The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-21
M'EINLEY At new ORLEANS.
Ten Thousand Persons Turn Out to
Hear His Speech.

The Meeting Held at the Auditorium
Club-An Glasses of the Community
Embraced in the Audience-He Advo-
Gates the Republican Policy of Pro-
lection, and Makes a Fierce Assault on
the Wilson Bill-He Refers to the so-
Called Louisiana Bolt.
New Orleans, La, oct 2O.-Gov. McKin-
ley arrived this afternoon from Ohio, ac-
companied by his private secretary. Sec
retary Of State S. NJ. Taylor, Attorney
General ]. X Richards of Ohio and a
large number of newspaper men. He
was met at the dividing line between
Louisiana and Mississippi by repre-
sentative committee of citizens and on
his arrival here was taken in a carriage
to the Hotel Royal where he spent part
OF the afternoon preparing his speech.
During the evening he drove owes the city
under the escort of committee and was
delighted with his reception.
Gov. Mckinley addressed an audience of
about 10000 people tonight at the Audi
torium club, heretofore noted as the scene
Of many pugilistic battles The place was
elaborately decorated with bunting, the
national colors, flowers, shrubbery and SUI
gar, ana the governor spoke from the his
lorlc ring in which Fitzsinnmons laid
nan low The audience embraced all
classes or the community, from the high
est and weaithiest to the lowest and poor
est in station, of both colors and sexes
and OF every shade of political belief.
democrats probably predominating In
numbers There was an abundance OF en-
thuslasm over his remarks which he de-
hVered from a carefully prepared COPY
The speech was a general review Of econ
omic and tariff subjects from the earliest
days OF the republic, a forceful argument
In favor of protection, q fierce assault
on the Wilson bill and a general appeal
to Louisiana and the south to tear asun-
der their present fetters and embrace the
cause Of which the speaker is the most
shining apostle.
Among other things, Gov. Mckinley
SAID What will your verdict in Louis
lana beY A democratic victory means
further and longer steps in the direction
Of free trade-deeper cuts and more dead
ly blows at our Industrial life. A repub-
hcan vietory-a republican House-means
that during the closing half of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration the enemies OF our
protective system will be unable to sue
cessfuIy wage war upon the prosperity
=
Vote-tor more war or less war? For fur
Their attacks on the home industries that
are still running, or for more industries
at homer If It be true that a revival of
business and general prosperity is to fol-
low the passage of the new law, as IL was
claimed by our political adversarles, then
why should they interfere with the glad
prospect by still further changes in our
tarin schedules or by renewed agitation
OF the subject?"
Speaking of elections and the Louisiana
bolt since the Democratic party came into
power, Gov. Mckinley said: THE country
has not failed TO observe that a great
change In public sentiment is apparent
throughout the south Nothing has oc-
CURED Of late years which has been to me
more gratifying than the action OF the
planters In Louisiana, who, If 1 am cor
rectly Informed, have turned away from
the Democratic party, with whom they
have all their lives been associated. and
announced their unconditional endorse
ment and support of the great doctrine Of
American protection TO American indus
tries"
Gov. Mckinley was given a supper to-
night at the Royal hotel, and at mid
night left on a special train for Charles
ton, W. Va, where he speaks on Nom
day.