The San Francisco call., 1896-10-07

of our citizeus as individuals, are all left out
of the question and we are blindly to follow
wherever they may dare TO lead.
1t is not leap in the dark, for we kn ow
from sad experience what deprecated cur
rency means to every invested interest,"; what
it means to wages, to labor and to property; 10
credit and to the country itself. Ignoring all
existing conditions among the great CONNER
cial nations of .he worldand the requirements
of sound finances, obvious to every consloera-
ton of prudence, care, thriftand National In
tegrity. their proposition would engulf us In a
system of absolute silver monometalism, for
they are themselves the only unconditional
and unqualified monome tallists in the United
States. Our policy insures the use Of poth gold
and silver at an equality. They seek to drive
us to silver alone. They advocate what they
call financial independence, and in the name
OF independence they appeal to US to debase
our currency ana repudiate in part or whole
all our debts and sully our National honor.
This we decline forever TO do. [Great ap-
plause.l
This is not the character of fnde-
pendence which the American people
love and sustain and are accustomed
to exerc Use. It is independence with
honor to which we hold, independence
to which attaches taint OF dishonoI. We
would not want that distinction at any price.
[Cries of Right, right"l 1t is neither dlgnl-
fed nor justified in public debate th at we In
dulge in harsh names. Ii is not becoming TO
any to do it, nor does it help the cause whlch
they espouse. l prefer to treat my fellow
citizens as being honest in their convictions
and deSirous of what they believe will pro-
mote the public welfare, convinced that if
they are wrong they will eventually espouse
the right when at last they see the right. 1t
is their intelligence we seek to reach; 1t is
their sober Judgment we invoke; it is their
patriotism to which we appeal. 1t is to per-
suade not to abuse, which is the rightful OBJ
ject of discussion. In that spirit address my
feIlow-citizens and abjure to reflect before
they add dishonor to our credit or our cur
rency. Let the words OF the reverend states
man of all parties of the past dissuade them
from putting any stain upon the financial and
hitherto good name of this Republic. [Great
applause.l
A delegation from Kewanee, Mich,
rium bering 500, marched into the hall as
the Syracuse visitors left. The Michigan
men were stalwart farmers and they made
the auditorium ring with their lusty
cheers. When silence had been restored
re said:
To me the contention for protection is from
first to last plea for labor and the agricul-
cheeriug.l Il is a recognition of the men who
toll, whether in the factory or on the farm, and
an effort for their advancement and constant
betterment, We want in this country none OF
the harsh and degraded conditions on the free
silver in America that prevail in some coun-
tries. [Cries of 'No, no." and applause.l And
we do not mean to have them, because unlike
other Governments of the world, this Govern
ment rests upon the consent of the governed.
Tremendous applause.l We have no place for
the laws of caste or primogeniture and want
none of their artificial conditions of birth and
society in our matchless civilization. Jap
plause.l
The door of opportunity swings open to the
honest, industrious workingman, as well as TO
those of every other condition. [Cries of
That's rightp'l They talk about our being q
DEBTOR nation, and because we are a debtor
nation they want to repudiate our debts.
Loud cries of mo, neverP'l That sentiment,
my llow-citizens, will never meet with the
Endorsement of a majority of the American
people [Applause.l
In the evening the Syracuse Republican
escort, bearing colored fambeaux and fol-
lowed by the delegation from that city
and by all the uniformed campaign clubs
of Canton, marched up to Major McKin-
Iey's residence and were reviewed by him.
The visitors were cordially applauded
along the line of march, and they made
the most effective night parade that has
been Witnessed here.
Among Major McKinlev's callers to-day
was A. NJ. Higgins, president of the Amer
lean League Clubs of Indiana. Mr.. Hig-
gins told Major Mckinley Indiana would
give him plurality exceeding 10000.