The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-22
KEPT MAC BUSY.
Yesterday Was Illinois Day at
Mr.. McKinIey's Home.
Delegations so Many He Hardly
Had Time to Eat.
THE SILVER HERESY.
This Comes In For Mr.. McKin-
ley's DenunciatiOn,
While He Says Gold Standard
Is a Good Thing.
THE SILVER HERESY.


of visits we're made All day long the
streets were filed with marching clubs
and the air with music of bands. The
Illinois people began arriving as early
as 2:3O a m and they were still arriv-
ing at noon In the afternoon pa
rade was made in which local bands
and local escorts joined, the day being
bright and pleasant. Major Mckinley
reviewed the parade from the stand on
the front of his lawn and when it had
passed the marchers cOunter-marched
TO mass around the stand Tor speech
making. Four addresses were made on
behalf of the visitors. Gen. John Nc
Nulta spoke for the city of Chicago;
W. J. Calhoun for Illinois, RObt. c Civ
ems for the Republican clubs and P. J.
Minter for the Representatives Of the
labor organizations Of Chicago and Vi
entity.
The Black Hussars, who brought with
them their splendid black mounts, in
GLIDING Midnight" the fine steed Ma
jOr Mckinley rode on the occasion Of
the opening of the Worlds fair, mad
previOususly called and listened to q
short informal address. The Illinois
people gave Major Mckinley an ov2-
ton when he appeared to address them
and they applauded every sentiment Of
his speech. Before the Illinois people
reached the house there had been a
visit of the people of Trumbuu county
where Major Mckinley spent many of
his bOyhOod days, with Judge ARIEL of
Youngstown, his old roommate, as
spokesman.
There had also been the c. A r. club
which Gen. Garfield had represented IN
congress. With this party came Capt
William Wallace OF Warren, president
Of the club, A. w. Jones, lieutenant
governor of Ohio, State Senator James
r. Garfield, son of the late President
and Congressman Stephen A. North
way, who delivered the introductory
address.
Senator Garfield was introduced by
Major Mckinley, when he had cOnclud-
ed his address, and the senator spoke
briefly. AS the maj was leaving the
platform after speaking to the Illinois
people another delegation coming from
Green Springs, O. and vicinity, appear
ed and an address was made to them
An address was made in the house to q
delegation Of working men from Chi
cago and soon afterwards a splendidIy
uniformed club, organized as the East
End Mckinley regiment of Cleveland,
o., with officers mounted appeared up
on the lawn with Z. G. Hogan as
spokesman. This delegation was COM
posed Of seven companies of so men
each and presented a particularly hand
some appearance.
Major Mckinley scarcely had time to
get dinner ere there was another dele
cation in his yard. This last one was
the Mckinley marching club of Massil-
on with torches and natty uniforms
They We're addressed by the major.
In the course of his address to the
Garfield club. from the Nineteenth con
gressional district of Ohio, Major Nc
Kinley said.
Il have studied more or less the pub
lie career of General Garfield. He was
an inspiration to me as boy; he was
my counsellor and friend in manhood;
and in studying his career, if I was to
single out any one great act Of his more
distinguished than any other, [ would
name his splendid defense of the pub
lie honor and national currency To
my mind. the greatest speech he ever
made. for heard it. was in the Forty
INK tn,
prevent the abandonment of the re-
sumption of specie payments. He was
occupying periiOus ground There was
a great clamOr in the country over an
initiation of the currency General Car
field, fearing no consequences from his
act, and knowing he was right, de-
clared that there was but one thing to
do in honor and that was to make
every obligation of the national gov
eminent equal to the best dollars
known to the commercial world.
He took the chances of an adverse
verdict. He came back to his proud
old constituency and it returned him
by an increased majority. He then
appealed to that wider field, this great
state. and it commended him by elect
ing him to the United States senate.
Then, finally, he received the approval
of fifty millions of people in his cleo
ton to be the chief executive Of our
government. So. too, on that other
great question of the tariff he was
sound You will remember his fam
Gus speech against the Wood bill, seek
ing to tear down and destroy American
industries He said. in substance.
Let Germany look after the interests
Of the German empire; let England
look after her welfare. but let the
American people legislate for them>
selves If he could speak to US today.
he would tell US to stand by the public
honor and never consent to corrupt or
degrade the currency Of the United
States He would tell US to protect
American Industries. and that is what
we propose to do this year
In his address to the combined dele
cations from Illinois. Major Mckinley
dwelt at length upon the great re
sources of the state Of Illinois and the
wonderful achievements of its people
He spoke elOquenty Of Lincoln, Grant
Oglesby and Tanner. as names linked
with the history Of the state In one
of the Introductory speeches II was de-
clared that Illinois has made the
largest registration Of any state in the
Union Referring to this declaration,
Major Mckinley declared that it ought
to mean the largest majority OF any
state in the Union for sound money and
protection. He added. Now that the
price Of wheat is going up and silver
is going down and your crops have
been exceptionally good, I cannot see
how even the most pessimistic can con
vince YOU, or themselves, that our pres
ent gold standard. which we have had
since 1879. can be of the least possible
essential to the farmer as good crops. 4
It is the boon Of the farmer. Short
dollars are as hurtfuI to him as short
crops, and cheap money as injurious as
low prices. You can never permanent
~ prosper under any system of false
finance or false political economy that
was ever devised by the viii of man.
You can only prosper upon honest
principles, honest purposes, honest
laws and public and private honor
Business VIII be Frustrated, mining viii