The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-05
GOV. M'KINLEY'S TOUR
OHIO,S PROTECTIONIsT SPEAKS TO
THOUSANDS IN NEBRASKA.
Largest Demonstrations of the Cam
pafgn at Lincoln and Omahn-Great
Enthusiasm at All Points.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. Awhile the average
American citizen was at home in bed last
night Governor Mckinley was bounding
over the Kansas prairies on his way to
Nebraska. When Manhattan. Kan. was
reached at 7:30 this morning Governor Nc
Kinley spoke a few words: 1--WE are en-
gagged this year." he said, sin conten-
ton among ourselves as to whether We
shall retain the American markets and
the American workshops. The Republican
party believes in retaining both. / have
never been able to understand why any
American citizen should want to give the
foreigner the same free access to this mar
ket that the American citizen rejoices in,
for he contributes nothing to the support
of this government, its permanency or its
glory Nothing is cheap to the American
people that comes from abroad" (Cheers).
Three cheers for Mckinley. the next
President of the United States" were given
as the train moved away. AT Clifton some
one asked How about silver?' to which
Mckinley replied: "You must ask the
Democrats. They are in full control of the
government, and have absolute power to
do whatsoever they please" Clyde hon
out en- masse to give him greeting. and the
local population was augmented by many
who came in on the old-fashioned prairie
schooners, propelled by mule power, and
formed a picturesque background to the
animated picture. Fully two thousand were
at the Bellevue station to listen to the few
words that Mckinley spoke, and at Fair
bury there were even more. At Beatrice
Of han five
thousand, which was addressed from the
station, the Governor not leaving the car.
Short stops were also made at Wilbur and
Crete.
At Lincoln there was the biggest meet
ing of the kind ever held in the city. Esti-
mates of the enormous audience, to which
Governor Mckinley spoke from platform
erected in front of the Lincoln Hotel,
ranged as high as fifteen thousand. The
whole country seemed to have turned out.
A number Of men came from Auburn,
Nebraska City, Syracuse, Hickman and
other places on horseback, some Of
them having been the way
since yesterday morning. A company
of State troops formed a guard of honor
10 the Governor, who was met several sta
tions below Lincoln by Col. c. E. Adams,
of Governor Crounse's staff, as the repre-
sentative of Nebraska's chief executive.
There was long parade, into which Gov.
Mckinley was incorporated, composed of
clubs, college students, Industrial exhibits,
etc. and it was more than an hour after
the arrival of the special train when the
Governor began his address. Governor
Crounse occupied a seat on the stage be-
sides Ex-Governor Thayer, Dawes and
Vance and other prominent Republican
officeholders and candidates. Governor
Crounse presided, introducing Governor Nc
Kinley to the audience. great outburst OF
the front He began by saying: "I have
been in Missouri and Kansas for tnirty-slx
hours. have spent part o. the morning in
thousands, yes,. tens of thousands, of peo-
pie, and they act precisely as the people
did in Ohio last year when they gave t the
Republican ticket majority OF $4,000.
(Cheers) The people are eager to vote
this year; they eager to vote for their
homes and their factories their farms arm .ha,1 and
opinion of the new tariff lava law which
President Cleveland would not approve; a
law which he declared was an act OF parry
1t passed the Democratic party could not
look the people of the country in the face,
and which, after its passage, he declared
was better able to speak of that bill and the
influences which made it than he and yet
he did not have the moral courage to
Much laughter was caused as Governor
Mckinley. referring to the reductions made
the reductions made on opium for smoking,
Havana cigars, imported brandy, Kid
goyes osrfh feat5ers panfsnsg
ductions will give. to the merchants and
the farmers, What comforts they will -ess con,
tribute to the Of nsmIe hesa re
tions benefit but one. class of our people.
the opulent and the luxurious. Tney nave
nothing to commend them to to tne .s great IN
The pension policy OF the present ad-
pdinistration was arraigned. while the audi
hear rne senene "s
said Governor Mckinley, went into the
war to get pension; his only care was to
more unselfish devotion was ever given to
q country than was given by our boys In
blue, and / resent the Efforts OF this DEM
ocratic administration 10 stamp 'nem as
frauds.
The Governor was taken to a club OF
business men after the speech and met the
members, taking train for Omaha at about
$50 O'Clock He was escorted here by re-
ception committee ana on arrivaNwaS hur-
ried to the Coliseum, where a. crowd OF
twelve thousand persons awaited him. The
place was 50 crowded when Governor Nc
kinley arrived that it was with difficulty
that way was mace for him and late-com-
ers were unable TO get inside: Fourteen
carloads of men came IN from Lincoln for
the purpose OF hearing to-nights address
but they. with thousands of others. were
| turned away from the doors simply because
they could not get inside. The audience was
highly demonstrative. Hon. John NJ Thurs
ton was particularly felicitious In fntroduc-
ing Mckinley. He said that when Gen
! Phi Sheridan. in his famous ride, reached
Winchester battle ground the first thing he
saw was a young lieutenant reforming the
ranks of his company. That officer was
William Mckinley. OF Ohio, and he is again
reforming the ranks Of loyal men who In