The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-19
SPEECHES BY M'KINLEY.
Brief Addresses to Delegations That
Called at His Home.

Major Mckinley rode in a carriage with
some of the speakers during the first pa
rade. When his home was reached he,
with State Republican Chairman Charles
S. KuTxz. left the carriage, and with Cen
eral Hastings, Sylvester T. Everett, Judge
Baddwin, Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. Hell
stand, from a temporary stand in the door
yard, reviewed the long line of marchers.
During the day Mr.. Mckinley either made
speeches to the delegations that called or
shook hands with as many of his visitors
as possible. He responded to Governor
Hastings and the Americus Club, of Pitts
burg, when they presented their greetings,
as follows
Governor Hastings, Gentlemen of the
Americus Club and my Fellow-citizens of
PENNSYLVANIA appreciate more than
can find words to express the compliment
and honor of this call from the citizens of
a neighboring State. l am glad to give you
welcome to the citv of Canton and to my
home. (Applause.) I am glad to give well
come to the Governor of the State of Penn
sylvania, General Hastings (cheers), and if
he can secure for the Republican national
ticket is large majority as he secures for
himself will be entirely satisfied here
in Ohio (great cheering), for / believe that
he received the largest majority that was
ever given to any candidate for any office
in the history of your State. (Applause)
I do not appear, my feliow-citizens. to
make speech to you but only to express
my personal gra atification that the famous
Americus Club and the business men who
stand behind 1T should have turned aside
from their usual occupations to come to
city this great opening day of our
campaign, and I want you all TO feel that
l regard it as a special honor and compli-
ment to me TO have you with us to-day.
Great cheeringD j trust that our people
welcome. I sure they will. and I
wish all of you a safe return to your
homes after the days deings are over" "'
Great applause and cries of "Hurrah for
McKinley!)
TO woRKINGMEN.
To the greetings of the building and
trades delegation from Columbus Major
Mckinley responded as follows:
my Fello x-citizens of Columbus-I have
been very deeply and profoundly touched
by the message which your spokesman
brings to your representative, speak
ing for the great building and trade occu-
cherish them among SSias the dearest an and pleas
call an hour during my incumbency of the
office of Governor that | did not have the
sympathy and announcement and friend
ship of the workingmen of the city of Co
lumbus. Great applause and cries of We
are with you yet!)
Your spokesman has we'll said that
there are two auctions of supreme moment
to the American people: the is work
(applause) and the other is pay. (Renewed
applause and cries of That's riZhtt) Our
trouble to-day in this country is that
have not got enough work (cries of That's
}.
political party we have belonged in the
past. are going to vote for that policy
man more work. Great cheering and cries
of Hurrah for McKinley!O We have lost
a good deal of work in the last four years
and we want to get it back. and then
when we get it back (cres of We want to
keep itt yes we want TO keep it-and
when we get it back we propose that that
known to the commercial world. (Tremen-
dops applause.l We-ac not propose to vote
cf. of,af,
you have got to ascertain every morning
by consulting the market columns in the
newspapers. Great cheering and laugh
teri We have had no such money that
in the past, and we do not propose to en-
ter upon such experiment just now.
(Applause and cries of Our money is good
I'VE have had. since 1879. gold. silver and
paper-every dollar the equal of the best
and the best equal to the best in the world
(cheers and cries of That's right!)-and
we propose to keep all of our money that
pose another thing, my fellow-citizens: no
matter what may be our vocation in life
we propose to Indignantly repel the idea
of classes in the United States. CTremen-
dous applause and cries of Amen! amen!)
Every man in this country is as good as
any other man. Great cheering and hur-
rahs for McKinley) Every man in this
country has an equal opportunity and
equal privileges; lApplaqse and cries cf
man or the party that would seek to array
labor against capital and capital against
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Il tha nk you, my countrymen, for this
call. I appreciate the good will of the men
represer ing the great building trades of
the city of Columbus. l know that you
will be glad to hear from the State of
Pennsylvania. and as we have on this plat
form that splendid Pupublican Governor
General Hastings 1 take pleasure in pre-
senting him." Great applause.)
TO THE FAIRFIELD DELEGATION.
To the delegation from Fairfield township,
Columbiana county, which called at the
Mckinley home. the Major said:
Mr.. Chairman and my Fellow-citizens-
1t gives very great pleasure TO meet
my old friends of Fairfield township, Co.
lumbiana county (Applause.) Among my
village of Columbiana. Among the earliest
political speeches ever made was made in
your you & town. lCheers2 I remember that lat. in in
Congress, / always had the encouragement
and sympathy and support of the good
are battling this year Tor the same cause
that we battled for during the last twenty
years. We have the same principles to
contend for now as we had then The Re-
publican party stands this year as it has
always stood, for the country and the coun-
trys honor. Great cheering and cries of
That's right!) 1t is opposed to national
dishonor and repudiation in whatever form
it may come and from whatever quarter it
may come. (Applause) 1t believes in good,
sound honest dollars fcheers), dollars that
day of the week and every week of the
year; dollars that are not only good in
country, but good wherever trade
goes. loud applause and cries of 'Hurrah
for McKney,D
THE Republican party stands, too this
year. as it has stood in the past, for an
American protective system {great ap-
plause); a system that serves our own peo-
pie rather than the interest of the alien
and the strangers who live beyond our
shores. Great applause.) It stands for a
policy that gives to American citizenship
the widest and broadest opportunity TO
work at American wages and to the farm
ers of the United States the best home
market that can be found anywhere in the
world. (Great cheering-) But, my fellow
citizens this is not my day to make a
speak to you, and | only come now that
may make suitable recognition of this
friendly call on the part of my old friends
and constituents. who have for many
years manifested their devotion to the Re
publican cause and to me personally. ZAP
plause4
TO UNITY TOWNSHIP PEOPLE.
The delegation from Unity township Co
lumbiana county also marched to the Nc
Kinley home during the day. and in re-
sponse to their greetings Major Mckinley
said:
Mr. Britain and my Fellow-citizens of
Unity Township-It gives me great pleasure
to greet you at my home and in my home
CITY. / recall with most pleasant and era te-
full recollection the relations which we sus-
tanned for many years, when you did
me the honor to keep me in the national
House of Representatives. / think that 1t
Is fair to say that | have met most Of you
more than once in your homes in Unity