Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

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honest. brave men a chance to do well.
President Mckinley was elected in 1896 on
the specific pledge that he would keep the
financial honor of the nation untarnished
and would put our economic system on a
stable basis. 30 that our people might be
given a chance 70 secure the return Of
kept that, as is but too often the case, men
are beginning 20 forget how much the
keeping of them has meant. When people
have become very prosperous they tend TO
become sluggishly Indifferent to the con-
tinuation of the policies that brought about
their prosperity. At such times as these IT
is, of course, a mere law of nature that
some men prosper more than others, and
too often those who prosper less in their
jealousy OF their more fortunate brothers
forget that all have prospered somewhat.
/ ask you soberly to remember that the
complaint made at the present day OF our
takes the form OF stating that any of our
people are less well OF than they were
seven or eight years back, before President
Mckinley came in and HIS policies had a
chance to be applied, but that the COM
plant is that some people have received
Of the world. There was no such com
plaint eight years ago, in the summer Of
1894. Complaint was not then that any
that no one had prospered enough. Let
each one OF us think OF the AFFAIRS of his
own household and his own life. let each
VI 0C AOthPaNO AAo NaALAA " WANAA us
standpoint eight years back. and then let
him answer for himself whether it is not
MCKINLEY stood in 1885 have justiaed them-
selves thrice over by the results they have
brought about
Return of Prosperity.
In 1900 the issues were in part the same,
hut new ones had been added. Prosperity
had returned, the gold standard was as
sured. our tariff was remodeled on the lines
that have marked II at all periods when
our well being was greatest. But as must
tain issues was obliged TO face others en-
tirely Unforeseen Rarely, indeed, have our
greatest men made issues-they have shown
their greatness by meeting them as they
arose. President Mckinley faced the prob
lens OF the Spanish war and those that
followed II exactly as he faced the prob
lens OF our economic and financial needs.
AS a sequel to the war with Spain we found
ourselves In possession OF the Philippines
under circumstances which rendered 1t
necessary to subdue a formidable insur-
rection. which made II impossible for us,
with honor or with regard TO the welfare
occasion was seized by the opponents Of
the president for trying to raise a new
issue, on %nieh tneS hopeo they might
clamor raised against him was Joined in.
rot only by many honest men who were
knowledge Of the facts. but by ali who
feared effort. who shrank from the rough
work OF ~endeavor. The campaign of 1900
issue thus raised. President Mckinley met
IL squarely. Two years and eight months
ago, before his second nomination, he spoke
as follows:
Century OF Free Government.
we believe that the century Of free gov
eminent which the American people have
enjoyed has not rendered them irresolute
and faithless. but has fitted them for the
great task OF lifting up and assisting to
better conditions and larger liberty those
distant peoples who, through the issues of
battle, have become our wards. Let ms
fear not. There Is no occasion for faint
hearts; NJ excuse for regrets. Nations do