The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-31
The ISSUES OF TIE CiMPlIGI
WHAT THE ORATOR CONSIDERS
THB VITAL QUESTION BE-
FORE THE VOTER
PROTECTION AT THE HEAD
After That the Danger of Free Sill.
YER Coinage and the Act Re-
forming the United States
Currency.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. sO.-A
meeting in the interest of Mckinley and
roosevelt was held at the Academy of
MMuslc Mlc tonight under the auspices of the
at which Secretary Of the Treasury Gage
was the principal speaker. The large aud
itir1um was crowded, many ladies being
nat IN tne audlence Secretary Gage was es-
corted to the academy by a committee,
ana Wnen ne made his appearance on the
Stage he was enthusi asticaliy welcomed
1he Msn5 meeting vas called to order by Col.
horace cav, president of the club as
chairman of the meeting The latter. in
introducing the orator of the evening
Other speakers were Hon John K
s1etae sSetlaroSi solicitor general Of the United
and several local Republicans
Addressing the young Republicans of
Philadelphia on what he said he consider
ca to be the three vital issues OF the cam
dustries, the free coinage Of silver. and
the attacks made upon the financial law
of March IA last, particularly with refer
ence to the refunding provisions. Secre-
follows:
MR.. CAGES ADDRESS.
Shall we continue in power four
years more, William Mckinley. or shall
we substitute in his place Mr.. Bryan?
The Republican party has stood for the
casts exaggerated shadows over faults
Ihe presidents record is known. S nee
Lincoln's time. no president has had
thrown upon him so many and so varied
responsibilities. In war which he tried
to avert he was by law the commanders
ln-ehief Of the army and, of the navy.
adift and 50 vel DID he apply the power com
quished people sued for peace.
In finance he and the congress as
soclated with him have established our
CIV on I'd ,I1-k9 -
gold. so that the pay Of the laborer and
the mechanic have become due TO them in
the worlds best money, and the savings
of the poor and prosperous al Ike are
to be preserved alike in the best money
Of the world.
BONDS AT A PREMIUM.
Our credit is so good that our bonds
command premium in the money mar
kets. In political and stateeraft our
policies are sought and heard by nations
who.zin thespast have held rs in but little
esteem. In the serious complications with
China our president has found the pain
results. But the. proposition Is to set
him aside and succeed him by another,
Who furnishes no guarantee whatever for
his qualification for. high office. Mr..
Bryan is admitted an orator, but one OF
the Wisest statesmen of .Athenian de-
mocracy declared that the orator was
the most dangerous man Of the state
dangerous because by his art and skill.
he could excite the prejudices of the pops
uIace, stir up their passions; inspire sect
and class hatred and lead men blindly on
i'll mad frenzy to reckless deeds. The
Athenian statesman wGs right. In gov-
ernment of the people and by the people.
but reason should rule.
Popular Attributes of grand national
life, we are still exposed to dangers, if
not from without, yet to dangers fom
within. We need social unity, we need
mutual confidence and good will among
the classes. We need mutually to learn
that mere differences between wealth
and social surroundings do not justly fur
nish an occasion for mutual distrusts and
good will; we need the reconciI-
ing thought, the reconcling word the
reconciling deed On this depends our
peace and happiness in the future as in
the past