Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-30

the lawn when Major Mckinley appeared.
Addresses we're made by T. II, McConlca OF
Fndlay and w. a. Dickey OF Thin, and
in the course Of his reply Mr.. Mckinley
said:
what does Il moan that from one end OF
this country to the other, In every state
and territory OF the American union, there
are assembled today millions of men dis
Cussng questions OF great national importY
What Is the contention about? II Is cues
ton as to whether we are TO continue
doing business with good money or com
mcnCe doing 10 with poor money This Is
the plain. simple question, touching the
great problems OF finance We have today
In this country as good money as can be
found anywhere in the world. Every dol
lar OF II IL as good as gold and passes cur
rent everywhere. 1t Is now proposed that
we shall change this splendid financial
system and enter upon "a program Of ir-
rcdccmablc paper dollars or dcbpsed silver
dollars This is the naked sta, ment OF
the proposition and should bring its in
slant condemnation.
Residents Of vinton, Huron, Fairfield and
Columbus counties. coming on one large
special train. constituted one OF the audi
ences addressed by Major Mckinley this
afternoon. They reached the house shortly
after 2 o'clock. Addresses were made by
Judge L. ID. Hagcrty OF Columbus DIR. G.
b. Taylor OF Macarthur, r. S. Purcell Of
Logan George Mordof OF Oakeman and w.
s. Winkoop.
train load Of farmers, business men and
OlQ HOllltTS came from ASuldul county WIN
greetings and assurances OF support for
Major Mckinley. They were received on
tho lawn and introduced by Thomas Carey
OF Perrysville. The women employees OF
Whitman 4 Barnes, who came down from
Akron INDUCED in informal speechmaking
Each was presented to Major Mckinley and
later TO his mother. They brought mag
nincent flowers for the wife and mother.
PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO VOTE.
Mr.. McKinleys response to J. b. Temple
ton Of Swanton, O.. and j. c. Venir OF But
Ter, Ind who spoke on behalf of Fulton and
Williams counties, Ohio, and northeastern
Indiana was the last speech of the day.
Among other things he said:
believe there has been no time In our
history since the war that the people were
so anxious and impatient to vote and so
decide in their conviction rs to the char
acter Of their votes as they are this year
1885, / believe that on the 3D. day OF No
vember, the verdict of the American PEG
faith. public morals, and protection. II
seems almost incomprehensble that the
proposition to debase the standard of value
In this country and degrade our currency
should have any Judgment I'm the hearts of
any American. If there Is any one thing
and unvarying in valuc-as fixed, stable
and unvaryng the will of man can make
tilt Is the currency that measures the eN-
changes Of the people and Is given IN eN-
change for their products and labor. we
don't want any poor money In the United
whenever poor money has been used, the
loss has fallen on the poor people OF tne
we had state bank currency, whenever the
farmer sold his wheat at the market town
that hour the next day he discovered the
bank was broken and the value Of his wheat
therefore taken from MN we d9n want
any such money as that or anything APP
proachiug Il. We want what we have now,
the best money In the world; every dollar
n the best money In the civilized nations