvo ncver5 gone no.
fore. We have p,ssod from hond.,s-
suing TO n bond-pay,ny nation. rror,
n nation or borroyvers m Z, ,o,,o, a,
lenders: from n deficiency IN revenue
10 n surp,us. from ,o,, +, oo,cdonn.
from cnrorcad ,d,onoss 70 ,roo,,,Io
omntoymnnt The nuh,,c fof,, hoo h,sn
.uphpld: publjc order bos hoon matn
ta,nnd wo b,ve ,roa,er,,,, q, hove
and prestige abroad r,ro,tu,a,oIr
tho throat NJ 1906 no. ,,.t ~ ro,ar.
ed nv tho ,tttad n. rtfa, wi,ho,,t ,h,,.
mont mr. moa,oratIo, s,r,o r,;d ,,,uh,-
bear denonrcsd mn, ne ,,,c,, 1 .,n,,d
cd Tho man,co or ,e 10 ,r,ro,a.,.
still banps ovor nc ,,ith oil a.. 1,.a -,
saouenccs IN credit o,d conntoroa.,o
business md ,ndustr,. r,o ar.,,,as :,
sound currency mr., ra,,vI,r ,ha,r COZ.
tcred forcas Tho 40, n,o ,,,., onco
,,oro mite and ova,,ana a., .,,,,aaa.o.
of Reputation and must not relax their
energy untii the battle Tor pubic honor
ana honest money shall again triumph.
a congress which VII! sustain and Il
heed pc. strengthen the present law.
can prevent financial catastrophe
which every lover OF the republic is III
teresteu 10 avert.
MOI satished with asSaulting the cur
rency ana credit OF the government, our
poHtfeai adversarfcs condemn the tar.
Ill law enacted at the extra session OF
Congress in 1887, known as the Dinslcy
act, passed In obedience to the Will CT
the people expressed at the election in
the preceding November, law which
AT once stimulated our'industGics, open
cd the idle factories and mines ana
gave 10 the laborer and to the farmer
fair returns for their toll ard Invest.
meht. shall we go back TO 4 tariff
.WhlCn brings deficiency In orr rpVp-