The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-05
M'KINLEY AT PiQUA.
Rain Falls to Dampen the Ardor OF his
Army Of Followers.

Rain Falls to Dampen the Ardor OF His
Army of Followers.
| Special 10 the Inter Ocean.
Quaint Piqua, with its old high-roofed,
careless houses glistening IN drizziin g
lain, held high carnival tonight. Here
on the spot where the greatest Indian OF
his time, Tecumseh, fell now a busy lit
tie city nesting in a hollow scooped
from the surrounding hills. Major Nc
Kinley and his eloquence held forth.
The historic place trembied with his
coming. He was booked to arrive at
o'clock.
The place about the station long before
that time did not have room for another
tee. Daring boys swung from the top
mast branches of the leafiess trees and
bestrOde the cross beams of telegraph
poles.
Shortly before the appointed hour a
train pulled iii. Expectation was on
tptoe. One man mounted step-ladder
and with tragical determination cried:
''Ihree cheers for McKinley!' "and a
tiger echoed score Before the pledge OF
homage had died away word flashed
through the crowd that the governor
was on hand. A minute later man
with smooth face, blanched and tremb.
| ling his hat askew, and his coat half eff +,
painted headlong through the jam. He
backed up breathless against the side of
the depot ard offered to smash the first
man who touched him. He said he was
a stranger and was a peaceable man
and generally liked to shake hands, but
he was not built like pump handle or a
| foot ball and would not be used as
either.
You're not Mckinley" yelled the
| crowd.
Il guess not" said the man. grinning
grimly at the mistake and dod.,i out
of sight.
This set the crowd in a roar, and the
brass band present, feverishly eager TO
do something, struck up ''The Star
Spangled Banner" while the crowd
broke out into the song spasmodically
for a line OF two, and then dropped it as
quickly again. Another train
came in and on the rear plat
form stood Governor McKin
ley. There was no mistaking this time.
The great crowd in deafening unison sent
up "a mighty shout. The entire city
seemed to break It's bounds Binding
flashes of calcium burned zigzag courses
through the mulky night; the Roman
candles breathed out their prismatic
balls; the rockets sprinkled myriad
globules of fire upon the little city; the
flaming torches shone in sprangles
through the tangle of silken flags. 1t
was as it has been in every tewn yet VS.
tied by the great prctectionist.
Tonight, as usual, one hall could not
be found in the town to accommodate
the people, who, despite the drizzle came
out to hear the governor. An overflow
meeting bad to be held III another hall.
At both places there was the same
spirited enthusiasm which has sig
nalized his meetings everywhere. He
said, among other things:
am here 10 discuss these public ques-
tions not so much to advise you TO adj
wise with you. This is he year when the
people are thinking am here tonight 10
talk to you about what you are thinking
about-Ghe condition of the country. Tue
inquiry in every mans mind, no matter
what party convictions he has, Is What
is the matter with the country" Both
parties have opposing views. The condl-
ton Of the country causes every man to
condition before We've had pauics be-
fore; we've mad hard times before; but
never before under similar conditions.
There was the panic of 1873 1t WAS nat
aral and logical. We had been engaged
for four years in a waseful war. Follow
Ing that everything was Inflated. This
country WAS literally walking on stills.
The pauic came. This year we are in uu-
exampled plenty. The money is all right.
Every dollar in circulation IS as good as
gold. Yet within the past six months the
country has bean overtaken by business
situation whose like the oldest man in this
audiauce has never seen.
Last night the repeal bill received the
signature of the President. It's repeal
WAS the united work of the Democrats
aud Republicans In its time it did great
good. 1t gave $3.50, 100000 OF good money
10 the currency. There is one kind of
money that the people, irrespective of par
ty, should set its face against. That
is state bank money. Last year the DEM
ocratic party declared i'll favor of repeal
ing the 10 per cent tax on state banks.
That tax WAS put upon them to destroy
them. 1t did. and every body in the north
rejoiced 1t is not the money that is the
matter with the country. We've got the
same men, the same markets, the same en-
terprise, the same energy; but we've got u
new engine and a new engineer. They are
of the pattern before the war. Neither
has been in use since the war. They are
out of practice, for since 1859 the Demo
cratic party has not had control OF the
Federal government. TIE old methods
will not answer for the new conditions.
There has been great change III this
couutry. They have everything now.
The danger is that the Democratic party
will ppt into public law It's pledges of free
trade No man will make iron and steel
beyond ais immedi ate orders with tariff
coal, tariff ore. and tariff wages, when
three months hence he may have to com
pete with free coal, free ore, free wages, in
free iron aud steel When the woolDuyer
comes TO the farmer this Year and you ask
him 10 name price, lie taxes iuto con
sideration these facts:
l. The Democratic party is in power.
2. The Democratic party Is pledged for
frestrade.
g The whole Democratic machine is In
operation now ia Washington.
He thinks this over and he offers you
free trade prices for your wool That Is
what you are getting now And how do
you Ike il; Will free trade religh. the
fires in our factories, They say we built a
wall around this country. That wall Is
Dot productive, but the lower you make
that wall the more products Will come 10
from foreign porss. TIE more products
come ID the less products Viii be made ~
home The less products made AZ home
the less wages viii be at hoIge; the les
wages made at home the less wages viii
lie spent nj home
TINS aft rnooa Governor Mckinler adj
dressed a gathering az Gr@envilie. Every
idea advanced by MIN was the baptism
OF theme into a faith Of protection-
Al Bradford Junction the train was