The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-22

e must be some preliminary process to ascertai
E principles to be applied in government an
. om SOME organization and recognition of leadershl
: the executive into accord in the practical nr
plloaoon OF those principles: effective gov
. erTrhment rhent bect mes impossible.
z me practical governing instinct of our peopl
: ES.tapted Ess taaapted the machipery devised in To
tEigthteenth TO the conditions OF the TwentIet
ltsal IIusal parties. In them men join for the pro
they agree, For the sake Of those principle
y Iney lay aside their differences upon less i'm
pies and TO carry on the Government in accord
, | canSIds~.iaIn mem they present TO the peopl
approve. -''' ~ '"e'
s, The people by their choice Of candidates in
aSl. wish followed in the conduct Of their Govern
ibe,, ,e,t, They DO not merely choose between men
Slpies they profess the methods they me SonW Rrl
inferenIrss.s" Of their professions. ths
ne thheir past. the general weight Of character Of
tieinSffoy S4Hy o. men who VIII be brought into par
NeiPa'ion IN government by their ascendency.
AGAIN ASKS CONFIDENCE.
with the platform and the candidates OF this
| convention, We are about to ask renewed ex.
preston Of popular confidence in the Republic
an ws party sE,u :.
| M liSh We declare our adherence are right and
| the DSsL interests OF our country require that
We shall ask it because tn the 9nsroRs record
| OF or Ine hePubiican party in the past is an as
and the fidelity with which We shall give thsm
einie BsIanse we have been constant in prin-
promises we are entitled to be believed and
We shall as- II because the character Of the
pdsy pzr1yy g, glves issurance Of good government. A
& &sredt pontlcal organization, competent to gov
S.n, IS hot a chance collection of indiyidual Is
brought together for the moment as the shifting
sasnt aTs pl,ed up by wind and sea, to be
| leeS,a II h growth Traditions and sentiments
Of Oi1 f1E.,Nr
tne ihIIenSe Of leaders passed away and the
taEpsa, itaanea i naoit OF applying fixed rules OF in
fr J1Gai ay PaTsy known and inalien5ble qualities
ment ~ncn aI,5 must follow In It's deliberate 1udg
or bad government. ~ e0V1
We do not deny that other parties have in
their membership men OF morality and natriotA
isr1n: s11 put we assert with confidence that above
birth and have maintained its life. by the
e5uses hies Tor which II has striven. the Ideals
as a party has acquired a Character <,sbich
makes Its ascendancy the best guarantees. Of
govsrnm1ent loyal to principle and effectiYe
Tnrough IT more than any other political or
finds expression It cannot Depart from n,e'tSs tSs
direction Of its tendencies. From what il has
al II W rss fss9 tn It's What 4 must
s ssli o. US s[s worthy Of its glorious histbi:y:
the party Of Lincoln and McKinisy4e4sIn 4I1l
ioxa,t 70 work A IN the spirit OF its past and in
We shall ask the continued confidence of the
people because the candidates whom We pre-
ism. htted to All the Offices for wbia5 fbs,
are nominated to the credit and honor Of our
We shall ask It because the present no,Ic,a.
to be set aside; and the peoples bnsinsss i'Is 1
being Wen done. and ought not to be inter
fered with. -
LAuDs REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Have not the American people reason for
satisfaction and pride in the conduct of their
Government since the election Of 1900, when
they rendered their judgment OF approval upon
the first administration Of President Mckinley?
Have we not had honest GovernmentP Have
not tne men selected for Office been men OF
given eyidepee that they were honest and
ed out In which lapses from honesty have bssn
50 Few and so trihing, proportionatcly, as in
iis the public service of the United states7 And
Wnen tney have occurred. have not the Of
lenders been relentlessly prosecuted and sterniy
punished without regard 70 political or personal
Have We not had an effective Government,
slow process Of lesisiative Discussion not upo sns
many serious questions been brought TO prac-
utes? And has not the Executive proceejed
without yaclllation or weakness to give these
obeyed at home? And does not our Government
command respect and honor throughout the
Have we not had a safe. and conservative
Government? Has not property been protected?
secure? What Safeguard Of the constitution
for vested right or Individual freedom has nor
American administration ever dealt mnre cony any
siderately and wisely with questions which
eign Powers7 When have more lust settIe
ments been reached by peaceful means? When
full influence for peace? And when S have p1"Sr w.
rested more secure in friendship with ali man
kind?
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
The vast and complicated transactions Of the |
Treasury. which for the last fiscal year show
artuaI cash receipts of $3.50, 80 2s2. and dis
hrrsements OF s. lis 199 4I4, have been conduct
ed with perfect accuracy and fidelity and with |
out the loss OF dollar. Under wise manage |
ment the financial act OF March H. 1900. which |
Republican party and provided FOR The N main e
tsnance of our currency on the stable basis Of |
results On the, ist Of November. lsqs the in |
{ tersst .s ring debt of the United States was
on the ist Of May last the amount of that |
debt was sse5 ,lbl, 40. a reduction Of $50 ssl-
.sill more rapidly REDUCED from s!O:s!7ssI on
the the lst Of November. 1893. to s24,17s.745 on the
SIG. 900. When the financial act was passed
gy @ settsa ae portions % OF our country We're
the BANKS were N the large towns and none
c9uld ~ be organized with a capital Of less than
Undes the provisions of that act there were
small banks Of SIS 600 @ capital frnshinisss isst undss
all the safeguards OF. the national banking sys-
West and south The T faciiities made possibie Isl f
by that act have increased the circulation Of |
atonal banks from S254. 402, 100 on the 18th OF |
March; 1900. to S44s,sss 565 on the lst OF June |
1904. The money OF the country in circulation
has not only Increased in amount with our
Growth In business but It has steadily gained
% the stability OF tie basis on which It rests. |
3n The lst Of March. 1897 when the irst adj
@inistration of Mckinley began. we had in
ne country Including bullion in the Treasury |
and Of this per per- cent S@ptS as d0T sSd
% me ist OK Marsh 1901 when the second
n n the country was 3 49,. 295.2S. This was
vas gold. or the lst OF Nav last the money
n the country was 81 S1s, ,s95, ,446 which was
81 .Q2 per capita, and OF 1t as 028 per cent was
old This great increase Of currency has been
in such a way that the large Govern
rent notes In circulation ere gold certificates
gbile the silver certificates and greenbacks are
4 small denoriEa tions. As the large gold GER.
heir presentation at the Treasury In exchange
or golo can Eever infringe upon the gold re- |
erve As the small silver certificates and
arge amount OF them can be accumulated
or the PURPOSE, OF drawing on the gold re- |
eIse; and thus, while every man can get a
nent's currency. the endless chain ,yiicl, we
9ectivsly put out Of business.
irnself mindful OF the needs OF businrrs and
as 90 managed our finances as himself to ex-
ana and contract our currency as occasion
nand for funds to move the crops caused
xtraordinary money stringencv the Secretary
xer9lFed his laEfnl right 90 accept State and
hue lIberatinR United States bonds which were
see Tor addttional circulation When the crops
Iere moved and the atrinReucy was over iis | (
Hheo 1or withdrawal Of the Stats and mu- ,