The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29

He Has No Fear of the Result of the
BaIIotinE Tuesday.


BalIoting Tuesday.
Major Mckinley, in his address to the
business men and citizens of Canton, said.
in part:
1T would be hard heart, indeed, that
would be unnoved by this magnificent
demonstration of my neighbors and fellow
townSmen who have aSsembled here to-
night without regard to party, nationality
or creed, to give expression to their good
Will for the great cause for which have
been designated to stand. Great issues are
involved in the pending struggle. The peo-
pie are aroused as never before, and / be-
lfeve that the election next Tuesday will
show much larger vote than was ever
polled in the history of our country before.
we polled twelve million votes four years
the 3d day of November does not far ex
ceed that In every State, county, city and
feels this year that he has grave duty
resting upon him, and | don't believe that
any any one win Willingly absent on himself from
vote. but they are going to vote right, as
God gives them tc see the right indepen-
1T is not question of candidates, it is
not a contention for office; it is a conten-
by sectional consideration, but of devotion
to the duty which affects and inspires the
great heart of the American people. Not
since the first shot went crashing against
the walls of Sumter, rudely awakening the
startled Nation to the realization that civil
war had commenced have the masses of
our countrymen ever been aroused as now.
With what shall always seem to me an
unaccountable rashness, it Is proposed at
the end of 120 years of a glorious national
life, proposed in earnestness. for the first
time in our history. to cast reproach upon
the honor of the American name. To give
effect and force to that, not merely by, an
act of State Legislature or Congress, bad
as that would be, but the american people
Tuesday solemnly to ratify a proposition
that means national dishonor and repudia-
ton / do not believe they Will ever do 1t.
''The issue may be obscured as it will;
brilliant orators or talented writer's may
weave the most aIluring sophistries, but
den. The voters of the United States are
asked to say by their ballots that they are
willing that our national obligations Shall
be redeemed by the government in money
worth only about one-half IS much as the
the pensioners of this government-the
men who were willing to give the best they
had the best that any !, man possessesmtiheir o
cut in two. The proposition is unworthy of
American citizenship, and is an insult to
the integrity, the good faith !, and the in
should receive, and / believe 1t will re-
ceive, fitting rebuke from the ballots of
Is 900 900 of freemen. It should be over
whelmingly defeated that no national con-
vention of any. great party will. ever dare
portant political campaign again. Why, if
it prevailed how can the American name
escape disnonor. what Use TO boast OF the ne
In the living present? Shall we proceed by
reason of them to cast reproach on the
hallowed names of the past, by actual dis
honesty now?
mo nation can by the fiction of the law
Justly absolve itself from any honorable
obligation. No nation can by the wrongful
exercise of power contravene the eternal
principles of truth and justice and not es-
cape deserved and fearful retribution. The
American people will never take so rash
and wicked a step as to invalidate or i'm
Obligations They will never consent by
popular vote or otherwise to the repudia-
ton Of one farthing Of their national debt.
They will never brook the thought of not
looking the whole world in the face and
challenging any nation to point to more
honorable or creditable record than ours.
There can be no danger of American citi-
zens having to go bowed with shamed faces
either at home or abroad.
But, my fellow-citiZenS, the arguments
have been made. so the case is ready to go
to the jury and the jury is waiting i'm
RRahbf to It, verdict and as
contention to the great tribunal of the
american p,eopls.-the highest and best hope
the most emphatic Endorsement of the great
principles of our government and demand
unimpaired and unthreatened, which for
more than century past have made this
the most highly honored as well as pros
true to their time-honored traits of
mighty people. They will teach the world
and that they believe in public peace and
tranquility and not in disorder and chaos
They Will teach the world that they will
support the constituted authorities created
and sustained by their own free will. They
will show their reverence for the courts of
Justice, their devotion to the constitutional
doctrines of free government and their love
of home and family. education and moral
lty. To what extent these matters are
involved in this campaign, however some
of them may be threatened by the leaders
OF an unworthy cause, and whenever and
wherever the obligation of good citizen
may lead them / am confident that the
American people can always be relied on
TO do their whole duty bravely and we'll
Il have always earnestly supported with
whatever poor ability | possess that great
economic policy by which not only Cam
ton, but all other thriving, enterprising
cities of the country. have been steadily ad-
vanced: Protection has always seemed to
Icy. and l want to it restored in the
legislative and admins trative branches of
the government. Some of our political on
ponents have been denying that this uues-
ton OF the tariff Is an issue in the present
campaign. They will not even tell us how
they propose TO raise the money with which
to run this government. They will not dis
cuss that at all and yet they have de-
clared in their platform that not a single
dollar of money shall be borrowed even
to maintain the credit and honor of the
government in time of peace. But I am
confident that they will discover that the
OF next Tuesday After it is restored can
ton. In common with ali such thriving
manufacturing cities, will take a fresh
start and make still grapder advancement
or such hope and confidently believe will
be the case" va