The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26

War Heroes Proclaim Their AlIegiance 10
Mckinley and sound Money.

nlieu the AUDITORIUM nj Chicago to over
flowing. the occasion being the inau-
gural Of the Veteran Union League cam
paign. during which Grand Army ora
tors are to visit II states in the interest
of Mckinley and sound money.
Speeches were made by Gems. Howard.
Sickles and Alger. The address OF
Gen. Sickles being more at length than
those OF the other speakers IL is here
given:
"Mr President. Comrades Ladies and
Gentlemen: ! appreciate my welcome by
this great audience. have seen I'm II a
proof OF the profound and universal inter
est felt In the present canvass. sometimes
In these days ask myself: Why IN II that
am taking part In this great debateY
am an old man, past 20. Whatever ambi-
tion may have had Is more than satisfied
No party has anything TO offer me that
desire or would accept. MY race, IN the
course OF nature. Ia nearly run. Why need
I take part In such strife7' Ny answer 90
myself Is: Il could not help II. lGreat APP
plausel / could not look on indlfferently
and see the institutions and welfare OF my
organization and lit no hand. feeble
though IL might be. TO avert the blow
And therefore l am here to-night-not for
the first time before Chicago audience.
was here I'm your city In 1864. / came at
the greatest ruler. Lincoln lGreat APP
piause.1 i was on my way TO the south
west on duty OF some Importance. and the
great martyr asked me II would find II
inconvcnient as democrat. IA voice:
Louder.I
You must not build such big halls.
TLaughtcrl I cannot measure my lungs
by your Auditorium. / will do the best
can TO be heard, but the deaf people must
come nearer.
The Chicago Platform.
81 gave something OF vitality and body
10 my country on the field OF battle. as
your chairman has kindly mentioned.
why should / not give what is left OF me
now to my country loud and prolonged ap-
plausc.l and for my country's force2 Why
am | here, 1 ask myself again-a demo-
crat? II.aughterl BY leinage. by tradi-
tion, by father and forefathers, from the
beginning OF the government TO this hour,
democrat? Why am l here? Certainly
not because I take any particular interest
In tarin. which makes my friend Howard
30 enthusiasts. lLaughter.l There are
many differences or opinion between the
republican party and myself and between
your illustrious candidate for president
and myself. and the tariff is one OF them.
But | say, n my house IN on fire. should
stop and ask the firemen who came 10 put
II out what they thought about the tarinY
Laughter and applause.l Gen. Howard
can keep his tariff notions and salt them
down. and will salt mine down. laugh
teri "A voice: 4 will 40 you'll But feel
your great Douglas. when he wrote 10
Lincoln Offering his services 10 save the
union and flag: Let me and my children
have n country TO live In. and we Will settle
all political differences afterward. LPro-
longed applause As a democrat. Of course
read the Chicago platform with some
solicitude. had read a great many demo-
cratic platforms. 1 had stood on a good
many OF them, but i was unable to recog-
nize I'm the last Chicago platform any
fear ~ ho 1ena knnW n
plause.l read about silver from the free
silver platform. l read about populism
from the populistic platform. read about
anarchy and mob rule-I won't say from
any platform ever framed I'm this country,
because up 10 the day OF the Chicago plat
form. no party In this country ever dared
present for the approval OF the American
people the doctrines OF anarchy. repudia-
ton. and mob rule. GApplause.l
Not Good Policy for America.
ct read as / told you. something about
silver. did not read any recognized ideas
of American finance. a very good plat
form for Mexico. about silver, for that
country is on free silver basis because II
cannot be anything else. II would like TO
be on gold basis, but IL cannot be.
platform that would be very well for Rus
STA, which Is on free silver basis. because
for many years Il could not do otherwise
hut IL Is struggling very hard TO put Itself
On a gold standard platform. A very good
platform for the East Indies. or for China.
But are we to go there 10 learn finance for
America?
my old democratic friends are extreme
~ indignant H. these days that VIC should
have anything 10 do with England I'm the
way OF money, but they do not seem TO
have any objection at all TO standing on
the same basis with China and Japan and
India and countries far more removed
from our civilization than England. ] am
no great lover OF England because England
Is not very good friend OF the United
States Not In financial matters, because
I'm trade there II no friendship; interest
controls the world OF commerce. and moth
INK hut interest can control II. The irri-
tation between England and America is
political. their trade relations are more
intimate than those OF any other two ma
tons I'm the world. But Notwithstanding
this fact, we have had more difficulty I'm
settling our controversies with England
than with all the rest OF the world put to-
gether. and the volumes Of our diplomatic
history when written Will be occupied.
nine-tenths OF them. by the discussions
that we have had with England In regard
to political questions Nevertheless. trust
better days are coming. hope before die
TO see a treaty signed referring for all time
and forever every controversy between
the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race
10 boards OF impartial arbitration. tGreat
applause and cheering.l Little, as you see,
my political sympathies may go out 10
England. vet | recognize the fact that
there r. very much I'm our Institutions. In
our laws, In our ideas and habits and ways
OF thought, very much I'm common. And
our interests, commercial and financial.
are so interviewer. and the laws OF trade
and commerce and OF destiny have re-
quircd II and made II inevitable. that II
cannot be surprising to any intelligent
man that both OF these great commercial
nations. the two greatest In the world. are
standing to-day. as they have heretofore
stood and will ever stand. upon a great
standard. for their common interest and
prosperity. tGrcat applause and cheer
fnC.1
Challenge 20 Mr.. Bryan.
why should we 20 TO silver countries 20
learn fnance7 Is II In the interest OF the
wagc-earners7 i challenge Mr. Bryan "a
show me n country that stands on a silver
basis where the workman receives one
NTH of the wages given to-day to the
American workmen. tApplause.l The
wages in England are moving every day.