The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-12

may be. Tremendous applause and cries
of Hurrah for McKinley.o A people who
duced TO S5S5, ,00o. coo on March g. 1898, at the
close of the splendid administration ot
and quickly meet both the remainder or
the old debt and all that has been made
since Qaughter(, and pay it on, prl9Fcip1al pal
world, and recognized by the civilized ma
tions to be the best at the time of payment
paid off the last of the revolutionary debt
sixty years or more after the first OF 1t
had been contracted.
This, my feIlow-citizens of Vermont, IS
the faith that the election in your State
inspires in me; but that is not all. In that
of the people of the United States for whom
she had the honor first to speak TO restore
our statute books. Great cheering) Ver-
mont is an agricultural State, but her keen,
sagacious and honest farmers know run
We'll the value of protection and It's twin
sister, reciprocity. (AppIause) Ihey are
fitted by experience. They have examined
their stock books and their store books
and they have had plenty of time to do 1t
in the past three yearS-and have learned
that their products have been worth less
than at any time for long series of years.
The farmers of this country want pro-
tective tariff applause and cries OF Ihat
right, they do), and they mean TO nave 1T.
(Cheers.) So, too. will our farmers every
where decide. They are naturally conserv-
ative, and their unerring common sense
and common honesty will lead them quick
ly to detect the fallacies of free silver. as
they have learned the 1aIlacleS Oh Tree
trade. (Applause.)
Citizens of Vermont / congratulate you
on the example and courage OF the Green
Mountain boys who fought at bennington
and Gettysburg (applause); on the long line
of eminent and worthy men who nave con-
tributed to the national galaxy; the great
worth Of your present distinguished pubic
. service both in State and national councils;
the many great names you have given TO
literature, arts and sciences, and especially
to mechanics and inventions. But OF all L
congratulate. you upon the high character
not only of the population you have sent TO
other States, but of that which you Keep
at home (appiauSe); your deVotion TO your
best interests, your love of liberty, and the
enlightened principles of free government;
law, come to us of the newer States as a
most gracious inspiration and positive
strength. No poor words of mine could eX-
press the debt of gratitude feel is so rich
acts speak louder than words and point
the way to grander results. You have set
the pace; you have lifted up the standard
of public honor. l appreciate most highly
your call upon me made at such discomfort
and trouble; but / value far more the
proud services you have rendered your
country in this emergency in our history.
Great applauSe.)
Fellow -citizens. / assure you that it
gives me pleasure to welcome you here to
my appreciation of the courtesy and cor
diality of this call; and it Will afford me
sincere pleasure to meet and greet each one
of you personally" Tremendous cheering
and cries of "Hurrah for Major Mckin-
1ey.'O
After the great cheering had subsided and
Governor Mckinley had personally well
coined the visitors he presented with
a huge case of Vermont butter.