The Dickinson press., 1894-10-13
M'KINLEY'S SPEECH.
DELIVERED IN ST. PAUL TO AN I'M
MENSE AUDIENCE.

MENsE AUDIENCE.
The Apostle of Protection Tendered
an Enthuainsttc Reception I'm the
SANITY CitS-DemOcratic Blunder-
ing and lncompeteacy shown Up
in n Masterly Speech.
st. Paul. Special.-Gov. Mckinley
of Ohio was welcomed to st. Paul by
the greatest political demonstration in
the history Of the city. A tremend-
ous mass .Inretiny was held in the
auditorium in the evening.
Gov. Mckinley was introduced to
the vast audience by ex-Gov. Merri-
am. who spoke of him as a true. loyal,
patriotic American; one devoted to
his country and the interests of its
people. A grand Outburst of cheering
followed Gov. AIerriam's able intro
duction. in the midst of which Gov.
Mckinley advanced to the front of the
stage and was greeted with storm
Of applause. The following is a ver-
batim copy of his speech:
In November, 1892. IL Republican national
administration. able, efficient and patriotic,
which had been in control Of the govern
ment for nearly four years. and ut the
head OF which was one Of our greatest
American presidents, Benjamin Harrison
(applausep. was, by the voice Of the Amer
lean people. voted out of power and a Dem
0crnttc administration voted in. That ad-
ministrati"n has lecn In control Of the fed
cral government. in all of Its branches, for
now nearly nineteen months. And during
that. period 1t has employed the greater part
of its time in revising the tariff. That long
period tfOr ii has seemed very long to the
American people has given to us an Op-
pOrtunty for sober reflection, stea,licd by
the discipline of adversely. The people have
been reiccting, for they have had little
else I" occnny their attention. The people
have been thinking. and those who have
not been thinkin. have been feelins--fecl-
Ing the stress OF the times wrought by the
great change. 1t must have been apparent
even to congress- that while they were en-
gagged In revising the tariff the people were
employed In revising their views (laughter)
and were impatient with anxiety to pass
judgment upon their work. 1t did not take
the people so long to revise their views as
1t has taken congress To revise the tariff.
And they are only awaiting an opportunity
to express those revised views In a constitu-
tional way at Il national election. (Applause.)
The people of this country never were so
anxious, IN all their history, to vote rs they
are at this hour. And have been looking
for some one who would move the previous
Question and stop all debate SO that vote
might be taken at once. Great applause.)
Nnt only do l think that the people are
anxious to vote. but l am sure they are
renGy to vote AMI lla;;. already made up
ent administrator and the present congress.
Even the eyes Of the bli ldcst pnr:isaHs
have been opened. and those who hitherto
and who for years have been voting Its
policy y fraud and a robbery and Its laws
II. the culinnatlng atrocity Of class legisla-
tion are now burning with inrat!t!s;nce for =
voted the present administration into pow
er and those VIII" were opposed to Its tax
ing control Of ,he g"vernnsnt are equally
never has been In the political history, OF
this country II greater revolution in public
sentiment than thnt which has taken place
ths "S North s thss has aa an SS oppSray % 10
speak every state Of tile North that has
had an opportunity to vote has - voted +. con. con.
ns M pprsTai OF % Of passs aaa
Republican principles lippianse1
The Revulsion Came Quietly.
Commencing IN 1S03 less than a year after
its inauguration, every election, commence
ing with the great State OF Massachusetts in
a Democratic governor, in the following
year reversed that decision and gave the
Republican candidate for governor or more ore
State .nn II i"w sfhS ahs haP hPpaaHstD aa nsn tie
fissS fiSS@' wss rsp,asr,' (: y ~ hspani!can sey'
ern.: VIII: rc,.yed ,,, ;;sMn pia1ity ,Ap, h
but u little over ,G'W for The Republican
ticket, in 1893 gave to the Republican party
majority Of more than 5000. (Grent up.
nj nlN fynSl In IN
State Of New York, In two song :essional
districts. One Of them was carried by the
Republican candidate by majority OF over
;,o0, which q year before only nal given to
,:'ry stronghold Of rrmnany. !. Es,n;era,ic
er;,,e ;.lurality Of Tss less ,haa 4.'so q Ths',
sweeping along we came TO that great State
Of Pennsy lvania. the Gibraltar Of keputlic-
nnisln, in the special election for congress-
man, at which that veteran Republican,
that magnificent mnn. the author of the
homestead law, Galuslia A. Grow. received
majority Of more than is. 1socoo Co. ZAP,
from Oregon on the Pacific. And then In
Vermont. And then in Maine. the state of
Blaine and Of Reed great appause) save an
2aE 1"F'y' What will the State of N'nne''t"
A voice in the gallery: 5000. tCheers).
vlIsio6 HSt o n my ze9s kea s nan ns In
the North. but there are the same evidences
in the South. In the Sta:e of Louisiana,
less than two weeks ago, the great sugar
planters of that state nc. In convention
men who had all their lives been Democrats,
dition and Democrats by practice, who for
selves believe that the Democratic party
could he trusted by the material interests Of
The; the country md the. they werr at list com
licly proclaim their allegiance to the prlI..
ciplcs OF the nati"nal Itcpunl!can party.
Great applause).
this mighty rcvnsicn Of nnIlic sentiment?
1t ts answered In Il single sentence. The
srnment , for sarly ninct aen mouths, anil
ming daughter and apllansci. Every in
dustry In this country has bean disturbed.
every investment has beeh imo..ri'el. Mcn
customer! places. and when t:iey ha:c been
employed 1t has been ut greatly reduced
wages wages. There has been 40 cessation in the
has cost this people more than it cost this
government TO put down the mighty re-
bellion. for the preservation Of tho CLinn
and the honor OF the flag.
Distreas II Universal.
The appeals 10 charity were never so
apparent as now. Congress has tritied with
the sacred trusts Of the people. impcrlled
tnelr Investments, disturbed their Occupn-
tions: they have Huarrc!e;l and c0mprO-
missed. AMI upon their own testimony have
themselves been compromised. And at
length we get tariT iaw-surli as 1t is
tariff law which nobody approves GER
tainly nobody who lives beneath our nag;
q tariff law which the president of the
t!nited States refused to sign. (Applarse.)
A tariff law which he characterized before
Its enactment as an act of party perfidy
and party Iishonor. aal which he said II
1t pnssea. the Democrats nnrty could not
look the people of the country in the face.
and which. after the enactment Of that law.
he declared to be the very communism Of
pelf.
From the gallery: "put him out. put him
out'''-referring to some one In the audience
In the gallery.
Mr.. McKinley-No. no. We are not put
ting anybody out this year. we nre taking
them all in. Great laughter and applause.)
A law, my fellow citizens. which the
chairman of the committee on ways and
means Of the house declared to be the
product Of most gigantic trust. which
held the congress Of the United States by
the throat; a law which the senior senator
from New York, Mr.. Hill, declared was In
violation Of party pledges and party prom
ises-and as reward for his vote the Do
mocracy Of the great Empire State has
nominated him for it's governor: Il law, my
A.1N.