Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-12

craving divine guidance, undeildhr ulr
trust to administer 10 for the interest
and honor OF the country and the well
being OF the new people who have be-
come the objects OF our care The
declaration OF principles adopted by the
convention has my hearty approval. AZ
some future date ] win consider It's sub
jects IN detail and win hy letter COM
munlcate 10 your chairman a more
| formal acceptance OF the nomination.
FOUR YEARS AGO.
On a like occasion four years ago /
said "The party that supplied by.leg-
lslatlon the vast revenues for the con-
duct OF our greatest war; that prompt
l.. restored the credit Of the country at
| It's close that from ifs abundant
revenues paid of q large share Of the
/ debt incurred by this war. and that
resumed specie payments and placed
our paper currency upon a sound and
enduring basis, can be safely trusted to
preserve both our credit and currency
with honor. stability and inyi0labiity.
| The American people hold the financial
| honor Of our government as sacred as
ollr flag and can be relied upon 10
guard il with the same sleepless vigil
ance They hold ~ preservation above
party feelty. and have often demon
strated that party ties avail nothing
when the spotless credit OF our coun-
/ try is threatened
DOLLARS MUST BE EQUAL.
"The dollar paid to the farmer the
wage Garner and the pensloner must
continue forever equal in purchasing
/ and debt-paying power 70 the dollar
| paid 20 any government creditor
"OUr industrial supremacy, our pro-
| ductive capacity, our business and COM
| mercial prosperity, our labor and It's
rewards. our national credit and cur
/ rency, our pride, financial honor and
/ our splendid free citizenship the birth
right OF every American, are all IN
/ volved 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 be won
back and our idle working people EN-
ployed In gainful occupations at Amer
| lean wages Our home market must be
restored to It's proud rank Of first In the
world, and our foreign trade, so pre-
cipitately cut of by adverse national
legislation, re0pencd on fair and
equitable terms for our surplus agri-
cultural and manufacturing products
public confidence must be resumed
/ and the skin, energy and the capital OF
our country find ample employment az
/ home. The government of the United
/ States must raise money enough TO
meet both its current expenses and In
/ creasin- needs. Its revenues should
| be so raised as 20 protect the material
interests OF our people, with the lightest
possible drain upon their resources and
maintaining that high standard Of civ
/ ilization which has distinguished our
country for more than a century Of It's
J existence.
OUR NATIONAL CREDIT.
"The national credit, which has thus
| far fortunately resisted every assault
upon Il. must and will be upheld and
strengthened.
III sufficient revenues are provided
| for the support OF the government
there will be no necessity for borrow
ing money and increasing the public
debt"
GOLD STANDARD REAFFIRMED.
Three and one-half years Of legisla-
NINN ana MAIlllIlNAA AANlN AAn To NNHAA NNti
cluded since these words were spoken.
Have those to whom was c0nhded the
direction Of the government Kept their
pledges? The record is made up The
people are not unfamiliar with what
has been accomplished. The gold
standard has been reatlirmed and
strengthened. The endless chain has
been broken and the drain upon our
cold reserve no longer frets us. The
credit Of the country has been advanced
20 the highest place among all nations.
We are refunding our bonded debt,
bearing 8 and 4 and per cent interest
AT per cent, lower rate than that Of
any other country, and already more
than three hundred millions have been
so funded with a gain 10 the govern
ment Of many millions Of dollars.
NO 16 TO NOW.
Instead Of &c TO I. for which our OPP
ponents contended four years ago legis-
lation has been enacted which while
utilizing all forms Of our money, Sc
cures one fixed value for every dollar
and that the best known to the civil
lied world.
A tarf which protects American la
Dor and industry and provides ample
revenues has been written IN public law.
We have lower interest and higher
wages, more money and fewer mort
cages
The worlds markets have been
opened 20 American products which go
now where they have never gone before.
We have passed from bond Issuing 10
bond paying nation; from a nation
Of borrowers 20 a nation OF lenders;
from a deficiency In revenue 10 a sur
plus. from fear 10 confidence; from en-
forced idleness 10 profitable employ
ment. The public faith has been up.
held: public order has been maintained.
We have prosperity az the home and
prestige abroad
THREAT OF 1896.
Unfortunately the threat OF 1896 has
Just been renewed by the allied parties
without abatement or modification. The
gold bill has been denounced and it,
repeal demanded. The menace Of l6 20
therefore stlll hangs over US with all
lis dire consequences 20 credit and con-
hdence. 20 business and 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
triumph.
A Congress which will sustain. aud. II
need be. strengthen the present law
can prevent financial catastrophe
which every lover Of the Republic Is
interested 10 avert.
DINGLEY TARIFF ACT.
Not satisfied with assaultiug the cur
rency and credit of the government. our
political adversarles condemn the tariff
law enacted at the extra session OF
Congress In 1887, known as the Dlngley
act passed In obedience TO the VIII Of
the people. expressed at the election
In the preceding November, a law
which az once stimulated our indus-
tries. opened the idle fst0rles and
mines and gave 20 the laborer and TO
the farmer their returns for their toll
and Investment Shall We 80 back to