The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
.M'KINLEY'S SPEECH.
DELIVERED IN ST. PAUL TO AN M
MENsE AUDIENCE.
The Apostle of Protection rendered
an Enthusiastic Reception In the
SANITY City-Democrntic Blunder-
Ing and Incompetence shown UP
In n Mastery Speech.

st. Paul, Special.--Goy. Mckinley
of Ohio was welcomed to st. Paul by T
the greatest political demonstration in
the history Of the city. A tremend-
Gus mass meeting 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 q true, loyal,
patriotic American; one devoted to
his country and the interests OF it's
people, A grand outburst of cheering
followed Gov. Merriam's able intro
,duction, in the midst Of which Gov.
Mckinley advanced to the front of the
stage and was greeted with a storm
of applause The following is q YER
batim copy of his speech:
In November 1892 a 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
(applause), was, by the voice OF the Amer
lean people, voted out Of power and Dem
ocraiic administration voted in. That al
ministration has been in control OF the FED
e u,
now nearly nineteen months And during
that period it has employed the greater part
Of it's time in revising the tariff. That long
period (for it has seemed very long to the
American people has given to us an OPP
portunty for sober reflection, steadied by
the discipline Of adversely. The people have
been rejecting, for they have had little
else to occupy their attention. The people
have been thinking, and those who have
not been thinking have been feeling--feel-
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 We're
employed in revising their views Qaughter)
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 constlfu-
ftonal way at a national election. lApplause.)
The people of this country never were so
anxious, in all their history, to vote as they
are at this hour And 1 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.)
Not only do l think that the people are
anxious to vote but l am sure they are
ready to vote and Ia n. a:cHady made up
their judgments upon the WORK of The pres
,ent administration and the present congress.
Even the eyes Of the bli ldest partisans
have been opened, ard those who hitherto
never saw any good in the Republican party
and who for years have been voting it's
policy q fraud and a robbery and it's laws
as the culninating atrocity of class legisla-
ton are now burning with in'patIIence for I
reconsideration amt a change Those who
voted the present administration into pow
er and those who were opposed to its tax
ing control Of the government are equally
rpprptfnl
never has been in IL" political history, of
this country greater, revolution in public
within tho past two years. livery state of
the North that has had an opportunity to
speak every state Of the North that has
had an opportunity to vote has voted con-
and an approval Of Republican policies and
Republican principles. lAppiause.l
% The Revulsion Came Quietly.
Commencing in 1893 less than a year after
ing with the great State of Massachusetts in
the East, which the year before had elected
Sa and gave M
Republican candidate for governor more
than 5000 majority (Appla9ss) Then the
governor elected by a plurality Of more thar
10000, was replaced BY g, Republican gov
ernor who received $4,000 plurality Gap
but little over 1000 for the Republican
ticket, in 1893 gave to the Republican party
a, majority Of more. than $4,000. Great ap
plause) Then came the election in the
State Of New York, in two cong ;essiona
districts. One of them was carried by the
Republican candidate by majority Of over
900, which year before only nill given t.
President Cleveland more than 5000 i II
ra'tty. Aud n the other district. II thu
my ,ron oE o Of wsnany ! T.
cratic. plurality of less thaa 1900. The.
sweeping along we came to that great Stat,
anism, in the special election for congress
man, at which that veteran Republican
that mag magnificent flee man, the author Of tn
a majority of more than 100000 Gap
plausel. Then came the same glad new
from Oregon on the Pacific. And then il
Vermont. And then in Maine, the state o
Blaine and Of Reed great applause) gave al
unprecedented majority for the Republican
party. What will the State of Minnesota
A voice in the gallery: $4,000. Cheers
Not only, my fellow citizens, has tnis re
the North, but there are the same whence
In the South. In the Stare Of Louisiana
less than two weeks ago, the great suga
men who had all their lives been Democrats
dition and Democrats by oractiee., who 70
selves believe that the Democratic part
could be trusted by the material interests o
ten % aod they at s
licly proclaim their allegiance to the pril
clples OF the national Republican party
Great applause). 7s
What my friends, has been the cause
this mighty revulsion of public sentiment
1t Is answered in a single sentence. Th
Democratic party has been running the COY
eminent for nearly nineteen mouths, an
during that time little else has been rnr
ming daughter and applause, Every IL
dustry in this country has been disturbed
every investment has been imp.ri!ed. Ne
have found little employment in their az
customed places, and when they have bee
employed it has been at greatly reduce
wages. There has been 10 cessation in til
waste Of wealth and wages and profit
has cost this people more than it cost thi
government to put down the .nigEty re
bell1on, for the preservation Of the CLie
and the honor of the flag Il
Distress Is Universal.
The appeals to charity were never s
universal, and their necessity never was
apparent as now. Congress has trftied wit
the. sacred trusts of the people, imperile
their Investments, disturbed their occups
tons: they have quarreled anu comprt
missed, and upon their own testimony hay
themselves been compromised And Q
length we get tariff law--such as it is
tariff law which nobody approves, Ger
tainly nobody who lives beneath our FLAG
tariff law which the president Of til