The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-25
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A correspondent Of the Chicago In
ter Ocean writes as follows Of Major
William McKinley'e visit TO Lynchburg,
Ohio:
The townspeople from Wilmington,
Hillsboro and Georgetown also came by
special trains 10 hear Mckinley. All
together they filed the little town to
Overlooking.
The meeting was held in the school
grounds and the stand was decorated
with flags, grouped about q large por-
trait OF Mckinley in frame made OF
tin plates. There were 5000 people
present TO hear the republican candi-
date, who was introduced by Hon. ID. NJ.
Garrett of Hillsboro, as a man whose
name was not only household word in
Ohio, but all over this country and
wherever the English tongue is spoken.
Major Mckinley spoke for az hour
and half and devoted his talk entirely
to the silver and tariff questions, be-
cause the farmers were anxious TO hear
a frank statement Of the republican po-
sition regarding both questions. His
exposition OF both was fearless and
frank, and along the line of his speech
at Niles. He discussed these as bust
ness questions, and made them so plain
that the old farmers nodded their
heads in acceptance OF his doctrine, and
the younger men cbeered him.
When he said that the republican
party stood for an honest dollar, hun
dred-cent dollar which would not asso-
ciate with the eighty-cent dollar, be-
cause the cheaper money would drive
the gold and greenbacks out OF circula-
ton, 90 that We ehould have silver
alone, the farmers we're quick TO catch
the full significance Of this and cheer
ed Justify. When he declared that We
must have an honest dollar - We must
have an honest pound or N honest
yard, his audience was tn full accord
With him.
The Major also discovered that he
had many soldiers present, when he re-
ferred 70 the two great debts Of the
country-that to the bo1dhQlders,
which is fast being paid, s8d that to
the soldiers, the greatest debt q oil.
He was eloquent and forcible In his de-
nuucistiop Of any attempt to pay the
soldiers their pensions In Q deprecated
currency, after We have paid the bond.
holders In gold. and there went up q
soldier veil which showed the veteran
ives there In force.
"A short crop Is bad enough, said Nc
Kinley In conclusion on the silver ques-
ton, "but q short dollar is worse.
[Cheera Long hours for workingmen,
and short dollars for their wages. ]
thave no patience with he men who
would depreciate the currency. Gov
ernor Campbell is willing to chance free
silver, but ! am not Neither is the
country willing to chance it. It cost
US too much to get back to resumption
in 1879 We don't want to start out in
the imitation business again. appeal
to you to sustain the standard OF the
currency as you would the honor Of the
flag" Cheers.
BE then took up the tariff as another
business question and handled it in the
same business like manner. 1t was 9
question whether we should have our
work done at home or abroad. The
democratic tariff for revenue never
built shop or lighted furnace fire in
this country. 1t had put out many oil
them. A revenue tariff is for other
countries than our own. a productive
tariff is for our own country and nc
other. A revenue tariff is always
against the government. A protective
tariff is always for the government.
He fully explained this question by il.
lustration and then asked: What dc
you want?"
An old democrat in the crowd called
out: Something cheap 70 eat"
He did not have time even to laugh
at his own interruption: for instantly
the Major came back at him with. DO
you want it SWEET" and the crowd
reared with laughter and the Interrupt
ter slipped away satisfied that the
Major does not have somebody else
write his speeches.
IF had my way" said.McKinley, 81
would bring all factories to Ohio, but If
l could not find room for them here |
would rather see them in any other
state than in Europe. Which would
you rather have next to your farm, a
factory or another FARM"
- A factory, yelled out farmer.
well, vote that way" replied Nc
Kinlev.
In conclusion he said he could not
have free trade in this county without
a social revolution. Either we must
bring our farmers down to a level with
the farmers OF Russia and India and our
laboring men in the factories down to
the level of the men in London and
Berlin and ali Europe, or they must in
Europe and India elevate their farmers
and laboring men to the level of those
in this country. One or the other of
these propositions must be true before
We could have free trade in this coun-
try. He was willing to see free trade
come with the latter condition, but
never with the former.
He then showed that the republican
tariff law had protected the farmer by
the duty on farm products
and good naturally took Governor
to task for saying that wool
was not worth more than 20 cents.
Campbell claimed to own two farms,
and yet he did not know the difference
washed and unwashed wool.
There are two kinds OF farmers" said
those who farm the land
and those who farm the farmers / am
afraid that Governor Campbell is one of
the latter" Laughter.
a note was sent TO the platform ask
ing: IF YOUR tariff bill is in the in
terest Of the farmer why did you put
put hides on the fires list"
The Major stopped and read it and
Because We found hides in
he free list. They have been in the
IRE list for twenty years. We did not
change it: We left it as il was. If YOU
have any criticism to put or the men