The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-22

ment that IL now addressed to the gold
democrats as a reason why they need
no longer stand by the Republican party
10 al such who may be inclined TO listen
dress an emphatic word of warning
Remember that. admirable though our
lesislatien has been during the past three
years; II has been rendered possible and
effective only because there was good adj
fninistration 70 back It. Wise laws are in
valuable. but after all they are not as
necessary as wise and honest administra-
ton OF the laws. The best law ever made,
II administered by those who are hostile
70 II and who mean to break il down.
cannot be wholly effective and may be
wholly ineffective
sound Financial Legislation.
We have at last put our financial legis-
Iauon on sound basis. but no possible
financial legislation can save us from
our finances to the management OF any
man who would be acceptable TO the lead
ers and guides of the Democracy in IT.
present spirit. No secretary OF the treas
ury who would be acceptable 10. or who
could. without loss OF self-respect, serve
under the Populistic- Democracy. could
financial chaos. Until our opponents
have explicitly and absolutely repudiated
the principles which in 1896 they professed
and the leaders who embody the princi-
pies, their success means the undoin2 OF
the country. Nor have they any longer
folly.
They have raved they have foamed
al the mouth in denunciation Of trusts
and, now In my own state, their foremost
party leaders. including the man before
whom the others bow with barred head
ana trembling knee. have been discovered
In trust which really is OF infamous
trust IN which these apostles OF Democ-
racy, these prophet. OF the new di-pen-
sation. have sought to wiring fortunes
from the dire need OF their poorer breth-
Prosperity Must De Continued.
Il rise to second the nomination OF
William Mckinley. because with him as
leader this country has trod the path OF
national greatness and prosperity with
the strides OF a giant, and because under
him we can and will once more and finally
overthrow those whose success would
mean for the nation material disaster and
moral dlsgrace. Exactly as we have rem
edied the evils which. I'm the past we UNI
dertook 10 remedy, so now. when we say
inst wrong shall be righted II most
assuredly will be righted
We have nearly succeeded In bringing
peace and order to the Philippines We
have sent thither, as to other islands to-
ward whose inhabitants We now stand
as trustees In the cause of good govern
men men like Wood. Taft and Allen,
whose very names are synonymous OF
integrity and guarantees of efficiency.
Appointees like these, with subordinates
CHOSEN on grounds OF merit and fitness
alone, are evidences of the spirit and
hethou by winch this nation must APP
proach It's new and serious duties Con
tra.t this with what would be the fate
or the Islands under the spells system 80
brazenly advocated by our opponents in
their last national platform The war
Sun goes on, because the allies in this
country OF the bloody insurrectionarx oil
garchy have laugh their foolish dupes
abroad TO believe that, IL the rebellion ia
Kept alive until next November, Demo-
cratic success at the pools here will he
followed by the abandonment OF the ISL
ands-that means the abandonment 10
saVages who would scramble for what
we desert until some powerful civilized
nation stepped In to do what We would
nave shown ourselves unfit TO perform.
what Success Means,
our success In November means peace
IN the Islands. The success OF our op-
ponents an indefinite prolongation of mis-
cry and bloodshed. We. Of this convon-
ton. now renominate the man whose
name is guarantee against such dis
hster. when we place William McKinlev
as our candidate before the people we re
place the Republican party on record as
standing for the performance which
squares with promises. as standing for
the redemption, in administration and
Legislation. OF the pledges made in tine
platform and on the stump. as standing
for the upbuilding Of the national honay
ana interest abroad. and the continuance
at nome of the prosperity which has al