The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-21
Speech Of Maj. VIM. Mckinley. Jr., at
the Garfield Reception, in New
York, Aug. 9Th.


FelL0U- citizens
Whatsvef may be the result ofths
election in New York, 1 want YOU
to understand that the State of Ohio
will declare for Garfield by over 40, :
600 majority. Cheers What rea.
son is there that the Democratic par.
ty should succeed ? 1t is said that
there should be change. A voice,
"They are hungry Yes, the
Democrats are hungry; they are
eager to get at the public crib.
The Democrats say that they want
a change. Now, suppose that they
have a change, what will you get by
itY Who can tell me what is the
policy of the Democratic party; they
advocate soft money in Maine and
Indiana hard money in New York.
In fact the Democrats want all the
money they can get. The Democratic
party never proposed anything. 1t
has simply forever been opposed to
the Republican party. They opposed
the war. and in 1864 declared that it
was failure. Now they say the
war is over and that this Is the era of
peace. They oppose us, we whip
Them, and then they come up and
thank US for whipping them. They
opposed the greenback, which went
with your armies to victory. Then
they declared it was the best curren.
cy the world ever saw. They op.
posed the resumption of specie pay
ment, and the House passed measures
intended to defeat it, and had it not
been for a loyal Senate the purpose
might have succeeded.
After resumption has been accom-
plished the Democratic party in its
Cincinnati platform congratulates
the country upon its happy financial
condition. Laughter and applause. |
They opposed the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments they pro-
tested that those amendments should
never become parts of the constitu-
ton. Now they declare that those
Amendments are just as sacred and
inyiolaDle as any part of the Constf-
tuition. We propose everything /;
they oppose everything. IF weshould
beat Them in November A voice
1--WE will."] then they will come up
to US say that on the whole it was
probably the best thing that could
haye happened. Laughter.
What then. l say, will you gain by
the success of the Democratic party I?
What are the principles and policy
of the Democratic party? A voice
"They haven't any, What is the
policy-I repeat it-of the Democrat
ic party? No man knows. At the
Academy of Music in this city the
other evening you could not have
found out. Tilden was there to rep.
resent an honest count. Loud hugh-
ter. Samuel Randall was there to
represent free trade, and worst of all
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, was there
to represent hard money. Long
laughter and cheers. No, we owe
no thanks to the Democratic party
that the country now has an honest
dollar. The greenback which it
bridled. but which went with you
and Shared with your bayonets the
honors OF victory, is now noble
currency. 1t holds it head way up
in the light; 1T knows that its ie-
deemer liyeth [applause and that
redsemer is the Republican party.
Gold, silver and greenbacks now
move along side by side, upholding
the financial integrity OF the country.
But asked awhile ago what were the
principles of the Democratic party.
The question reminds me of story
OF the days OF the circuit rider. An
old Methodist preacher had in his
circuit four routes of these three
were agreeable and pleasant, but the
other difficult and dangerous. He had
to climb high hill by a narrow
road, which was bordered by steep
precipice and Oyerhung by large
tree, which seemed to threaten him
every time he passed. One day, in
going over this road, Satan appeared
to him and commanded him to b W
down and worship him. The min.
lister refused and explained that he
was Methodist preacher and could
not do 1t. Then Satan promised to