Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-21

Notification Committee: The message
which o bring to me is one OF signal
single nomination for the office. Of presi-
dent by a great party, which In thirty
two years on, OF forty has been tri-
t~lnction which I gratefully cherish. To
receive unanimous nomination by the
same party Is an expression OF regard
and O pledge OF continued confidence Tor
which Il Is difficult to make acknowledg-
inent.
II anything exceeds the honor OF the
It is the responsibility which attaches to
II. Having been invested with both, /
do not under-appraise either. Any one
who has borne the anxleties and burdens
Of the. presidential office. especially, In
time Of natioEaf trial, cannot contemplate
assuming IL a second time without pro-
foundly realizing The severe, exaetions
and the solemn obligations which II I'm
poses. and this feeling is accentuated by
the inomentotis problems which now
press for settlement. IL my countrymen
ton at our national election In Novem-
Der. l shall. craving divine guidance, un-
dertake the exalted trust to administer
II for the Interest and honor OF the coun-
try and tho we'll being OF the new peo-
Plies who have become the objects OF our
care. The declaration OF principles
adopted by the convention hes my hearty
approval. AZ some future date l will
consider lis subjects In detail and will
by letter communicate TO your chairman
n more formal acceptance Of the nomina
tion.
Pledges Kept
on a like occasion four years ago l
1.-THE party thai supplied by legislation
the vast revenues for the conduct OF our
credit OF the country at It's close. that
from its abundant revenues paid off a
large share. nj the debt incurred by this
war, and that resumed specie payments
md nlnnaH mn nn1ar nIEFnnnV nnnn a
sound and enduring basis can be safely
trusted 10 preserve both our credit and
currency with honor. stability and invio-
liability. The American people hold the
financial honor OF our government az sa-
cred as our flag and can be relied upon
70 guard Il with his Same sleePless Wig.
lance. They mold Its preservation above
party fealty. and have often demon
strated that party ties avail nothing
when the s%potless credit OF our country
'"Tho dollar paid TO the farmer, the
wage-carner and tho pension must
continue forever equal In purchasing and
debt-paying power 10 the dollar paid TO
n other government creditor.
"Our Industrial supremacy, our produc-
tive capacity, our business and CONNER
cial prosperity. our labor ana its rewards.
proud financial hppor and our splendid
free citizenship the birthright Of every
American, arc al involved In the pend
ing campaign and thus every home In
the land ~ directly and Intimately con-
nectcd with ,hefr proper settlement.
Our domestic trade must be won back
and our Idle working people employed In
gainful occupations ut American wages.
Our home market must be restored TO It's
proud rank OF first In the world and our
foreign trade, 20 precipitately cut off by
adverse national legislation, reopened on
fair and equitable terms for our surplus
agricultural and manufacturing products.
Public confidence must be resumed and
the SIKH, energy ana the capital OF our
country find ample employment ut home.
The government of the United states
must raise money enough to meet both
Its current expenses and Increasing needs.
It's revenues should be 10 raised as TO
protect th" material interests Of our peo-
pie with the lightcst possible drain upon
their resources and maintaining that hiRh
standard OF civilization which has dis
tinguished our country for more than Il
century OF Its existence,
"Tho national credit which has thus far
fortunately. resisted every assault upon
1t must and will be upheld and strength
encd, If sufficient revenues are provided
for the support OF the government there
VIII be no necessity for borrowing money
and increasing the public debt"
what Has Been Accomplished.
Three and one-half years of legislation
M administration have been concluded
since these words were. spoken. Have
those TO whom was coniided the direction
OF the government kept their pledges2
Tho record Ii made up. The people are
not unfamiliar with has been ac-
complishcd. The gold standard has been
roGfirmcd and strengthened. The endless
chain has been broken and the drain up
ON our gold reserve no longer frets us.
The credit OF tho country has been adj
yanccd to the highest place among all
nations. we are %refunding our bonded
debt bearing 8 and 4 and ) per cent. In
ierest at 2 per cont, a lower rate than
that OF any other country, and already
more than $500, 900. 900 "A been so funded
with n gain TO the government of many
millions OF dollars. Instead OF JIG to ],
for which our opponents commended -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
world.
A tariff which protects American labor
and industry and provides ample reye-
nues has been written in public law. We
lower interest and higher wages
worlds markets nave been opened TO
American products, which go now where
they have never gone before. We have
passed from "A boEd-issuing TO a bond
paying nation: from a nation of borrow
ers 10 y nation Of lenders; from a dell
cheney In revenue to a surplus; from fear
10 confidence; from enforced idlencss TO
employment. n public faith
has been upheld, public order has been
maintained. We have prosperity at home
and prestige abroad.
Unfortunately the threat OF 1896 has
just been renewed by the allied parties
without abatement or modification. The
gold bin has been dcnslnced and It's re-
peal demanded, The menace or 10 to
therefore, still hangs over us with all
It's dire consequence to credit and conli-
dcnCe, TO business and to Industry. The
enemies of sound currency are rallying
their scattered forces. The people must
once more unite and overcome the advo-
Gates of reputation, and must not relax
their energy until the battle for public
honor and honest money shall again tri-
umph.
A congress which will sustain and If
need be strengthen the present law can
prevent q Hnancial catastrophe which eN-
cry lover OF the republic Is interested to
avert.
Not satisfied with %assaultlng tho cur
and credit OF the government our
political adversarics condemn the tariff
enacted at the extra session or con-
gross In 1897, known as the Dingley act,
passed In obedience 20 the Will OF the
people at the election of the previous
n law which at once stimu-
lates our industries, opened the idle fac
tories and mines and gave TO the laborer
and to the farmer fair returns for their
toll and inySstment. shall We go back to
n destruction TO our indus
trial enterprises?
international Duties.
Faithful to pledges In these interna-
affairs, how far has the govern
ncnt discharged It's international duties?
Our platform OF 1896 declared the l3a-
waiian islands should be controlled by the
States and no foreign power
should be permitted to interfere with
them"
This purpose has been fully accom-
plished by annexation and delegates from
hose beautiful Islands participated In the
convention for which you speak today. In
he great conference of nations at The
Hague We reaffirmed before the world
The Monroe doctrine ana our adherence
10 IL and our determination not TO partic-
in the complications of Europe. We
happily ended the European ALI
In Samoa, securing TO ourselves one
Of the most valuable harbors In the Pa
rific ocean while the open door In China
gives to MS fair and equal competition
the vast trade OF the orient. Some
.hings have happened which were not
nor even foreseen, and our pur-
,oses in relation to them must not be
In doubt. a just war has been wased
humanity, and with II have come new
and responsibilities. Spain has
been elected from the western hem
sphere and our nag floats over her for
Na, ,a,.ftAer It,,ln hno hann lihapntnI "