The record-union., 1896-09-02

the countrys honor are the supreme
and overmastering issues commanding
| the attention Of both North and South.
Great applause.)
IF you continue to advance in the
| next twenty years as you advanced
from 1870 to 1890, you can only hope to
| do it under a system which encourages
home industry and gives steady en-
ployment to willing hands at remunera-
tive wages. Tremendous cheering and
cries of ''Hurrah for McKinley!") Strive
for a fuller development of your in
dustries; build UP a greater and more
profitable home market for the prod
| ucts Of your farmers; advance always
that prosperity which enables the en-
ployer to pay the highest scale of wages
| to the workingmen of America-not the
| lowest (Cheers.) Exa1t the character
of your labor. Never degrade it, Pro-
| mote that comfort and contentment at
home which conduces to good citizen
ship, good morals and good order
Stand up for America, and America will
stand up for you. (Great applause and
cries Of ''Hurrah for McKinley."O Re
store the principle in our legislation
which gave us prosperity. (Cries of
Thats right.O Keep the credit Of the
Government untarnished above all else.
Applause) Keep the currency up to
the highest standard of civilized ma
tlons. Renewed applause) No ma
| ton in the world must have better
money than we have, and no nation of
the world has better money than we
have. Great cheering)
And it is no reflection either upon
our honor or independence that we re-
fuse to adopt the financial policy of
emma and Mexico. Renewed cheering }
Let us have neither free trade nor free
silver. (Cries of I'VE won't.'0 Work
and wages have been cut in two and
we spurn the same experiment on the
money in which they are paid cloud
applause and cries of "Hurrah for Nc
kinley.O We want the same good
| money in the future that we have had
since January 1, 1879, and that we in
tend to have. (Cries of That's right. -
We want honest dollars, and intend like
honest people to pay our honest debts
with them-Government and people
(Cheers) Our great need now is a
chance to earn these honest dollars by
honest work at home, and let us do our
work in the United States. Renewed
applause) And then there will not be
an idle man beneath our flag. (Con-
tlnued applause and cries of ''Hurrah
for McKinley.'O Such is the policy.
newspaper men and friends, that 1 bid
you most zealously urge for the great
good Of the people of West Virginia
| and the ultimate good Of all the peo-
pie" (Cheers.)
Major Mckinley was charmed with
the visit, and was most cordial in his
personal meetings with the West Vir-
ginia guests.
Major McKinley's speech" said Sec
retary White of the Republican Com
mittee of West Virginia, will be of un-
told usefulness to the Republicans of
our State. 1t will add to our strength
in every community. 1t shows our peo-
pie how great is their interest in protec-
ton, and makes clear to them that their
material prosperity depends upon the
success of the Republican party. We
are gaining ground every day in West
Virginia, and we are working and fight
ing hard every day"
The editors returned to Wheeling
this evening, there to separate and go to
their respective homes. Some of them
travelled nearly 400 miles to call on
Major Mckinley to-day.