The herald., 1896-10-23

contest built upon genuine patriotism
and looking to genuine Americanism.
(Applause.) / was glad to hear my
young friend, Master Arbor, presenting
the Boys Brigade from the Congrega-
tiona1 church. What he. said was wen
said of the necessity of standing by
the country and Iwant to say to these
young men that there is nothing half so
good in all this world as clean hands,
pure hearts and upright and noble pur-
poses. No danger can ever come to this
republic so long as we carry the Amer
lean flag in our hands and keep it in our
hearts.
I speak to all my fellow citizens of
Ohio when 1 say that this is the year
when you are to determine, each for
himself, whether he wants q return to
the conditions from which he ran away
in 1892; and whether or not he wants
to continue that policy which has in
creased the debts of the government and
debts of the people and brought want
and destitution to all of us. The Re-
publican party stands for an honest dol
lar; for the maintenance Of the public
honor; for sustaining the public faith;
for sustaining incorruptible the courts
Of the country and for proclaiming to
all the world that 1t is government of
law and that the law must be supreme
over all.
In this great contest the Republican
party has been designated to carry the
banner that represents those great prin-
- a Tool or-ft toe
this year are rallying around the BAN
ner because 1t embraces what they be-
lieve to be the highest good of the peo-
pie and the glory Of the great republic.
In response to the Cambridge, Ohio,
delegation Major Mckinley said in
part: I am one of those who believe
that the majority of the citizens of this
country, no matter what may have been
their political relations in the past, are
interested in achieving for the country
it's highest prosperity and the well being
of the people. 1t is question among
the people as to what will bring about
such a result. Honest men may DIFF
fer, but whenever the citizen is con-
vinced that a certain policy will not
subserve the highest interests of the
people am sure he is willing to aban-
don such a principle and unite in put
ting upon the public statutes another
policy. l assume that all the people are
honest; what they want is honest
things in government. I assume that
a good many people who four years ago
honestly believed free trade was the
best thing for this country, honestly
believe now that it Is not the best thing
for this country and, being honest when
they voted in 1892 their beliefs, they pro-
pose to be equally honest this year and
vote the other way. believe there have
been a great many people who honestly
believed the free coinage of silver Of
the world might be a good thing, but
after full investigation Of the subject
are satisfied it would be altogether the
wrong thing. Il The American people
want no dishonest standards of values,
false measures, false value of false
economy. Now I think the people Of
this country believe that we ought to
have a protective tariff high enough to
raise money to run the government and
keep it out Of debt; high enough to keep
American shops running and American
workingmen employed, and high enough
to preserve the home market, the best
market In the world, to- the American
farmer and agriculturist. The people
do not want short dollars any more
than they want short weights ana
measures.
In his response to Prof. M N. Warner
and the delegation from Berea College,
Major Mckinley said in part:
7 al he scfo r. io6
to our cause from every quarter of the
country, from men who heretofore have
not been identified with us in party
associations. Prof. Warner is a good
enough Republican for me this year and
he does not stand alone; for in every
state of the union there are good old,
fashioned Democrats who love their
countrys honor and esteem 1t more
highly that they doany political asso-
citation, no matter how long they may
have been members of it, and they are
with us in this contest for the public
honor. I am glad to meet the young
men from the college of Berea. am
glad that in this political contest we
can submit our principles with conf
dence to the educated men of the United
States, and I rejoice that in every COL
lege of the country, east and west, where
a poll has been taken large majority
is always found in favor Of a sound cur
rency and the national honor. It Is a
good thing for young men to commence
right. Dishonesty never pays, either in
national or individual life. and If ever
there was question of honesty involved
in a political contest it 10 involved in
that Of 1885,