The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
SOUND MONEY.
McKlnley's Speech to the Foraker
Club Giving a Resume of the
Issues of the Campaign.

Canton. o.. July lit was less than
an hour after adjournment of the Chi
cago convention when the Thirty second
Ward Foraker Club of Cleveland arrived
in Canton 300 strong, with their wives
and daughters. They marched az once
10 Governor McKinley's residence. After
President ID. III. Lucas had made pre-
sentation address Governor Mckinney
said:
mir. President. Ladies and Gentlemen
and My Fellow Citizens: lt gives me
very great pleasure 10 welcome YOU 10
my home city and 20 my home. and APP
preciate more than | can find words 10
express the honor and the compliment
of this call. | thank YOU for your con-
gratulations and the assurances of sup
port which you make for the great prin-
ciples for which this year the Republican
party stands (Applausc.D | congratu-
late you upon having for your name one
of the most ilustrous OF our statesmen
in Ohio, Joseph Benson Foraker. zap
plause.)
"My fellow citizens. recent events have
imposed upon the patriotic people Of This
country n responsibility greater than the
Civil war. Then il was a struggle 10 pre-
serve the government of the United
States; now il is struggle TO preserve
the honor of the government. (Criss Of
"Yes" and applause.)
Union; now il is contest 10 save spot
less its credit. Great applnusc) Then
section was arrayed against section;
now men of all sections can unite. and
will unite. 20 rebuke the reputation Of
our obligations and the debasemcat of
our currency. (Applause)
In this contest patriotism is above
party and national honor IL dearer than
any party name. The currency and cred
il of the government are good now, and
must be kept good forever Our trouble
is not with the character of the money
that we have, but with the threat TO de-
base il. We have the same currency
that we had in 1892 good the world over
and unquestoncd by any people. Then,
too, we had unexampled credit and pros
pcrity. Our difficulty now is 20 get that
money in circulation and invested in
productive enterprises which furnish en-
ployment to American labor Great APP
plnuse)
This is impossible with the distrust
that hangs over the country at the pres
ent time, and every effort To make our
dollars or any one of them worth less
than 100 cents each only serves 10 in
crease the distrust. What we want is
sound policy. financial aud industrial.
which will give courage and confidence
TO all. for when that Is done the money
now unemployed because OF fear for the
future and lack of confidence Ia invest
ment will quickly appear in the channels
OF trade. lCries of You are right, ma
jor.' and applausc.)
Gentlemen. the employment OF orr
idle money. the idle money that we al
ready have. In gainfnl pursuits will put
every idle man in the country at work,
and when there is work there is wages,
and when there are work and wages
there are consumers, who constitute the
best market for the produces of our soil
Having destroyed business and conf
dence by a frce-trade policy. IL is now
proposed 10 make things still worse by
entering upon an era of deprecated cur
rency. Not content with the Inaugural
ton OF the rulnous policy which has
brought down the wages Of the laborcr
and the price of farm products. its advo.
Gates now offer new policy. which will
diminish the value of the money i'm
which wages and products are paid.
(ApplauseD Against both OF these we
stand opposed.
"Our creed embraces an honest dollar.
an untarnished national credit. adequate
revenues for the uses of the government,
protection 10 labor and industry prcscr-
walton OF the home market. aud reciproci-
~ which will extend our foreign mar
kets. Upon this platform we stand. and
submit it's declarations 10 the sober and
considerable judgment of the American
people; Great applause.)
1 thank You again for this call and
greeting and II will give me very great
pleasure. ladies' and gentlemen TO meet
You Nil personally" (ADlnuSc1