Evening journal., 1900-07-13
TEN MILLION HUMAN BEINGS SAVED
FROM THE TflRALDOM OF IMPERIALISM
That Is the Defiant Reply of President William Nc
Kiney to the Democrats Who Are CritiCsing
His Brilliant Colonial and Foreign Policy

said: THE party that supplied by legis-
lttiOn the vast revenues for the conduct
or our greatest war, that promptly re
stored the credit Of the country at its
flose that from its abundant revenues
paid on large share of the debt incur
red by this war. and that resumed specie
payments and placed our paper currency
upon sound and enduring basis. can be
safely trusted to preserve both our credit
and currency, with honor stability and
lnviOlabllity. The American people hold
the financial honor of our government as
sacred as our flag and can be relied upon
10 guard IL with the same sleepleas vigil
ance. They hold its preservation above
party fealty. and have often demonstrated
that party Ges avail nothing when the
spotless credit OF our country is threat
ened.
''The dollar paid to the farmer the
wage Garner and the ponsionor must con-
unue forever equal In purchasing and
debt paying power to the dollar paid to
any government creditor.
Our industrial supremacy. our produce
tive capacity and our business and COM
mercial prosperity our labor and IT'S re-
wards, our national credit and currency.
our proud financial honor. and our splen-
did free citizenship, the blrthrlght CT cv-
cry American. are all involved I'm the
pending campaign. and thus every home
IN the land is directly and Intimately
connected with their proper settlement.
our domestic trade must DE won back
and our idle working people employed in
gaintul occupations AT American wages.
Our home market must be restored TO It's
proud rank OF FIRST I'm the world and our
foreign trade. so precipitately cut on hy
adverse national legislation, reopened on
fair and equitable terms for our surplus
agricultural and manufacturing pro-
ducts.
Public confidence must be resumed and
the skiil, energy and capital of our COun-
try ind ample employment at home. The
government of the United States must
raise money enough to meet both its cur
rent expenses and increasing needs. its
revenues should be so raised as to pro-
tect the material interests of our peo-
pie with the hghteSt possible drain upon
their resources and maintaining that high
standard of civilization which has dis
tinguished our country for more than
century of its existence.
The national credit. which has thus far
fortunately resisted every assault upon
II, must and Will be upheld and strength
ened. If sufficient revenues are provided
for the support of the government there
will be no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public debt"
The Record Is Made IN.
Three and one-half years OF legislation
and administration have been concluded
since these words were spoken. Have
those to whom was cOnnded the direction
OF the government kept their pledges2
The record Is made up. The people are
not unfamiliar with what has been acc
complished. The gold standard has been
reaflirmed and strengthened. The end
less chain has been broken and the drain
upon our gold reserve no longer frets us
The credit of the country has been ad-
vanced TO the highest place among all ma
tions. We are refundng our bonded debt
bearing and 4 and per cent interest at
per cent a lower rate than that Of
any other country, and already more than
$500, 600 900 have been so funded. with
gain TO the government of many millions
Of dollars. Instead of l6 TO 1. for which
our opponents cOntended four years ago
legislation has been enacted which. while
utilizing all forms Of our money, secures
one fixed value for every dollar. and that
the best known to the civilized world
A tariff which protects American labor
and Industry and provides ample reve-
nues has been written in public law We
have lower interest and higher wages;
more money and fewer mortgages. Tho
worlds markets have been opened to
they have never gone before. We have
passed from a bond issuing to "a bond
paying nation; from a nation OF borrow
ers 10 nation Of lenders; from deficiency
in revenue TO a surplus, from fear 20 con-
hdence; from enforced idleness TO profit
able employment. The public faith has
been upheld; public order has been main
tanned We have prosperity az home and
prestige abroad.
Unfortunately the threat Of 1896 has
just been removed by the allied parties
gold bill has been denounced and it's re-
peal demanded. The menace OF 16 to ].
therefore still hangs over us with all its
dire consequences to credit and conf
dence. to business and industry The
enemies Of sound currency are Iallying
their scattered forces. The people must
once more unite and overcome the ad-
vocates of reputation and must not
relax their energy until the battle for