The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-01
BECAUSE OF FOREIGN COMPETITION
AND FINANCIAL DISTRUST.
Few People willing to Embark in
Business Enterprises Till the silver
Craze Gets It's Death Blow.

| Van Vert were booked fer visit. but on
account of the storm sent word they had
! postponed their trip. The only delegation
| to reach Canton to-day came from Belle
/ fonte, Pa, and was composed of residents
! of Center county They filed a special
train of nine coaches and arrived at
o'clock in the morning, while the rain was
| coming down in torrents The visitors
| marched to the Tabernacle, where, at s
| o'clock w. E. Gray, chairman of the Cen
| ter county Republican committee, presented
| the delegation to Major Mckinley. The lat
! ter spoke as follows
Mr.. Gray and my Fellow-citizens-It
gives very great pleasure TO meet and
greet at my home my fellow citizens of
Center county, Pennsylvania. Center
| county has been of the counties of
Pennsylvania from which Stark county.
which is this county, has recruited con-
siderable portion of it's population. 1t was
unnecessary. therefore, for Mr.. Cassidy to
assure me that L was to speak to an ex-
traordinary body. of men, knowing as ! do
the excellent character of the Center
county people who live in Stark county
i am glad to address the citizens of the
county in Pennsylvania that has furnished
so many distinguished men to the public
service. It was my honor to be personally
acquainted with the old war Governor, An
drew G. Curtin, with whom L served Tor
time in the national House of Repre-
SentativeS. 1t has been my privilege 10
know for years Governor Beaver, as well
spoken from this platform many, many
times and no speakers ever came to this
city who have been more welcome or who
have been favored with larger audiences
than these two distinguished citizens of
your county. 1 am glad to meet the Re
the tho American Union Whatever, other
States may have done in the past, your
| glorious old Commonwealth has always
been true to the doctrines of the Repub-
lican party and in every national contest
has been true to the Republican cause.
PENNSYLVANIANS WELCOME.
"a visit from Pennsylvanians is always
| enjoyed by me. 1 like that old State. My
ancestors came from it, and have for you
a feeling of kinship. l know your great re-
sources; l know the wealth of your State
/ and its splendid citizenship. and glad
to be assured by Pennsyiyanians that in
this great national contest for public
honor, public and private honesty,
for the supremacy of law and order,
for good government and good pol
itics and good morals, your great State
will lead in the triumphant march for Re
publican principles. have often wondered
if Pennsylvania powerful influence for
stability, conservatism and prosperity in
the Union, and it's great strength and self
supporting capacity as 81 commonwealth in
that Union were properly appreciated. Her
agriculture commerce and manufacturing,
while independent in one sense have al
ways been mutually interdependent, bene
fetal and helpful. The whole community
has prohtcd by each and all of them.
This has been the case ever since its set
tlement in pioneer days, and under it's wise
system of political economy, not created or
f9stered by the creed of Missionaries, but
that of plain, sensible. practical men, 1t is
moro apparent to-day than ever.
by the census of 1880 | have noted, as
doubtlessly you have noted, that you have
farm values in Pennsylvania in your tweI-
ty million acres of 1919, 000. .000 or an average
valuation OF more than , S4s per per acre to the the
si29 900 600. an average yield i'll prosper
Gus times. when prices We're good. CT IS
per acre, while your manufacturers, which
benefit and enrich the farmers have an
annual pay roll or reward of labor of $134,-
900 600 which would mean that your farmers
would have from them, if they furnished
all the breadstuffs and other farm products
that laboreTs consume, nearly $3.50 ner acre
each, and every one CT which are prosper
Gus when husinessais gooc. and all are en-
barrassed when business is bad. No other
similar reward T. husbandry is present ted
anywhere; and make no apology, my fell
low-citiZens, for urging like policy every
where, or for having always endeavored
to the extent of my best efforts TO con-
tinue this wise system, under which YOU
have had such splendid results in the State
of Pennsylvania. Call it the Pennsylvania
system ii you Wilt only does honor to
Pennsylvania and her stateSmanship-for it
benefits all our laborers and farmers in all
parts of the American Union. Why should
we not do all our work and spend all our
own wages at home, giving to both farmers
and worl<ingnen the richest rewards for
their LABOR OF any country under the sun
Answer that, my fellow-citizens. applause
and cries of Give us protectior!)
MKINLEY'S GREATEST CONCERN
My greatest concern-my chief object
in this. as in every campaign, is to drive
from our shores distress and want and
misery and lift up those who bowed
down and bring to those who are in want
work and prosperity. And ] will never
view with tolerance any system which has
different object towards any American
great Republic.
.'The other question involved in this cam
paign is the reactionary po icy of free silver,
which I need hardly mention to a Penn
syivana audience. to the people of honest
Quaker descent, who love honesty and prac-
the mere advocacy of free silver and
which is too little noted, is that it makes
1t harder to induce many who would other
wise invest 10 enter into legitimate pub
lie and private enterprises. There is a
waiting; there is distrust on every hand
Men do not know what the future has in
store for them. This is peculiarly observed
in cities which are endeayoring to sell
their bonds to make public improvements
Many cities anticipate the collection of
nroyernenrs The very threat Of free eii
yer is stopping the sale of city bonds in
every part OF the country. This loss falls
with peculiar force upon laborers every
where. Cities can ordinarily make i'm
provements il they can borrow money. If
they cannot borrow money they cannot
make improvements II tney Go not make
improvements hundreds and thousands of
laboring men who depend upon this class
of work for their daily bread are deprived
OF employment. During the hard times Of
the past three years many of our cities
have taken care OF our unemployed by en-
ga ssiIss in such public inprovements but
this is now brought to q sudden stop arld
IS erstailing further loss TO iaborers and
adding distress 10 their homes. Then.
again, men engaged in great productive en-
terprises find 1t difficult. II not quite inn
possible, in tifaes like the present to se-
cure enough honey to conduct their blsi-
ness. Men Will not part with their money
unless they have reasonable assurance Of
its safe return.
The troubIe is that dIstrust is every
where present. Confidence has been dis
whole BUSINESS world is awaiting the set
tlement OF kne question of public and pfi-