The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
N'KINLEY TO EDITORS.
Address to a Large Delegation
of West Virginia Editors.
To Point Ont the Higher Interests That
Are Involved In the Present TH-
saes Before the Country.


healthy lungs. When tne party o. sighty-
six called o. Major Mckinney - ofciocz
this aft~rnson several hundred p@oSae
Joined in the gathering. EVERYBODY Nss
enthusiastic. and the delegation appsafssss1
nearly every s~nisEes Major Aeh&hiSg
egoke. The prNo1n,a gSuu 81 ths ksFtED4i-
can Press Association By Gr r. W. Nor
ria was unusgaEay witty and sntaTtAAning-
Hs sad.
The hzr ma. u allied with year name
was SUCH a ora az - make yan dear 70
West Virgins people, ard causes NsAs
Virginia Republicans With other reasons
20 beaisve you ara the nzoxt ssf5faele nan
In all this lard for president. tariff Dsl
that ~ once brings sufficient reTegue 70
supply every proper nee6 Of tAs govern
nsnt and properly protect American l1~
dIstrias il whAs West ssrElnta desires
and such a bin was fhs orc thai bors
your name. The reason for al fbgs II 75t
hard 30 fsn6 II Is because West Virginia
has beneath her ragged surface snoaEh
coal for the woFE. lrou ore tn vast guam
titles; has great forests. and sheep ard
cattle upon THOUSANDS Of haass has fsrts4s
valleys and rieh Hillsises. without pro-
lection cur vast natural wealth i chained
and helpless"
Major Mckinley was greeted with ira
greatest 81 enthusiasm He said
'sr. Morris and Gentlemen Of The Re-
publican Press Association Of West tlr-
give you welcome to my state. my city and
hons. From no quarter could visitors oe
more welcome. got from any body 81 men
than the representatives OF the IL publican
press OF West virginia. Of state In which
am 4tenaeiy interested a. citizen and
a. a pspubiican and because believe that
upon the success Of Republican principles
her Advancement and welfare largely de-
psnde.
The cause In which you are engaged
this year f. one commanding conscience
and interest. The Republican cause vas
never more JUST and righteous than this
year aud the triumph 81 ila principles vas
never more essential 10 the general welfare
OF tho A American people than naw. We have
Rad great political contests In the psnt,
but doubt II there ever WIS ~A9ed cam
palRn would inv0ive higher Interests 10
the people and the country than those
presented IN this campaign. Applause aud
cries Of That's right.'D
Nothing n more vital 20 the standing
and progress Of country than tho pre-
sarvaiion of It's credit and financial honor.
Applause and cries Of That's right,
too Nothing II more Indispensable 10
Business and property than That the cur
rency Of the country shaiT be 80 honest
that fl can cheat nobody. Nothing II OF
greater Importance to The welfare OF the
country than the adoption Of policy
Which wili give 20 labor and capital con-
plause and cries Of Good
hut. gentlemen. lying beneath all thsse.
ard more Important than all these. il the
preservation Of law ard order-the reign
Of domestic quiet. fchefrs.l All these
are eushsauea In the contention which Is
upon as this year. In connection with
these questions. editors and publishers.
you have the gravest responsibilities. You
hsIa 20 make ptIbiie sentiment. ant a right
ruhlic sentiment Is what is most needed
AZ this tunetare az orr national affairs.
Never was the, press or tha country mors
aronsea TO these issues than nov. Never
ala tho Republican cause have such
mighty support from tire newspapers OF
The United States az n has today. This
help II not confined 70 thu Republican
press alone but includes many OF the
greatest newsns pers which have hitherto
advocated the Democrats cause. Great
appiaase1
''Au this Ia an evidence that the people
APPRECIATE that great crisis t. upon them,
and that the way To avoid thas crisis l.
FOR patriotic men NJ every section Of tho
country 10 unite ana act togetheT IN tho
common cause If the country. Great
applansel II II the selfish concern,
therefore. thas prompts mo 70 express
the hope that West Virginia may become
prominently a Republican state. ffsheers
AMI cries % 1T Will 80 Republican this
fall all right And that what che gain
81 gloriouslv IN 1875 wi]l NOT be lost
In fs9s tGreat aupIaesel The Republican
party assns higher than fhat-It Is nu
marely the success o. individuals o. party.
bat tire good - the country It seeks. and
r. r. In that sntrit ausrna ~ nnly ~ pafrt.
otic sentiment. faat I wish always 20 con
stantly speak and act
There Is IN my judgment no state
whose prosperity = linked more closely 20
Republican policies than West virginia
You have extensive river commerce. both
on Ehe ohio and the kanawha and thta
+ never 80 prosperous and active as when
yeur great steel and lren Interests vanr
mines yopr mills, y8ur factories sre hus,ly
employed. (Cr'es ~ That's rrhttA Your
rss}ro8fa reaching mere thar saao n!ies
Nib their enenlevae ate an haffar ~
when every fed of Industry il employed
Every railroad employee frem tfaeAman
70 manager appreciates thts as hn f.sv~r
appreciated e before Then have yea con-
slserea ,hat perhaps M asher equal .errl-
tory. no osher = - square mites ar tAe
col 81 the United States. mighty as her
resources are, ecu'3 contain 60 mary in
teres's Hhese DEVELOPMENT growth ana
progress are 50 dependent ustar the main
ssnarce - the great Republican aoctrtne
% protection :" tt9reat hnn1auseA
Mr.. Ackintev thea fascTtAei - sntsff
the fesourceH - fhe state. ne ktafe'2
cosl eepasits. the @UHwrpassei deposits ~
lron. tie fsrests - great extent aHd fer-
u'shiux material for tnnumeraAle saw-
mills. the faeE h4aafttete esFaefts ~ re.rt,-
leurn. ~ ~ whfeb snratsAet err s,g1ter,
- thousands uren thousands - men ara
thea in aafitioe to an ths@ f88 e1e-hal'
- ~ ian9 - che state r. use FAR farming
ara srsrtes. weH' growing ana Hsaek ra3~
Ing have aseowet large proportions. ard
p conclusion ~ aFse8
'fffew nsscA thase several fuFsfv - -
have euTsre8 ie ne sssf thfee wears VISA