The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-23

these particulars, in every election since
1892 (Applause and cries OF That's
so.'D They are only waiting now for
chance to register again and all along
the line unitedly their opposition to this
free trade heresy in the general election
next November. (Applause) II there
was, therefore, but one question-that
OF protection against free trade---we
have Il just as sharply drawn and as
distinctively presented through the Chi
cago convention wing OF the Democratic
party as we had it through the united
party in 1892, and a triumph this year
for the Chicago platform would be a
signal victory for free trade and for the
continuance Of free trade legislation.
which has already resulted so disas-
trously to the American people and en-
tailed upon the government deficient
revenues. upon the people diminished
trade aTboad and starvation wages at
home. Cries Of That's 500
A GENERAL CUTTING IN TWO.
This wing OF the Democratic party
believes not only in free trade but it be
lieveS in free silver at ratio OF is TO
(Cries OF Down with free eilver.'D Hav-
ing diminished our business they now
Having cut wages in two. they want
to cut our money in which wages are
paid, in two; and we wiz not have either
the one or the other. loud and ire
mendous cheering and cries Of ''Hurrah
for McKinley'O The other wing of the
Democratic party IS periodically st-iy-
ing for the public honor and is opposed
to free silver because it believes that
such a policy would disturb existing
values, contract the currency of the
country by deriving US OF the use OF
gold and putting US upon silver basis,
thus creating widespread panic and
bringing to every American interest SER
ious injury.
MY Fellow-Citizens, will the people
turn 10 that party for relief whose pol
icy has created the conditions under
which We are suffering and from which
they are crying out 10 be relieved?
(Cries Of mo, no, neyer.')
CONFIDENCE WANTED.
What we want now is business activ-
ity and confidence. With business con-
fidence restored, money will invest in
private and public enterprises. and
when so invested. labor will be well re-
warded and the toll of the husba ndman
will be fully requited. Great applause.)
Without confidence, money will be
boarded and the wheels of industry
stopped, and what that means. many Of
you before me know. "a cry. I'VE have
lived on sunshine too lOng.'O Then the
farmer, the merchant, the manufact-
urer, the laborer and those of other use
full occupations alike Will suffer.
Gentlemen, confidence lies at the
foundations OF active and successful
business operations. We cannot restore
confidence by a proposition to debase
the currency of the government and
scale down public and private obliga-
tons. Such a proposition strikes at the
very life OF credit and business. 1t
makes il harder TO get money for legit-
innate and worthy enterprises, by deiib-
erately proposing to pay back what has
been already borrowed in depreciat-
ed currency. tCries of you are right
CONFISCATION.
THE people, irrespective Of party,
will unite in defeating a financial
scheme which will confiscate the earn
ings of labor IN the savings bank and
building and loan associations and the
investments of the people in insurance
companies and / do not believe that the
American people viii ever consent to
have the pensions of our soldiers repud-
lated by single farthing. Great ap-
plause.) The people want neither free
trade nor free silver. CRenewed cheer
ing) The one will degrade our labor;
the other our money. (Applause)
I'VE are opposed, unaferably oppos-
ed, to both of them. We have tried the
one I'm modified form with disastrous
results to every American home and We
are strongly opposed to making an ex-
pertinent with the other. (Applause)
LAST CHANCE IN FOUR YEARS.
MY fellow-citizens. the people have
chance this year to take the Wilson
law off the statute books and puta good
American protective tariff law in its
place, which will provide adequate rev.
erues for the government and gladden.
the home Of every American working
man. Great applause) They have a
chance this year TO prevent free silver
law from going on the statute books
and thus keep our money OF every kind
now in circulation. as good as gold, and
preserve our national name above re-
proach. II they do not improve the
chance now, they Will not have another
opportunity for four years Does the
working man, the farmer, the manu-
facturer want the Wilson law 10 remain
on the statute books for four years
longer? loud cries OF MOI Do they
want reciprocity, which will give US
foreign market for our surplus agri-
cultural and Manufactured products, to
remain off the statute books for four
years more? CRenewed cries OF no"
Do they want any law enacted which
will compel them to receive for their
wages and products q dollar worth less
than one hundred cents? Cries OF
MOI
These are questions which every vot-
CT in the country must answer in his
conscience and by his vote next NOvem-
Der. Gentlemen. what shall the answer
be? tCries of Mckinley followed By
cheering
~ thank you most heartily for this
call, for every expression of good will
and for the assurance which Mr.. Jack
son has given me OF your unfaltering
support Of Republican principles
1T viii afford me sincere pleasure,
assure you, TO meet every one OF you
personally. (Appiause and cheerins)
Major Mckinley was then presented
with steel tube cane. Many greetings
were exchanged and Major Mckinley
shook the hands Of the multitude.
GAVE THEM The HORRORS
Hutchinson Startled by the Fifteen Mile
Keformatory Whistle.