The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-19
Telling Address of the Repub-
lican Standard Bearer Re-
ceived With Approval.
SOUND MONEY AND PROTECTION
An Outline of the Policy of the Cam.
paign by the Great Ohio
Statesman.

ture Rifles, handsomely uniformed, well
drilled military company. composed OF
colored men, came on special train from
Cleveland. with a large number OF their
friends, to call on Major Mckinley this
afternoon. They marched behind their
own band from the station to the McKin-
ley residence, and were freely cheered by,
the spectators on the sidewalks and COM
plimented on their handsome appe arance.
II. C. Smith, a colored mem Der of the
Ohio Legislature, addressed Major McKin-
ley in behalf of the visitors, and presented
him with certificate of honorary MEM
bership in the rifles, the first one ever is
sued. Mr.. Smith is speaker of force and
eIoquence, and his pertinent, vigorous re-
marks called from Major Mckinley a spir-
tied response, which was momentarily
punctuated with lusty cheers and long
continued applause.
Major Mckinley was in excellent form.
Replying to Mr.. Smith and acknowledging
the compliment of honorary membership
in the L Ouverture Rifles, he said:
Mr.. Smith and my feIlow-citizens: 1t gives
me great pleasure to meet and greet this COM
pany of rifles and my colored fellow-citizens
and l rejoice to learn from your eloquent
spokesman that your race this year as in all
the years OF the past stands faithfully to the
Republican party, which believe is the cause
of our country. [Applause.l do not forget
no man can forget-that whether in war or in
peace the race which you represent never
turned its back on the glorious old stars and
stripes. [Great applause and cries of "Hurrah
for McKinley."l When that great civil war
oO,, oad xvl,o .
come would be in regard TO its effect upon
your race. There were those who believed
that it m st result in the abolition of human
slavery; there were those who believed other
wise.
The result was the immortal proclamation
OF emancipation by the best friend you ever
had, Abraham Lincoln tremendous cheer
ing1, whose name you will cherish and revere
forever and forevermore. James G. Blaine
once said that the first instincto OF an American
was eqVality--equaiity of right. equality Of
privilege, equality of political power. That
sentiment long ago found expression in the
constitution OF the United States, and the
principle placed in that great instrument,
where it had never been before, and where,
under God, it shall ever remain, civil and po-
htical equality to every citizen everywhere
beneath the flag. [Applause.] / congratulate
you, gentlemen, upon the splendid progress
that your race has made since emancipation.
You have done better, you have advanced
more apidly than it was believed possible at
the time; you have improved greatly the edu-
cational advantages which you have had
Your people everywhere, North and South, are
accommodating property, and to-day you stand
as among the most conservative OF the citi-
zens oil this great Republic. [Applause.l /
congratulate you from the bottom of my heart
on the advancement you have already mace,
and sincerely wish for you and your race.
fellow-citizens of common country, the high
est realization of your hopes and OF your
prayers. GGreat applause.l
We are now engaged in political contest
and your presence in such vast numbers here
to-day evidences the interest which you have
in the public questions that are now engaging
the attention of the American people. We
have great country and we must keep it
great. The post which the United States must
occupy. both in wages and industries and in
the integrity of its finances and currency,
must be at the head of tbs nations of the earth.
tGreat applause.l To that place OF honor the
people OF the country must restore it. They
have the opportunity that they have wished
for since 1892; will they meet it in this year
1896? ICries OF 'sThey will.''l
We want in the United States neither cheap
money nor cheap labor [Great cheering.] We
will have neither the one nor the other. Jap
plause.l We must not forget that nothing is
cheap to the American people which comes
from abroad when 1t entails ldleness upon our
own laborers. Tremendous applause] We
are opposed to any policy which increases the
number of unemployed in the United States,
ever If it does give us cheaper foreign goods,
and we are opposed to any policy which de-
grades American manhood that we may have
cheaper products made either at home or
abroad. [Great applause.l Having reduced
the pay OF labor, it is now proposed to reduce
the value of the money in which LABOR is paid.
[Laughter.l
This money question presents itself to me in
this homely sshion: If free coinage of silver
means 53-cent dollar then it was not en-
honest dollar. [Applause.] If free coinage
means 1OO-cent dollar equal to gold dollar,
as some OF its advocates assert, we will not
then have cheap dollars, but dollars just like
those we now have and which will be as hard
to get [applarse], in which case free coinage
will not help the debtor or make it easier for
him to pay his debts My countrymen, the
most un-American of all appeals observable in
this campaign is the one which seeks to array
labor against capital; employer against EN-.
plcye 1t is most unpatr1otic and is fraught
with the greatest peril TO all concerned We
are political equals here-equal in privilege
and opportunity, dependent upon each other,
prosperity
OF the other. [Great cheering.1 1t is as Mr..
Lincoln said to the committee from the WORK.
ingmen's Association from New York in the
campaign of 1854: property is the fruit of
labor. Property is desirable; is a positive
good in the world That some should be rich
shows that others may become rich, and hence
is just encouragement to industry and enter
prise. Let no man who is homeless pull down.
the house Of another, but let him work dill
gently and build one for himself thus by ex
ample assuring that his own shall be safe from
violence when built
thank you. my fellow-citizens, for this call
OF greetings and CONGRATULATIONS. thank YOU
for the honor you have conferred ON me in
eiecting me the first honorary member of your
organization. / assure you 1t will give me
pleasure to meet each one of you personally.
tGreat applause.]
General and Mrs. Stewart L. Woodford
OF New York, who have been here since
last evening, left this afternoon for the
East. Major Mckinley drove them to the
station. General Woodford says the most
effective Ynpaipn iiteratura the yaf,r,lo