The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
MAJOR M'KINLEY
SPEAKS OUT
The National Credit and Honor Must Be
Preserved.
HE IS EMPHATICALLY FOR GOLD

to Rebuke Those Who Would Repu.
diate Our Obligations and Debase
Our Currency..A Dollar Must Be
Worth 100 Cents.
Canton, O.. July 12-Major Mckinley
is emphatically and avowedly for gold.
He made u flat-footed declaration yes
terday afternoon on the financial ques-
ton, which shows that he recognizes the
Importance of that issue, and which In
dicates that the Republican campaign
will be a straight-out fight against the
assailants of the national honor ana
credit.
The Thirty-second Ward Foraker club
of Cleveland, some three of four nun
dred strong. was here today to pay ITS
respects to the nominee. They came
accompanied by band and had the
usual escort of horsemen. They march
ed through the city to the Mckinney
home. where hundreds of Cantonians
joined them.
D. II Lucas was the spokesman for
the party. He~said the club was named
in honor OF Foraker when 1t was or
ganized several years ago in recognition
of his good work for the party. and ne
pledged to Major Mckinley the hearty
support and work of every member of
the club nutil the polls close in NO
vember.
When Major Mckinley stepped upon
the porch to respond he was greeted
with storm of applause. and when he
began to speak, going almost dlrectN
to the currency question and the nhes
the opposition have drawn upon II, the
demonstration was more pronounced.
MIR. M'KINLEY'S REMARKS.
Major Mckinley said:
Mr.. President. Ladies' ana Eeht'e'
men and My Fellow Citizens: 1t gives
me great pleasure to welcome you to my
home. ana l appreciate more than can
iild words to express the honor ana
compliment of this call. l thank you
for your congratulations and assurance
of support which you make for the great
principles for which this year the Re-
publican party stands. lAppiausr'l
l congratulate you upon having lo'
your name that of one of the most III"
ustrious of statesmen of Ohic, Joseph
Il. Foraker. lApplause.l
MY fellow citizens, recent events
have IMPOSED upon the patriotic people
of this country a responsibiiit! anu
duty greater than any since the cN'i
war Then it was a struggle to pre-
serve the Government of the uhiteu
States Now it Is a struggle to pre-
servet he financial honor Of the Govern
ment of the United States. p;ries Ut
yes and applause.l Then it was con-
test to save the Union. lGreat ap.
plausc.] Then section was arrayed
against section. Now men OF all sec
tions can unite. and will unite, to re-
buke the repudiation of our obligations
and the debasement Of our currency.
IAplause.l
I'm this contest patriotism Is above
marty and national honor dearer than
any party name. The currency ana
credit of the government are Soou now
and must be kept good forever. Oui
trouble is not with the character or thc
money that we have. but with the threat
TO debase il. We have the same cur
rency that we had in 1892. good tue
world over. and unquestioned by any
people. Then, too, we had uneXampled
credit and prosperity.
"Our difficulty now Is to get that
money in circulation and invested in
employment to American labor. (Great
applause.) This is impossible with the
distrust that hangs over the country
at the present time. and every effort to
make ourdolalrs,. or any one or them,
worth less than 100 cents each only
serves to increase that distrust. What
we want is a sound policy, financial
and industrial. which will give courage
and confidence to all. for when that is
done the money now unemployed be-
cause Of fear for the future and lack
of confidence in investment, will quick
~ appear in the channels of trade.
(Cries of You are right, Major and
applause)
Gentlemen. the employment of the
idle money that we already have in
2ainful pursuits. will put every idle
man in the country at work and when
there Is work there is wages. and when
there is work and wages there are con-
sumers who constitute the best market
for the products of our soil Great APP
plause.)
WORSE THAN FREE TRADE.
Having destroyed business and con-
fidence by q free trade policy II is now
proposed to make things still worse by
entering uDOn an era of deprecated
currency. Not content with the in
IL
has brought down the wages of the
labOrer and the price OF farm products
its advocates now offer new policy
which will diminish the value of the
money I'm which the wages and the pro-
ducts are paid. (Applause) Against
both Of these we stand opposed.
"Our creed embraces an honest dollar
an untarnished national credit. ade-
quate revenues for the uses of the gov
ernment protection to labor and indus
try. preservation of the home market
and reciprocity which will extend our
foreign markets. Upon this platform
we stand. and submit its declarations
to the sober and considerate Judgment
of the American people. (Applause.)
81 think you again. my fellow citi-
zens. for this call and greeting, and It
will give me very great pleasure ladies
and gentlemen, to meet you personally"
Applause.)
When Major Mckinley had concluded
an Informal reception was held on the
porch. each one Of the visitors. a score
or more of ladies first, being personally
Introduced to him.
The following telegram from Chicago
is self explanatory:
The Hon. William Mckinley. Canton:
Over 100 hundred trading statesmen.
who have always voted a Democratic
ticket, have today organized a club To
support vcu and sound money. We ex.
pect to 500 shortly
GuGtova