The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-10-23
TWENTY CAR LOADS.
and sllchisan Join In Earl,
Honors.

Pennsylyania and Michigan Join In Early
Honors.
Twenty car loads of people from Penn
sylvnnin and Michigan were the first TO
get Mai. AcKiniey's attention. They
|were ut his door at 0 o'clock and 70 the
brief addresses of their spokesmen Mr..
Mckinley responded by saying:
Your early call is an example of
promptness which / trust will be fol-
lowed on the I'D of November in every
part:of our rountry. The best thing in
this world next to liberty Is labor, and
The best thing for labor is an opportunity
10 work. This is the opportunity for
which we are all striving this ye1r and
(which we hope through change OF
policy in the administration OF the gov
arnment of the United States to enjoy to
larger degree than we have done in
he past three aud one-half years. What
I'VE want more than anything alsc in
order to give this opportunity to labor is
restoration of confidence. With con-.
idence shaken. money seeks its hiding
place and goes out. of the channels of
business and legitimate investment and
iway from farming. manufacturing and
nining enterprises. do not know of
PETER illustration of the value of con-
pur own experience during the last
twenty years.
Some Financial History.
you viii remember that this country
Resumed specie payments January i,
$40. We had outstanding then, as we
pave now, $.,46, 100000 of what is com
Every dollar of that from that date was
Fcdeemable in gold upon presentation ut
fhe treasury of the United States. So
sreat was the confidence Of the people
u the ability of the country that from
1913 to 1893 but 46.0O0,OOO of dollars
we're presented for redemption. and the
FOLD was taken out: 100000 in four-
feen years, and yet in the last three and
half years, since confidence has been
disturbed. more than 100000, 600 of
Ercenbacks have been presented TO the
treasury of the United States and thp
gold taken out,
Now, If confidence had existed. II the
holders OF these greenbacks had not
pcen fearful, and they were only made
% because the treasury of the United
States was not collecting enough money
o pay its bills, that the revenues of the
reasury were inadequate for public OK.
,enditures, and alarmed, us they were.
hey would not have sent their green.
hacks in for redemption. The gold rc-
serve was encroached upon, and from
ime to time we have been compelled to
SUSTAIN II. TO borrow gold to nut into the
treasury of the United States. Nav. tho
Republican party believes it is the duty
pr the government first to raise enough
money TO run the government. we don't
want any deficiencies in the public treas.
iry. and If we have no deficiency we
will have no debts, and If we have NO
iebts we will have no bonds. and when
We have no deficiencies everybody will
lave confidence in the solvency Of the
reasnry of the United States.
Necessity for High Tarin.
.Then, my fellow citizens, we not only
believe in raising enough money to rnn
he government, but we believe In hayinr
tariff upon foreign competing products
iigh enough to protect American labor
and American manufactures. We ho.
ierc IT is the first duty of the govern.
nent Of the United States 10 nrotect md
icfend its citizens. 1t is the noorest
policy on the part of the government to
give work to the laborer OF other mn.
ions while we have idle men In The
United States. Now. when We hive
bnce. accomplished that, we propose to
continue the good money we have In this
country. We do not want any short