The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-16
MET THE FARMERS
OF OLD SOMERSET

(Great applauseD 1t has always kept
silver at a parity with gold. 1t pro-
poses to keep that silver money in
circulation. and preserve side by side
gold silver and DaDer. each equal to
each other and each the equal of the
best. and the best never to he inferior
to the best money known to the COM
mercial nations of the world. Crre-
mendous cheering.) 1t will continue to
favor a policy that will give work to
American citizens (applause); markets
to American farmers (cries that's
what We wanto, and sound money to
both tremendous cheering and cries
for McKinley.)
I'VE are now convinced after three
years of experience, whatever may
have been our political relations in the
past, of the truth of the observation
of Webster. made more than a half
century ago. You will recall that he
said: That Is the truest American
policy which shall most usefully EN-
ploy American capital, and American
labor and best sustain the whole Amer
lean population. Agriculture, COM
merce and manufacturing will prosper
together or languish together" Equally
true also We're the words of John
Quincy Adams: 'The great interests
of this agricultural, mining and manu-
featuring nation are SO linked In usion
together that no permanent cause OF
prosperity to one of them can operate
without extending its influence to the
other tApplause.) We cannot have
commercial growth and expansion
without national and Individual honor.
applause and cries of that's right.D
We cannot have commercial pros
perity without the strictest integrity
both of government and citizen. tRe-
newed applause and cries OF that's
right.) The financial honor of this
government is of too vast importance,
is entirely too sacred to be the foot
ball of party politics. @reat applause)
The Republican party has maintained
it and is pledged TO maintain it. 1t has
more than once stood between good
faith and dishonor. and when it gave
up the control of the government our
national honor had never before been
so high and unquestioned. (Applause)
The Republican party is pledged to
maintain the credit of the government
which is intimately associated with Its
spotless name and honor. and this 1t
will do under all circumstances and at
any costs. CheeringD
THE NATIONS HONOR.
"lt taxed the credit of the govern
ment in the days of the war to its ut
most tension to preserve the govern
ment itself. which, under God. II was
happily enabled to do Following that
mighty struggle it lifted our credit
HIGHER than il had ever been before.
and made ii equal to the oldest and
wcalthiest nations of the world. Cap
plause and cries of that's right.o 1t
is pledged to maintain interrupted the
currency of the country of whatever
form or kind that has been used by ma
tiOnal authority. II made the old
ereenback as good as gold and has
kept it good as gold ever since. 1t has
maintained every form Of American
money. whether silver or paper, equal
to gold; and it will not now take any
backward step. Great applause and
cries of good. good.D
which left so magnificent a record as
the Republican party. CHEERS and
cries Of that's right.D Our great war
debt more than two-thirds Of 1t paid
Oft, our currency unquestioned. our
credit untarnished. the honor of the
union unsullied. The country in its
many conditions stronger than il had
ever been before. The workingmcn
better paid than ever before. with
prosperity in every part of the repub-
lie and in no part an idle workingman
who wanted TO work. CTrencndous
applausc)
A MAGNIFICENT RECORD.
Consider. my fellow -citiZens. the ad-
Vanc-m-nt We made between 1850 ana
1880. and during those years We neither
had free trade nor free silver. tGreat
laughter and cries Of good. } The
marvellous progress of the country he
tween 1880 and 1880 Is worthy the study
of all American citizens. II Is the best
answer to the oft repeated but falluc-
iuus statement that the country has
been suffering from the effect OF the
act of 1873. which stopped the free
coinage of silver. 1t is an unanswer
able argument tor the restoration Of a
protective tariff and the maintenance
Of sound money. tApplause.)
In 1850 the capital invested in manu-
featuring in srventy-tive of the lead
ing cities of the United States was
81 81 S39,61O. In 1880 II had reached
the enormous sum Of $500. i%o,SA In
1850 the number of employees was l.SOl,-
SSS. in 1870. 2.25l .l1i. In 1850 the wages
earned were Si0l .y5j. IT'S In 1890. 81. III
10. 4o4 or an increase Of more than TO
per cent ~rcat applause and cries Of
good We We're then on II gold basis
and had Il protective tarifl. ,Enthus
iaStic cheering and cries Of that's
good enough for anybody."D In 1850
the vahe III the product WAS SILL
I1.. .S99 In 1890 $4. $50. 2sG.S73 The min
ing interests Of the country produced
$:.59 OUO.OUU worth uf products in 1880
and S65G OOO. 900 in lS9O. In 1850 We had
~. 900 miles of railroad: In 1880. lGI.I4o
miles. Il gain of over i3.o'm miles, or
nearly So Der cent TIL. dcuOSitS in
savings banks Wer" in 1850. $Sl3.nOo.-
OD0. and in 1880. 81 l.550. .OO0.Ooo These
figures cannot be- matched by any gov
ernm.nt in the world. Gr-at cheer
ing.)
During these years Of wonderful
growth and phenomenal advancement
and unrivalled anywhere our currency
was on Il gold basis. and our revenue
legislation was based on the protect
i've nrincipl". In 1850 the farm values
Of the United States amounted to $l2.-
io4. 900 0m. In 1890 $lj,9G2 OOo. Oou. CAP
plause.) In every department Of hu-
man activity there was IL steady gain
and an increased and most markablt.
prosperity. what a tribute To Ameri-
can progress, what marvellous achiev-
ment accomplished in II single decade
by the labor. the skill and the enter
prise Of the American people. All this
was severed under the present tinan-
cial system which We are about To
surrender. and all this was under a
wise industrial policy whi~h was sur
rendered in 1892. Uries of the people
were badly foOled.D
The duty of the people of this coiIn-
try this year Is To preserve the one
and restore the other. (Great applause
and cries of Maine has done it and the
rest will in Novenber.D May Il kind
Providence. who has never forsaken