Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-22
M'KINLEY TO VOTERS.
HAS SPOKEN TO 100000 PEOPLE At
HIS HOME.

The voters Have Not Waited 10 b
Drummed Up but Drummed Themselves
Up and Visited the Ohio Statesmaa -
Hi Home in Canton.
Major Mckinley has, 1t Is estimated
spoken to 100000 voters at his home
since his nomination. These voters
have not waited to be drummed up.
but have drummed themselves up. and
In delegations numbering thousands.
have journeyed to Canton to pay their
respects to the Republican candidate
at his home. There has never been
anything on SO enlarged a scale In any
other presidential year. and. In fact II
must be regarded as new develop
ment In the mode Of political struggles.
As many as three delegations have
made the pilgrimage to Canton In one
day, and each Of the delegations has
been introduced in speech by Its
spokesman, to which Major Mckinley
has had to reply. He has thus made
many speeches. requiring as much YER
satility as 1t does to conduct a newspa-
per with distinction.
These speeches have been reported
verbatim, and in good part have been
read by the voters who can read. AND
without fiattery. 1t can be said that
these offhand addresses show prac-
tised man of affairs, who Is full OF
tact, and who says the right thing IN
the most direct way. He addressed q
delegation Of workingmen from this
state on Thursday evening, In the
course Of which he said many things
that 20 to the root of matters at issue,
and will be remembered by men who
think before action. Il am one SAID
Mr.. Mckinley, who believes 1t Is the
business of this country to make laws
for It's benefit believe 1t to be the
business OF this free government to
preserve the American market for the
American producer whether In the fac
tory or farm, and to preserve the
American mines, and the factories OF
the American worlsmen,"
This he said. and truly, Is all there
Is of protective tariff. We DO not
see how this utterance can be dissent
ed from by any true American, nor DO
we believe any thoughtful man VIII
dissent from it. We want tariff that
will defend every industry competed
for by foreign producers to the extent
of the difference In wages here and
there. To demand less than this is to
propose to subject our men of enter
prise to unfair competition. Wages
constitute not less than 50 per cent. OF
the cost of production, and 1t Is against
much lower wages that tariff should
defend.
As Major Mckinley forcibly said on
this occasion, this doctrine of protec'
ton has been cardinal doctrine OF the
party from Its birth. While we admit
that for the time being we have to de-
fend against menace Of national dis
honor embodied In demand that oul
financial policy shall be on the lines o.
sixth-rate nations, and while we pro
pose to meet that imminent danger OF
the threshold and avert It, we shall
do SO without discarding any principle
enuncIated and any policy declared II
the platform adopted at st. Louis FRS
and foremost, said Major Mckinley, II
substance, we must work for reviva
Of confidence, and hence we must re
gard the issue Of finance as paramount
In order to have the wages Of labo
maintained at their present remunera
tive rate, we must provide for the pre-
servation Of the currency at Its full
. par value as q purchasing agent. For
will matter much to the wage earne
whether he has work to be paid for Il
deprecated currency or less work pal
In money of its present purchasin
power. What the country wants Is re
lief from the menace Of Reputation
! and when that relief Is afforded conf
dence will be restored and business wi
revive. what the workingmen want.
3 said Mr.. Mckinley, lis to be paid 70
. their work in dollars that are equal
the best dollars In the world, dollar
: that will not depreciate In the future
but will be as good one day and In an
country as in another" That Is wha
: we have to provide for, and the wa
n to secure 1t is to vote for McKinle
, and Hobart against the field. Let tn
i question of cheap money be settle
n once and for all.-Philadelphia Amel
a inan