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CHAPTER XXM-Contlnucd.
John Hurt had Rented himself nt his
desk, which ho was putting In order,
surprised at Sam's positive state
ment he turned qulclily. He saw
.Wake standing by the door. A
shaft of sunlight fell full on his face.
His hand was on the knob, and he
Hood motionless as If riveted to the
iioor. -more was that in his
expres-
sion and attitude which
John Hurt's attention.
challenged
Students ot psychological phenom
ena may offer an explanation of the
Impalpable Impression received by
John Hurt In Unit moment. His was
the dominating mind; Hlake's the sub
jective. Hy thnt mysterious telepathy
which mocks annlysla and scorns de
scription a message passed to John
Hurt. Ho yet lacked the cipher to
translate It, It dotted no dcfinlto
warning and sounded none but a
ague suspicion, but the vibration,
though faint, was discordant.
John Hurt glanced nt Hlako and
turned to Sam.
"You surely are mistaken, Sam," he
snld. "Miss Garden is abroad and
will not Bnll for Now York for several
days."
"Is that so?" Sam ran his fingers
through his red hair and looked puz
zled. "That's mighty curious! I've
got an eye like a hawk, an' I'd a
nworn It was her. I met her onco or
twice when she was hero before, an
thought sure It was her I saw yester
day. Must be wong, though. Guess
I'd better begin wearin' glasses. So
ye ain't seen her yet, John? I'll bet
she'll be plumb glad tow meet you.
"Wo was tnlkln' erbout ye the last time
1 saw her. That's two years ago. She
hadn't forgot ye, John."
Hlako closed the door and Sam
turned at the click of the latch.
"Why, here's Jim! Well, well, well I
Hero wo aro all together. Thought I
wouldn't know John, didn't ye? I
Jtuew him tho moment ho spoke,
didn't I. John? And so old Rocky
Woods has turned out tho great firm
of James Hlako & Company! I want
to congratulate both of ye. Aro ye
Jill through work? Let's go somewhere
where wo can hnvo somcthln' in honor
of this mcc-mentous occasion. Come
on, boys, It's my treat!"
"Many thanks for your Invitation,
Sam. and I'd Ilko to accept It, but It's
hardly safe," sr.ld John. "In a few
weeks I hope to enjoy your hospital
ity nnd to extend mine, but until that
time 1 am 'John Hurton,' nnd you don't
now me. Sit down, Sam, wo wish
to discuss a business matter, or per
haps more ncruratoly speaking, a
political one. Jim, send ono of tho
dorks out for a magnum, and wo'll
drink Sam's health here. I'm still nn
exile, Sam. Until nn hour ngo Jim
wns tho only man In Now York who
was acquainted with mo. Hut I'm
llllns away prison bars, nnd you can
help me, Sam."
"I can help you?" echoed Sam. "You
jiiFt call on mo for nnythlng except
murder an' 1 might manago that."
Hlako had been singularly quiet,
but ho Joined in tho laugh which fol
lowed, and loft tho room to order tho
proposed refreshment.
"Jim ain't lookln' well." said Sam.
sympathetically. "Looks sorter peaked
like; don't you think so, John?"
"I noticed that this morning and
told him so," John replied. "Ho has
neon under a sovero strain for weeka
nnd possibly the change of climate
doesn't ngreo with him. I'm going to
send him Into tho country for a fow
days. Ho Is entitled to a rest, and
there's no reason why ho shouldn't
havo It. Jim and I have boon through
many hard fought engagements to
gether, but nt last a doclslvo victory
is In sight. Do you know Arthur Mor
ris?" ho asked abruptly.
"You bet I do: but ho don't know
mo except as Aldorman Samuel I
Hounds. Why d'ye ask, John?"
Blake returned nnd took a seat near
Sam.
"0r firm Is Interested In tho ordi
nances submitted to your noard, by
tho terms of which now nnd nmended
franchises nro proposed for tho Cos
mopolitan Improvement Company," be
gan John. "I havo studied tho record
of tho proceedings, and find that you
upoko nnd voted against thoso blllB
when originally proposed nnd passed.
Do you mind telling mo, Sam, what
you know of this matter? Can you do
so without violating your trust?"
"You bet I can; an' I know a lot,"
declared Sam. "I wns comln' over to
toll Jim. anyhow, nn' I reckon I know
what you aro aftur. Thcro'p no uso' of
, lifjjjyj M4
K FREDERICK
UPHAM ADAMS
COPTIttdHT, 1903, BT
J. UllEXBL IJIDUTjfl
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my tellln' yo erbout this fellow Mor
ris. Ho's nothln' more er less'n a
high toned thief. He owns, or thinks
he owns the Hoard of Aldermen. Per
haps he does, but to my way of think
In' he's likely to bo fooled. Thcro's
or lot of now members who aro agin
him, nti' somo of the old ones that ho
bought beforo want tor bo bought
ngln, nn' they hnvo raised their price.
Morris wns tew my houso lasi night.
Say, John. I wonder what ho'd think
If ho knew I wns In your office now?
Dnrned If this ain't a funny world."
"What did Morris have to say?"
asked Hlako, who did not need to
counterfeit an Interest In this now de
velopment. "Ho had er lot tow say," replied
Sam. "A year ago he offered mo flvo
thousand dollars for my vote. I told
him then that I couldn't do business
with him, nn' ho managed tew pass
his bills agin my vote nn' lnfloo-encc.
Guess ho wants me pretty bad Just
now. Last night ho raised his price
tow ten thousand."
" 'Thcso ordinances arc all right an
fer tho benefit of Uio public,' says this
self-sacrificing Morris. 'I'm Borry, Al
derman Hounds,' ho says, 'that you're
prejudiced agin them. If you'll change
your mind thcro'a six other aldermen
who'll dew tho same, an' when tho
bills aro passed yo gits ten thousand
more.' "
"That's what, he said tew me," con
tinued Sam, "nn' I told him that ho
was a liberal sport, an' that I'd tako
his offer under consideration an' hold
It In aheo-ancc. Then I asked him
who the bIx others were who'd follow
my lead, an' ho told me. The seven
of ub gives him a majority."
"Wob that all?"
"I should say not," declared Sam.
"I said tow him, says 1, 'Mr. Morris.
I knows all these aldermen, an' they
aro my personal friends. I'm a busi
ness gent,' I says, 'havln' been in boss
tradln' an' In tho commission business
nil my life, an' porhnps this gamo Is
right In my line. Supposo I contract,'
says I, 'to deliver all these seven
votes,' I snys, 'fer tho lump sum of
eighty thousand dollars; forty per
cent, down In ensh an' tho balanco
pnld over when tho bills Is passed?'
Morris thought a while an' said he'd
bo glad tow dow that. I told him
I'd think erbout it a lot an' lot him
know In a fow days."
Sam paused and looked keenly first
at John Burt nnd then at Blake.
"I hopo you don't think, John," ho
said, "that I'd nny idea of takln his
offer. I"
"I certainly do not," nald John. "I'm
simply astounded that Morris has
dono tho ono thing I would havo him
do. That Is a raro piece of good for
tune, Jim, Isn't it?"
"It's great luck," declared Hlako,
with gonulno enthusiasm. Under tho
stimulus of Sam's disclosures ho for
got Jcsslo for tho moment, and again
took his position sldo by sldo with
John Hurt.
"I reckon I know what tow dow,"
assorted Sam. "I'm tow see thoso six
aldermen that Morris needs, an' then
I'm goln' tow meet him an' mako my
report. If It's all right he's tow pay
mo thirty-two thousand dollars In cash
an' put tho balanco up with somo man
thnt I name. Thcro's three of theso
aldermen that Morris couldn't buy If
ho offoreJ each of 'em tho wholo lump
sum, nn' I can hnndlo tho others."
"That is nil right so fnr as It goes,"
Interrupted John Hurt, "but Morris is
shrowd enough to domand posltlvo
pledges beforo paying over nny such
amount of monoy. You should h'avc
ycr nldormanlc frlonds sign and oxe
cu'o written promises to support theso
bills, and keep certified copies of tho
same. Thoso agreements will not bo
binding, legally or morally. I will
consult my attorneys In this matter
mil lot you know tho best methods of
procedure"
"All right, John; nnythlng you say
jroos with me," laughed Sam. "When
shall I drop In ngln?"
"Early to-morrow morning," replied
John. "Send word to Judgo Wilson.
Join, that I shall call on him thin even
ing." CHAPTER XXIV.
On Thin Ice.
Hlako found a ready excuso to call
on Gen. Cardcn. Tho pronounced nc
tlvlty In I & O. served as a pretext
for an evening visit to tho Bishop resi
dence. Hlako was greeted by tho old
banker with dignified cordiality, and
his heart bent high as Jcsslo frankly
welcomed him.
Under tho witchery of hor presence.
James Blnko wondored that ho hnd
hesitated for a moment to risk llfo
Itself to win her. What was friend
ship, loyally, fame or fortuno in tho
bnlanco with ono smllo from tho wom
an ho hnd learned so suddenly to
lovo? His wholo bolng thrilled with
keenest Joy as ho folt tho faint clnsp
of her hand, nnd his ears drank In tho
melody of her voice
"Papa wns saying nt dinner thnt tho
market had takon n decided turn, nnd,
thnt ho thought you would cnll this
evening," snld Jcsslo. "Ho folt so cer
tain of It thnt wo postponed n theater
party. You aro to bo congrntulnted.
pnpn, on your Intuition."
"I nm tho ono to bo congrntulnted,"
snld Hlako, with a smllo nnd a bow.
"but I should prefneo my solf-follclta-tlons
with an apology for the Infor
mality of my cnll. If Gen. Cnrden
will Btand sponsor for my plcn that
business exlgwdes cover a multitude,
of soclnl Improprieties, I may hope
for forgiveness; nnd, If forgiven, I,
warn you thnt I shnll commit the of-!
fenso ngalnl" ' '
A Plicate flush BUffused Jessie's
faco nnd brightened tho radiance of
her eyes.
"You will never become nn outcast
by such transgressions," she laughed.
"I will leave you and papa to your
business plottlngs. Edith Is here, nnd
when you havo ended your serious af
fairs perhaps you will Join us nnd wo
enn have music or cards."
Blako's faco glowed with n pleasure
no formal words could conceal.
"Our business will bo ended In a
minute," ho Bald. "I know tho gen
eral has not forgotten tho defeat wo
administered to him tho other even
ing, nnd ns nn old soldier I fancy ho
Is eager to wipo out his repulso with
a victory."
"Ho certainly Is," assorted Gen.
Cnrden. "I'm so Btiro of winning to
night thnt on behalf of Edith I dial
longo you and Jcsslo to a rubber of
whist, with a box to-morrow evening
for Booth's production of 'A Fool's
Rovengo' ns a wager!"
"Dono!" exclaimed Blnko.
"I warn you that papa goncrally
wins when something Is at stake,"
said Jessie, "but I'll do tho best I
can, and hopo for good luck to offset
my poor playing."
Sho excused herself, nnd Hlako and
Gen. Carden plunged Into stock tech
nicalities. "I wished you to know tho cause of
to-day's advanco In L. & O.," ex
plained Blake. "For reasons you sur
misc. I am picking up blocks of this
stock. It will go higher to-morrow,
nnd then a slump may follow, but you
need not worry whether It advances
or declines. I havo tho market under
control. From present Indications
you will bo called on to oxcrclso your
option Inside of ton days."
' "I havo confidonco in your Judg
ment nnd you can rely on prompt ex
ecution of your Instructions," said
Gen. Cardon. "For twenty yenrs I
havo been Identified with Wall street,
and I understand Its ethics. In this
compalgn you nro tho general. You
will find mo a loynl aide."
Thoro was moro talk, but sinco
Blnko hnd nothing of lmportanco to
disclose, tho conferonco soon ended.
Blako was triumphantly sntlsfled
with his progress. Ho rightly Inter
preted Gon. Cardon's suggestion of a
theater pnrty ns a tnclt permission
to pny his addresses to Jessie Carden.
Later In tho evening, through a
chanco remark by Miss Hancock, ho
learnad thnt thoy hnd declined a then
ter Invltntlon from Arthur Morris. Ho
no longer hnd tho slightest fear of
Morris. Ho felt suro of tho consent
and oven tho support of Gen. Carden
in his suit for tho hand of his daugh.
tor.
The whist pnmo wns closely con
tested, out ns Jcsslo had prcdlctod
tho general and Edith won a hard
fought victory, and Blako agreed to
pay tho wngor tho ovonlng following.
(To bo continued.)
HE WAS AFTER MORE.
Overworked Man Carried Out Bluff
to the Last.
Two brothers, both nctlve. young
business men of this city, went Intoly
to visit nn undo, n abort, stout, light
hcartI man of CO, who owns a farm
up stato. They found him loading
hay Into a cart. WlHhlng to impress
his nophows with his ngllity, ho de
clared ho could stack hay ns fast as
thoy could pitch It. Tho nephews
nccoptod tho challange, throw off,
tholr conts and when ho had mounted
tho rack, fork In hnnd, work com
menced. Tho boya lifted lnrgo forkfuls rap
Idly and all wont well whllo tho body
of tho rack was being filled. Hut when
tho load began to aottlo above nnd be
yond tho Btnkos nnd It becamo neces
sary to placo each forkful In tho prop
or plnco for binding 'tho mass below
things became a llttlo mixed up on
top of tho load. Still their unclf
yelled out at tho top of his volco:
"Moro hay! Moro hay! Drat It,
boys, you don't keep mo half b.usy!"
Tho boys tossed tho hay up fnstcr,
and tho old man's pulling as ho Btrugi
gled to keep his head abovo tho flood
could bo plainly heard. At longth,
what with hlB struggling nnd his
choking and his being blinded under
tho thick coming mass, and tho clum
ay, HI fashioned manner In which hj
had piled tho last half dozen forkfuls,
tho top of tho load slid off upon tho
ground and tho old man with it.
"Hello, Undo Sam, what aro you
down hero for?" asked ono of tho
nophows.
"Down hero for," gaspod tho old
mnn, struggling up from tho choking,
blinding pllo, "why, consnrn yor lazy;
good for nothing pictures, I'vo como
down after moro hay!" Now York
Prps3.
ROOSEVELT Willi Iff) Of NOMINATION
Speaker Cannon, Chairman of the National Com
mittee, Makes the Address.
RESPONSE OE PRESIDENT THERETO
Chief Executive Touches Upon Some of the Issues
That Will Be Before the People in the
Coming Campaign.
July 27th President Roosevelt wns
formally no tilled of his nomination for
tho presidency by tho nutlonnl repub
lican convention. Tho ceremony took
placo nt his country homo nt Saga
moro Hill. Thoro was, first of all, nn
Informal reception, nt tho conclusion
of which Speaker Cannon, chalrm.au
of tho notification commlttoo, deliver
ed his address, as follows:
Mr, President: Tlio people of tlio
t lilted States lir bind, heredity, edu
cation mill iii'iiotiuu nro u self-govoru-
lllK people, wo IIUVO HlltUOtltUCS linen
subject to prejudice mill embarrass
ment from linrmrul coiidltlniiM. but wo
hnvo outgrown projudleo mid overcome
I'OIHIlllOllS uh lupituy UH possible, hnv
I uir duo regard lo law and the rights
of Individuals. Wo havo sometimes
made mistakes form a fnlHO sense of
security or from n doHlro to clinugo
policies, Instead of lotting well enough
iilone. merely to Hen what would Imp
licit, but wo hno always paid tlio pou
alty of unwise notion tit tlio ballot box
nnd endured tho suffering until under
tlio law, through tlio ballot box, wo
hnvo returned to correct policies.
Tested by experience, no tuition has no
successfully solved all probloniH and
choien proper policies nH our nation.
Under tho lead of tho republican party
for over forty yearn, tho United Mutes
from being u third-class power atuouK
tlio nations has become In every re
spect ilrst. Tho people rule. Tho poo
plo ruling It Is necessary that thoy
should bo competent to rule. Compe
tency rouiren not only patriotism, but
material woll-bolng, education and
statecraft.
Liberal compensation for lnbor
makes liberal customers or our prod
ucts. Under UiIh policy of protection
our homo market affords nil our people
a better market than has any other
people on earth, nnd thin, too, oven If
wo did not sell any of our productH
abroad. In addition to thin, wo hnvo
come to bo tlio Krciite.it exporting na
tion In tho world. For tho year end
ing Juno :io, PJU4, our exports to for
eign countries wero valued nt $1,4(30.
000,000. of which $150,000,000 wero
products of tho factory. Tho world
fell In our debt laHt yenr J470.000.000,
nn Increnso of $75,000,000 over tho pre
ceding year.
Dllriinim of Dcinoerncy.
This policy of protection has always
boon optioned by tlio opponents of tho
republican party mid is opposed by
them today. In thutr last national
platfnitn, adopted at Bt. Louis, they
denounce protection ns robbery. Thoy
n over have been given power, but thoy
proceed by word anil act to destroy
tlio polloy of protection. Tholr pint
form Is as silent as tho gravo touch
ing tho gold stnnihird mid our cur
rency system. '1 heir chosen leader,
after his nomination, having boon ns
Hlleut us tho sphinx up to that time,
soiit his telegram, saying In Kub.stnnca
that the gold Htuuiliird is established
nnd that ho will govern liluiHulf ac
cordingly If ho should bo elected.
Concct revonuo lawn, protection or
freo trade, the gold Htnndard mid our
currency system, all depend upon tho
sentiment of tho majority of our peo
ple its voiced at tho ballot box. A ma
jority may cluingo our rovenuo daws;
n majority may chango our curreny
laws: a majority may destroy the gold
Htnndard nnd establish tho silver
standard, or. In lieu of either or both,
malco tho treasury note, nonlntorest
bearing and Irredeemable, the solo
standard of value.
.Since tho republican party was ro
ntored to power, In 1807, under tho
lend of McKlnlcy, our country has
prospered in production and In com
merce, ns It never prospered beforo.
In wealth wo stand Ilrst among nil tho
nations. Under the lead of William
McKlnloy the war with tipnln wau
speedily brought to a successful con
clusion. Under tlio tieuty of penco and
our action Cuba Is free, mid, under
guarantees wrlten In Its constitution
and our legislation, It Is assured that
It will over remain free. Wo nlso nc
ciillred I'orto lllco, (.nam nnd the Phil
ippines by u treaty tho rntlllcatlou of
which wns only posslblo by tho votes
of democratic senators. Civil govern
ment hns been established In Porto
Hico, and wo nro Journeying toward
civil government In tho Philippines us
rapidly as tho peoplo of tho archlpoln
go are nblo to receive It; mid this, too,
notwithstanding tho fulse cry of "Im
perialism" raised by tho democratic
pnrty mid still Insisted upon, which led
to Insurrection In the Philippines nnd
tends to lead to further insurrection
thoro. Tho rocord of tho republican
party under tho lead of WHImm Jlc
KlnleV has passed Into history. Who
dures nssall It?
In pursuance of tho usual custom tho
conventon appointed u committee, of
which It honored tno with tho chair
manship, to wall upon you nnd Inform
you of its action, which duty, speaking
for th cnmmltteo, I now cheerfuly per
form, with tho hopo mid tho conlldont
expectation that n majority of tho peo
ple of tho republic will in November
next approve tho action of tho conven
tion by choosing elector:! who will uh
mire your election to tho presidency
us your own successor.
At tho closo of Mr. Cannon's nd
dross, President Roosovolt, Btandlng
on tho veranda of hla homo, under a
festoon of American Hags, spoko as
follows:
Mr. Speaker nnd Gcntlemoti of tho
Notlllcutlon Committed I am ilooply
sensible for tho high honor conferred
upon tno by tho representatives of the
republican party assembled In conven
tion, and I accept tho nomination for
tho presidency with solemn realiza
tion of tho obligations I assume. I
lienrtlly npprovo tho declaration of
principals which tho republican nation
al committee has adopted, and at somo
future day I shall communicate to you,
Mr. Chairman, more at longth uud In
detail a formal written acceptance of
tho nomination.
Throo years ago I became president
because of tlio death of my lamented
predecessor. I then statod that It wns
my purposo to carry out his principles
nnd policies for tho honor nnd tho In
terest of tho country. To tho best ot
my ability I havo kept tho promiso
thus made. If next November my coun
trymen confirm nt tho polls tho action
of tho convention you topreseut, I
shall, under Providence, continue to
work with uu oyo sltiglo to tho welfnro
of all our peoplo.
A pnrty Is of worth only Insofar ns
it promotes tho national Interest, nnd
ovcty oillclal, tugli or low, can servo
bis party host by rendering to tho peo
plo tho best servlco ot which ho Is
capable. i:rfectlvo government comes
only nn the result or tho loynl co-opor-ntlon
of tunny different parsons. Tho
tnembors of a legislative majority, tho
olllcerH In tho various departments of
the administration, mid the luglslatlvo
and executive blanches ns toward each
other, must work togethor with subor
dination or self to tho common end of
successful government. Wo who havo
boiui entrusted "'lib power iw Dubllc
BorvantM during the Inst seven years of
udiiiliilstriitloii mid leglsliilloii now
I'oinii before tho peoplo content to bo
Judged by our record of nehlovoiiiout.
in tho years that hao gono by wo
have tnai o tho deed wiiuaro with tho
word: and If wo aro continued In power
wo shall unswervingly follow tint tho
groat Inea of public policy which the
lepibllean pnrty has nltendy laid
down: n public polloy to which wo nro
KlUng, and shall give, n united, mid
thoroforo an eillciont. nupiiort.
More Forttinnli Tlinn Opponent.
In nil of this wo nro moro fortunnto
tiimi our opponents, who now appeal
for conildenco on tho Kround, which
somo express nnd somo seek to hnvo
eoiilldontlally understood, that if tri
umphant they may bo trusted to prove
raise to averv nrltilnln ..iii.i. i.. i.
last eight years thoy havo laid down
ii h vital, and to lenvo undlsturbod
thoso very nets of tho administration
because of which thoy ask that tho
admlnlstrntlon Itself bo drivon from
power. Seemingly their present atti
tude us to tholr pust record Is Hint
somo of them wore tulstnken unit nth.
ors liislncore. Wo mako our appenl In
n wholly different spirit. Wo aro not
constrained to keep silent on ntiy vital
ouostlon; our policy Is continuous, mid
Is tho aanio for all sections and locnll
,; , ihoro Is nothing experimental
nhout tho government wo nsk tho peo
plo to contlnuo In power, for our pur
fornianeo in tho past, our proved irov
eriitiiontnl elllclency. Is a KUamnloo as
to our promises for tho future. Our
opponents, either openly or secretly,
according to thulr several tompern
monts, now nslt tho peoplo to trust
their presont promises In consideration
of tho fnct thnt thoy Intend to treat
tjiolr past promlsoH nn null nntl void,
wo know our own minds nnd wo havo
Kept of tho iintno mind for u sufllclont
length of tlmo to glvo to our policy
roherenco and nnnlty. In such n. fun
daiiiontal matter ns tho enforcement
of tho law wo do not havo to depend
upon promises, but merely to nsk that
our record bo tiilien nn tin earnest of
what wp shall contlnuo to do. In denl
ng with tho great organizations
Known as trusts, wo do not havo to
oxplaln why tho laws woro not en
forced, but to point out that they uctu
nlly havo been enforced to Incrcnso
tho effectiveness of tholr enforcement.
)o do not havo to proposo to "turn
tho rascals out." for wo havo shown
In very deed that whenever by dlllgont
Investigation a nubile oillclal can bs
found who has betrayed his trust ho
wlU bo punished to tho full extent of
tho law without regard to whothor ho
was appointed under a republlcnn or
ii democratic administration. This In
tho ollloient way to turn tho rnsnnls
put nnd to kocp them out, nnd it hns
tho merit of sincerity. Moroovor, tho
botraynls of trust In tho last sovon
years havo been Inslgnttlcnnt In num
ber when compared with tho oxtont of
tho publlo servlco. Never has tho ad
ministration of tho government boon
on n cleaner and higher lovol; never
has tho publlo work of tho nation boon
dono tnoro honestly and alllcloiitly.
ITnTtUe to Clinnse Good I'ollelra.
Assuredly It is unwlso to chango tho
policies which havo worked so well
iiiu! which nro now working so well,
lrosporlty litis como nt homo. Tho na
tlonul honor and Interest havo beon
uphold nbroud. Wo havo placod the
llnancoH of tho nation upon u .sound
gold bnsls. Wo huvo dono this with
tho nld of many who woro formerly
our opponents, but who would nolther
oponly support nor silently nctiulesco
In tho heresy of unsound llnnnce, and
wo hnvo dono It ngalust tho convinced
mid violent opposition of the mass of
our present opponents who still refuse
to recant tho unsound opinions which
for tho momont thoy think It Inexpe
dient to assort. Wo know what wo
mean when wo speak of nn honest and
stablo currency. Wo mean tho same
thing from your to year. Wo do not
havo to nvold n dellnlto nnd concluslvo
committal on tho most Itnportunt Issuo
which hns roconlly boon boforo tho
pooplo, and which may nt nny tlmo in
tho near future bo boforo them ngnln.
upon tho principles which undorllo
this Issuo tho convictions of half of
our number do not clash with thoso
of tlio other linlf. Bo long ns tho re
publican party Is In power tbn irotil
standard Is settled, not as n matter
of temporary political expediency, not
oocnuso oi shirting conditions In tho
production of gold In certain mining
content, but In nccordnnco with what
wo rogani as tno rundainental princi
ples of natlonnl morality mul wisdom.
Under tho llnunclnl legislation which
wo havo unacted thoro Is now ample
circulation for every business need,
mid every dollar of this circulation is
worth n dollar In gold. Wo havo re
duced tho Interest-bearing debt nnd In
still larger tnoasuro the Interest on
that dobt. All of tho war taxes im
posed during tho Upaulsh wur havo
been removed with h view to relieve
tho peoplo nnd to prevent the accumu
lation of nn unnecessnry surplus. Tho
result Is that hardly over before have
tho expenditures nnd Income of the
government so closely corresponded.
In tho llscnl year that has Just closed
tho excess of Income ovor tho ordinary
expenditures was JU.000,000. This does
not tuko account of $50,000,000 expend
ed out of tho accumulated surplus for
tho purchase of the Isthmian canal. It
Is an oxtraordlnnry proof of tho sound
llnaiiclal condition of tho nation that
Instead of following the usual course In
such matters and throwing tho burden
upon posterity by an Issuo of bonds,
wo wore able to make tho paytnoni
outright and yet after It to havo In the
treasury a surplus of $100,000,000.
Moreover, wo woro nblo to pay $5,000,
000 out of hand without causing the
slightest dsturbunco to business con-
unions.
Country on Illglt I'lnnp,
Wo hnvo enacted a tariff law nndor
which during tho past fow years the
country hns attained a height of ma
terial woll-boliig never beforo reached.
Wages nro higher than ever boforo.
That whonovcr the neod arises there
should bo roudjuuttnont of the tariff
schedules Is undoubted: but such
changes can with safety bo miido only
by thoso whoso dovotlon to tho princi
ple of a protective turlft Is beyond
iiuostlon; for othorwlso tho changes
would not amount to tciidjiistmont but
to repoal. The readjustment when
mndo must maintain nnd not destroy
tho protective principle, To tho farm
er, tho merchant, tho manufacturer this
is vital; but perhaps no other man Is
so much interested as tho wngo work
er In tho maliitoiinnco of our present
economic, system, both as regnrds tho
finances nnd tho tariff. The standard
of living of our wago workers Is high
or than thnt of any other country, mid
It cannot so reninln unless wo havo a
tirotectlvo tariff which will always
keop an a minimum it rnto of duty suf
llclont to cover the difference between
tho labor cost hero nnd abroad. Thoso
who, Ilko our opponents, "donniiuro
protection ns robbery" thereby explic
itly commit themselves to tlio proposi
tion that If thoy wero to revise the,
t rlft no hood would bo paid to the
necenHlty of meeting this difference
between tho Htmulards ot living for
wago workors bore and In other coun
tries; nnd thoroforo on this point their
nntagnnlsm to our position is funda
mental. Hero again wu ask thnt their
uromlses and ours bn Judged by what
ha been ilone In thn Immediate past.
Wo niiM that sober and sensible men
compare tlio working" of tho present
turlft law. ntul the conditions, which
obtain under It. with tlio workings of
tho preceding tariff law of 1894 nnd
the conditions which that tariff of 1871
liolpod to bring nbout.
Aa to Reciprocity.
Wo boltovo In reciprocity with for
eign nations on tho terms outlined In
President MclClnloy's lout speech,
which urged tho ctetonslnti of our for
eign markets hy reciprocal ngreo
iiieiitn whonovcr they could bo made
without Injury to American Industry
mid labor. It Is n slugulnr fnct that
tho only great roolproclty treaty ro
cently adopted that with Cuba won
finally opposed nloilo by tho represen
tatives of tho verv nnttv which now
states that It favors reciprocity. And
hero ngnln wo nsk that tho worth of
our words bo Judged hy comparing
their deeds with ouni. On thin Cuban
reciprocity treaty thorn wero at the
outset gruvo differences ot opinion
nmong ourselves; mid tlio uotnblo
thing In the negotiation and rntlllca
tlou of tho treaty, mid In thn legisla
tion which carried it Into effect, watt
thn highly practically manner In which
without tmcrllco of principle theso dif
ferences of opinion woro reconciled.
Thoro was no rupture of a great party,
but nn excellent practical outcome, tho
result of the harmonious co-operation
of two successive presidents and two
Hiiccesslvo congresses. This Is ml Il
lustration or the governing capacity
which entitles us to the conildenco of
tho peoplo not only In our purposu.t
but In our practical nblllty to achieve!1
thoso purposes. Judging by thn history
of tho Inst twolve years, down to this
very month, Is there Justification for
believing tiuit under slinlllur circum
stances nnd with similar Initial differ
ences of uplnlon, our opponents wmild
havo achlsved any practical result?
Wo have already shown In nctunl
fact that our policy Is to do fair uud
oiunl Jimtleo to nil men, paying no
heed to whether n ntnn Is rich or poor;
paying no hoed to his ruce, his creed,
or hU birthplace.
Cnpltnl nnd l.nbor.
We rocognlsso tho organization of
cnpltnl mid tho organization of lnbor
as natural outcomes ot our Industrial
syatom. Knch kind or organization Is
to bn ffivnrml ho lnmr mm 1 tiniu In a
spirit of Justice nnd of rogard for tho
rights of others. Kach Is to bo grunt
ed tho full protection of tho law, and
each in turn is to bo held to n strict
obedience to tho law; for no man Is
abovo It nnd no mnn below It. The
humblest Individual In to hnvo bin
rights safeguarded as scrupulously nn
thoso of tho strongest organization,
for eaoh Is to receive Justice, no moro
nnd no less. Tho problems with which
wo hnvo to deal In our modern Indus
trial and social lire aro manifold; but
tho spirit In which It Is necossury to
approach tholr solution Is simply tlio
spirit of honesty, of courage, und of
common sense
Irrigation nnd Cnnnl.
In Inaugurating tho groat work of
Irrigation In tlio wast tho administra
tion hns beon enabled by congress to
tuko ouo of tho longest strides ovor
taken under our government toward
utilizing our vast national domain for
tho sottlor, tho nctunl homo-maker.
Kvor slnco this continent wns ills
covorod the need of tho Isthmian cntml
to connect tho Pncllla and tlio Atluntlo
linn been recognized; anil ovor slnco
the birth of our nation such a canal
hns beon planned. At Inst tho dream
hns becomo n reality. Tho Istlmlan
cnnnl In now being built by tho gov
ernment of tho United Htntes. W
conducted tho negotiation for Its con
struction with tho nicest and most
scrupulous honor, mid In n. spirit of
tho largest generosity toward thoso
through whoso territory it wau to
run. Hvery slnistor effort which could
bo devised by tho HplVIt of faction or
tho spirit of self-interest was made
In order to defeat tho treaty with Pun
ama and thereby prevent l ho consum
mation of this work. Tho construc
tion of the canal Is now mi lussurod
fact; but most certainly It Is unwlso
to entrust tho carrying- out of so tno
montotis a policy to those who have
endeavored to defeat tho wholo under
taking. Our foreign policy linn beon so con
ducted that, whllo not ouo of our Just
claims bus boon nacrlllced, our relatolns
with nil foreign nations nro now of
tho most peaceful Kind; thoro Is not
a cloud on tho horizon. The lust cause
of Irritation between uu nnd any othor
nation was removed by tho settlement
of tho Alaskan boundary.
In tho Cnrrlbean sea wo hnvo mndo
good our promises of Independence to
Cuba, mid havo provod our assortlon
thnt our mission In tho island was
ono of Justice nnd not of solf-nggrnn-i
dlzcment; and thoroby no less than by
our notion In Venezuela nnd Pnnnmn
wo have shown that tho Monroe doc
trlno Is u living reality, designed for
tho hurt of no nation, but for tho pro
tection of civilization on tho western
continent, and for tho peaco of tho
world. Our steady growth In power
has gone hand In hand with a strength
ening disposition to uso this powor
with strict regard for tho rights of
others, and for the online of interna
tional Justlco nnd good will. ,
Drain Friendship of World.
Wo earnestly desire friendship with
nil tho nations of tho New nnd Old
Worlds; and wo endeavor to plnco our
relations with them upon n basis of
reciprocal advaiitngo Instead of hos
tility. Wo hold that thn prosperity of
each nation Is tin nld and not it hin
drance to tho prosperity of othor na
tions. Wo sook International amity for
the same reasojis that mako us bo
llovo In pence w-lthln our own borders;
und we seek this penco not because we
nro afraid or iinrendy, but because we
think that pcuco lu right us well as
advantageous.
American Interests in tho Pacific
havo rapidly grown. American enter
prise Iiiih laid a cabin ncross thin, thn
greatest of oceans. Wo havo proved
in effectlvo fashion thnt wo wish tho
CIiIiichq empire well nnd doslro Its In
tegrlty mid Independence. i
Our foothold In tho Philippines
greatly strengthens our position In tho
competition for the trndo of thn oast:
uui wo are governing inn ruiiippiuoH
In tho Interest ot tho Philippine people
themselves. Wo havo already given
them a largo sharo In tholr govern
ment, and our purpose Is to Incrouso
this sharo as rapidly ns thoy glvo cvl
ilonco of Increasing lltneas for tho
tnsk. Tho grout majority of tho oin
cluls of tho Islands, whoro oloctlvo or
appointive, nro already nntlvo Fili
pinos. Wo uro now providing for u
legislative assembly. This Is tho II rat
step to bo tnkon In tho future, nnd
It would ho eminently unwlso to do
clnro what our noxt stop will bo until
thin first step ban been tnkon and the
results aro manifest. To havo gone
faster than wo havo nlrenay gone In
giving tho Islanders a constantly In
creasing mcasuro of self-government
would huvo been disastrous. At the
present moment to give political inde
pendence to tho Islands would result
in tho Iminedluto loss of civil rights,
personal liberty and publlo order, nsj
regards tho mnss of tho Klllplnos, for
the majority of tho Islanders havo beon
given these great boons by us, and
only keop them safe because wo vlgl
lautly safeguard nnd gunrautco them.
To withdraw our government from the
Islnntln at thU tlmo would tnoun to tho
uverugo nntlvo tho loss of hla barely,
won civil freedom. Wo hnvo" estab
lished in tho Islands n government by
Amorlcnns assisted by Filipinos. Wo
tiro steadily striving to trnnsform this
Into self-government by tho Filipinos
nsslsted by Amorlcans.
Tho principles which -wo uphold
should npponl to all countrymen. In
nil portions of our country. Above nil
thoy should glvo us strength with thn
men nnd women who aro tho spiritual
heirs of thoso who uphold tho handa
of Abraham Lincoln; for wo nro striv
ing to do our work In tho spirit with
which Lincoln approached his. Durln
tho noyen years that hnvo Just passed
thoro Is no duly, domestic or foreign,
which wo havo shirked: no noeessary
task which wo havo not performed
with roasonablo elllrlonoy. Wo havo
never pleaded Impotence. Wo havo
novor sought rofugo in criticism, nnd
complaint Instoad of action. Wo faco
tho futuro with our past and our pres
ent us guur.iutorn of our proini. and
wo aro contont to stand or to fall Wy
tho record which wo havo mude nui
aro making.
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