The sun., 1896-08-13
MKlNLEYS CALL TO HONOR.
.,r,KS FOR GOLD TO ms OLD
REGIMENT SURVTVoRS.
,v.,,,rston, Robert Morris. and Ltneo'n's
determination TO EmphasiSe National
uo,or-Thn Duty To-day as Imperative
, Any Time In Our History.

"a, ANY Time in Our nIstory.
c,xro*, o., Aug. 1e.-Major Mckinley was at
hou,c to-day to surviving comrades Of his Old
.orIm.nt. the Twenty-third Ohio volunteers.
r.nn several states the old boys came here to
meet in reunion and to make formal cah on
,hc r,nn who served with them.
sr,c survivors formed In line and marched to
a.. Mckinley residence. Capt. John s. Ellen
-, wnlouphby made the address in behalf Of
Iis comrades. In response 10 the address OF
Ca,,. Ellen, Major Mckinley said:
"Iwns glad to note in the eloquent speech Of
.r,.,onrade. Can't Ellen. that the old Esd Ohio
.,a,ds in 1896, as IL stood In 1851. for the
country and the country's flag. lGreat ap-
nlo,se and cries Of " Mckinley. tool Nobody
cou,d have doubted that, knowing the metal
from which this old regiment was made. My
comrades you are just as loyal to country now
asyou were loyal to country then; and. as you
stood rom 81 to 30 for the preservation Of the
Covrrnmcn, OF the United States. You stand
,o.day lust as unitedly for the honor of the Gov
ernmrpt aud the preservation Of its credit and
currency. tCheers.l
81 do not know what you think about II. butI
beleye II is good deal better to open tho mills
of the United States to the labor of America
than to open up the mints OF the United States
~ the silver OF the world. lGreat cheer
Inv and cries You arc right Washing
ION tuld us over and over again that there
WAS nothing so important to preserve as the
nations honor. lie said that the most impor-
tant source Of strength was the public credit.
and that the best method of preserving 1t was
10 usu 1t as snaringy as possible.
NO Government can get on without 1t pre-
serves its honor. No Government is great
enourh to get on without II. In the darkest
DAYS of the Revolution Robert Norris its fnan-
cier went to one of his friends in Philadelphia,
after he had involved himself as a debtor for
large sum of money on account OF the Govern
ment. and said 10 him:
~ must have ST. SOC. 900 for the Continental
army His friend said: What security can
thee give. RobertT He answered: My name
AMI nv honor Quick came the reply: Robert,
thou shalt have it tappausel and from ..hat
hour until now the country's honor has been
our anchor in every Storm Lincoln pledged 1t
when in time of war we issued paper money. He
said:
Every dollar Of that money shall be made
as good as gold and it was left to Rutherford
B. Hayes. your old Colonel, as President Of the
United States. to execute that promise In the
resumption OF specie payments in 1879. tCheer-
ing and applause.l
when Robert Morris said that they had
nothing to give but their honor. there were be-
hind his word three millions OF struggling pa
triots. To-day behind the nations honor are
seventy millions of freemea who mean to keep
this Government and its honor and integrity
and credit unquestioned. lGreat applause.l
II thank you, comrades. for this call. Moth
Ing has given me greater pleasure; nothing
gives me greater pride than to have been a
private soldier with you In that great civil war.
IApplauss.l It will give Mrs. Mckinley and
myself much pleasure. I assure you. to have
you come into our home" (Applause and three
cheers for McKinley.l
After the address the callers were introduced
TO Mrs Mckinley. Then they went to the lawn
and enjoyed cigars. Gen. and Mrs. Hastings
hnched with Governor and Mrs. Mckinley.
futile attempt was made by special corre-
spondent for free.silver papers at Cleveland and
elsewhere to give prominence TO an alleged
news item from this place over the Bryan
demonstration OF Monday.
The despatch said that the Bonnot Company.
large manufactory Of this city had dis
charged several employees Tho had gone to the
station to see Bryan. card was printed in q
local paper to-day signed by tho general fore
man OF the concern.who says that he Is q Demo-
crat Of long standing. but he brands as false the
statement that they have interfered with any
mans politics. He adds:
The claim. made in certain paper yester-
day. that the Bonnot Company had discharged
two men for attending the Bryan reception. is
wholly untrue. We do not interfere In the pol
itcs OF any man. believing that in time like
this every laboring man should know wherein
lies his interest and that what he needs is
plenty OF work. rather than to work UP dissen-
eion against capital and the employers of labor"