The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-26

In addressing the employees OF the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad, of
Horton. Kan, Trenton, Mo-, and Eden, Ia.
their speakers being Major Anderson, Cen
eral Passenger and Ticket Agent of the c..
r. /. & p, and Mr.. Ring. behalf of the
Missourians and 1owans, Major Mckinley
said:
MY Fellow-citizens-I am more than
glad to welcome to my home the employees
of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad Company. coming as you do from
those three great imperial States-kansas,
Iowa and Missouri 1t is a remarkable
tribute to political cause. that so large
body of citizens should travel thousand
miles to testify their devotion to the coun-
try and to the principles which the Re-
Pupncan party repre fsn this year You
cause you have a deep concern for your
own individual welfare and for the pros
perity of our common country. You are
here because you are citizens of the freest
government in the world, equal citizens
and because one. week from next. Tuesday
you will exercise that ma jestic power
of sovereignty residing in every in
dividqal citizen of the Republic, and
in the citizenship of no other
ton of the world. By that sover-
eighty you will express your purpose so
far policies and administrations are con-
cerned in this government for the next
four years. You are here, my fellow-citi-
Zens, because somehow you feel. and deeply
with us for nearly four years. You are
here because in your hearts you want to
about how. to right it: we may differ about
minor policies of government and about
internal affairs, but we do not differ about
the great vital question that this country
is suffering, and some remedy is required
that will speedily bring back to us the pros
perity from which We foolishly ran away
four years ago.
Some people seem to think that the way
to bring this prosperity is to debase the
currency of the country. Some people seem
to think that we can bring back work and
wages. traffic and transportation by call
N c. Of
Does anybody in this audience believe that?
tremendous shouts of No, no! never!)
The only coercion that is operating in the
United States to-day is that of reason con-
science and experience. This is the mighty
force that leads but never drives; and all
this talk about coercion comes from q
source that four years ago deceived you.
of Yes. that's right.) If they want to
strike a balance with us-this Popocratic
Wy to a 1ake wiling I'M to do it We are
Republican control of this government
when we ran it under a protective tariff
ascertain what those two policies has done
for the American people, for you, the men
and in the mines, and contrast it with what
the free-trade policy has done for the
American people in the last three years and
half. for the balance is bound to be in
our favor, If they want us to believe that
this remedy Of fifty-two-cent dollar will
shall make up the loss they put upon rs
during the last three years and n half
What you railroad men want is to mt
all your cars at work to turn ali the
wheels of your great, railroads. and you
know that your wheels will not turn I'M
less the wheels of industry turn in the
shops and factories. No man knows better
than the railroad men who stand before me
to-day that when trains are taken off men
are taken off the pay roll and trains are
never taken off when they have any busi-
ness to do. None of you want to be side
tracked, and every one of you wants 10 be
on the pay roll "a voice, We want to be on
You are on the main line this year Coer,
cion? Why. you would have to coerce men
from thinking, reading and feeling to keen
them away from the cause of country and
make them insensible to what they have
experienced in their own lives under this
policy.
Now, what we are in favor of is getting
BACK confidence. which lies at the founda-
ton of all business. and without which ii is
stagnated We have had little or no conf
dence during the last three wears and a
ha1. and, as though partial free trade and
business paralysis We're not enough they
now raise, their shibboeth that what
we want in this country is to adopt the
Mexican or Chinese system of finance No
l answer: forever We want that con-
fidence that Will lead the business man to
trust In the future and make plans for his
will induce the men OF capital to put their
money out, having faith that 1t will be paid
back 10 them In as good coin they loan.
prfnclpal and interest, and until you get
that you Will have no permanent prosperity
or business activity. We have In this
country to-day the best money in the
world but the trouble Is we do not get
enough of 1t individually. and the reason of
that Is because we have not work. The
thing the people OF the country are looking