The Portland daily press., 1900-06-27
was warmly greeted and made very
eloquent address, speaking as follows;
MIR. ALIENS SPEECH.

MIR. ALIENS SPEECH.
| Gentlemen of the Conventional thank
you with all my heart for the great honor
you give me by this denomination for
| Representative In Congress from the LIST
| District of Maine, and l pledge you that
| IL your action today is ratified by the
people, l will give as faithful service as
am capable.
We are Republicans You and believe
that the success of the Republican party
and of its principles and policy, will re-
suit in the highest good and for the best
| interests of the people and OF the country.
The people and the country, In very re-
cent years have tried the administration
of public affairs and the political policy
OF each of the great parties. II experience
be teacher and guide, there ought to be
! no doubt of the result in the coming cam.
paign-the triumphant election OF Nc
kinley and Roosevelt
In 1896 after the experience OF Demo-
cratic a ADMINISTRATION, with its divided
councils on the money question, and Its
ruinous tariff policy of free trade under
the German Wilson revenue law, the two
great parties Joined issue before the peo-
Pile ON two leading questions-the curren-
cy and the tariff. Our party In its plat
form at st. Louis espoused the we'll
known policy we had advocated and car
ried out since 1861, of a tariff for the
protection of American industries ant
American labor, and also declared for a
money policy the maintenance OF the gold
standard for all our currency.
The Democratic party in its platform
at Chicago declared that the money ques-
ton was paramount to all others; de-
nounced gold monometalism as British
policy and un-American. and demanded
the free and unlimited coinage OF both
gold and silver, at the ratio OF 10 to !,
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation. 1t denounced the
Republican policy as prolific breeder OF
trusts and monopolies and declared for a
tariff for revenue only.
The result of that election was the tri-
umphant endorsement OF the Republican
party and Its proposed policy. That was
| in 1896. What has been the result2 Has
our party fulfilled its promises and kept
| its platform pledgesY
President Mckinley ut once called Con-
gress together In extra session and In
July 1897, the Dingley tariff law was en-
acted, and the result has been revenue
enough for the needs OF the government
in time OF peace, protection Tor capital
and labor resulting In prosperity to the
people. The people experienced the re-
suits OF the Morrill, and Mckinley laws
from 1894 to 1897 and are now having
good times under the Dlngiey law.
Daniel Webster said more than half
a century ago 'nlhat Is the truest Amert-
ctln DOllCy WutCn nlAAA AhODh ubCAdAAy OAh
ploy American capital and American
labor and best sustain the whole Ameri-
can population. Agriculture, commerce
and manufactures will prosper together
or languish together" By Webster's test,
which il the true American policy,
protection or free trader Under free trade
agriculture, commerce and manufactures
languished together as the Gorman-Wil-
son law demonstrated. Under protec-
ton, they all fiourished together, as the
Morrill,, Mckinley and Dingley laws
have shown.
Has our party kept and carried out its
platform as to the currency ami main
tanned the gold standard? In the Doth
Congress, the first Congress under Nc
Kinley, no attempt to legislate on the
currency question was seriously made,
because the Senate, as then constituted,
was for free coinage; but early In 1879
a COMMITTEES Of Republican Senators and
Representatives who were to be members
of the 66th Congress, with Senator Allis-
| ton at the head, was selected to formu-
| late and present currency bill to the
66th Congress. The bill was prepared,
| introduced and was bill No. l in the seth
Congress; it was passed by the House In
/ December, and by the Senate last Febru-
airy, when It became a law.
This act provided that the gold dollar
shall continue to be the standard unit
of value, and that all forms OF money
coined or issued shall be maintained at q
parity OF value with the standard. II
provided for the redemption of tbs out
standing 5, 4 and 3 per cent. bonds by
the per cent. gold bonds. 1t authorized
"a reserve fund in the treasury of $50, COO,
OOO and to be kept at that figure. 1t au'
thorized national bank notes to the pal
value Of the bonds securing them, and
national banks at a capital of $780, 900 In
places not excee ling 1000 inhabitants
fltrA aak alc onnfAtnaf other GoIf1farx
provisions.
Thus our party carried out its platform
pledges as to the currency, as well as the
tariff; and the country has prospered