Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-08

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we will DOL
Must Not Tarnsh National Honor.
Then there is another thing we pro-
pose to do. Wepropose to settle It foi
all time that this is government Of
law-ltremendou applausel-and Q
government by law, and government
of honor that vii! rut sell its honor
and public faith for any price or consld'
GRAFTON. Tremendous applause and
cheers for Mckinley
There is another thing, my country
men from Indiana, that we propose 10
do. We propose to stand by the honest
judiciary of the United States. [Crles
OF That's right That has more than
once been our sheet anchor in time OF
trouble, the tribunal that protects the
weak against the strong; that Is unin-
fiuenced by ayarice and unmoved by
prejudice.
I'VE propose, in word, to stand by
our free instituti0ns-grand, nope IN
situations they are--where every young
man has an equal chance in the race
Of life, and spurn the suggestion tnat
there are classes In the United states.
[Applause.l Every honest man under
our flag Is as good as any other honest
man, and we propose to keep MIN 30.
[Cries of That's right Every man
has an equal opportunity under our
laws to rise In this country with any
other, and | bid the young men who
stand around me never to permit any
barriers to be raised between one class
Of citizens and another. Keep the gate
way wide open. Keep the door OF OPP
portunity swung wide open, so that
your boy and his boy may have every
opportunity that belongs to our free
government and Its precious instltu-
tons. Continuous chceringl
Now, my fellow citizens. ] am done,
except to thank you for the courtesy
and cordially Of this call. l have been
pleased to receive the gracious message
Of your spokesman that Indiana Will
give a Republican majority OF 5OOoO
Loud cries of 1--WE WILT I want you
to remember that your statement Is
recorded-[laughter and applausel-
and, as / understand 1t, every one OF
you has Endorsed that statement
[Cries of Yes, that's what we have.'l
Therefore you will all be bound 10
make 1t good. [Crles Of 1--WE VIII, we
Wilt If you will make 1t good, then
the patriotic people from one end OF
this country to the other will rejoice
thank you, my fellow citizens, and
will be glad to shake each one OF you
by the hand" [Long continued cheers'l
Nominees Speech to Holmes County.
To the delegation fromHolmes coun-
ty Major Mckinley said:
my Fellow-C Citizens: 1T gives me
very great pleasure to welcome to my
home the citizens Of Holmes county. l
recall with special satisfaction that In
1890, just six years ago, by the act Of
the Legislature your county became a
part of the congressional district In
which was a candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket. remember the campaign
! made in your county with special
pleasure and qualification. recall
your warm welcome; | recall your
words of good cheer; I recall the en-
couragement you gave me at every
turn and although an Overwhelmingly
Democratic county, as yours has al
ways been, 1t was pleasant to me
in studying the returns to observe that
by your aid and that Of some of your
Democratic neghbors the result
showed Republican gain.
THAT was the year when the prophet
was abroad in the land. The campaign
was one Of prediction and prevarica-
tlon. The tin peddler was abroad In
Holmes county. His marvellous tales
startled the community. Laughter
and applause and beating of tin buck
ets.l Tin never was so high before or
since. We had only just enacted the
protective lew of 1890, and we had de-
termined In that law that we would es-
tablish in the United States factories
that would make tin plate for the uses
OF our people. [Applause.l And we
have done 1t. [Great cheering.l And
the people Of Holmes county will re-
call today that not single prophecy,
not single prediction made in 1890 re-
specting the price Of tin has been veri-
fed. A voice: mot one. u
"This year, as in 1890, we are engaged
in a campaign which is fruitful of prom
ises. Six years ago, free trade, as your
spokesman has said, was to be a cure
for all our ills, the panacea for all our
trouble. Well, we have now for four
years enjoyed partial free trade in the
United States more especially In wool
Laughter and cheering,l And what eff
feet has II had upon the wool growers
Of Holmes county and other WOOL
growing counties ofOhio and the coun-
try? You know better than | can tell
you. Now 1t Is free silver. Free silver
Is going to cure all lis. [Laughterl
my fellow citizens, 1t does not make
any difference how free silver Is in Its
coinage in the United States, you will
not get dollar of 1t unless you give
something for 1t. Loud applause and
cries of That's right If we had
minis in every state In the Union and
In every county Of every state and the
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