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t WHAT THE MCKINLEY ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE. H1 • _ Summary of the Achievements in the De partments at Washington. PLEDGES KEPT AND PROMISES FULFILLED. Unprecedented Results Accomplished in Every Department of the Government Since March 4th, 1897. +» » » ♦ The three great pledge* made In the Republican platform on < ► which McKinley wai elected Tour year* ago. were! ! [ I. To place the money ajratem on a linn bast*. < > a. To reform the liatnagiag Wllaon tariff to at to protect | ) American capital ami labor. < > H. To raaxaert the Minnie doctrine in Ita full esieet. I ! 4. To maintain a lirin and dignified for.dgn policy with 4 4 American control or the Hawaiian Inland*. O ALli THESE PLEDGES HAVE (SEEN FAITHFULLY FL'L 4 4 FILLED. ‘ ’__ » * ▼ ▼▼▼▼“▼vvVTvVW¥vvVW VTvWTTT ▼ ▼ ▼▼▼ ▼▼ ▼▼ V ▼ vWwTvf V 7TVf ? I THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. j | o The work of the Department of State in the Inst four yearn has been most eventful, covering the war with <> j<> Spain, the Samoan, Hawaiian am! Alaskan incidents, the South African war and the "open door" in China. • ! The brief and brilliant period of war with Spain was followed by preliminaries of peace, signed on An?. 12, pro o viding for the relinquishment of sovereignty over Cuhn, the cession of Porto Rico and other islands belonging to ,> Spain in tbe West Indies, together with an island in the Ladrotics, to be selected by the United States, and later <> , , tbe acquisition of the Philippines. ], , i Tbe annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States, the cession of (iunin, and the acquisition of the < , ° Philippines, extend the sovereignty of this government across the Pacific ocean, ami provide a series of naval sta ;; lion* and entrepot* <>f commerce which promise to facilitate incalculably tbe oriental trade, and secure the pathway ,, < i to an opening market of increasing importance. • > The exorbitant claims of the Canadian government with reference to the Alaskan boundary have, nevertheless, 0 been firmly met by the President, who lias thus fur preserved <>ur important territorial right* by the modus vi- , , < > vend! of Oqt. 20, 1S1»H, and defeated the attempt to destroy tbe continuity of our Alaskan coast line, and t(j divide <> , [ tbe control of the Northern Pacific. , , II By s timely series of diplomatic notes Secretary Hnj obtained assurance* from the governments of (iermnny, <> J| Oreat Britain, Italy, Japan and Ilm-ia, by which they pledged themselves not to interfere with the perfect free- j j , ► dom of trade in there portions of China where their influence may prevail. i i ■ > THU, UNOBSTRUCTED ENJOYMENT OK TUB PIUMEKOKHOF TRADE IS THUS SECURED TO <> H AMERICAN M ANT E A CTU It E It S AND M EltUllA NTS BY THE 1’ltF-E CONSENT OF THE POWERS. \\ 1 » In liis message to Congress, Dec. fi, lKItll, President McKinley was able to say: < > "Had circiinr-1ances suggested that the parties to the quarrel would have welcomed any kindly expression of the j J ! ! hope of tiie American people that war might he averted, goisl offices would liave been gladly tendered." , , < > The indisposition of <ireut Britain to accept the good offices of tin* United States show* how futile were the « 1 ] J proposals of philanthropic person* ill urging, unaware of the nature of international relations, the mandatory in- J [ i > terventiou of tin- United States, which would have destroyed its usefulness as a mediator, and, if insisted upon < > " ‘ by this government, would liave plueed it in u belligerent attitude toward Oreat Britain iu violation of Its principle jj . | and policy of neutrality. < i ^ TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The Dingley Tariff for Pro tection. First In point of hii.-as is the Dingley tariff: second, the reform in the cur rency; third, tlie war loan of IS'.iS; and fourth, tlie settlement of the Pueilic Hail road indebtedness. The tariff, change was the one which pressed most urgently. The House of Representatives prompt ly responded to the President s message, i On the same day in which it was read ,n W the House, the laic Mr. Dingley of Maine, chairman of the committee on ways nnd means, Introduced the new till in' bill. Hitch unusual expedition had been made possible only by the untiring work of the members of tlie committee on ways and means for several mouths previous. The bill was passed In the ITottse of k Representatives March .‘!1, 1H‘J”, b-ss Ijh^thiin a month after the inauguration of President McKinley and two weeks after Congress bud been enlivened in extra s'-s wion. It passed the Senate July 7, 1 H'.i”, with amendments. Two flays later its consideration was begun by a conference committee of the two houses, and It finally passed tlie House July 1H, and tlie Senate July ‘J4. It became u law on the latter day when the President signed the bill. Thus, within five months (no other tariff law was ever passed in so Pf short n time) after the inauguration of the President, a new tariff law was plac ed on the statute books. Everyone kno*vs the beneficent results of the Dingley tariff in restoring pros perity. It helped farms and factories, aided labor In the mines, gave better wages to textile workers, revived the tin plate Industry, nnd in every line of busi ness gave employment to tens of tboir The Gold Htatidiiril I<aw. Equally striking was tin* success of the currency lasv placed on the statute hook, March 14, 1000. The currency law does more than re move nil doubt concerning the standard of value. It directs that all forms of money issued or coined by the I lilted ! States shall bo maintained at a parity o' value with this standard, and it is made the duty of the Secretary of the Treas ury to maintain such parity. A reserve fund of $150,000,000 in gold coin and bullion is set apart in the treasury for the redemption of United States notes and treasury notes of 1800, instead of $100,000,000, formerly recognized as the gold reserve. Better banking facilities for the coun try districts are provided by this act, the minimum capital being reduced to $25, 000 iii places of not over 3.000 populn tion. Under this section 244 new banks have been organized, with u capital of $lo,0i >0,000. Ilefundliig the National Ifriit. I’crhaps the most notable feature of the new currency law is that which re lates to the refunding of the naliguul debt. The 5 per cents of UWI4, the I per i-ints of 1007, and the 3 per cents of 1008, tite principal of which aggregates $830.140,400. were authorized to be re funded Into 2 per cent bonds, payable at the pleasure of the United States after thirty years from the date of their issue, and payable, principal and interest, in gold coin of the present standard value. The act contains a provision that tin new 2 per cent bonds to be issued In es change for the old threes, fours and lives shall not be issued at less than par. The Secretary of the Treasury was author!* ed to conduct the refunding operations so that the old threes, fours *tid lives should be received In eicbniige for the 2 per cents nit a basis of 2'j per cent. Hy May 1, llast. nlninst one third of the outstanding threes, fours and fives bad been converted into 2 per cent of the new Issue, thus practically securing the sue cess of the refunding plan. No other nation of the earth eatl boast of such an achievement as ts the cvi hatige of these old high rate interest tmiids for bond* Issued upon so low a basis as 2 per reut. Nlv Million In Inleresl saved. Under the refunding provision the treasury effected a net saving of interest amounting f» lii.iini.l.’d on bonds re plsieil. between March II and May 1. 1'SSI |f ail the l»*>nd* nueitrd to refute! lug sltttu1 I i>*’ elchaugrd the saving III Interest will reaeh over $.81 last last Kpaiulali- A inert* »ii Mar I,nan The credit *if the liiverument under this adiuiu.s* stioii is show n I# I he ni< res, Ilf the poptlmr loiiu f«r the Mpaulsh ■k American war. I'nt a period of thirty tin,* dais tub i sci.pi uts were received, al the cud ,«f when time It was lowed thut the* lalpl I of Sitbsrt*4i egetrd . wl> 4 bllb wit dvr $1 Us is si • sat. ui sloe d seven . I ones the aucontti • t t- ods off, . vd * ■ iSo , public. Ittit lit * (etuarhalds Jvuen | THE FOOLISH CALF—A LESSON TO LABOR. While being driven home one evening by a boy, a foolish calf left its mother and ran after a bellowing steer. The boy tried in vain to bring it back to its mother’s side. When, finally exhausted, he shook his fist at the calf and cried: “You little fool, you! You little fool, you! You-fool! You’ll be sorry when supper time comes!” MORAL Remember the hard times of iftyO. Don't be a Bryan calf and get steered away from the full dinner pail, or you'll be imrrv niton an ntu* r t inn* rn fi — — ^ ---ri - Mention in favor of the public credit, and it allowed to other nations the tremendous resources which the people of the I'nited States were aide to command almost at a moment's notice. The success of the war loan hnd an effect, both at home and abroad, scarcely less Iuiporraut thun were the tiAVAi victories at Manila aud Sautiuiio. I'adNc ItaitroMil lit<!rl>le«lnras. The settlement of the 1*8' tie Uailroatl indebtedness is also to tw ranked a* one of tbc greatest a< iiieveno lita of I'real dent McKinley’s administration. This indebtedness bad for yeais been a tub I jest of fruitless endeavor; all efforts, i ,ther by t'ongiess or the executive de parituants prior to l*Ut7, were of little • sail in proles ting the got eminent'* in terest ill these roads, in fail, there Were grace doubts whether the govt mills e’ woitid so I in t«s iug reilubt rsed, to* r iti part, the vast sum expended by Ihc I mied Htaics in aid of their construction Yet ttie M> Kwis) adiuibistra'i ii, to a - Hut of 10 Ilidrbtrdm SS t lie oil fit*' issi iSBi, more that, one half of w iris 4s lei’ ted f a s ro> d Inter. *t, the goverb til* at )s * .<• ' < ash >i its e>|Uitahtii the sain of iu'l iJl.tii'tld Within a t id vl lea I ths . tso y*a • WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS. 'Hie war in Cuba nod in the 1*hiii|»|>lti**w threw upon the department a vast amount uf work in organising, e |uip ping, arming, disciplining ami ndvarn ng the volunteers to a state of ctl) deucy fur active Held service uud later transporting the various organisations to the ramisi or rendesvoua. There were uni-tcred in, organised mobilised aud distributed at hunte and abroad, and tin illy mustered out of the service uud sent to their homes, JJ.'i.Iid** volunteers There were enlisted hy the general re. rutting service Xi.iast I'nit cl H t a t es volunteers, organ.red into tvvent) live regiments, twenty two of w In* li were Iran .ported to the I'iiilipi'iiic Islands, the reiiiaiinng three having h**-a organised there from the disehaiged volunUcrs un*l rig nlara. There were enlisted and r< enli.ied for the regular army, tsiween May 1. IttiH, and Jan. .'ll, ltsa>, tat.vrjt men, the present statu* Is ing appro* mutely t’lf.insl regular anny and Itft.'Mt t'nited Mtatcs v<dunte< r* Cumini.sioa* were i .usd sin. the I ginning »f the war to tid'd «• Accra uf the tegular army, thi of whick were for the various staff departments aud !t,*74 l tilted Mtatea volunteer uAeer*. I he department rree.ved, eureiuiii considered, acted upon and sent list atal tidrgraiua, and approtiinali * tarn written emuutttirieattona. Iiono l .il> ;,> U| ii the pss.age f the h,)t appropriating g. si issi issi f ,r Ihe national defen-e a t. i, I was v gsnu.-d tor the puritiuse „t ausdiary ship*, and, aft.-r *r<fui evamlnatiun, |t*d ship* of v n . type* snail ed at 4 to I ill rest of f 1 I.Kiti, V4> tjf these Vessels, toil l*S, (Us N#V* I I: U'SBS and tW Vil,U |, Uc.t ,l,|.||} vrsa* Is of w ar Itet w ren Mir.’h Id and JuM H, ait Iksw Vosarls », n I -la. com mi. st and put into active ,, ftlrv ' I* |#> t”h to *he • hips e *,; *, si,, added is the butt by purchase, fifteen revenue cutters and four 3 ghtk *u.** , w f« I ft on II 1 , i l> part Men* to live navy, sa I t - ui f t* * g eat - I 1 i I',,lotah, s- | »H< of the 1**. hi Hi * slosh ' I. , i o . * « it ,v I.** hips hied la the regular M>sl estabi.hri,n,i, and it a an • b, *»*ry t. | .-it , and me a ' an I he to I'w tkla puip.se '..II officer* on Ike retired bst were siktnl to alive duty, »'ol „h were llipUbinl for I* urpv,ary nutkM, and the rslleted tune was Increased from 13 hsi t, over '.* !•»»' non iaaaaa*sa*sba*a*seaaaaasa*ssaaasasssasssssssssssssssssssssassssssssAssssssAAA. DEPARTMENT OF ' AGRICULTURE. Good Work Done for Farmers by McKinley. The disease* of farm animal* have re ceived special study in the Department of Agriculture in the Inst four years. Nearly 2,000,000 doses of blucklcg vac cine have been distributed among the farmers and cattle owners in the infected districts, with the result tliut the mortal ity among the young rattle in the infect ed districts has been reduced from teu to fifteen per cent antiquity to one half of one per cent. Ill tile ease Of sheep, the gasoline process for exterminating para sites has met with great success. In hog cholera and swine plague seventy to cigtity per cent of treated animal* have been saved. Mutter, Eggs anti Pork. Encouraging results have been reached In the shipment of butter and eggs to Ertrlsud and also remote point* in Asia. The inspection of pork advanced from 22,900,880 in 189<l to 108,928,10ft in 1899, or nearly f>00 per cent. Aiming to create a home s4^jt1y of chicory, the department lias seen the Im port* fall from n valne of $226,229.21 in 18JHJ to $13,470 in 1899. In seed testing and In seed and plant introduction n large number of improved products have been added to American cultivation, notably a resistant alfulfa from Turkestan, a drought-resisting gras* from southern Russia, and several cereal* adapted to the arid regions, Porto Itli'o ami Itie Philippine*. A* soon n* Porto Rico began to be of special interest on exhaustive report was prepared on the commerce of that island, setting forth in the fullest possible man ner the character of the trade carried on with the several foreign countries, uud especially with Die I'tiited Stales. Later a report of IliO pages was pub lished regarding the trade of the Philip pine*, emlirnelng practically all the avail able statistic* on the subject'that could lie collated from the official import and export returns of the various countries enjoying commercial intercourse with the island*. Owing to the scarcity of reliable data relative to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, the preparation of the re port* on these former Mpanish posses sions required a vast amount of research, (iraeui anti Enrage Plant*. Experiments W^th grasses and forage plant* have been vigorously prosecuted during the past three years, 'J7tese ex periments are necessary In order that ranchers and farmers may be informed of the kinds suitable for their respective districts. After these preliminary facts are determined the promising varieties can in- recommended and adopted with out further and useless expenditure of time uud money. POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT. Rural Free Delivery a Benefit to Farmers. Rural free mail delivery is the most striking extension of postal facilities brought about in the lust four years. On June 1, 1000, there were 1,200 rural ser vices in netiial operation, and 2,<M*0 ap plication* for an extension of the sys tem then in process of establishment. Tlie appropriation* for the rural free delivery service have beep Increased from $50,000 In the fiscal year-1897 s to flfiGk* 000 in 1808 0, then to $450,000 In 1H!>9 1!KM), and lastly to *1.750.000 for the present fiscal year 11)00-1901. Three year*’ experience has shown that in well-selected rural district* the mails can be distributed to the domiciles of the uddresac* or in boxes placed with in reasonable distance of the farmer’s home at some crossroad or other conven ient spot at H cost per piece not exceed ing the free delivery in many cities. Dime by tiro Republican*. It was a Republican administration (lint conceived and executed the idea of brightening the home of the farmer, ed ucating iiis children,, increasing the value of his laud, Compelling the improvement of the roads, and bringing him new* of tlie markets and of the weather, so a* to secure him u better price for his crops by delivering bis daily mail to him on his farm. EVERY DEMOCRATIC HOI’HE OF REPRESENTATIVES SINCE THE IDEA WAS FIRST BROACHED OK CARRY I NO THE MAILS INTO THE III KAL DIHTRK’TH HAS DECLAR ED AO A INST IT THE FORTY THIRD FONURKSS. WITH A DEMO CRAT FROM NORTH CAROLINA AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMIT TEE ON poNTolTICES AND POST ROADS. PROCLAIMED THE PLAN IMPOSSriU.E AND TP ItN ED IT DOWN POSTMASTER OENERAL IIISSELI., POSTMASTER OKNEKAL WILSON AND FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER UENKKAL JONES. IN THE FI.KVKI.VND A DM IN IS lit AT ION. ALL Took l P THE CRY OF EXTRA Y All V NOE VN D 111 POM SIRII.IT \ OF E.NECPTION Cuawsiwatlf Itttle ur nothing » i* dune to give the farmer* ace** to tti# mall* until Flevdatni went out of olfh e \\ fi. tt First A*al*l*ut P***tinu*ier lieu • il Perry S it.-atii took up the rural frew delivery servics* uislif the direction .f the Preset. ut and the PoMinastet iletieia), in March, iwsif, it wa* i*a .oi.hing to the point of efcttugulsbmewl. <nd in a few ni-*nth* uvre would havs I iwen starved to death. They at <u*<w gta»p*d its puakiHilia ni «dv .M-ated it* immediate develop I end * Republican t’.fig.eas g.waf tsrsie i f the yural free m til dtUveff, end not on* that il .i Hut 4v.tr* a fug [ 'her e span-ton.
