The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-31

yet come to Canton arrived here from
Knoxville. n suburb OF Pittsburgh, at
O'Clock this afternoon. They had trav-
elled 100 miles In heat md storm, but
were enthusiastic with bands and BAN
ners.
Their spokesman. John Z. Evcrhard.
president uf the Mckinley aud Hobart
club. and who Is also president of the
SlassworkcrS union, acted as the spokcs-
man. In part he said:
I've come from that wonderful hive
or Industry. that mighty workshop COM
posed OF Pittsburgh and Its nciEhhOrlnE
borouShs. We are Republicans and we
believe In our party and Its principles.
We are proud OF itE record and the result
OF It's record and the result OF its policy
In the past. and have faith In that party
aS being the only medium through
which we may hope for return OF pros
| perlty to the people, both In the ugrl-
cultural and manufacturing industries
OF the whole country.
I'VE believe In bi-metallIsm and We
recognize In the Republican party and
Its platform the only real true and safe
| advocate OF that policy, namely, the use
| or both silver and gold NJ money; each
Interchangeable with the other; each
| dollar aS good ls every other dollar We
| do not and we feel assured that YOU do
| not believe In monOmetallISm; or the use
OF either gold or silver as the only mon
ey. and knowing this, we know you will
and must oppose the visionary ideas Of
| those who would seek to create value
by the legislative fiat OF this nation
alone and the attempts or those who
| seek to place us upon the single silver
basis. thereby driving our gold out OF
! circulation and out OF the country. We
believe you will use all the powers you
may possess as the chief executive OF the
United States tn bring about by inter-
national agreement, which Is the only
manner In which II can be accomplished
the restoration OF silver US money
metal on fixed ratio with gold.
I'VE believe. sir. that wise legislation
on the tarIr question. on the principle Of
protection and to the end that Il Will
yield an abundant revenue for the eX-
penses OF the government, for the pay
| insnt OF Its debts. for the Improvement
Of our rivers and harborS, for the up
building OF Our navy and for Internal
Improvements OF various kinds, will re-
| store our country to great prosperity and
VIII solve the money problem about
which so many Of our people seem to BE-
concerned.
! and In your private lie those noble
qualities Of mind and heart that give us
the assurance that the great interests
| or this country, over which you will
| shortly be called 10 preside will be In
| safe hands, and that you, trusting In the
strength and guided by the councils of
the supreme ruler Of nations, will be
| able to discharge the grave reSponslbIll-
ties and execute the duties of your high
| Office. 50 as TO lcadNus as people into
the higher paths OF duty and u pto more
glorious achievements than have mark
ed our wonderful past"
McISiniry's Reply.
After storm OF applause which fol-
lowed Major McKinley's appearance, he
said:
"Mr Eberhard and my fellow citizens:
Il am glad Indeed to meet and greet the
Knoxville Mckinley and Hobart Horuh-
lican club in this city and ut my home:
and thank you most cordially for tray
cling SO long distance to express your
personal good will TO me and your devo-
tlon TO the Ereat principles OF the Re-
| publican party.
You are right. Mr.. Spokesman, in
saying that the Republican party stands
| now, as II has always stood for n sound
and stable currency nnd for the malnte-
nance OF all lis currency OF every kind at
partly and always equal TO the best
| money OF the most civilized nations of
the earth. (Applausc) 4 deprecated,
currency. ns you have so well said.
would work disaster to the interests of
the people and TO none more than those
OF the workingman and producers. LonE
years ago, Daniel Webster said they
were the first 10 feel 1t ana the last to re-
cover from It.
a dlsordercd currency said he, Ia
fatal to Industry, frugality and econG-
my. II fosters tho spirit of speculation
| and eNtravngance. II IL the most ef-
| fcctual OF Inventions to fcrtlliZc the rich
| mans fields with the sweat OF the poor
mans brow
THAT which we call money. fellow cit
liens, and with which values are meas
ured and settlements mndr, must be as
true az the bushel which measures the
| grain Gf the farmer ana as honest az the
hours OF labor which the man who tolls
Is required to give. (LOnd applause }
The one must be ns full and complete
and ns honest as the other. (ApplnuSe. }
our currency to-day IL gUnd--nll of II as
good ms goldand II Is the unfaltering
determination of the Republican party
to 80 keep and maintain It forever.
(CheGrs) 1t Is the duty OF the people Of
this country to stand unltcdly ngninet
every effort to degrade our currency or
dcbnsc our credit (CrIas of "Thcy
wlll.") They must unite now, as they
| have united In the past, In every grrut
crisis OF our country's history. When
the country seemed wildly bent on iniIa-
tlon preceding the resumption of specie
payments. the sober sense Of the Amer
lean people. without regard to party,
united and E,emmcd that threatening
tide or irrcdermab!e pnpcr money antl
reputation, and placed and kept the na
tIon OIL the rock OF public honor. sound
finance and honest currency.
'"YOu have rightly stntud. sir, that the
| Republican party not only believes In
eound money and the highest public
faith and honor on the part OF the gov
| Crument OF the United States to all Its
creditors. hut also that II believes In a
tariff which while rnlglng enough money
| to conduct tho government economically
administered viii serve tho highest and
best Interests OF American labor, Amer
lean agriculture. American commerce,
md American citizenship. (ChcrrIng ,
Some OF our political opponents nre Civ
en- to saying That the tariff question IL
| settled n wc are not wrong IN inter-
| prctlng their meaning, we think they
are right U.auGhtGr), and thank them
for tho confession. (Applnusc.)
I've believe that the tariff question Is
FcttIrd--Ecttlcd In the minds and hearts
OF tho American people and settled on
the aide OF protection. (TrcmcndOus
i cbnpriur1 INT however firmly n mnv