The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-14
WHOOPING-UP DAY
OUT AT CANTON
Major Mckinley Makes Five Speeches
to Large Delegations.
WERE MASTERPIECES OF ORATORY

A Stalwart Address to Chicago Demo-
Gratis Who Came 1000 Strong.
Stirring Speech to I.Omestead
WOrkingmen on the Labor Question
in This Campaign..CIenr EXpiana.
ton Of the Currency Situation.
Canton. O., Sept. 13.-Major Mckinley
made five speeches yesterday. The first
was to 1000 Democratic commercial
travellers from Chicago who are going
to vote for him for president. He said:
"Your call is most gratifying to rne and
most encouraging to the cause III Wilith
we are Jointly engaged, To nave inns
large body of commercial men, represent
ing every branch OF mercantile interest
in the great city of Chicago, belonging 10
another political party than the one with
peculiarly significant and demonstrate ,es
in Il most striking manner that me great
conservative force of all parties can be re-
lied upon to unite in every crisis OF our
country. (Vrcmendous cheer!ngD
That you should have Travelled nearly
four hundred miles to bring me assurance
of support shows your deep so!i'itude Tor
the honor of your country, and SiSnalifCs
the interest which is everywhere leit that
the good faith of the nation shall hot be
broken and that It's credit ana currency
shall not be degraded. iGreat appiaust.)
1t shows, too, that party lines, strong as
they are, are not strong enough 10 pre-
vail against the country's highest and test
interests. Crremcndous "neawn%D
What GouVerneur Morris said ions
years ago is peculiarly applicable now:
county Cries of Of We We wilI%2 rEat
country embraces both parties. We must
endeavor, therefore 20 scrre ani benefit
both. This cannot be effscrea while poiit-
ical delus!ons array good men aSainE: edch
other. ApplauseJ ! sometimes think, my
fellow citizens. that possibly the danger
GUS menace of free silver and an lrf2-
deemable unlmtel paper currency whitn
now confronts us was needed TO convince
the whole world hat the old sectlCna!
lines are obliterated and that the domina-
ton of party is not teltlciouS enough 10
control against the country $ welfare.
tremendous cheeringD If this shall he
demonstrated, it will be worth to va
tional spirit, to patriotism ana the ticn-
al honor all that this campaign shall have
cost OF anxious fear and apprehension.
Applause) 49,.
are still Democrats. (Lal'Eatcr.| 1 can
not expect you to he otherwise; hu; ncw
as in the days of the war, men of all par
ties united under the standard borne ~
the immortal Lincoln great cheerng)
VINO stood for the national Union and t12
IS. y
the same sentiment of patriotism, YOU
unite with the Republican party bcca use
It carries the glorious banner on which IS
inscribed American honor and American
prosperity. lTremendous cheering and
cries of 'Hurrah for Mckinley!p
Patriotism TO THE FRONT.
Gentlemen, am profoundly impressed
by this call, and while differing from me,
as you have stated, in minor policies of
government, YET ! welcome you, every
one of you, as patriotic associates In this
great contest for the triumph of law and
order (applause), for national honor, pub
lie and private honesty. Renewed ap-
plause) our free Institutions will never
perish so long as the people are guided
by the spirit of patriotism which you have
exhibited in temporarily turning away
from your party, because you believe ITS
success endanRers public and private
credit and is a menace to public and pri-
vate morals. Enthusiastic cheering and
cries of That's right"D
ut is a noble cause which engages and
nlen.Nr'C,- this large body of commercial
by constitutional authoraiPht") Standing
highest obligation of American GtiN, IL the
Qfenewed cries of Plight, r.ghtvJ Stand
ing by the public faith is a call of .,l,.
preme duty. Great applause) Preserv,
ing the public credit untainted and the
currency uncorrupted. and both above
chAllenSe anywhere in the world, is the
command of simple honesty and good
good")
%! appreciate the grave responsibility
which, by action of my party and the
force of circumstances. has been plared
upon me, responsibility which would be
almost Impossible to bear but for the con
sciousness that ] have the sympathy and
support of patriotic men of all parties
from one end of this country to the other.
stand by you, Major.'o
"One of the phases Of the political
struggle this year my fellow citizens. is
whether We shall nave good money or
of we want good money! The mere
statement Of the contention ought to bring
the nnswer as II has without argument
or elaboration; "a voice, I'VE do.'D Hon
est IIuur| is the only KIND for honest peO-
pl" tgrear cheerine), and the United States
government will have no other. lRent ct!
cheering and cries of "Hurrah FOR Me-
kiniey'D
There are good people. doubtless, who
believe that free coinage of silver at u
to VIII keep every dollar as good a. ii is
now, and result in giving us more money
But VIII ii? (Cries of mo, no. nevcr'j
All authority IN our country and throueh-
out the world IS against It. 1t. lis reuspn-
able that the stamp of the government can
make 81 cents worth of silver worth 4
dollar? Cries of mo. no.'D Such a prop
dsition is opposed by reason and expert
ence. If 1t can make - cents worth of
silver equal TO 100 cents. then the same
power can make anything which it may
see fit to call dollar equal to 100 cents.
Great applause and cries of That's so")
Then why have any real value In 0ur
noTey at all? Cries of Good ,goodr)
If the governments stamp can imUart Il.
then paper with such stamp would an
swer the same purpose. and besides would
be the cheapest. and most convenient.
Great cheering Ind cries of You're
right.'p
what Just or honest reason can be
found that our money shall not he as good
and equal to the best in the world? loud
cries Of "None. rome we do not have
anything but he best in the United States.
Tremendous applause and cries of "Tlur-
rah for Mckinley. the next president. y
We have the best money now and that Is
IL will continue to be If the Republican
party is given control of every branch of
government. tGreat applause and cries
Of 'It will be given that all right
That is what ii will not be II our enemies
shall triumph. Henewed applause aud
cries Of "They won't triumph.'o
PRESENT SYSTEM ALL RIGHT.
"If we were starting out now. gantie-
men, to originate new financial system
would we make a different one from the
one we now have? Cries of mo, no. y
We might in some minor particular. but
would we not select the metal for our
standard which was the most stable and
unfluctuating in value and the one most
generally recognized by the leading COM
mercial nations of the world? (Cries Of
Yes. yes.'D We would make our stand
ard of that metal which was the steadiest
in price. Cries of That's right.D We
would not overlook the fact for a single
moment that gold will sell for as much be-
fore It is coined as it will sell for after
ward. Is 1t not best for all interests to
have a standard of money of metal
which sells for as much in bullion as II
sells for when minted and is Just as val
liable out Of the mint as in it; that loses
nothing even II II is smelted, and which
Is of the same value If every mark of the
government stamp is effaced? cloud
cries of "Yes. yes.'o
"A metal whose market value is the
same as its coin value Is surely safer
standard than metal whose market value
is fnrfY-eicht cents less fhnn ifs cnin