Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-08-27
M'KINLEY AT HOME.
The Republican Nominee Receives
Two Large Delegations.
TIE MAJORS TALK TO The FARMERS
me Bryans Leave Upper Red Hook n. "
and Begin Their Homeward Journey
Toward Lincoln, Neh. Wat
sons Campaign Dates.

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CANTON, O., Aur' PA thousand
workmen from the 2s potteries OF East
Liverpool. O.. trave ed 20 miles yester-
day morning to cali on Maj. Mckinley
ut his home At one o'clock party OF
seven car loads Of Knoxcounty farmers
also called on the republican nominee
and in response to their greeting MAJ
Mckinley said that the hardsh'ps OF the
American farmers came from too many
competitors over the whole world
They also came from the fact that the
farmers best customers, the American
workingmen. had been largely OUT OF
work for the past three years. Inc
republican party coul not dispose OF
the competitors but 1t could help the
American market for the farmer. Inc
home market under protection con-
sumed d per cent OF American aprl-
cultural products. lie sald 'hat the
home market Is the lest market; that
the factory Is the farmers best friend'
that prosperity had come 10 the
farmer through the factories, and not
through the minis.
He said he had no fear Of the farm
ers' vote. In 1899 they had stood
Ar,,,v ana lovallv AGAINST free trade.
~, ,A 49, go.
ihey wou'u s'"nu "s"i"'v i'oo ""'e
and free silver this year. ne saln tllat
TO lower the standard OF value would
not ,,,vo ,ba farmer anv actual gain.
- ,.oa ,nada and froo I'll.
ou' WV pa"'o u ',eo ~. U.S." 80,
yer p0licy would put ado 10 'he haru'
ships OF the last three years. lie
nuoted from tho presidential mes
!, rI,.axa roalson o,d probo,.
soso' " r''iio'o' '"e"'o" ~ -.
IN 10 snow mat low tarih Poi'cy hau
always worked TO hardship OF agricul'
ture. He snid that free silver would
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NV WIZ W.. ~ r
pr0dncts or tne uhaer-cousu"pe'on vi
the American people. Free silver
would not close the wheat fields OF
p..a,o Jna,o o~ III. Aro.nt,ne Ranub.
.:'''"' A""'" y wy
hc -. ,..
mr.. Mchlnley lurther ueciureu vil"'
the farmer as well as the w0rklngmen
wantad his nav In an honest dollar.
~ ,ho ,armor ho he,ned he tree coinace
=. s,,vars ,ha asradl M forever M. INV fel-
,a-'o,,,yors Wa ammo, he helned because IL
-. rn,n,ra, r,,cs ~ grajn ware IN rlsa through
~ alton y, Tho NJ, rrencv the nrlces of everv.
.strr s,sa would r,sa aiso ana tho farmer
-c",a No ro,atlvalv M hstter IN .hnn he was
sssora ~ Va would cot mn more real value for
~ ,.ra,,, ,h.r No get. now and would snner
sro,, Tho .srsrai dsmoralIyation which would
soIlov tho free coinage Of silver,
You cannot help the farmer by more coinage
Of silver. no can only be helped oy more con- on,
LOT nv MAYA show" ~ ha
hurt and seriously hurt by the free introduce
tion Of competing products into this country
Better q thousand times enlarge the markets
TOT Ameruan '" t ~ word yo
MIGHT lust M well understand now that YOU
cannot add value to anything by diminishing
the measure OF the value with which the thing
Ia sold or exchanged, II you can increase the
value by lowering the measure OF value
snu you ""n ~. !" ,u "Vno" s ,no ,hs
pound lighter and declare d legal dozen less
than ls, The home market is the best friend
Of the farmer 1t Is his pest market II Is ms
ons re'p,o , anno +, @ IN ,s s"tov
ment nv wise tariff Legislation and this home
market should not be permitted to be de-
stroyed by lessenlng the demand Tor American
labor una o,m,nsnnp sns ay ., american nemaa%
sor AGRICULTURAL ,I products
TuE pRYANs START FOR HOME.
Hyper RED Hook. N ", Aug. 25.-
william II. BRYAN, accompanied by
Mrs. Brvan and Private Secretary Cut
r;uht lat Rcd Hook Yesterday TO be.
Gin their homeward Journey to Lin
coln. The party drove to Rhinecliff,
whore thew crossed the river TO Winnie
sock Lodge. where thew spent the
ni0ht with Mr. Hinkley. Much of the
time for the past three or tour days
has been spent by Mr. Bryan working
on his letter OF acceptance The docu-
ment will not be SO long as his Madi-
son Square garden speech, nor will 1t
be given to the public until McKin-
ley's acceptance has been published.