The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-29

bondholder. The silver question. now
SO soon to be a national issue between
the men Of sound money idea and the
populistic 50-cent dollar advocates. is a
convenient mask to hide behind for the
party which. coming into power In 1898,
proceeded to destroy the industries of
the country and plunge the treasury in
TO insolvency. That is the real issue
Of this campaign. The people always
settle the real issues in which they
feel the deepest interest. This year
the people decree that the Wilson-Gor-
man bill, with all its train Of calamities,
shall be repeated: and by like decree
they have said that the nation will go
back to protection and reciprocity.
which with their train of beneficial re-
suits shall again become the practice
and policy Of the United States"
COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONS.
Charles Emory Smith. who came here
for a consultation yesterday, was pre-
vailed upon to return from his meeting
with Mr.. Hanna last night to make n
speech. His address was largely
made Of praises of the ticket and a
comparison of the convention this year
with the one held thirty years ago. or
the latter he said
THAT convention was a memorable
and notable gathering, and yet II you
will go back over the records you will
find that the historic convention of 1860
was timid halting and uncertain COM
pared with the convention of 1896. 1t
spoke In no such clear and ringing
tones. 1t showed no such lofty courage
of conviction and determination of pur-
pose. The impressive personality OF
Giddings, If l remember the history cor
rectly. failed to carry reassertion OF
the central principle of the Declaration
of Independence that all men are Great
ed free. and only on second appeal
with the glowing elcquencc of Curtis,
was the convention brought to reafilrm
that God-given truth.
'The future years will look back to
the convention of 1896 with admiration
and gratitude for its courageous. It's
high-spirited and its untinching action.
1t was the bravest of all conventions in
the history of the party, and the truest
in its direct reflection of the peoples
will"
A glee club of sixty male voices and
several bands enlivened the proceed
ings, which were not attended by Nc
Kinley until the last speaker had con-
cluded His appearance rounded out
the enthusiasm Of the crowd and he Got
an ovation. He said:
MIR. M'KINLEY'S SPEECH.
my Fellow Citizens: thank you
for this magnificent demonstration. 1
think l know Just what 1t means. 1t Is
in no sense personal, but 1t Is the assur-
ance of the interest which you feel in
the great questions which are to be con-
sidered in this great campaign, and
which are to be settled by the American
people at the ensuing election. 1t
means. my fellow citizens, that you
are attached by every tie of fealty and
affection to the great fundamental doc
trines of the Republican party. 1t
means that you intend by your votes to
write into public law and into perma-
nent statute what you believe will be for
the best interests of all the people.
they have not suffered by defeat; they
have not suffered by their temporary
rejection by the people. They are
brighter and more glorious today than
they have ever been before. They are
endeared to every American heart.
Their defeat before the American peo-
pie has never brought good to any
Amer lean interest, and their triumph
has brought good to the American peO-
pie.
And, my fellow citizens. these princi-
pies are to be tried before you this year.
What will your answer be in November?
A protective tariff that takes care of
every American interest and serves the
highest good of American labor; prin-
ciple that insists that our work shall
be done at home and not abroad; reci-
procity that. while seeking out the
worlds markets for our surplus pro-
ducts, will never yield up a single days
work that belongs to the American
workingman: and then a sound dollar
as sound as the government and as un-
tarnished as its flag: a dollar that Is
good, not only at home, but good where
ever trade goes; a dollar that is as good
in the hands of the farmer and the
workingman as In the hands Of the
manufacturer or the capitalists.
'These great principles, emblazoned
as they will be upon the banners of the
Republican party, are bound to bring
triumph In November, as l firmly be-
lieve; will carry messages of sweetness
and happiness to every American home
and every American fireside. I thank
you, my countrymen, for this demon
stration of your good will. ! am glad
to welcome you to my home city, city
near and dear to me by every tie of af-
fection, city to which owe so much.
We are all proud to have you here to-
day, and my advice to the mayor Is to
have the census taken at this time"
There have been few callers at the
Mckinley home today. General Gros-
venor said, in an interview, that the
popularity of Mckinley was the most
noticeable thing since the convention.
Everywhere I have been," said he,
people regard the tariff as the issue.
They want sound money, of course. as
the platform declares for, but they want
protection more"